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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Guess who's back? It's Phil Hughes — Phil Hughes wasn't just good tonight, he was great. Six scoreless innings, two hits, two walks, six strikeouts. He threw 59 of 99 pitches for strikes and never cracked in a scoreless duel with Edwin Jackson. — If you were watching closely …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Too many good starters? Oh, no! — You knew this would happen. You just knew it. — The Yankees lost four in a row and the fans wanted everybody fired. Then Phil Hughes pitched six shutout innings and now everybody wants to know what will happen when Chien-Ming Wang comes back.
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Key battles hurt Jackson, bullpen — Tigers fall to Yanks on 10-run seventh that proves historic — DETROIT — Manager Jim Leyland has been in the game for more than 40 years. This was a new one for him. — “I don't think I've ever seen that in my life,” Leyland said after the Tigers' 11-0 loss to the Yankees on Tuesday.
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Utley, Phils drub Nats, but lose Hamels — Ace sprains left ankle, expects to make next start Monday — PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels is not a believer in curses, jinxes or voodoo dolls. — Not yet. — “I'd probably be on the disabled list with a surgery procedure if somebody hated me that bad …
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Chico Harlan / Washington Post: More of the Same as the Nationals Suffer Their Fifth Loss in Six Games
Chico Harlan / Washington Post:Tavárez, Wells to Replace Hanrahan in Closer Role
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Opinion: I Don't Trust the Mets — Last night, David Wright had an RBI single, plus two more strike outs, yet is hitting .282 on the season with a .371 OBP. — Wright also made a ‘fielding error’ in the sixth, on a ball hit hard, that bounced off of his chest and in to the outfield, on which a run scored.
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Manuel upset at Mets finish in 7-4 loss to Marlins — David Wright is seen after the loss against the Florida Marlins at Citi Field on Tuesday night. (Newsday/ Ana P. Gutierrez / April 28, 2009) — Give up? Jerry Manuel didn't say those exact words. Surrender? Not quite.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers edge past wild Giants — Ethier doubles home Ramirez for go-ahead run in ninth — SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathan Broxton blew his first save in the eighth inning. Will Ohman converted his first one in the ninth. — Late innings in close games for the Dodgers are becoming true adventures …
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Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
‘Cincinnati, YOU have a problem’ — As Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker talked to the media after Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Houston Astros, a member of the media relations department laid a copy of the stat pack on his desk - a box score, play-by-play and up-to-date statistics.
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Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
Let's Get Real — The Toronto Blue Jays have the best record in baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have played well for three weeks. Both statements are true, but one carries greater impact. Unfortunately, it's the one most likely to lead you to the wrong conclusion.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:Blue Jays among those waiting for reinforcements
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Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Strasburg's price tag doesn't turn off future (?) teammates — Miller: Stuff of legend — Yeah, they've heard of him. Of course they've heard of him. — Stephen Strasburg? Yeah, of course the Nationals know who he is. — “I know he throws a billion,” Adam Dunn said.
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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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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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers on watch for swine flu — Team already vigilant against contagious diseases — SAN FRANCISCO — The swine flu scare hasn't caused any panic in the Dodgers clubhouse, but head athletic trainer Stan Conte monitors news reports because he's seen how viruses can be passed from one player …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Guys like Figgins are hard to find — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX. — add this
Kansas City Star:
It's time the Royals invested in Bonds — This column is in no way an attempt to divert attention away from Zack Greinke's bid for history tonight at Kauffman Stadium. It's a plea to get Greinke and the Royals some help. — Barry Bonds should be wearing a Royals uniform this season.
Colin Fly / Associated Press:
Hoffman sends down Pirates in 1st save for Brewers — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Trevor Hoffman said it felt different. The result was the same. — The all-time saves leader notched his first with Milwaukee and the Brewers rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Tuesday night.
