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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 14: Yankees at Rays — YANKEES — RAYS — Notes: Jeter is playing for the first time in a week. ... Gonzalez will be making his MLB debut at second base. ... All moves reported earlier today are official. — Back with more later. — UPDATE, 5:36 p.m.: Here is a statement from Joba Chamberlain:
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Chamberlain Leaves Yanks to Join His Ill Father — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Part of the budding legend of Joba Chamberlain is his close bond with his father, Harlan. For several games this season, at home and on the road, Harlan Chamberlain has been around the Yankees …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
JOBA GONE AT LEAST THREE DAYS — YANKEES PITCHER LEAVES TEAM TO BE WITH AILING FATHER — TAMPA, Fla. — Joba Chamberlain relased a statement through the Yankees this afternoon to address his father's health, an issue that has caused the reliever to leave the team for the short term.
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Larry Lage / Associated Press:
Pudge helps Tigers earn first home win — DETROIT (AP)—Finally, the Detroit Tigers lived up to the hype at the plate. — Ivan Rodriguez hit a tying two-run triple in a six-run eighth inning then scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly to lift the high-priced Tigers to an 11-9 victory …
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John Donovan / Sports Illustrated:
The week that was in MLB, and a look ahead
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Danny Knobler / MLive.com:
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees hold off Rays — ST. PETERSBURG - Robinson Cano arrived at Tropicana Field Monday to find himself out of the lineup for the first time all season. — Having hit .170 while playing in each of the Yankees' first 13 games, Cano was being given a day off to rest his body and clear his head.
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New York Yankees / New York Post:
YANKS PLAN FIRST PITCH FROM SPACE — JERSEY NATIVE TO THROW FROM SPACE STATION VS. RED SOX — The Yankees today announced that NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman will throw out the ceremonial first pitch from the International Space Station prior to Wednesday's game vs. the Boston Red Sox.
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Tim Booth / Associated Press:
Greinke tosses CG, Royals beat M's 5-1 — SEATTLE (AP)—Zack Greinke pitched a five-hitter for his third career complete game, and the Kansas City Royals opened a seven-game road trip with a 5-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night. — Billy Butler and Miguel Olivo each hit their first homer of the season for Kansas City.
Associated Press:
Formers Braves, Dodgers outfielder Holmes dies — BOCA RATON, Fla. — Tommy Holmes, an outfielder for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and 1950s, died Monday. He was 91. — Holmes died of natural causes at an assisted living facility, daughter Patricia Stone said.
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Josh Kalk / Hardball Times:
Anatomy of a player: Brian Bannister — The Royals' Brian Bannister is off to a tremendous start for the Kansas City Royals. I mentioned him in my last article, saying that not a lot of people thought he could repeat his excellent season last year. The main reason was that he wasn't striking …
Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BRAVES REPORT: Shortage of starters worsens — The Braves will wait to make a decision whether to put Tom Glavine on the disabled list with his right hamstring strain, but this much was clear Sunday: As deep as their rotation looked breaking spring training, it's looking thinner now.
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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Manny Mashes — The Indians took a 4-3 lead into the top of the ninth and brought in Joe Borowski to try for the save. The Red Sox used a double and small ball to tie the game as they sacrificed Lugo to third and brought him home with a sacrifice fly. That brought up Ortiz.
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Joe Posnanski:
Banny Log 041308 — Earned runs allowed: 0. — Strikeouts: 3 — Walks: 1 — Decision: Victory (3-0) — Number of pitches: 111 — Number of strikes: 72 — BABIP: .115 (3 for 26) — Season BABIP: .175 (10 for 57)* — *I think I was misfiguring BABIP before — forgetting that strikeouts don't count for BABIP.
Joshua Robinson / New York Times:
Fans Have Not Forgotten, or Forgiven, the Mets — No employee in the Mets organization is safe anymore. Whether it is Johan Santana, their $137.5 million off-season acquisition, or an usher popping a beach ball in the stands, or the left-handed reliever Scott Schoeneweis, the frustrated fans at Shea Stadium are prepared to boo.
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Tulo hopes to get on track after day off — PHOENIX — They weren't swings. More like controlled fits of rage. — In batting practice, Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki played pingpong with the left-field seats. It was the only time he hit Sunday, as he was given a breather to clear his head after a difficult start.