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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Patience rewards Marlins in extras win — Team scores three in 10th inning off Mota for victory — MILWAUKEE — Patience and stellar pitching paid off for the Marlins on Friday night. — Wes Helms, Cody Ross and Mike Rabelo each had RBIs in the 10th inning as the Marlins finally broke through …
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Marlins top Brewers, 3-0, in extra innings — MILWAUKEE - Thirty times since a 3-2 win at San Diego last July 5 have the Marlins scored fewer than four runs in a game. And thirty times, including seven this season, the Marlins have lost. — That unseemly streak ended Friday …
Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Missed chances hurt Red Sox vs. Rays — Youkilis goes 0-for-4, Ortiz 0-for-6 in loss in extras — ST. PETERSBURG — Even though they were plagued by injuries and sickness, the Red Sox seemed invincible last weekend, winning the first five games of their seven-game homestand with backups …
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Haynes' 11th-inning single gives Rays 5-4 win — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Nathan Haynes singled with no outs in the 11th inning, driving in Carl Crawford from second base and giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox [team stats] on Friday night.
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Nix treading carefully during cold streak — Rookie second baseman struggling in season's first month — LOS ANGELES — Rockies rookie second baseman Jayson Nix might be on precarious Major League footing, with his .128 batting average. In returning him to the starting lineup on Friday night …
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Rox to start CF Podsednik again — LOS ANGELES — Although manager Clint Hurdle said he's not looking to create a “three-headed center fielder,” Scott Podsednik gets the start again tonight against the Dodgers. That puts an antsy Willy Taveras on the bench for the third straight game.
George A. King III / New York Post:
DAY OFF FOR JOBA — CHAMBERLAIN ‘TWEAKED’ LEG IN CHICAGO — Because the Yankees told Joba Chamberlain to stay off his feet during batting practice yesterday, it was likely the set up man wasn't available for last night's 6-4 loss to the Indians in which the need for him didn't surface.
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Jbox / Gaslamp Ball:
Ledezma plunks Conor Jackson in ribs — Post game host on Channel 4, Bob Scanlan got real fired up talking about Ledezma hitting Conor Jackson in the ribs after he swung so hard that he fell to his knees in the previous pitch. … Conor Jackson swings so hard that he falls to his knees.
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Bernie Wilson / Associated Press:
Big Unit earns first win since June — SAN DIEGO (AP)—Randy Johnson threw nasty sliders and a few fastballs in the 95-96 mph range, hit a single and made a nice defensive play, bounding off the mound to field a chopper and throw out the runner. — Just like that, the Big Unit was back in the win column.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers' management meets; no moves made — egrant@dallasnews.com — ARLINGTON - The Texas Rangers' top management gathered Friday at owner Tom Hicks' uptown office for the most nauseating lunch they've ever had. — The barbecue was fine. It was the aftertaste that made it so difficult to swallow.
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
DELGADO ON HIS WAY OUT AT FIRST — WE know how this ends for Carlos Delgado with the Mets. We might not know the exact date or the exact term, be it designated for assignment or outright release, but we see the bread crumbs now heading toward the exit. — First, Delgado was dropped in the lineup.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Nomar headed back to DL — Departs Friday's win in ninth; Andruw exited earlier — LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are expected to place Nomar Garciaparra on the disabled list Saturday and recall third baseman Blake DeWitt to replace him. — Garciaparra suffered a strained left calf muscle …
Associated Press:
Thumb lands Mets' Schneider in hospital — NEW YORK (AP)—Mets catcher Brian Schneider remained hospitalized Friday with an infected left thumb and is likely to miss the weekend series against the Atlanta Braves. — Manager Willie Randolph termed it a staph infection …
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