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Tigers place LHP Willis on 15-day DL — CHICAGO (AP)—Detroit Tigers left-hander Dontrelle Willis was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday after an MRI confirmed that he has a hyperextended right knee. — Willis injured the knee while delivering a pitch in the first inning Friday night …
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Willis placed on DL for first time — MRI exam confirms Tigers lefty has hyperextended knee — CHICAGO — As Dontrelle Willis said, his knee injury could've been worse. But the diagnosis wasn't good enough to keep him off the disabled list. — An MRI exam Saturday confirmed …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Santana's debut spoiled by Brewers — Ace allows three homers while Mets' defense endures struggles — NEW YORK — It was, the Mets said, the perfect play. Johan Santana was in trouble in the second inning on Saturday, and the Brewers, knowing that much, called on starting pitcher Ben Sheets to bunt.
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Behind Hamels, Phils win without Rollins — PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Cole Hamels wasn't too impressed by his latest dominant performance. He knew he got away with a few pitches. — Hamels allowed one hit over seven innings, Pedro Feliz and Ryan Howard hit two-run homers and the Philadelphia Phillies beat …
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Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Victorino on DL with right calf strain — Phillies center fielder suffered same injury last season — PHILADELPHIA — Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday night with a strained right calf, the same injury that curtailed his 2007 production.
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Christian Red / NY Daily News:
A-Rod gets whiff of Bosox revenge — BOSTON - There was no Rain Man, the sequel. — Nearly a year after Alex Rodriguez swatted a go-ahead ninth-inning home run in the rain off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon at Fenway, the reigning AL MVP came up empty Saturday night in another duel with the Boston reliever.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 12: Yankees at Red Sox — YANKEES — RED SOX — Notes: It's a sunny, nearly cloudless day in Boston and actually 72 degrees. ... Just talked to Phil Hughes, a former Red Sox fan who will be starting at Fenway Park for the first time tomorrow. Clay Buchholz told the Boston writers …
Alex Delanian / New Jersey Online:
Fox hits the brakes and fans screech — Robinson Cano battled Jonathan Papelbon to a full count, the Yankees down to their last out and the Red Sox leading by one run when, all of a sudden, vroooooooooom! — Last night's Fox telecast of the Yankees-Red Sox game abruptly switched …
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Sore shoulder shelves Guardado — Left-hander's trip to disabled list is retroactive to April 5 — ARLINGTON — The Rangers have placed left-handed reliever Eddie Guardado on the disabled list with a sore left shoulder. — Now they have to decide if Jamey Wright will join …
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Duncan, Cardinals come alive late — Left fielder gets two key hits in St. Louis' comeback win — SAN FRANCISCO — Through six innings Saturday, Chris Duncan was slumping. His teammates were hitless on the afternoon. And the Cardinals were facing a daunting five-run deficit.
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Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves release Spiezio — Troubled player arrives for Richmond game ‘unfit’ to play — Washington — Scott Spiezio was only two months out of a substance abuse treatment center when the Braves signed him to a minor league contract two weeks ago. It apparently wasn't long enough.
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Ken Daley / MLB.com:
Jays running basepaths more — Team emulating aggressive National League style of play — ARLINGTON — It has been a decade since the Blue Jays led the Major Leagues in stolen bases for the first and only time in franchise history. But after swiping four more to help win Friday's series opener in Texas …
Associated Press:
A's use 10 walks to beat Carmona, Tribe — CLEVELAND (AP)—The Cleveland Indians might have expected a little better return on their investment in Fausto Carmona. — Two nights after signing a four-year, $15 million contract, the Indians' right-hander walked a career-high eight …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Young frustrated by misconceptions — First baseman in difficult struggle with weight, diabetes — WASHINGTON — A few days after being placed on the disabled list, Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young said he is upset that people in the media are insensitive about the way he looks in a baseball uniform.