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Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Smoltz to miss start, Cormier goes to DL — ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves veteran right-hander John Smoltz will miss his scheduled start Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, and Lance Cormier was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a tired arm on Saturday.
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Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Soriano hits three HRs, Cubs rip Braves — ATLANTA (AP) — When Alfonso Soriano had only four homers in 190 at-bats through May, he was starting to hear boos from impatient Chicago Cubs fans. — Soriano proved with three homers in his first three at-bats Friday night that the early season power slump is history.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
6/7/07 vs. Oakland and shaking off 'Tek...... Nice to be able to start a post game thread with something other than "I sucked and we lost". — Figured it would be quickest to get to the middle part of the game, when things began to get interesting. We got to the fourth in a 1 …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets ready to fit Draft pieces into puzzle — New York leans toward pitching with eye toward quick risers — NEW YORK — When the day was finally over after hundreds and hundreds of names whizzed on and off of Draft boards and in and out of consciousness, the Mets' front office could finally rest.
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Evan Drellich / MetsBlog.com:
Recap: MLB Draft — The Mets selected 34 players in the second and final day of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player draft on Friday, bringing their total to 42. — Half of the 42 picks were pitchers. — The draft ran to the maximum allowed 50 rounds, though the Mets made their final selection in round 39 …
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Washington Stops Its Former Team — No current member of the Washington Nationals even was a fleeting thought in his parents' minds back in 1961, when the District's long-standing American League franchise, the Senators, moved to a Minneapolis suburb and became the Twins.
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Nats Triple Play
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Associated Press:
Young powers Nationals over Twins 8-5 — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Washington Nationals followed one of their worst games of the season at the plate with one of their best. — Dmitri Young had three hits and three RBIs, and Cristian Guzman went 4-for-5 with an RBI as the Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-5 on Friday night.
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We've Got Heart
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Giants' Lewis, Alfonzo head to 15-day DL — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outfielder Fred Lewis and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo, two San Francisco players injured in Friday's wild game, were placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with injuries that could take significant time to heal.
Associated Press:
Henin wins third straight French Open title — PARIS — Justine Henin claimed her third consecutive French Open title and her fourth overall Saturday, taking advantage of 19-year-old Ana Ivanovic's nervous play to win 6-1, 6-2. — Henin closed out the victory with a forehand volley winner …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Percival agrees to minor-league deal with Cards — STAFF REPORTS — Looking to augment a bullpen that has been picked apart by the club's constant need for consistent starters, the Cardinals agreed to a minor-league deal with former Anaheim closer Troy Percival.
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Viva El Birdos
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Drew drives Red Sox — PHOENIX — The hidden-ball trick is baseball burlesque, a sight gag that seldom appears on the big stage anymore but never fails to draw a guffaw when it does. — But as entertained as the Red Sox were by shortstop Julio Lugo when he undressed unsuspecting Arizona …
Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
CLEMENS IS LEADER YANKS HAVE LACKED — WHEN Roger Clemens strides to the mound for the 692nd time in his major-league career in the regular season this afternoon at the Stadium, the Yankees will become whole again. — Whether they climb out of the hole they've dug for themselves depends largely …
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MY BASEBALL BIAS
Jeff Horrigan / Boston Herald:
With Timlin in, Romero odd man out — PHOENIX - The Red Sox [team stats] cleared a spot on the roster for the activation of Mike Timlin [stats] from the disabled list by designating veteran relief pitcher J.C. Romero for assignment. — The team has 10 days to either trade or release the left-hander …
Ron Vample / Associated Press:
Mets' Sosa shuts down Tigers 3-0 — DETROIT (AP) — Jorge Sosa didn't know — or care — that the Detroit Tigers had not been shut out this year. — "I didn't think about, I just tried to do my pitches," the 30-year-old journeyman from the Dominican Republic said through an interpreter …
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Mets Today
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