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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 29: Tigers at Yankees — YANKEES — Andy Pettitte vs. the Detroit hitters. — Jeremy Bonderman vs. the New York hitters. — Notes: Chad Moeller is in fact back but no word yet on the corresponding move. ... Thanks to Mike Dougherty for calling in the lineup.
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Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
Polanco hits 2 HRs as Tigers top Yankees — NEW YORK (AP)—The Detroit Tigers' awful start is becoming a distant memory. — Placido Polanco homered twice and Marcus Thames also went deep to help Detroit beat New York 6-2 Wednesday night in the Yankees' first game with Alex Rodriguez on the disabled list.
ESPN.com:
Yanked from lineup: A-Rod, Hughes head to DL — NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained right quadriceps, leaving another major hole in the New York Yankees lineup. — Rodriguez hurt his leg April 20 in Baltimore and missed three games …
Geoff Baker / Mariners Blog:
Wilkerson, Norton DFA'd; Clement, Balentien here tonight — The headline says it all. Brad Wilkerson and Greg Norton have been designated for assignment, while Jeff Clement and Wladimir Balentien have been recalled from Class AAA Tacoma. Both will be in-uniform for tonight's game. They aren't here yet.
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Gregg Bell / Associated Press:
Mariners cut RF Wilkerson and PH Norton — SEATTLE (AP)—Right fielder Brad Wilkerson and pinch-hitter Greg Norton were cut Wednesday by the Seattle Mariners, who promoted catching prospect Jeff Clement and power-hitting outfielder Wladimir Balentien from Triple-A Tacoma.
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John Hickey / seattlepi.com Mariners blog:Balentien, Clement on way up; Wilkerson, Norton gone
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Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
Braves fall to 0-9 in 1-run games — WASHINGTON (AP)—Wil Nieves wasn't supposed to bunt, of course. — Indeed, with a 1-2 count, the Washington Nationals tried to signal to Nieves that he shouldn't try to sacrifice over the two runners on base with no outs in the 12th inning against the Atlanta Braves.
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Richard Durrett / Dallas Morning News:
Botts wants out of Texas Rangers organization — rdurrett@dallasnews.com — ARLINGTON - The Texas Rangers' roster shuffling Tuesday brought to an end Jason Botts' fourth stint in the majors with Texas. He said he wants to leave the organization. — Botts was designated for assignment …
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Associated Press:
Giants catcher Alfonzo suspended 50 games for positive drug test — CBSSports.com wire reports — SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants minor league catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was suspended 50 games Wednesday for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, the first player penalized …
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Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Schneider released from hospital — Mets catcher Brian Schneider was released from the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan this morning after spending nearly a week there with a staph infection in his left thumb. — Looking fit despite what he called “a very scary situation,” …
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Rachel Cohen / Associated Press:
Pirates pound Perez and sloppy Mets 13-1 — NEW YORK (AP)—Oliver Perez couldn't find the plate, Luis Castillo couldn't find the ball and Jose Reyes couldn't find second base. — The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of a sloppy performance by the New York Mets, scoring nine unearned runs in a 13-1 victory Wednesday.
Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Lots of player moves — Here are a whole bunch of pre-game roster moves: — Catcher Chad Moeller cleared waivers and the Yankees signed him to a major league contract. The Yankees are very happy about this, and he's happy to be back. He's on the roster
Ken Tremendous / FIRE JOE MORGAN:
A Few Words on “The Internet” — Okay. So. “Costas Now.” — Tonight, I was interviewed as part of that program's multi-part investigation of Sports and the Media. What followed the tape piece was a live discussion among Will Leitch of Deadspin, Buzz Bissinger of “Friday Night Lights” …
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Tulo's injury latest twist — Mutiple mishaps end with Atkins playing second base and backup catcher Iannetta at third. — The Denver Post — SAN FRANCISCO — Sometimes reality is weirder than fiction. — A disappointing season became painful over the course of four hours Tuesday.
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Associated Press:
Varitek singles in Ramirez to give Boston win — BOSTON - Manny Ramirez [stats] slid in just ahead of the tag on Jason Varitek [stats]'s single in the ninth, giving the Boston Red Sox [team stats] their second straight win in their last at-bat, 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
Dave Campbell / Associated Press:
Morneau lifts Twins over White Sox 4-3 — MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—Justin Morneau came through with yet another clutch hit for the Minnesota Twins. The Chicago White Sox should have taken notes. — After giving themselves chance after chance to break a game open, the White Sox watched Morneau hit …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Moeller returns to Yankees — Jon Heyman of SI.com is reporting that Chad Moeller went unclaimed on waivers and is back with the Yankees. — That is good news for the Yankees, especially given the problems Chris Stewart had last night. — If he's on the roster, I suspect Moeller could play tonight.
Fox Sports:
Cordero out 4-6 weeks with lat injury — Nationals reliever Chad Cordero is expected to be sidelined for at least a month with a tear in a muscle below his pitching shoulder, although the team determined Wednesday he won't need surgery. Cordero left Washington's 6-3 victory over Atlanta …
