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12:55 AM ET, April 30, 2008

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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Tonight's lineup  —  The Red Sox designated pitcher Bryan Corey for assignment to make room for Mike Lowell, who was activated from the disabled list.  —  Blue Jays  —  Rios RF  —  Eckstein SS  —  Rolan 3B  —  Wells CF  —  Hill 2B  —  Overbay 1B  —  Stewart DH  —  Lind LF  —  Zahn C
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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Duel in Fenway  —  Jon Lester and Roy Halladay are locked in a great pitching duel.  The Jays have managed just one hit against the Red Sox lefty, although he's walked four batters.  Halladay allowed just two hits, and that's it.  All three hits were singles, and the teams go to the bottom of the eighth scoreless.
Associated Press:
Rockies' Tulowitzki has strained quad  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki left the game Tuesday night against San Francisco in the first inning with a strained left quadriceps muscle.  —  Tulowitzki, a late lineup addition after Jeff Baker was scratched due …
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Pitchers face demotions sans improvement
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Bottom9 Baseball
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Breaking News: A-Rod on disabled list  —  The bad news keeps coming for the Yankees.  Alex Rodriguez has been placed on the disabled list.  He has a Grade 2 quadriceps strain.  —  “We have to get him right,” GM Brian Cashman said.  —  So much for the sunny prediction before the game that Rodriguez would be out only a day or two.
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Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
Posada's injury may not be long-term
George A. King III / New York Post:
SECOND TEST FOR JORGE SHOULDER
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
No fracture for Alou, other updates  —  Heading a lengthy update on Met injuries, left fielder Moises Alou does not have a fractured ankle and hopes to be activated off the DL by the Mets on Friday.  —  Alou was in the clubhouse today and took batting practice before tonight's game with the Pirates.
Discussion: Mets Merized Online
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Mike Nichols / MetsBlog.com:
Stat: The Schneider Effect
Discussion: It's Mets For Me and NJ.com
Brian Costello / New York Post:
THUMB'S DOWN FOR SCHNEIDER  —  Mets catcher Brian Schneider remains …
Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Sheffield, Granderson HRs power Tigers  —  NEW YORK (AP)—Gary Sheffield and Curtis Granderson homered in the third inning, sending old pro Kenny Rogers and the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the road-weary New York Yankees on Tuesday night.  —  Magglio Ordonez got Detroit …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
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Justin Terranova / New York Post:
ON DECK: TIGERS AT YANKEES
Discussion: iYankees
Evan Grant / TEXAS RANGERS:
Jason Botts has been DFA'd  —  The Rangers this afternoon, perhaps momentarily, will announce that Jason Botts has been designated for assignment and that Chris Shelton's contract will be purchased.  The club is desperate for another productive right-handed bat in the lineup and Botts simply …
Justin Terranova / New York Post:
YANKEES ANNOUNCE TICKET PLANS FOR ALL-STAR GAME  —  70 PERCENT TO GO TO SEASON-TICKET HOLDERS  —  The Yankees and Major League Baseball held a joint press conference today to announce, among other things, that registration for the ticket lottery started today at noon.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Many Yanks eye All-Star homecoming
Discussion: Bombers Beat
NY Daily News:
Jet-settin' Clemens & his bevy of beauties  —  Roger Clemens hung out with several attractive women in his baseball career, including beauties in California and Boston and a former Manhattan bartender named Angela Moyer.  —  Clemens, 45, flew the women around the country on his private jet …
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Associated Press:
Kent's hit in the ninth lifts Dodgers to victory  —  His two-out, run-scoring single snaps a tie, after Lowe is unable to protect a five-run lead.  —  MIAMI — Jeff Kent's two-out single broke a ninth-inning tie, and the Dodgers won their fourth game in a row Tuesday night by beating the Florida Marlins, 7-6, at Dolphin Stadium.
Discussion: 6-4-2
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Tony Jackson / Daily Breeze:
No curses for Dodgers' Lowe
Discussion: True Blue LA
Associated Press:
David Wright's 11th-inning hit gives Mets 5-4 win  —  David Wright hit a single over a pulled in outfield with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, giving the Mets a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday night after the Mets' bullpen wasted a two-hit performance by Johan Santana.
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Smoltz lands on disabled list  —  Braves veteran has inflamed biceps muscle, rotator cuff  —  WASHINGTON — When Tom Glavine made his Major League debut back in 1987, he was able to do so because the Braves had opened a roster spot by trading Doyle Alexander to the Tigers for some young right-hander named John Smoltz.
Discussion: Talking Chop and Rain Delay
Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles recall Olson, McCrory  —  LHP starts tonight against Rays; club sends Fahey, Aquino down  —  The Orioles reshuffled their roster today, and ended up with 13 pitchers again.  —  Because of rainouts, exhaustive road trips and an injury to starter Adam Loewen, the Orioles decided …
Discussion: Oriole Central and Camden Chat
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yankees recall Ramirez to help 'pen  —  Britton optioned to Triple-A to make room for right-hander  —  NEW YORK — The Yankees recalled right-hander Edwar Ramirez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, optioning right-hander Chris Britton to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Discussion: Associated Press and iYankees
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The Times-Tribune:
Eladio Rodriguez joins Scranton/Wilkes-Bare
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
MLB probing player ID theft, drug use  —  NEW YORK (AP)—Major League Baseball's new investigative unit is at work on several probes that could lead to discipline while also dealing with the burgeoning business of player identity theft.  —  The department of investigations …
Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
Relieved Cameron debuts for Brewers  —  CHICAGO (AP)—Mike Cameron had to wait 25 games to debut with the Milwaukee Brewers.  So he was relieved—and antsy—to play against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.  —  Cameron was in center field and batting second after serving a 25-game suspension …
Discussion: ESPN
 
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