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Jorge Arangure Jr / New York Times:
Yanks Lose Cervelli and Nova to Injury but Salvage a Win — The 2013 Yankees, with a cast of has-beens and unknowns, have prided themselves on persevering, and Friday's game was a case in point. In the first three innings, the Yankees lost their starting pitcher and catcher …
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Associated Press:
Yankees Overcome Injuries to Beat Blue Jays — NEW YORK (AP) — David Phelps struck out a career-high nine in four innings after relieving the injured Ivan Nova, Chris Stewart threw out two baserunners to quash potential rallies as an emergency fill-in for Francisco Cervelli and the New York Yankees beat …
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Cervelli leaves Yanks game after hurting hand — NEW YORK — After hurting his hand in the top of the first inning, New York Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli was forced to leave Friday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. — Cervelli, whose hot bat and solid defense …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Commissioner Selig insists he's retiring after next season — Commissioner Bud Selig on retiring in 21 months: ‘You can believe it.’ (USATSI) — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig seemingly has planned to step down, retire or vacate his job almost since he took office back in 1992.
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Associated Press:
Tulowitzki Helps Rockies Beat Diamondbacks 6-3 — PHOENIX (AP) — Troy Tulowitzki's bases-loaded triple in the fifth inning helped lift the Colorado Rockies to a 6-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. — The two-out hit came with the Rockies trailing 3-2 against starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy and the Diamondbacks.
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AZ Snake Pit and Purple Row
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Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Carlos Gonzalez laments pitch selection in loss to Diamondbacks
Carlos Gonzalez laments pitch selection in loss to Diamondbacks
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Purple Row
ESPN:
Records: Fake scripts used for PEDs — MIAMI — The South Florida clinic suspected by Major League Baseball investigators of being a source of performance-enhancing drugs for more than 30 players, including Alex Rodriguez and Melky Cabrera, in some instances obtained the banned substances …
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HardballTalk and SI Tracking Blog
Metsblog:
Final Score: Phillies 4 Mets 0 — The least you should know... Dillon Gee was rolling along until four straight hits, capped off by a Ryan Howard three-run home run, quickly put the Phillies on the board and in the lead for good in the sixth inning. — The Mets were only able to pick …
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Phillies Nation, Amazin' Avenue, ESPN and The Good Phight
Associated Press:
Cashner Leads Padres Past Giants 2-1 — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Andrew Cashner pitched six effective innings and contributed a big hit at the plate, helping the San Diego Padres beat Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday night. — Cashner (1-1) allowed one run and five hits, struck out five and walked one.
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McCovey Chronicles and Gaslamp Ball
Fox Sports:
Marlins owner denies lineup tampering — Jeffrey Loria: 'I don't make decisions on who to pitch and when ... ' — Did Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria personally instruct his baseball staff to flip-flop starting pitchers in a doubleheader Tuesday against the Twins?
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MLB Daily Dish, Fish Stripes, The Good Phight, HardballTalk and Athletics Nation
Fox Sports:
Mariner GM's time may be up soon — General managers in trouble always want more time. — Time for prospects to develop. Time for injured players to heal. Time for the GM's blueprint to become a fully formed vision of a championship contender. — Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik is running out of time.
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HardballTalk, Lookout Landing, The Crawfish Boxes and MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Sanchez dazzles with 17 K's in Tigers' romp — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Anibal Sanchez strikes out 17 as Tigers blow out Braves — DETROIT — Anibal Sanchez struck out 17 in eight marvelous innings for Detroit, confounding the Atlanta Braves …
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Bless You Boys and Talking Chop
Fox Sports:
Trout vs. Harper: Who ya got? — The debate began one year ago Sunday, only we didn't know it at the time. — The Angels were off to a confounding, inconsistent start when Mike Trout ascended from Triple-A Salt Lake for his season debut on the afternoon of April 28, 2012.