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Associated Press:
Gardner Drives in 3 Runs, Yanks Top Red Sox 4-2 — BOSTON — Brett Gardner drove in three runs, Nathan Eovaldi pitched well into the seventh inning and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Saturday for their 12th win in 15 games. — One day after tying Willie Mays …
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John Wilcox / Boston Herald:
Blake Swihart must learn on the job now with Red Sox — Photo by: — Blake Swihart is coming to Fenway Park on Saturday. — By: — Scott Lauber — Ready or not, here comes Blake Swihart. — And don't kid yourselves: Swihart isn't ready. Not for this. Not yet.
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Brian Cashman: Yankees won't pay A-Rod's $6M bonus for 660th homer — 1h - MLB ALEX RODRIGUEZ NEW YORK YANKEES + more — Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez pinch hits for Garret Jones and slams a home run in left field over the Green Monster to tie Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time home run list.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Promote Blake Swihart — SATURDAY: The Red Sox have formally announced that they've promoted Swihart and placed Hanigan on the disabled list. — FRIDAY: The Red Sox will promote top prospect Blake Swihart, Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com reports on Twitter.
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USA Today:
Alex Rodriguez on 660th HR: ‘I got emotional there’ — BOSTON — New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, who a year ago at this time didn't know whether he would ever play baseball again, found himself sobbing Friday night, trying to grasp the moment, recognizing what he accomplished.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Inside Baseball: What you want to know about A-Rod vs. Yankees — One of the more fascinating aspects of a potential Alex Rodriguez courtroom showdown over a possible $30 million in milestone bonus money is that most, if not all, of the key folks involved already have ample reason not to love A-Rod.
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Billy Witz / New York Times:
Alex Rodriguez of Yankees Ties Willie Mays With 660th Home Run
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Balfour returns to Rays, will join Triple-A Durham — ST. PETERSBURG — RHP Grant Balfour may not be done pitching for the Rays, after all. — Released this week, Balfour passed on overtures from the Cubs, Red Sox and others to agree to a minor-league deal with the Rays …
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Matt Harvey controls Nationals for seven innings as Mets win 4-0 — METS 4, NATIONALS 0 — Sandy Alderson shook the Mets up and Matt Harvey settled them down. — After the Mets general manager changed the look of his infield, Harvey put a halt to the team's three-game skid …
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Dilson Herrera could force Daniel Murphy out at second base for Mets — Every game, every series, every week matters for the 2015 Mets. That's what a winning April earns, and why the move to temporarily reconfigure the infield was right, even if it was a Band-Aid.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves' Fredi G to stick with platoon at third base — Both Alberto Callaspo and Chris Johnson had good stretches at the plate during the first month of the season that, at one point or another, might have made them appear to be good options to play third base full time for the Braves.
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Associated Press:
Padres Beat Rockies 14-3, to Snap Three-Game Skid — SAN DIEGO — Ian Kennedy pitched six solid innings and the San Diego Padres broke a three-game losing streak by thumping the Colorado Rockies, 14-3, on Friday night. — Kennedy (1-1), who was rocked for eight runs in his previous outing, rebounded with a solid performance.
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Associated Press:
Adams Gives Cardinals 2-1 Win Over Pirates in 10 Innings — ST. LOUIS — Matt Adams hit a bases-loaded single with two outs in the 10th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. — The Cardinals have won four in a row, and 14 of their last 17 at home against Pittsburgh.
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Brian Sandalow / Chicago:
Jon Lester, Addison Russell record firsts in win — Friday was a day of firsts for the Cubs. — Jon Lester threw seven scoreless innings for his first win, a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Addison Russell hit the first home run of his career, a solo shot in the third inning …
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Brian Sandalow / Chicago:
Progress apparent for Cubs on field and in renovations
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