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10:50 AM ET, April 13, 2009

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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Four Angels ejected against Red Sox  —  Beckett's high-and-tight pitch to Abreu starts incident  —  ANAHEIM — Once again, no surprise here, the Angels and Red Sox agreed to disagree.  —  At issue during and after Sunday's 5-4 victory by the Angels at Angel Stadium was Boston starter Josh Beckett's intent …
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Associated Press:
Benches clear in Red Sox-Angels game  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - A high pitch from Josh Beckett [stats] to Bobby Abreu as time was being called touched off a bench-clearing incident in the first inning of Sunday's game between the Boston Red Sox [team stats] and Los Angeles Angels.
Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Mike Scioscia believes umpires acted unjustly
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs beat Milwaukee Brewers 8-5  —  MILWAUKEE - It has been almost one year since Reed Johnson became a cult legend on the North Side with a diving catch into the wall in Washington.  —  Johnson one-upped himself Sunday night at Miller Park, leaping high over the right-field fence …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue and VFTB
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Another costly win for Cubs?  —  Bradley day-to-day with groin strain as Cubs return home 4-2  —  MILWAUKEE — When it rains it pours.  —  And that doesn't even count the Cubs' scheduled home opener, which looks more likely to get rained out today.  —  Already without All-Star catcher Geo Soto …
Discussion: Purple Row
Jeff Wallner / MLB.com:
Pirates turn first triple play since 1993  —  Wilson to Sanchez to LaRoche does the trick in eighth  —  CINCINNATI — The Pirates turned their first triple play since 1993 in the eighth inning of Sunday afternoon's game against the Reds at Great American Ball Park.
Discussion: SPORTSbyBROOKS
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Manny Ramirez would love second shot with Indians  —  PHOENIX — Manny Ramirez will be back in Los Angeles Monday to renew his love affair with the city, but before his career ends he hopes to be reunited with his first love: the Cleveland Indians.  —  “I would like to play for Cleveland one more time …
Discussion: MLB Rumors and Associated Press
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs place Webb on 15-day DL  —  Move is retroactive to April 7; ace could miss one more start  —  PHOENIX — Brandon Webb still is not concerned about his right shoulder, but the D-backs ace is on the 15-day disabled list.  —  The team elected to put him on the DL, retroactive to April 7 …
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Associated Press:
D'backs put Webb on DL with shoulder soreness
John Branch / New York Times:
Ballpark Statisticians Follow a New Count, the Toilet Ratio  —  If nothing else, $2 billion worth of baseball ballparks should buy shorter waits for the restrooms, at least for women.  —  Waiting in longer lines has been an uncomfortable, if not unhealthy, reality for generations of women at places like stadiums, arenas and theaters.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers get run on ‘fourth-out rule’  —  Ethier scores before double play ends top of second  — Ethier scores on a double play Watch … PHOENIX — The Dodgers literally were awarded a gift run in the second inning Sunday when a rarely seen “fourth-out rule” was invoked in their game against the D-backs.
Discussion: Dodger Thoughts and True Blue LA
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves do little things right, sweep Nats  —  McCann's theft opens three-run inning; Frenchy triples twice  —  ATLANTA — Even with the newly-svelte form he gained during the offseason, Brian McCann will never be considered anything other than speed-challenged.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Breaking down a breakdown  —  For starters, I can't fault Joe Girardi for not using Mariano Rivera in the 8th inning.  Mo is a 39-year-old coming off shoulder surgery and did not throw more than one inning all spring training.  Oh, and it was raining and 40 degrees.
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Report cites Glaus' use of steroids in 2003-04  —  Cardinals third baseman Troy Glaus admitted to federal investigators that he took steroids to assist his recovery from a 2003 shoulder injury and subsequent surgery, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.
Discussion: New York Times
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Brocail to DL with right rotator cuff strain  —  Fulchino recalled from Round Rock to replace veteran  —  ST. LOUIS — General manager Ed Wade and manager Cecil Cooper met with right-hander Doug Brocail on Sunday morning and asked the pitcher for a little bit of honesty.
 
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