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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Wang overpowers Sox with two-hitter — Yanks righty loses bid for no-hitter with Drew's home run in fifth — BOSTON — Chien-Ming Wang may never receive the kudos generally lauded upon the game's top hurlers, his high winning percentage overlooked as a result of pitching toward contact instead of the league lead in strikeouts.
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Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Does Anyone Still Doubt That Wang Is an Ace? — Since Chien-Ming Wang lost twice in the division series last season, there's been a curious notion floating around among fans that he is not an ace. After Friday's two-hitter in a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox, are there any doubters left?
George A. King III / New York Post:
BEANTOWN BOZO PELTS YANK PEN — Joba Chamberlain and a few people seated near the Yankees' bullpen thought an unruly Red Sox fan was throwing ice cubes at the reliever while he warmed up in the latter innings of last night's 4-1 Bomber win. — Mike Harkey, the Yankees' bullpen coach …
Marc Lancaster / Rays Report:
Longoria on the way — Evan Longoria's major-league debut may only be a day or two away. The Rays' prized prospect was not in Durham's lineup for the Bulls' home opener tonight and Durham's radio broadcast reported he is on his way to the majors. — Updating: A person familiar …
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Marc Topkin / The Heater:
Longoria on the way; Niemann too — 3B prospect Evan Longoria is on his way to St. Petersburg and will make his major-league debut Saturday. — “I'm headed that way,” Longoria said late Friday before boarding a flight to Tampa. “I'm very excited, obviously. I hope I'm in there tomorrow.”
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Willis says injury could've been worse — Tigers starter stumbles while delivering, hyperextends knee — CHICAGO — The message from Tigers pitcher Dontrelle Willis after his injury Friday night was that it could've been worse. He wasn't just referring to the fact that his team won the game.
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Jon Paul Morosi / Detroit Free Press:
Dontrelle Willis leaves game with injury — CHICAGO - The news about the Tigers' pitching staff is not getting any better. — Dontrelle Willis took the mound against the Chicago White Sox tonight, needing to show improved command after walking seven batters in his Detroit debut.
George A. King III / New York Post:
STOPPED SHORT: DL STINT POSSIBLE FOR JETER — Every day that Derek Jeter doesn't test his injured left quad muscle moves the Yankees shortstop closer to a stint on the disabled list. — Out since leaving Monday night's game against the Rays at Yankee Stadium, Jeter said last night …
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Jeff Barker / Baltimore Sun:
Nationals Park failing to draw large crowds in first year — WASHINGTON - When Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened in 1992, spectators packed the retro baseball palace not for days, but years. Orioles' attendance, routinely below 25,000 at Memorial Stadium, soared above 40,000 at the new park and remained there for nine seasons.
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Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Andy Pettitte needles media — BOSTON - For the last four months, Andy Pettitte has blamed no one but himself for his performance-enhancing troubles. — Friday night, the Yankee lefty said the media sensationalized his tumultuous winter when he was named in the Mitchell Report …
Associated Press:
Arizona LHP Davis' surgery successful — PHOENIX (AP)—Arizona left-hander Doug Davis could return from thyroid cancer and pitch in four to six weeks, the doctor who performed the surgery said Friday. — Dr. Bob Evani said the survival rate for this type of cancer is near 100 percent.
