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Kit Stier / MLB.com:
Yanks sweep Mariners on six-run third — Starting for Hughes, Rasner gets much support in season debut — NEW YORK — Darrell Rasner, unbowed by all of the chatter of potential young aces like Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy, knows he has been given a golden opportunity.
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Kennedy returns to minors, Igawa gets next shot — The New York Yankees Melky Cabrera, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon celebrate their sweep of Seattle. (Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan / May 4, 2008) — Brian Cashman says Ian Kennedy is “turning the corner” and “going in the right direction.”
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:Yankees send Ian Kennedy down to Triple-A
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Game 33: Mariners at Yankees
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Wise, Castro close to coming back — PHOENIX - Matt Wise and Ramon Castro both may be activated for next weekend's series against the Reds at Shea, assistant GM John Ricco said. — Wise, on the DL with a bruised right forearm, is expected to work back-to-back days this week with Single-A St. Lucie.
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Joe / Mets Today:
Making Room for Wise — Last week, it was reported that reliever Matt Wise was fully recovered from a forearm bruise and would activated from the DL in time for the weekend series against the Diamondbacks. — You may not have noticed, but Wise did not suit up in Arizona.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Next step for Pedro is facing hitters — Once righty gets past that point, Mets will draw up rehab sked — PHOENIX — Slowly, Pedro Martinez is pushing toward a return. — Having spent the past month rehabbing at the Mets' Spring Training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla. …
David Lennon / Newsday:
Church's throw helps Mets top Diamondbacks — PHOENIX - With the Mets' Johan Santana, a two-time Cy Young winner, matched against Dan Haren, another of the Diamondbacks' elite starters, there was a good chance that one of those golden arms would decide yesterday's series finale at Chase Field.
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Associated Press:
Mets rally in ninth, beat D-Backs — PHOENIX - First baseman Conor Jackson's ninth inning throwing error allowed Carlos Beltran to score the go-ahead run from second and the New York Mets went on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Sunday. — The Mets won at Arizona for the 15th …
NY Daily News:
Roger Clemens says sorry for ‘mistakes’ — On the eighth day, Roger Clemens. apologized. — Following a week in which the Daily News reported his affairs with several women, Clemens released a statement Sunday night apologizing for “mistakes in his personal life,” while again denying he ever used performance-enhancing drugs.
Bob Dutton / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Bale diagnosed with broken hand after punching door — Royals left-hander John Bale won't be returning to active duty any time soon after breaking his pitching hand Friday night by punching a door at the team's downtown hotel. — Bale apparently was frustrated by his slow recovery from a fatigued left shoulder.
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Starting pitching lets Rays down in Fenway sweep — BOSTON — In detailing how the Rays went from sweeping the Red Sox last weekend to being swept this weekend, it's best to start with the starting pitching. — At Tropicana Field, the Rays got an okay outing from Matt Garza and stellar work …
Dave Campbell / Associated Press:
Twins rally from 6 down, beat Tigers 7-6 — MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—The Detroit Tigers left Yankee Stadium this week with the hope and momentum of a three-game sweep, but Jim Leyland was cautious. — Not over the hump yet, their seen-it-all manager said. — As usual, the boss was right.
Daedalus / Church of Baseball:
!!?!This is beyond comprehension??!? — The Reds are not this bad. What the heck is going on? We need someone to blame. Well, I blame Corey Patterson. Get rid of him now and bring up Bruce. — Ryan Freel should never be allowed to steal. He's just too dumb to know how to do it.
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