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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 5: Yankees at Royals (updates with audio from Mark Teixeira) — YANKEES (2-2) — Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia. — ROYALS (2-2) — Crisp CF — Callaspo 2B — DeJesus LF — Butler DH — Gordon 3B — Aviles SS — Jacobs 1B — Olivio C — Bloomquist RF
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Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Swisher at first, Teixeira scratched — Out here at the new K, Mark Teixeira is a late scratch from the lineup with a sore left wrist. Nick Swisher had been slated to hit second and play leftfield, as they try to keep Swisher involved. But Johnny Damon is back in the lineup and in leftfield now.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Kawakami ready to impress America — Atlanta (3-1) vs. Washington (0-4), Saturday, 7:00 p.m. ET — While spending the past 13 years as one of the top pitchers in Japan's Central League, Kenshin Kawakami often wondered how he would fare in the United States.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Rain, extras don't damper Braves win — Johnson's 10th-inning RBI single propels team over Nats — ATLANTA — There were definitely more efficient ways the Braves could have opened the home portion of their schedule. But watching Jordan Schafer slide across the plate with the winning run …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Inquiry Sheds Light on Baseball's World of Steroids — When an All-Star third baseman needed help recovering from a shoulder injury, he knew from one of his agents whom to call: a doctor who mailed him steroids and syringes without ever seeing him. — A journeyman catcher …
Associated Press:
Willits replaces Adenhart … ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Outfielder Reggie Willits was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake by the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, a promotion he was reluctant to accept. — He's filling the roster opening created by the death of pitcher Nick Adenhart. — “It's very difficult.
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Associated Press:
Halladay outpitches Lee, helps Blue Jays keep Indians winless — CLEVELAND (AP) — Not even Cliff Lee could stop Cleveland's slide. — The reigning Cy Young Award winner lost his second consecutive start and the Indians, expected to contend this season, remained the AL's only winless team …
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Hernandez, Mets hand Marlins first loss of season — MIAMI (AP) — Livan Hernandez found a way to beat the Florida Marlins: by throwing curves slower than the team bus. — Hernandez used his off-speed stuff to take a shutout into the seventh inning, helping the New York Mets hand the Marlins their first loss, 8-4 on Saturday night.
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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles slam Rays in grand style — Mora's first-inning homer lifts O's to 6-0 win over Tampa Bay — From left, Orioles players Aubrey Huff, Melvin Mora, Adam Jones and Nick Markakis celebrate Mora's grand slam in the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays. (Baltimore Sun photo by Karl Merton Ferron / April 11, 2009)
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Anderson is designated — MIAMI — As expected, the Mets designated pinch-hitting specialist Marlon Anderson for assignment this afternoon to make room for Livan Hernandez. If Anderson clears waivers, he can either accept a spot at Triple-A Buffalo or become a free agent.
Mike Puma / New York Post:
MARTINEZ WILL PLAY THIS SEASON, FRIEND SAYS — Pedro Martinez hasn't started the clock on his five-year waiting period for the Hall of Fame just yet. — Though Opening Day passed with Martinez still unemployed, the right-hander fully expects to pitch in the major leagues this season …
Associated Press:
Pujols homers twice, drives in 7 in Cardinals' rout of Astros — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a grand slam and a three-run homer to match a career high with seven RBI, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.
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