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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yankees place Hughes on 15-day DL — Team announces right-hander has strained right oblique — NEW YORK — The way Phil Hughes had been pitching of late, the Yankees' right-hander was likely to find himself back in the Minor Leagues for a refresher course.
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Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Details on Hughes injury — Here are some deets on Hughes's injury. Also, not to scare you all with another potential injury, but Johnny Damon had a huge wrap around his upper left leg after the game. I asked him what was wrong, and he said he tweaked his left groin during the day game in Cleveland.
Mike Puma / New York Post:
BANGED UP YANKS MAULED BY TIGERS — PETTITTE GETS ROUGHED UP; BATS SHUT DOWN — How about just putting the whole stinking team on the disabled list? — Disabled, disengaged and disappointing. There you have the Yankees, in a nutshell, as they wallow below .500.
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NY Daily News:
September stench still reeks at Shea — The Mets have spent so much time in first place the last few seasons they act sometimes as if they have won something because of that. They have not won anything. They could not win Game 7 from the Cardinals, they could not win the National League East …
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Forgettable day for Perez against Bucs — Defensive lapses and starter's wildness cost Mets in finale — NEW YORK — It all begins with pitching, they say. And sometimes, it ends there, too. Any chance the Mets had of beating the last-place Pirates in the second game of their abbreviated …
Daulerio / Deadspin:
Bissinger Vs. Leitch — So, here's the video of last night's “Internet Media” segment from Costas Now. Enjoy.
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Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:
Mum Cuban sits with Trib execs at Wrigley — News flash: Mark Cuban didn't want to talk during his visit to Wrigley Field on Wednesday. Talk about trying to win over Major League Baseball. — “I'm here as a Cubs fan,” Cuban said, waving off a group of reporters as he took his front-row seat …
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Toni Ginnetti / Chicago Sun Times:
Winning early and often — It started in the rain and biting cold with an extra-inning loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on March 31. It ended on another cold night at Wrigley Field on Wednesday against the Brewers, but with a decidedly better outcome. — The Cubs' 19-5 victory …
David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
Wag and the dogs — Or at least that's how the outspoken Mets' closer viewed yesterday's awful 13-1 blasting by the Pirates. Billy Wagner seems to be channeling Cliff Floyd, circa 2004, when Floyd kept irritating the front office with comments like, “There ain't no light at the end of the tunnel.”
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Katie Strang / Newsday:
Schneider back with Mets, but not ready to play — Brian Schneider arrived in the clubhouse yesterday morning to give the proverbial “thumbs-up” to his teammates before the Mets' 13-1 loss to the Pirates. After spending a six-day stint in the hospital for a staph infection in his left thumb …
David Andriesen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Balentien's HR only positive from M's loss — CLEVELAND — OK, so there was only one Mariners highlight in an 8-3 pasting at the hands of the Indians on Wednesday night at Progressive Field. But it was a really good one. — Wladimir Balentien, called up earlier in the day to be the regular right fielder …
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NY Daily News:
Roger Clemens linked to John Daly's ex — For Roger Clemens, the hits just keep on coming. — Several sources told the Daily News Wednesday that Clemens had a relationship with Paulette Dean Daly, a former wife of champion golfer John Daly. — The sources said Clemens, a married father of four …
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Designated hitter spot producing little for Angels — Anderson, Guerrero and Matthews all struggling in the role. — The Angels are having rotation problems. No, not that rotation. — The plan to rotate three players through the corner outfield and designated hitter spots …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Olsen dealt first loss for Marlins — Lefty surrenders four runs against streaking Dodgers — MIAMI — Two constants in the Marlins' early success have been Scott Olsen and the bullpen. So the law of averages suggested both were due for an off-night. — Collectively, it came on Wednesday.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks Finish April Under .500 and Under Siege From Injuries — There are 25 players on a major league roster, and at this rate, the Yankees will be all out by Memorial Day. They have placed a prominent player on the disabled list in each of the last three days, ending a difficult month with a thud.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Smoltz: 'I'm coming back as a reliever' — Right-hander believes he is best suited to come out of the 'pen — WASHINGTON — While others might be currently speculating, there's no doubt in John Smoltz's mind about what he'll be doing when he comes off the disabled list.
