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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Everything they touch turns to gold — Josh Beckett is back, a 4-2 winner over the Tribe last night. The Red Sox have won five in a row, lead the Yankees by 14 1/2 games, and own the best record in baseball. And the reeling Yanks are afraid to pitch Roger Clemens in Fenway Park this weekend.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Clemens won't restart it here — The Yankees made it official last night: Roger Clemens will not make his return to the majors this weekend against the Red Sox. And the Sox are skipping Julian Tavarez's turn to realign their rotation against the Bombers. — The matchups are …
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Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
It's going all so very well: Beckett rejoins joy ride — There are nights when the customers file into Fenway Park [map] with a sense of dread, or, perhaps a notch below that, an uneasy feeling about the game they are about to watch. — Perhaps they've checked the pitching lines and know that the opposing team's ace is on the mound.
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Beckett picks it right up: Righty returns strong — The word of the day at Fenway Park [map] yesterday was "beat." — As in, Josh Beckett [stats] (8-0) did not miss a beat being out two weeks because of a cut in his right middle finger. — Also, the Red Sox [team stats] …
Dan Mangan / New York Post:
HE'S A YANKEE DOODLE RANDY — A-ROD HITS A STRIP JOINT WITH TORONTO BABE — Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez stepped up to the plate with a mysterious, busty blonde in Toronto, as these intimate, exclusive photos reveal. — The cozy duo dined with two pals at a pricey steakhouse late Sunday night …
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George King / New York Post:A STEAL SHAME — YANKS CAN'T DEFEND PLATE IN 5TH STRAIGHT LOSS
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Santana has another fine homecoming — Angels right-hander, who has struggled on the road, works seven solid innings; Hillenbrand homers. — Home must be where Ervin Santana's heart is, because the right-hander sure seems to pitch with more courage and confidence and aggressiveness in Angel Stadium than he does on the road.
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:Santana back where he belongs — Pitcher responds after rough outing; Hillenbrand homers
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Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Mets rally in 12th as Benitez melts down — NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes juked, bluffed and faked a mad dash, anything to rattle Armando Benitez. — Surprisingly, it paid off — twice. — Moments after Reyes provoked the excitable reliever into his second balk of the 12th inning …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Delgado delivers wild walk-off win — Slugger's second home run caps two-run rally in 12th inning — NEW YORK — Moments like these plunge Carlos Delgado deep into reverie, back to the days of boyhood dreams and Little League fantasies. After all, every ballplayer with a pulse dreams of being the hero …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Notes: Abercrombie bringing 'A' game — Results not there for Tankersley; Miller thrown right into fray — CHICAGO — Gradually, Reggie Abercrombie is showing glimpses of what he is capable of doing. — In the Marlins' 5-3 win over the Cubs on Monday, the speedy center fielder reached on a bunt attempt for a hit.
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Tom Keller / MLB.com:
Johnson has pain-free rehab outing — Marlins right-hander likely to make two Minor League starts — JUPITER, Fla. — Josh Johnson's road back to the Marlins progressed as planned on Tuesday morning, as he threw 62 pain-free pitches in an extended Spring Training game at Roger Dean Stadium.
Tracy Ringolsby / Rocky Mountain News:
At last, Rockies no longer in last place after 8-3 win — Seven-game streak puts Rockies ahead of Giants — Box score — What is so noticeable about the Rockies' recent success is there's nothing noticeable about it - except the results. — No hitter is on an explosive stretch where he is carrying the team.
Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
If the Plan Pans Out, the Nats' Future Could Be Wow — This season, the Nats wanted an answer to a huge question: Beyond a few key young veterans, who among the players the team already controls could be core elements of a contender in 2010? A show of hands, please. Anybody?
George King / New York Post:
BUD'S DECISION ON GIAMBI EXPECTED — While Jason Giambi awaits Commissioner Bud Selig's reaction to Giambi's recent steroid comments, the Yankees' DH may have a bigger problem than a bone spur near his left heel. — Giambi could be facing a more serious tendon injury.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Broken foot lands Mets' Green on DL — Move is retroactive to Saturday; outfielder can return June 10 — NEW YORK — There's a first time for everything — good and bad. — The bad reared its ugly head on Tuesday, when the Mets placed outfielder Shawn Green on the disabled list for the first time in his 15-year career.
Associated Press:
Baseball Prospectus aims to predict when Bonds will break record — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — SAN FRANCISCO — For fans cheering against Barry Bonds as he approaches Hank Aaron's home run record, there is some hope. For those wishing to be there in person if Bonds breaks the record, there is some help.
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