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Kennedy to return Thursday — Yankees' fans will not see Kei Igawa the sequel, at least not any time soon. — Ian Kennedy will be called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to pitch Thursday against the Rays. — Kennedy will start for SWB tonight in Indianapolis in the first game of a doubleheader …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 39: Yankees at Rays — YANKEES — Andy Pettitte against the Tampa Bay hitters. — Matt Garza against the New York hitters. — Notes: Nothing new to tell you at this point. We're expecting to get the results of A-Rod's MRI today and possibily the pitcher for Thursday. ...
Associated Press:
A-Rod unlikely to play this week; Posada throwing — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez's strained right quadriceps will keep him from playing this week, causing the AL MVP to miss this weekend's series against the crosstown rival New York Mets. — “It's still not where it needs to be.
George A. King III / New York Post:
A-ROD WILL MISS SUBWAY SERIES — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Don't look for Alex Rodriguez in the middle of the Yankees' lineup anytime soon. Rodriguez was slid into the “Carl Pavano Memorial MRI Tube” in Tampa today and the results on the third baseman's strained right quad weren't good enough …
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IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS
Rob Bradford / Bradford Files:
Tavarez DFA'd — The Red Sox have designated Julian Tavarez for assignment to make room for Sean Casey, who was activated today. — Casey will be in the lineup, hitting eighth and playing first base. Kevin Youkilis is getting the day off. Coco Crisp will be leading off with Jacoby Ellsbury also getting a break.
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Ken Davidoff / Ken Davidoff's baseball insider:
Johan Santana, Sandy Alomar, Freddy Garcia and the fiery heap that was once the Kei Igawa bandwagon — My apologies for the delay this morning. Crazy technical difficulties. — Anyway, I've been to two of Johan Santana's starts this season, and in both, he labored like crazy against bad teams.
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Garcia top hired gun for '08 stretch run — The best remaining pitcher on the free-agent market is not David Wells, it's Freddy Garcia. The righthander, who had surgery to repair his throwing shoulder on Aug. 30, will step on the mound Thursday and begin the final laps to a return that should occur sometime around the All-Star break.
Associated Press:
Duke, Sanchez lead Pirates past Braves in DH opener — PITTSBURGH - Freddy Sanchez's three-run double in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie, leading Zach Duke and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates past the Atlanta Braves 5-0 today in the first game of a doubleheader.
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Sandberg suspended for three games — Chiefs manager serving for role in bench-clearing incident — CHICAGO — Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg was suspended three games for his role in a bench-clearing incident last Thursday involving his Class A Peoria Chiefs team and Clinton manager Mike Micucci.
Associated Press:
Indians' Cabrera turns triple play — CLEVELAND (AP)—Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, accomplishing the feat Monday night in the second game of a doubleheader against Toronto. — Cabrera made a diving catch on a line drive …
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Rafael Furcal goes on DL for Dodgers — Shortstop, who has missed the team's last five games because of lower back pain, was moved to the 15-day disabled list but could rejoin the team on May 21. — Rafael Furcal, who has missed the Dodgers' last five games because of lower back pain …
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles' Jones a ‘work in progress’ — Center fielder enduring highs and lows at the plate, but excelling defensively — The frustration from one of the most difficult days of his young baseball life still lingered when Adam Jones boarded the Orioles' team charter for the relatively short flight …
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Oriole Magic
