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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 13: Indians at Yankees — YANKEES (6-6) — Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (2-0, 2.70). — INDIANS (4-8) — Sizemore CF — DeRosa 2B — Martinez 1B — Hafner DH — Peralta SS — Choo LF — Garko RF — Shoppach C — Cabrera 2B — Idle P — Pitching: RHP Carl Pavano (0-2, 16.71).
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Associated Press:
Jorge Posada homers, Yanks split first series at stadium — NEW YORK — Pinch-hitter Jorge Posada's drive to right in the seventh inning was ruled a two-run homer by video replay, and the New York Yankees spoiled former teammate Carl Pavano's return with a 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
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New York Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang perplexed about struggles; Manager Joe Girardi unsure of his next start — NEW YORK — Chien-Ming Wang's struggles are a mystery to him. New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, however, sees things differently, and is undecided about right-hander's next start.
Steve Lombardi / WasWatching.com:
Is The New Yankee Stadium A Homer Haven? — Including an exhibition set against the Cubs, there's only been a handful of games played at the new Yankee Stadium, to date. Yet, it seems like baseballs are flying out of the new ballpark in the Bronx. Wondering about this, on April 18th …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Matt Kemp leads rout over the Rockies — He has two home runs, including a grand slam, and five RBIs while Andre Ethier and Orlando Hudson drive in three runs each. — The Dodgers are playing so well these days that they gave Manny Ramirez half the game off, without a care in the world.
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Brendan Prunty / New Jersey Online:
New York Mets designate Nelson Figueroa for assignment; call up Casey Fossum … NEW YORK — Talk about your all-time worst parting gifts. — Less than an hour after Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Mets said bon voyage to the pitcher who threw six solid innings for them.
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Jones hurts hamstring — Outfielder: injury not serious but heÂ'll sit out Monday — BOSTON - Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was removed from Sunday's game against the Boston Red Sox with a tight right hamstring, an injury he said wasn't serious but will keep him out of Monday's series finale at least.
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Pedro and Mulder ready to return — Veteran free agent pitchers remain on the market — Established starting pitcher, anyone? — The 2009 season is now almost two weeks old, and, for different reasons, former aces Mark Mulder and Pedro Martinez are still jobless. — For Mulder, it's injury.
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Ozzie fires back at Swisher's shot — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nick Swisher spent one forgettable season on the South Side. — But that should have been plenty of time for the New York Yankees outfielder to figure out that taking any sort of slap at White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen …
Associated Press:
Braves find offense, Vazquez shuts down Bucs — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martin Prado and David Ross hit three-run homers to support Javier Vazquez's six shutout innings and the Atlanta Braves finally found their missing offense, beating Pittsburgh 11-1 on Sunday to end a five-game losing streak.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Hold off on pitching change — Peavy and Padres like where they are now — The simplest thing for Jake Peavy and Padres general manager Kevin Towers would be for this surprising little start to continue through the trade deadline and perhaps the season. If that should happen …
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Associated Press:
Cody Ross stretches Marlins' win streak to 7 games — WASHINGTON — Cody Ross hit the tying homer in the eighth inning, then hit a three-run double in the ninth to give the Florida Marlins their seventh straight victory, 7-4 over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
Daniel Barbarisi / Providence Journal:
Brad Wilkerson retires after eight-year career — PAWTUCKET — After an eight-year major-league career, outfielder Brad Wilkerson has retired, said Pawtucket manager Ron Johnson. — After Pawtucket's second game of the season, Wilkerson went into Johnson's office and told him that his time in baseball was done.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats, Zimmerman agree to extension — Terms not disclosed; announcement could come Monday — WASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman will be with the Nationals for a while. The third baseman agreed to a contract extension on Sunday, according to a high ranking team official.
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USA Today:
Jays' rookie Romero pitches a gem against Athletics — Ricky Romero pitched seven sharp innings to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0 on Sunday. — Romero (2-0) struck out a career-high six, allowed four hits and walked two, lowering his ERA to 1.71.
John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
Prospectus Q and A: Andy Van Slyke by David Laurila — Andy Van Slyke … David Laurila: What were your expectations when you were drafted? — Andy Van Slyke: Well, obviously to get to the big leagues as quickly as possible, and having only played about four years in the minor leagues, it happened quite rapidly.