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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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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
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
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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.
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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Associated Press:
Giambi out at least 3 weeks with foot injury — NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Giambi will be sidelined at least three weeks and possibly far longer after tearing tissue in his left foot while rounding the bases on a home run. — The latest setback in a tumultuous season for the New York Yankees …
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Boston Herald
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
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.
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Runelvys gone — PAWTUCKET, R.I. — For those very astute fans of Red Sox Nation... Some of you may have noticed that Runelvys Hernandez was originally tonight's starter for the PawSox, but on the PawSox web site, Abe Alvarez is now listed as the starter. — Well, I've got your reason.
