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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Glavine, Mets hold off Yankees 10-7 — NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Glavine closed within five wins of 300, while the New York Yankees lost yet another pitcher to injury. — David Wright hit a pair of two-run homers off reliever Mike Myers after Darrell Rasner broke his index finger in the first inning …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
CRASH-MEN — YANKS GM'S MESS CAN GET WORSE YET — IT GOT worse. — So stop saying it can't get worse if you are following the Yankees. They had another injury to their rotation yesterday and a defensive game from Robinson Cano that Chuck Knoblauch would giggle at.
Troy Renck / Denver Post:
Pitchers fuel jump in slumps — Garrett Atkins and Jack Cust are major-league players who grew up hitting baseballs when other kids were worried about tan lines and video games. However, that's where the similarities end. — Atkins nearly won rookie of the year honors in 2005 …
NY Daily News:
Let's break a deal — Yanks may look to jettison Jason — Jason Giambi's admission to USA Today that he once used steroids could lead to the Yankees taking another shot at voiding his contract. — According to baseball sources familiar with the situation who requested anonymity …
Tom D'Angelo / Palm Beach Post:
Nolasco placed on disabled list — ST. PETERSBURG — For the second time in less than a week, a Marlins player was placed on the disabled list after attempting to play through discomfort. — Pitcher Ricky Nolasco has battled right elbow inflammation most of the season and has not been right since coming off the disabled list May 1.
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Tracy's decision looms large in 9-8 loss — Pirates' manager summons shell-shocked McLeary for fateful grand slam by Arizona's Clark — Jason Bay watches as ball drops in between him and second baseman Freddy Sanchez on a base hit by the Diamondbacks Stephen Drew in the fifth inning last night at PNC Park.
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Notes: Gomes enjoys Wrestling Night — Outfielder steps in to be part of the fun during special promotion — ST. PETERSBURG — The Legends of Wrestling Night at Tropicana Field took place after Friday's game, and a surprise visitor showed at the evening's final match.
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Bruce Jenkins / San Francisco Chronicle:
Changeup could make Lincecum untouchable — Short takes from the 3-Dot Lounge, where you can't get suspended for leaving the barstool — only for saying "Dubs," "newbies" or "it is what it is:" — Tim Lincecum's pitch selection leaves a very subtle warning to the National League.
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NY Daily News:
Cashman's moves have hurt cause — A major storyline of the Yankees' season has been the rash of injuries to young pitchers, but the issue is not confined to the big-league roster. The two prized young arms the Bombers acquired in a pair of major offseason deals are hurt.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Notes: Alou keeps eye on Preakness — Left fielder's appreciation of racehorses takes backseat to Mets — NEW YORK — These days, when pulling on his Mets uniform top is unnecessary, Moises Alou opts to wear a light blue T-shirt that salutes Smarty Jones, the horse that won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2004.
Palm Beach Post:
Baseball's most famous haunt — By — It wasn't quite as dramatic as "I see dead people,'' but Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo wasn't talking about the movies. — That was his dead-serious, unsolicited reply a few days ago when I asked him what he knew about The Vinoy …
Tom Puleo / Hartford Courant:
Statistics Alone Won't Get Ryan's Attention — The Rock Cats played one of their worst games of the season Tuesday with Twins general manager Terry Ryan watching from about 20 rows behind the plate. — The team settled down on Thursday and swept a doubleheader from Harrisburg while Ryan …
Al Balderas / Orange County Register:
Interleague play irks Kent — Dodgers second baseman thinks it hurts the integrity of the game. — ANAHEIMDodgers second baseman Jeff Kent wasn't a fan of interleague play before Friday night's loss to the Angels, and it doesn't look as if he's going to change his mind anytime soon.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats fall short in Interleague opener — Young, Zimmerman go deep vs O's in Battle of the Beltway — WASHINGTON — The Nationals made two baserunning blunders on Friday night that proved costly, as they were edged by the Orioles, 5-4, in the first game of the "Battle of The Beltway" on Friday night.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Masset to start for White Sox on Sunday — Rather than Contreras on short rest, reliever will face Cubs — CHICAGO — The combination of Tuesday's rain-induced cancellation of a game against the Yankees and no off-days until this Thursday temporarily threw the White Sox starting rotation out of whack …
Toronto Sun:
Jays are going young — Towers and Ohka are both available as Ricciardi alters the plan — J.P. Ricciardi made some calls this week. — He told clubs that right-handers Josh Towers and Tomo Okha were both available for trade. — And ... ta da ... wait for it …
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