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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Beltre-powered Mariners deflate Angels — His four extra-base hits, including two home runs, lift Seattle, 12-5, as Colon has tightness in triceps. — The Angels are excited about their hockey-playing neighbors across the freeway, but when the Ducks' victory over Ottawa produces …
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Richie Brand / MLB.com:
Colon knocked around by Mariners — Righty complains of triceps tightness after nine-run setback — ANAHEIM — The Angels didn't give Mike Scioscia the return he had in mind, falling, 12-5, to the Seattle Mariners in the skipper's return from a two-game absence on Monday night.
Geoff Baker / Seattle Times:
M's bats keep cracking — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Forgive the Mariners hitters for gingerly rubbing their shoulders on Sunday afternoon as they slugged their opponents into submission yet again. — After all, they just spent the past week receiving the equivalent of a collective cortisone shot.
Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:
Schilling bounces back as BoSox win — BOSTON (AP) — Curt Schilling struck out 10 to rebound from his worst start of the season, and Kevin Youkilis hit a stand-up inside-the-park homer Monday night to help the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
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Mark Murphy / Boston Herald:
Split makes Schilling whole — The first three Cleveland batters - a fearsome group that included Grady Sizemore, Casey Blake and Travis Hafner - went down swinging, all on splitters. — That overpowering beginning alone told Curt Schilling [stats] what he needed to know.
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Peter's Red Sox Forever
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Notes: Ortiz moved to bullpen — Right-hander is 3-4 with a 5.75 ERA this season — MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins bullpen got a bit stronger on Monday due to a new addition — Ramon Ortiz. — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire and pitching coach Rick Anderson met with Ortiz on Monday morning …
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Liz Robbins / New York Times:
With Billups Misfiring, Pistons See Signs of a Slowdown — Chauncey Billups admits he has never been in a rut like this, one that has jolted him into uncharacteristic turnovers and strangely passive play. — But he will not admit that he is concerned. — Billups, the Detroit Pistons' point guard …
Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Arizona beats Phils, wins fifth straight — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doug Davis pitched eight sharp innings, Conor Jackson drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 Monday night for their fifth straight win. — Ryan Howard's homer in the seventh …
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AZ Snakepit
Associated Press:
Yanks hold hour-long meeting before game — TORONTO (AP) — His team stuck in a rut, manager Joe Torre wanted to talk to the New York Yankees. — For an hour. — Sensing an attitude problem on his struggling team, Torre held a lengthy meeting before Monday night's game in Toronto.
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Associated Press:
Bonds may not share mementos with Hall of Fame — NEW YORK — As Barry Bonds nears his record 756th home run, he's stockpiling quite a collection of souvenirs — bats, balls, helmets and spikes, pieces of baseball history perfectly suited for the Hall of Fame.
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Notes: McCarthy to miss next start — Rangers righty has blister on pitching hand; Redman signed — OAKLAND — John Koronka will take Brandon McCarthy's spot in the rotation and pitch on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics. — McCarthy is being scratched because of a blister …
Pat Graham / Associated Press:
Rockies top Cards for sixth straight win — DENVER (AP) — Jeff Francis doesn't want to analyze why he's pitching so well in May. The Colorado Rockies feel the same way about their six-game winning streak. — Francis allowed five hits in 7 2-3 innings as the Rockies continued …
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The Musings and Prophecies …
Ian Gordon / ESPN:
Gordon: Caught looking … Editor's Note: This story appears in the June 4 edition of ESPN The Magazine. — These are desperate days for Alfredo Reyes. But he's trying not to think about it on this sun-drenched morning at a dusty field in La Isabelica, minutes after a Venezuelan winter league matinee.
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Paul Meyer / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates maintain their strong hitting over the holiday weekend, pick up slack for Duke — CINCINNATI — Jim Tracy probably had a few flashbacks to his days as a youngster growing up in nearby Hamilton, Ohio. — Memorial Day weekend. Picnics. Slow-pitch softball games at North End Park.
Associated Press:
Kim pitches Marlins past Cubs 5-3 — CHICAGO (AP) — Byung-Hyun Kim ruined the Cubs' gameplan. — Kim pitched six scoreless innings, Reggie Abercrombie homered and the Florida Marlins held on to beat Chicago 5-3 on Monday. — Kim (3-2) allowed three hits and struck out five while working around three walks.
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
JOE HEARS THE BRONX CHEERS — FANS TEE OFF ON TORRE AS THE ANGELS SWEEP — Good thing the Yankees are leaving town for 11 days - it will take at least that long to fumigate the Stadium from the rancid odor left behind by the home team. — The fans even let Joe Torre have it yesterday …
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The Joy of Sox
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