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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 31: Mariners at Yankees — YANKEES — MARINERS — Chien-Ming Wang vs. the Seattle hitters. — Erik Bedard vs. the New York hitters. — Notes: Wang has pitched twice to Molina this season. He has allowed one earned run over 16 innings. ... Seattle has lost two straight. ...
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ESPN.com:
Posada out at least five weeks with shoulder injury — NEW YORK — Jorge Posada stood in front of his locker, his right shoulder wrapped in bandages following treatment. — The good news was the New York Yankees catcher didn't need an operation now. The bad news was that he will be sidelined for at least five weeks.
Associated Press:
Steinbrenner unhappy — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner said Friday he's unhappy with New York's play so far this season and vowed the team would stick with its plan for reliever Joba Chamberlain. — “I'm very disappointed with the way the season has gone, period …
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Jim Baumbach / On the Yankees beat:
Yankee lineup and Hughes, Posada updates — * On Jorge Posada, they still haven't heard back from the Reds team doc because the MRI got lost in the mail or something. So they resent it yesterday. But all of the other docs have prescribed rest. If that's the plan, Girardi says Posada …
David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets feel right at home with 7-2 win over D'backs — David Wright (5) celebrates with teammate Jose Reyes (7) after Wright's two-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth inning. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin / May 3, 2008) — PHOENIX - As long as the Mets stay at Chase Field …
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Tom Haudricourt / Brewers Blog:
Gallardo has torn ACL — Houston - As it turns out, Brewers right-hander Yovani Gallardo did not escape serious injury Thursday in a collision at first base in Chicago. — Far from it. — An examination in Milwaukee this morning revealed Gallardo suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament …
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John Nalbone / New Jersey Online:
Thunder's Tabata regrets leaving team — TRENTON — Jose Tabata batted sixth and played right field against Portland last night, one day after the Thunder prospect finished serving a three-game suspension for storming out of the clubhouse and going home moments after striking out in the seventh inning …
Associated Press:
Dazed Gomez carted off field — MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—A dazed Carlos Gomez was carted off the field in the fifth inning on Friday night after the Minnesota Twins center fielder took a throw from Ivan Rodriguez off the head while stealing second base. — Gomez got a good jump on the pitch …
Leitch / Deadspin:
Sadly, Julio Franco Cannot Play Forever — One wouldn't think that this would be classified as “news,” necessarily, but we still find it noteworthy, and kind of sad: Julio Franco has officially announced his retirement. — Well, we think so, anyway; the story has only been reported …
David Andriesen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Yankees 5, M's 1 — THE SCENE: It was a cold one at Yankee Stadium, which is now just 68 regular-season games away from ending its run as home of the Yankees. A storm front arrived in the afternoon, and the temperature was 49 degrees for the first pitch with a strong wind blowing in from left field.
Sports Illustrated:
Murcer ready to begin broadcasting Yankees games again — NEW YORK (AP) -Bobby Murcer is feeling better and ready to begin broadcasting New York Yankees games again. — The longtime announcer and former All-Star outfielder was at Yankee Stadium on Thursday and plans to resume …
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Pat Graham / Associated Press:
Furcal leads Dodgers to seventh straight — DENVER (AP)—Rafael Furcal can't remember having a better stretch at the plate. — The Los Angeles shortstop had three hits, including a three-run homer in a seven-run sixth inning, and the Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-6 Friday night for their seventh straight win.
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Burrell's homer in 10th lifts Phillies — PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Pat Burrell got one fastball after another until he timed it just right. — Burrell hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Friday night.
Paul Nyman / Baseball Digest Daily:
Phil Hughes and Mystery Meat Mechanics: Part I — While preparing a series of articles on Barry Zito's lost fastball I received the following e-mail: … Carlos is Carlos Gomez a.k.a. Chadbradfordwannabe. I'm happy to say that I did have some influence on Carlos in terms of how he blossomed …
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Associated Press:
Tulowitzki likely out until All-Star break — DENVER — Colorado Rockies star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki tore a tendon in his left quadriceps and could be out until the All-Star break, if not longer. — “Best-case scenario is six weeks. The realistic one is a few months,” agent Paul Cohen told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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