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Ortiz, Ciriaco help Red Sox knock off Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — David Ortiz hit his 23rd homer and Pedro Ciriaco had three hits and drove in two runs Friday night, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1. — Franklin Morales (2-2) allowed two hits over five scoreless innings …
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Mismatched Sox wearing on Bobby? — Boston manager Valentine seems to be encountering problems from all directions … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Halfway through Bobby Valentine's first season as manager of the Boston Red Sox, signs of disconnects are everywhere, regardless of how much he and others try to downplay them publicly.
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Ellsbury expected to rejoin Red Sox in Tampa
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Fister strong, Cabrera, Peralta homer as Tigers beat Orioles — BALTIMORE — Miguel Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta homered, Doug Fister pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.
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Hammel leaves game with injury (another update on injury) — Did the Orioles just lose another member of their opening day rotation? — Jason Hammel's night is over after three innings and six pitches in the fourth, the shortest outing of his Orioles career.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Brewers Prepared To Offer Greinke Extension — The Brewers are believed to be willing to offer Zack Greinke an extension worth close to $100MM over five years, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports. However, people close to the team aren't particularly hopeful that the right-hander …
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Brewers willing to bid about $100M, but Greinke unlikely to forgo free agency — The Milwaukee Brewers are believed willing to offer close to $100 million over five years to free-agent-to-be Zack Greinke, according to a person familiar with their thinking. But people close to the team hold little hope …
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Source: Phils preparing sizable offer for Hamels
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Teixeira hits two home runs as Yankees overcome Angels — NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira homered twice and drove in five runs, Russell Martin hit a go-ahead single and the New York Yankees overcame yet another homer by Mark Trumbo to rally past the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 Friday night.
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Soriano (2 HRs) helps Cubs take down D-backs — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Alfonso Soriano slugs 2 home runs as Cubs drop D-backs … CHICAGO — Alfonso Soriano homered twice, doubled twice and had five RBIs on Friday as the Chicago Cubs beat …
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Mark Appel will stay at Stanford — NEW YORK — Highly touted pitcher Mark Appel spurned the Pittsburgh Pirates and decided to remain at Stanford for his senior season, the first big casualty of baseball's new restrictions on amateur signing bonuses. — Appel was the only unsigned player among 31 …
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Hafner homer leads Indians past Blue Jays — (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young) — TORONTO—Justin Masterson pitched seven sharp innings, Travis Hafner homered and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 Friday night. — Vinnie Pestano worked the eighth …
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Dodgers activate Kemp, Ethier from disabled list — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated star outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier from the disabled list Friday, and they have optioned outfielders Elian Herrera and Scott Van Slyke to Triple-A Albuquerque.
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Chase Parham / Yahoo! Sports:
Hensley agrees to terms with Yankees — OXFORD, Miss. — Ty Hensley has agreed to terms with the New York Yankees, the right-handed pitcher confirmed to RebelGrove.com on Thursday night. — Hensley, who signed with Ole Miss last November, was the No. 30 overall selection in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
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Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Yankees Sign Hensley For $1.2 Million
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Angels' Weaver has no regrets after staying put for less — Jered Weaver tilts his head back, brushes back his long sandy-brown hair with his right hand, shuts his eyes and, for a split moment, allows the notion to assault his senses. — If not for his fateful decision last August …
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