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Joe Maxse / Plain Dealer Sports:
Indians' five in ninth top Tigers — This has the makings of one of those years. — Jacobs Field and the Indians will not be denied. Rallying with five runs in the bottom of the ninth, the Tribe kept up its home field magic by knocking off the stunned Tigers, 12-11, in front of 41,365 delirious fans on Friday night.
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Associated Press:
Indians rally for 5 in ninth, top Tigers — CLEVELAND (AP) — A different city, venue and sport produced yet another memorable Cleveland victory over Detroit. — David Dellucci singled home the winning run with two outs to cap a five-run ninth off closer Todd Jones as the Indians rallied past the Tigers 12-11 Friday night.
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The Wayne Fontes Experience
Billfer / The Detroit Tiger Weblog:
Game 54: Tigers at Indians — PREGAME: The Tigers are looking for some way, some how to get their first W against the Tribe. Tonight it will be a rematch of Mike Maroth and Fausto Carmona. — Maroth was touched for a 4 run first inning, but then only allowed 6 more baserunners and managed to stick around for 8 innings.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Bombers look to make dent in standings — New York (22-29) at Boston (36-16), Friday, 7:05 p.m. ET — The vibe may be a little different by the time the Yankees' team bus pulls up on Yawkey Way on Friday afternoon, unloading cases of road-gray New York uniforms, equipment and — of course …
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The Joy of Sox
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
'Not a good team' — Scout rips Yanks, calls Abreu 'piece of garbage' — The Yankees continue to express confidence that they will turn their season around and make a run at the postseason, but a big-league scout from an opposing team isn't so sure they'll be able to do it.
George King / New York Post:
NO FENWAY FAVORS — SUBPAR RECORD WON'T SAVE YANKEES FROM FAN VENOM — Derek Jeter rarely lets you know what he is thinking by his expression. But when asked if the Fenway Park faithful will let up on the Yankees because the Red Sox open a three-game series tonight against their blood rivals …
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SawxBlog
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Giambi Will Be Out Several Weeks With a Foot Injury
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It's Mets For Me
Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Five and Fly: Giants close door on Benitez — On top of being a combustible closer, Armando Benitez was an emotional drain on the San Francisco Giants' clubhouse and season, which is why they'd pay most of his salary and take a hittable right-handed reliever in return from the Florida Marlins for removing him from both.
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Woody Paige / Denver Post:
Rockies again so mediocre — With a third of the season completed, the 25-29 Rockies are on pace for a 75-87 record this season. — The team clearly is improved. Over the past nine seasons, the Rockies have averaged 74 victories. — But the Rox did win 76 in 2006. — This is a trend.
Chris Haft / MLB.com:Giants trade Benitez for Messenger
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Only Baseball Matters, Loge 13, El Lefty Malo, San Francisco Chronicle and Across the Seams
Associated Press:
Zambrano shoves Barrett in dugout — CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs didn't need another team at Wrigley Field on Friday to find an opponent. — Carlos Zambrano and catcher Michael Barrett shoved each other in the dugout, then the pitcher busted his teammate's lip in the clubhouse so badly that Barrett wound up in a hospital.
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MLB.com:
Cubs place catcher Henry Blanco on the 15-day disabled list — Select catcher Koyie Hill from Triple-A Iowa — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs today placed catcher Henry Blanco on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 31, with a cervical herniated disc.
Hal Bock / Associated Press:
Webb leads Arizona past depleted Mets — NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets will be interested to learn that Arizona's Brandon Webb didn't really feel that great Friday night. — The Cy Young Award winner allowed just four hits over eight innings in a 5-1 Diamondbacks victory …
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
A painful defeat: Lowell, Drew injured — Mike Lowell and J.D. Drew [stats], on opposite ends of the performance spectrum, both had to leave last night's 9-5 loss to the Yankees because of injuries. — Lowell, hit by a pitch on the top of his left hand, is questionable for today's game but Drew …
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Peter's Red Sox Forever
USA Today:
Three men have peeked into Bonds' other side — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — They drive around town in convertible Bentleys, Aston Martins and Mercedes-Benzes. They live in mansions with tennis courts, swimming pools, gymnasiums, wine cellars, even walk-in fireplaces.
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MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Price is right for the Devil Rays — With the draft just six days away — you can see the first round, with analysis from Peter Gammons, Steve Phillips, and myself on ESPN2 on June 7 beginning at 2 p.m. ET — here's a projection of how the first round might unfold.
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Lone Star Ball
Billfer / The Detroit Tiger Weblog:
Casey hasn't produced anything — It's a refrain that has been uttered by Tigers fans over and over again. This time it is a quote from Jim Leyland. Leyland was responding to questions about Marcus Thames playing 3 straight days and said: … Since Sean Casey became a Tiger …
