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Bondy: Fans pumped for Sheffield's tainted milestone — Gary Sheffield was chopping the ball foul, spraying it hard everywhere, his swing zoning right in on Mitch Stetter's slow inside stuff and biorhythms. The home plate umpire, Derryl Cousins, kept pulling these specially marked balls out of his pocket …
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Associated Press:
Mets' Sheffield hits 500th home run — Nine-time All-Star becomes 25th player in history to reach milestone — NEW YORK - Gary Sheffield hit his 500th home run Friday night to became the 25th player in major league history to reach the milestone, belting a drive to left off Milwaukee's Mitch Stetter leading off the seventh inning.
Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Sheffield joins elite club with No. 500 — Slugger becomes first to reach milestone in Mets uniform — NEW YORK — Gary Sheffield's first career hit with the Mets came in dramatic fashion. — “[I] never thought it was going to happen like this,” Sheffield said.
MLB:
Los Angeles Angels' Vladimir Guerrero (pec tear) out at least a month — MINNEAPOLIS — Vladimir Guerrero has a torn muscle in his chest and will miss at least a month. — The Angels sent the slugger to Los Angeles on Friday to be examined by noted team orthopedist Dr. Lewis Yocum, who found Guerrero's pectoral tear.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Angels Unplugged:
Guerrero has torn pectoral muscle; will be out for at least a month — MINNEAPOLIS — Vladimir Guerrero was diagnosed today with a torn pectoral muscle in his chest, an injury that sent the Angels slugger to the disabled list and will sideline him for at least a month and probably longer.
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Tests on Nady's elbow clarify little — NEW YORK — Another day, another test for outfielder Xavier Nady, who remains unsure what exactly is wrong with his sore right elbow. A CT scan taken on Friday revealed that Nady had suffered bone damage in the elbow, and an MRI taken Wednesday revealed ligament damage.
Dan Steinberg / D.C. Sports Bog:
Nationals Uniform Fail — Brutal loss tonight for the Nats. Great start from John Lannan, one-run lead with the closer on at home, and then dinger in the top of the ninth, extra innings, three singles leading to a Marlins run, and a bottom-of-the-tenth-no-outs runner stranded at second.
Associated Press:
Kubel caps cycle with grand slam in Twins win — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jason Kubel's ear-to-ear smile was just as rare as the feat that prompted it. — Kubel has finally taught himself how to relax in his third season as a regular for Minnesota, and this was a fine way to loosen up: Hitting for the cycle with a go-ahead grand slam.
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's can't hold off Red Sox — Orioles suffer 10-8 loss after early seven-run cushion — BOSTON - The Orioles learned long ago that no lead is safe at Fenway Park, but they had plenty to feel good about at the end of the top of the second inning on Friday night.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
How often will this be the case? — This from the Associated Press from today's game story: — The 1,800 Legends Suite seats in the first nine rows ringing the plate, which cost between $500 and $2,625 each, were more than half empty at the start of the game as dozens of waiters …
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Amy K. Nelson / MLB:
The events leading up to Nick Adenhart's death — A memorial was set up at the Fullerton intersection for those who were in the car with Nick Adenhart. — Editor's Note: The times listed below are exact in some cases and approximate in others, based on the recollections of those interviewed for this story.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
New Stadium a launching pad? — There have been 34.5 innings played at the new Stadium and 17 home runs have been hit. — That's far too small a sample size to draw any conclusions from. But that does seem like a lot. Is the wind howling through those open concourses?
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers are West coasting — Mark Loretta's hit caps a four-run rally in the seventh inning to lift L.A. to its sixth consecutive win, all against division opponents. — What a glorious place, the National League West, where no deficit is insurmountable.
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MLB:
Philadelphia Phillies honor broadcaster Harry Kalas with ceremony — PHILADELPHIA — Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas was honored by the Philadelphia Phillies in a moving ceremony before Friday night's game against San Diego. — Kalas died Monday in Washington after collapsing …
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks Laud Attendance, but Some Seats Sit Empty — The Yankees' announced attendance Friday was 45,101, or 93.4 percent of the sold-out crowd for the Yankee Stadium opener Thursday. Considering the usual drop-off for early-season games, the Yankees were encouraged.
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Tracy Ringolsby / Inside the Rockies:
Morillo Claimed by Twins — Juan Morillo will join the Minnesota Twins. — The Twins were 21st in line to put in a claim, and were the first team that was willing to put up the $20,000 to acquire the hard-throwing right-hander from the Rockies. — When a player is placed on waivers …
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