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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.
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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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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
Angels get their revenge on Boston's Josh Beckett — Angels right fielder Bobby Abreu ducks away from an inside pitch by Josh Beckett after umpire Paul Schreiber had called time during the first inning Sunday. Abreu and Beckett had words, causing a benches-clearing incident.
Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:Vladimir Guerrero reluctantly remains Angels' designated hitter
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Bullpen blows Joba's lead as Royals rally past Yanks — KANSAS CITY - Joba Chamberlain did a superb job in his first start of the season. If only he had himself pitching in the eighth inning. — Chamberlain held the Royals to one earned run over six innings, but the bullpen coughed …
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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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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets and Santana Lose an Old-Fashioned Pitcher's Duel — MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Johan Santana pitched seven sparkling innings for the Mets on Sunday. His only problem was that the Marlins' starter, Josh Johnson, was just as good. Undermined by two unearned runs, Santana was a hard-luck loser …
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David Steele / Baltimore Sun:
With Nationals' struggles, ‘rivalry’ with Orioles has gone south — In D.C., team in turmoil — There's hardly any reason to complain about the Orioles one week into the season, and there will be one fewer reason than usual for the coming week. Finally, by popular demand (to put it very mildly) …
ESPN.com:
Tom Glavine of Atlanta Braves suffers shoulder discomfort in minor league start — PEARL, Miss. — Atlanta Braves left-hander Tom Glavine ended his minor league start with Double-A Mississippi early on Sunday after experiencing shoulder discomfort. — Glavine
Associated Press:
Stairs' pinch-hit homer in the ninth rallies Phillies past Rockies — DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter Matt Stairs connected for a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 on Sunday. — Chase Utley tied it at 5 …
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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.
