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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Andy Pettitte shelled in debut — Fans were still filing into their seats when Andy Pettitte walked to the top of the Stadium mound on a clear, sunny afternoon Saturday to warm up before facing the Rays. But most turned toward the field and clapped and yelled encouragement when they saw …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 5: Rays at Yankees — YANKEES — RAYS — Notes: Joe Girardi (illness) will be a game-time decision but it looks like he will be on the bench. ... The Yankees have yet to drop a player to make room for Pettitte but it appears Jon Albaladejo will be optioned out. ...
Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com:
Snyder reportedly designated by Sox — Righty reliever has rough outing against Jays on Saturday — TORONTO — A dejected Kyle Snyder left the Red Sox's clubhouse through the back door on Saturday afternoon after reportedly being told that he was being designated for assignment to make room for Josh Beckett on the 25-man roster.
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Snyder designated for assignment — Though the Red Sox didn't make an official announcement this afternoon, Kyle Snyder confirmed to the Globe that he has been designated for assignment to make room for Josh Beckett on the 25-man roster. — Snyder is out of options, so he cannot be sent to Triple A.
David Ginsburg / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Injury forces Bedard out vs. Orioles — BALTIMORE — Erik Bedard won't be facing his former teammates on Sunday, after all. — A hip injury will keep the left-hander from making his scheduled start for the Seattle Mariners against the Baltimore Orioles. It was supposed to be the first appearance …
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John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
M's lose again; Bedard out Sunday — BALTIMORE — The idea to begin the season was for Seattle to get off to a good start against a relatively weak American League schedule. — Five games into the season, that's not happening. — And now Erik Bedard is injured.
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John Lowe / Detroit Free Press:
Rodney has another setback; Tigers call up Beltran — Tigers reliever Fernando Rodney has suffered another setback in his attempt to get healthy, and the club has added an extra reliever to compensate for his absence, Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Saturday.
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Scott McNeish / MLB.com:
Rodney out longer than anticipated — Tigers call up right-hander Beltran from Triple-A Toledo — DETROIT — There has been a change of plans in the Tigers' bullpen situation. — Reliever Fernando Rodney's bullpen session in Lakeland, Fla., on Friday did not go well, and he will be out longer than originally anticipated.
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Tidbits from a bad day — ATLANTA — Notes and quotes after the Mets fell to 2-2 on Saturday with an 11-5 loss here to the Braves: — John Maine didn't mince words after an ugly debut in which he allowed four runs on eight hits and walked three in just four innings.
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Associated Press:
Fukudome, Lee carry Cubs past Astros 9-7 — CHICAGO (AP)—Kosuke Fukudome has endeared himself to Cubs fans with some early season clutch hitting. — Fukudome hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning that sent the Wrigley faithful into frenzy, Derrek Lee was 4-for-4 …
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Reds' Offense Fueled by an Unlikely Source — CINCINNATI (AP) — After a successful season-opening series, the Cincinnati Reds' top hitter was someone unexpected. — Not Ken Griffey Jr. — he had only one hit. Not Adam Dunn — he had no home runs. Not Brandon Phillips or Edwin Encarnación …
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