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John Lowe / Detroit Free Press:
Justin-credible! No-hitter is Tigers' first since 1984 — 24-year-old makes history with 'ridiculous' stuff — No-hitters come out of nowhere. They just build and build, like nothing else in baseball. — The way that Justin Verlander struck out the first two Milwaukee batters …
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David Aguilar / Associated Press:
Tigers' Verlander no-hits Brewers — DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched the first no-hitter in Comerica Park history, mixing 100 mph heat with crazy curveballs to lead the Detroit Tigers over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 Tuesday night. — Verlander struck out a career-high 12 and got …
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Billfer / The Detroit Tiger Weblog:
Verlander says no-no — I wish I could type up something poetic or dramatic or chuck full of literary goodness. I don't really have that in me, and I don't think I could muster it right now anyways. But watching this unfold was a thing of beauty. Justin Verlander was good in the first inning, and better in the 9th.
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John Fay / Cincinnati Enquirer:
Coffey back, goatee will follow — Todd Coffey wasn't going to go there. If he was disappointed, angry or bewildered by his demotion to Triple-A, he wasn't going to say so. — "It's part of baseball," he said. "I went down there. (Minor-league pitching coordinator) Mack Jenkins was down there.
Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
Reds whiff, whiff, whiff, but win — Despite striking out 16 times, Cincinnati finds ways to score and win after Arroyo keeps them in the game. — CINCINNATI — When a major-league baseball team strikes out 14 times in six innings against the other team's starting pitcher (16 times in eight innings) …
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John Klima / MLB.com:
Notes: Ailing Burgos lands on DL — Pedro throws again in Florida; Mets sign nine Draft picks — LOS ANGELES — One day after announcing that right-hander Ambiorix Burgos would be shut down indefinitely at Triple-A New Orleans, the Mets took the next step and placed the right-hander …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox losing Crede, not all hope — PHILADELPHIA — Third baseman Joe Crede's season is essentially over because the back surgery he had Tuesday will sideline him for a minimum of three months. — That made the challenge for manager Ozzie Guillen and the White Sox even greater …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
YANKS ARE SEVEN SENT — WANG, ABREU PUSH BOMBERS TO .500 MARK — Unleash the tickertape and pop a few champagne corks. Or is that not considered protocol for celebrating your rise to .500? — For the Yankees, last night's 4-1 victory over the Diamondbacks at the Stadium represented a baby step.
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Abbie Vansickle / St. Petersburg Times:
Teen: Dukes got me pregnant … A 17-year-old foster girl living with a relative of Elijah Dukes told police the Devil Rays outfielder got her pregnant. — Detectives believe the sex was consensual and no crime was commited, but the incident has sparked a state investigation into the foster home.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Lugo a flop, so he's flipped with Pedroia — It was 10 years ago that another Red Sox rookie, who had been hitting in the ninth spot all spring, was promoted by manager Jimy Williams to the leadoff spot on Opening Day. That move worked out pretty well, both for Nomar Garciaparra …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
More Barrett drama as Cubs lose — Another dugout drama with his starting pitcher and another defensive letdown on a crucial play added up to another frustrating night for Michael Barrett. — After an animated argument with left-hander Rich Hill early in Tuesday night's interleague game against Seattle …
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Doug Tucker / Associated Press:
Kansas City 8, St. Louis 1 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brian Bannister failed to make the club in March and now he's Kansas City's best pitcher. — He's the hottest, at least. The right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings Tuesday night — stretching his shutout string to 17 in a row …
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Patterson Is Still Getting Up to Speed — When Washington Nationals right-hander John Patterson returns from the disabled list — and there is no set timetable for such an event — he might do so as a different pitcher. Patterson, who threw a bullpen session Tuesday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards …
Tom Singer / MLB.com:
Polanco a new leader on AL ballot — Second baseman surpasses Cano; race at catcher heats up — A new leader among second basemen. The catchers posse closing in on Pudge Rodriguez. And those doing the chasing in the division races leading the chase to San Francisco's AT&T Park.
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Road Work Pays Off For Nats — Dwelling on it does them no good, and they know it, but it is an undeniable truth. RFK Stadium, where the Washington Nationals have 48 home games remaining before moving on to new digs, is a difficult park in which to hit home runs.
Dawn Klemish / MLB.com:
Notes: Manager has long-time nickname — Black reminisces about 'Pepe Negro' and Maddon — ST. PETERSBURG — A Spanish teacher named Bud Black, 'Pepe' way back in high school. It wasn't until a Spring Training trip to Hermosilla, Mexico, with Joe Maddon and the Angels, however, that he became known as 'Pepe Negro.'
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John Nadel / Associated Press:
Dodgers homer on three straight pitches — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hong-Chih Kuo flipped his bat away before leaving the batter's box — a fitting capper to a three-pitch, three-homer barrage by the Los Angeles Dodgers. — It was a bit of deja vu at Dodger Stadium.
MLB.com:
Former All-Star Reynolds joins MLB.com — NEW YORK — MLB Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, announced today that it has hired former Major League All-Star second baseman Harold Reynolds as a broadcaster for MLB.com.
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