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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Statement from Hal Steinbrenner: Yanks to reduce ticket prices at new Stadium — This from Hal Steinbrenner via the Yankees: — “A few weeks ago I indicated that in light of the economy we would review the pricing of a small number of our premium locations at Yankee Stadium; specifically, our Suite Seats.
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Ross / New Stadium Insider:
Get Used To Large Announced Attendances With Sparsely Populated Seats …
Get Used To Large Announced Attendances With Sparsely Populated Seats …
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Bryan Hoch / Bombers Beat:
Yankees statement on adjusting ticket prices
Yankees statement on adjusting ticket prices
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Associated Press:
Anderson's gaffe opens up flood gates as Yanks tag Tigers for 10 in 7th — DETROIT — Phil Hughes went six innings in his first start and left fielder Josh Anderson's error led to a 10-run seventh inning as the New York Yankees ended a four-game losing streak with an 11-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Vasgersian: “I certainly didn't mean to trivialize an injury.” — UPDATE: Vasgersian apologizes on MLB Tonight. See embedded video below. — The first studio analyst hire that MLB Network made was that of Matt Vasgersian. As a play-by-play man, he had been with the San Diego Padres, and prior to that, the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Hanrahan out as Nationals' closer — Acta to employ bullpen-by-committee to finish games — PHILADELPHIA — One day after watching the bullpen blow a four-run lead, the Nationals decided Tuesday that right-hander Joel Hanrahan will no longer be their closer and that right-hander Garrett Mock is out as the eighth-inning setup man.
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Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
1,727 Words On The Bullpen Shake-Up — With a sharp slider and fastball, Joel Hanrahan still fits the closer prototype — at least physically — better than anybody else in the Washington organization. He needs to work on the mental side, though; that's the verdict both from Hanrahan and those in management.
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Associated Press:
Indians end Boston's 11-game winning streak 9-8 — Buzz up! — CLEVELAND (AP)—Javier Lopez took his eyes off the ball for an instant—and Boston's 11-game winning streak was over. — Mark DeRosa had four hits and scored from second base on Lopez's error with two outs in the ninth inning …
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DeRosa, Indians snap Boston's 11-game winning streak — CLEVELAND (AP) — Mark DeRosa had four hits and scored from second base on an error with two outs in the ninth inning as the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 9-8 on Tuesday night, snapping their 11-game winning streak.
Josh Katzowitz / MLB.com:
Valverde to DL with strained right calf — Astros recall Fulchino; Hawkins to fill in as closer — CINCINNATI — The Astros placed closer Jose Valverde on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a strained right calf muscle. The move was made retroactive to Monday, and he will be eligible to return on May 12.
Associated Press:
Ethier's double in the ninth carries Dodgers past Giants — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andre Ethier doubled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Tuesday night, avoiding their longest losing streak of the season.
John Schlegel / MLB.com:
High school hurler's no-hit streak ends — Florida senior gives up double in district semifinal — For the first time since March 24, Patrick Schuster finally gave up a hit Tuesday afternoon. — The left-handed senior at Mitchell High School in New Port Richey, Fla. …
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Blue Jays among those waiting for reinforcements — The Toronto Blue Jays, the Angels, the Yankees and some other teams must wait for pitching reinforcements to arrive. It feels like a scene from one of those old Westerns, when a small band of holdouts preserves its bullets and just tries to buy time before the cavalry shows up.
Cjennings / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
April 28: Lineup and Kennedy update — Starting pitcher Ian Kennedy left Monday night's game in Rochester because of numbness in one of the fingers of his pitching hand. He went to a doctor in Rochester after the game and today he's in New York seeing a Yankees team doctor.
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Hamilton out of lineup, may go on DL — Rangers slugger's rib cage in ‘extreme pain’ — ARLINGTON — Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton could likely end up on the on the disabled list with a bruised left rib cage. — Hamilton was not in the lineup again on Tuesday and will be examined …
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Eighth wonder — Five-run inning secures victory over Pittsburgh — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — The Milwaukee Brewers still remember how to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. — It wasn't as easy as the final score indicated but the Brewers triumphed, 10-5 …
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