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2:00 AM ET, April 4, 2013

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Scott Cacciola / New York Times:
Red Sox 7, Yankees 4: Kuroda Is Hurt, Along With Yankees' Pride, in Loss to Red Sox  —  When Travis Hafner hit his first home run of the season in the fourth inning, it presented a rare opportunity for the operations crew at Yankee Stadium to blast some of that majestic music that has become synonymous …
Discussion: Boston Globe
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Associated Press:
Red Sox Chill Yanks, 2-0 for First Time Since 1999  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Clay Buchholz chilled the Yankees' bats, speedy Jackie Bradley Jr. got his first major league hit and the Boston Red Sox beat New York 7-4 on a cold Wednesday night to open a season with consecutive wins for the first time since 1999.
Discussion: CBSSports.com and Boston Globe
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Shane Victorino, distracted by free agency last year, took less money to taste Boston Red Sox …
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers players feel at home in new clubhouse  —  State-of-the-art quarters are part of the $100-million-plus renovations at Dodger Stadium and Adrian Gonzalez calls it ‘probably the best clubhouse in baseball.’  —  Adrian Gonzalez says the Dodgers' new facilities have given L.A. “probably the best clubhouse in baseball.”
Discussion: True Blue LA and Los Angeles Times
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Associated Press:
Reds' Ludwick expected to miss 3 months  —  CINCINNATI — Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick is expected to miss at least three months following surgery on Wednesday to repair torn cartilage in his right shoulder.  —  Ludwick dislocated his non-throwing shoulder while sliding into third base …
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Red Reporter
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Associated Press:
Reds OF Ludwick needs surgery on shoulder
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Fox Sports:
Astros show they're perfectly awful  —  Mark Mulder took the words right out of my mouth.  —  “This won't be the last time this year that someone is perfect through a good portion of the game against the Astros,” the former major-league pitcher, now a TV analyst, said on Twitter during the seventh inning.
Discussion: The Strike Zone and Halos Heaven
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies beat host Milwaukee Brewers to take first series of season  —  MILWAUKEE — So eager were the Rockies to get the ballpark Wednesday, a bus awaited outside their hotel at 1:30 p.m. on 3rd Street.  There were five autograph seekers downtown, a couple of whom actually recognized the players.
Discussion: Purple Row
Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Miami Marlins: Vaunted Double-A outfield to open on disabled list … Double-A Jacksonville was projected to have one of the best starting outfields in the minor leagues with Christian Yelich, Jake Marisnick and Marcell Ozuna.  The Suns will feature those three at some point, just not when the season starts Thursday.
Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Final Score: Mets 8 Padres 4  —  The Mets (2-0) defeated the Padres (0-2) by the score of 8-4 tonight at Citi Field.  — Matt Harvey started for the Mets, and was dominant for seven innings, allowing one hit with two walks and striking out ten — he faced one batter over his minimum tonight.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Gio Gonzalez Homers as Nationals Beat Marlins 3-0  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals lefty Gio Gonzalez insisted all along he wasn't distracted one bit by having his name connected to a clinic that reportedly gave major leaguers banned substances.  —  “I've got no worries about that,” he said the other day.
Discussion: Federal Baseball and Fish Stripes
Associated Press:
Braves Beat Phillies Behind Freeman, Upton  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and rookie Evan Gattis homered, helping Paul Maholm and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 on Wednesday night.  —  Freddie Freeman had three RBIs as the Braves chased Roy Halladay in the fourth inning.
Discussion: Talking Chop and The Good Phight
Associated Press:
Dunn Homers, White Sox Beat Royals 5-2  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Dunn homered and the Chicago White Sox went deep four times to back a solid start by Jake Peavy in a 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.  —  Tyler Flowers, Dayan Viciedo and Alexi Ramirez also connected …
Discussion: Royals Review
Associated Press:
Twins Rally Past Tigers in 9th for 3-2 Win  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eduardo Escobar's two-run double with one out in the ninth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.  —  After Joaquin Benoit issued a leadoff walk to Trevor Plouffe, reliever Phil Coke took over.
Discussion: Twinkie Town and CBSSports.com
CSN Bay Area:
A's notes: Colon to start Saturday, no limits on Balfour  —  Programming note: Coverage of A's-Mariners begins at 6:30 PT with A's Pregame Live on CSN California.  —  The decision to get Colon on the mound as soon as his suspension is lifted benefits the A's in several different ways.
Discussion: CBSSports.com and HardballTalk
 
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Will Webber / The Santa Fe New Mexican:
Dodgers bring in humidor to combat mile-high effect at Isotopes Park
Discussion: The Strike Zone and HardballTalk
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Revamped Halos bullpen shows early promise
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards Notebook: Matheny cautious with Freese
Discussion: HardballTalk
Teddy Mitrosilis / ESPN:
For Harvey, pitching is the easy part
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