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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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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks' Early Lead Isn't Safe With Burnett, or Anyone Else — BOSTON — There were nine relievers eligible for the Yankees on Saturday, so many that the bench in the right-field bullpen was too small to fit them all. They spilled over the side, watching starter A. J. Burnett bungle …
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Associated Press:
Varitek, Lowell spark huge Red Sox rally over Yankees — BOSTON (AP) — Jason Varitek hit a grand slam, Mike Lowell drove in six runs and the Boston Red Sox earned their biggest comeback victory against the Yankees since 1968, beating New York 16-11 Saturday for their ninth straight win.
Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Lupica: Bay's blast off Rivera loud & clear
Lupica: Bay's blast off Rivera loud & clear
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Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Ramirez's grand slam, Dye's homer power White Sox past Blue Jays — CHICAGO (AP) — Alexei Ramirez hit his fifth grand slam and drove in a career-high five RBI, and Jermaine Dye added a two-run homer for the Chicago White Sox in a 10-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Litsch to see Dr. Andrews as precaution — Right-hander feels better Saturday after Friday pain — CHICAGO — Rarely does a pitcher come back with good news if an injury sends him to the office of Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. The Blue Jays are hoping to have an exception in right-hander Jesse Litsch.
Associated Press:
O's come up short vs. Rangers — Hendrickson allows 4 HRs in 6-5 loss to Texas — Ian Kinsler homered twice and the Texas Rangers led off the first three innings with home runs against Mark Hendrickson in a 6-5 victory over the Orioles on Saturday night.
Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com:
Hamstring lands Drew on disabled list — D-backs shortstop aggravated injury Friday vs. Giants — PHOENIX — D-backs shortstop Stephen Drew is headed to the disabled list with a strained left hamstring. — D-backs manager Bob Melvin made the announcement following the club's 5-3 loss to the Giants on Saturday at Chase Field.
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Patrick Saunders / All Things Rockies:
Jimenez stumbles again vs. Dodgers — Due to complications with our online system, I'm posting the first edition of Saturday night's game story on my blog. — Please look for the final story later online or in the Sunday paper. — PS — Where's Waldo? How about where's Ubaldo?
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Purple Row
Jesse Spector / NY Daily News:
Touching Base: The score on early trends — It's always fun in the early part of the baseball season to extrapolate from the smallest of sample sizes and calculate which players are on pace for record-shattering seasons. Take Opening Day, when the Diamondbacks' Tony Clark and Felipe Lopez each hit …
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Pujols passes milestone with slam — Slugger 23rd active player to reach 1,000 RBIs — ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols hit a home run so majestic it deserved two milestones. — Pujols hit a mammoth grand slam in the seventh inning of the Cardinals' 8-2 win over the Cubs on Saturday, giving him 1,002 career RBIs.
Associated Press:
‘Hammerin’ Hank gets own Hall of Fame exhibit … COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — More than three decades after his final big-league game, Hank Aaron is still thrilling baseball fans. — An overflow crowd at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum watched Saturday as the 75-year-old Aaron helped dedicate …
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Gaslamp Ball
Associated Press:
Utley helps Phillies rally past reeling Marlins in extras — MIAMI (AP) — Chase Utley hit a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Florida 6-4 on Saturday night, handing the Marlins their fifth straight loss. — Shane Victorino got the winning rally started …
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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.
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