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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Benitez headed back to Marlins — (05-31) 18:10 PDT New York — Armando Benitez's days as a Giant are over. — The Giants have all but completed a deal that will ship the embattled closer to the Florida Marlins, The Chronicle has learned. It could be announced tonight …
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants close book on closer Benitez — (05-31) 21:25 PDT New York — There was one unusual sight in the Giants' clubhouse after their 4-2 loss to the Mets on Thursday night. As 24 players scurried to dress for the two-hour bus ride to Philadelphia, Armando Benitez's locker was abandoned, his chair folded and stored.
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins acquire closer Benitez — Righty returns to Florida as Messenger heads to Giants — MILWAUKEE — A familiar face is returning to Florida. — Armando Benitez, who set the Marlins' saves record with 47 in 2004, has rejoined his former team. — Late Thursday night …
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Marlins Today
Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Giants deal Benitez to Marlins — NEW YORK (AP) — The San Francisco Giants sent Armando Benitez back to where he enjoyed his greatest success, trading the struggling closer to the Florida Marlins for reliever Randy Messenger on Thursday night. — Benitez, who recently rankled the team …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Giants trade Benitez to Marlins — The Giants have traded closer Armando Benitez and cash to the Marlins for right-hander Randy Messenger, FOXSports.com has learned. — Benitez is owed $5,066,666 from the remainder of his $7.6 million salary this year, of which Florida will pay …
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MLB Rumors
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Unsportsmanlike Conduct By A-Rod? — That's what John Gibbons, the straight-shooting manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, thought about Alex Rodriguez's verbal interference in the top of the ninth inning of the Yankees' 10-5 victory on Wednesday. — The setup: Yankees winning, 7-5, two out and two on, top of the ninth.
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John Branch / New York Times:
Rodriguez Keeps Straddling Baseball's Foul Line — It was clever or childish, cunning gamesmanship or borderline cheating, or maybe something in between. But when Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees shouted something to a Toronto Blue Jays infielder Wednesday night, helping cause a pop-up to drop …
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Across the Seams
Associated Press:
Blue Jays' Halladay sharp in 100th win — TORONTO (AP) — Sitting behind home plate, Toronto Blue Jays catcher Sal Fasano couldn't help but be amazed. — Roy Halladay picked up his 100th career victory — 19 days after having surgery to remove his appendix — and out-dueled Mark Buehrle …
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The Griddle
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Breaking news: Giambi to DL — Jason Giambi was seen by foot and ankle specialist Dr. William Hamilton today and found to have a tear of the plantar fascia in his left foot. That is the tissue that connects the heel to the base of the toes. — He will go on the disabled list today.
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Lee Panas / Tiger Tales:
Indians Pound Tigers, Sheffield Erupts — The Tigers lost to the Indians for the 4th time in a week tonight and this one was an ugly 11-5 defeat. Justin Verlander gave up a 2 run homer to Travis Hafner in the first. He gave up 4 more runs in the 5th and in all he gave up 7 runs on 7 hits, 3 walks and 3 hit batsmen in 5 innings.
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
What we've learned from May … It's almost June. So is all this really happening? — Do the Yankees really have the same record as the Devil Rays? Are the Cardinals really eight games under .500? — Does J.J. Hardy really have more home runs than Albert Pujols and Alfonso Soriano combined?
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Mariners Blog
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Ben Walker / Associated Press:
El Duque, Mets shut down Giants — NEW YORK (AP) — Once Orlando Hernandez got past an early hiccup, he was practically perfect. — Hernandez gave up two quick hits and little else over seven impressive innings, and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 Thursday night for their fifth win in six games.
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Jim Street / MLB.com:
Mariners begin special series — Texas (19-34) at Seattle (25-24), Thursday., 7:05 p.m. PT — A series that includes the induction of designated hitter extraordinaire Edgar Martinez into the Mariners Hall of Fame begins Thursday night at Safeco Field with right-hander Cha Seung Baek opposing the last-place Rangers' Vicente Padilla.
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Lookout Landing
mlb.mlb.com:
Kelvim Escobar, RHP (6-2, 2.64) — Scouting Report: — Orioles: Burres returned to the rotation on Saturday after missing his last scheduled start due to an off-day and pitched a and career-high six innings in a three-hit win over Oakland. He retired the first 10 A's to step to the plate …
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Camden Chat
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers' Cruz could be sent down — egrant@dallasnews.com — OAKLAND, Calif. - A little more than two weeks ago, Nelson Cruz might have gotten a furlough from a potential assignment to the minors by hitting a game-winning homer. — Well, he may be up for review again.
