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5:20 PM ET, April 25, 2009

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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 17: Yankees at Red Sox (with roster moves and Joe Girardi audio)  —  Burnett vs. the Boston hitters.  —  RED SOX (10-6)  —  Ellsbury CF  —  Pedroia 2B  —  Ortiz DH  —  Youkilis 1B  —  Drew RF  —  Bay LF  —  Lowell 3B  —  Varitek C  —  Green SS  —  Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (2-1, 3.79).
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Cjennings / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
Berroa and Robertson to NY, Malec and Nunez to SWB  —  Reliever David Robertson and infielder Angel Berroa have been called to New York.  Robertson will supplement the Yankees pitching staff at least until a starter is needed for Chien-Ming Wang, possibly longer.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Wang placed on disabled list  —  Righty has weakness in adductor muscles of both hips  —  BOSTON — The Yankees placed Chien-Ming Wang on the 15-day disabled list on Friday after the struggling right-hander was diagnosed with weakness in the adductor muscles of both hips.
Mike Axisa / River Avenue Blues:
Wang, Ransom hit the DL
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Wang to remain in Florida
Adam Rubin / Surfing the Mets:
Figgy back, Lamb on board, too  —  As exclusively reported in the Daily News on Saturday, Nelson Figueroa has decided to re-sign with the organization after testing free agency by refusing a minor-league assignment earlier in the week.  Apparently, sometimes the best opportunity …
John Harper / NY Daily News:
Harper: Teix strikes out in rivalry debut  —  BOSTON - In his first taste of The Rivalry, Mark Teixeira had his chance to put a memorable imprint on all things Yankees-Red Sox and officially become the player Red Sox Nation loves to hate most.  —  Well, until Alex Rodriguez comes back anyway.
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Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:   Lupica: Bay's blast off Rivera loud & clear
Lynn Henning / Detroit News:
Eddie Bonine demoted to make room for Joel Zumaya  —  Kansas City, Mo. — Eddie Bonine was optioned to Triple-A Toledo following Friday night's 6-1 Tigers loss to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.  —  Bonine, a right-hander, was sent down to make room for Joel Zumaya …
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Kansas City Star:   Greinke magnificent again as Royals beat Tigers 6-1
Associated Press:   Greinke's scoreless streak ends at 38 innings; Royals top Tigers
Stephen Ellsesser / MLB.com:
Miller to have season-ending surgery  —  Right-hander's finger injury could be career-threatening  —  CLEVELAND — Indians right-hander Adam Miller is headed for season-ending surgery on the middle finger of his pitching hand, Tribe head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff said Friday.
Discussion: MLB FanHouse and MLB Rumors
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Dennis Manoloff / Plain Dealer:   CLEVELAND INDIANS  —  Baseball News, Schedule, Pictures, and More
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Melancon is on the way, too  —  Further word from Scranton is that Mark Melancon is on the way to Boston.  —  That can't be good news for Brian Bruney.
Angel Stadium / MLB.com:
A letter to Angels fans from Arte Moreno  —  Angels deeply appreciate outpouring of support  —  One of the most valued aspects of a professional sports franchise is the support an organization receives from the local community.  Throughout the ups and downs of a season, that relationship remains a very important one.
Discussion: Halos Heaven
Joefrisaro / The Fish Pond:
Hanley hot but hindered?  —  After going 2-for-5 on Friday night, Hanley Ramirez extended his hitting streak to six straight games.  He's raised his batting average from .245 to .279 over that stretch.  —  But is all well?  —  Maybe not.  While Ramirez is getting his timing down at the plate …
Discussion: FishStripes
David Lennon / Newsday:
Mets security confiscates K cards  —  Johan Santana's 10 strikeouts Friday nearly got three graduate students from Syosset kicked out of Citi Field for posting K cards on the leftfield facade.  —  Santana was up to six by the middle of the third inning when Keith Heller …
Associated Press:
McCann on DL with eye infection  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have placed catcher Brian McCann on the 15-day disabled list with a left eye infection.  —  The move announced Saturday was retroactive to Thursday.  The Braves also recalled catcher Clint Sammons from Triple-A Gwinnett.
Discussion: Fox Sports
 
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