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4:50 PM ET, May 3, 2009

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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 25: Angels at Yankees (with Girardi pre-game audio)  —  YANKEES (13-11)  —  Pitching: RHP Phil Hughes (1-0, 0.00).  —  ANGELS (10-13)  —  Lineup TBA  —  Pitching: LHP Joe Saunders (2-1, 3.51)  —  TIME/TV: First pitch at 1:05.  The game is on YES.  —  WEATHER: It's raining in the Bronx at the moment.
Tim Sullivan / New York Post:
HORNY A-ROD A LAP DUNCE  —  A-Rod can't even go to a sex club without making a fool of himself.  —  The major-league slugger looked like a rank amateur when he made a supposedly clandestine visit to a Dallas sex club in 2004 — but showed up wearing a Yankee hat that screamed, “Look at me!”
Discussion: YFSF
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Baseball Said to Be Inquiring About Rodriguez Drug Use  —  Major League Baseball is investigating the accuracy of statements by Alex Rodriguez about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, according to people within baseball who were briefed on the matter.  —  Investigators have contacted several …
Associated Press:
MLB explores drug use by A-Rod
Discussion: ESPN.com and Fox Sports
Associated Press:
Verlander strikes out 11 in Tigers 3-1 win vs. Tribe  —  DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander struck out 11 and Curtis Granderson delivered another go-ahead hit as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1 Sunday.  —  Verlander (2-2) allowed one run and two hits in seven innings …
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Indians have plenty of new options
Discussion: The DiaTribe and MLB FanHouse
MackAveKurt / Bless You Boys:
That was (G)rand: Tigers 9, Indians 7
Discussion: Beck's Blog and TigerBlog
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Perez move seen as imminent  —  PHILADELPHIA — Jerry Manuel and GM Omar Minaya planned to meet today to make a formal decision, but it appears all but certain Oliver Perez won't be starting again anytime soon.  —  Not after Perez surrendered four runs on five hits and six walks …
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David Lennon / On the Mets beat:
No decision yet on Perez  —  Despite a lengthy closed-door meeting this morning, Jerry Manuel had few answers about Oliver Perez when the door opened.  The only thing for certain is that the Mets have not yet listed a starter for Friday's game against the Pirates at Citi Field.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Ortiz: ‘I will do things’  —  The staggering decline of David Ortiz has been evident in many ways.  There are numbers: He is batting .215 with no home runs in 93 at bats, and his .612 OPS ranks 92d in the American League.  There is his swing: Red Sox hitting coach Dave Magadan said Ortiz has been almost …
Associated Press:
Wells, Rios homer as Blue Jays beat Orioles 4-3  —  TORONTO (AP) — Vernon Wells hit a two-run homer, Alex Rios added a solo shot and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of Baltimore, beating the struggling Orioles 4-3 on Sunday.  —  The Orioles have lost six straight and 14 of 17 following a 6-2 start.
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Anderson declines rehab stint  —  Outfielder set to be activated off disabled list on Tuesday  —  ATLANTA — Because he's collected just 49 plate appearances since signing with the Braves during the final week of February, there was reason to believe Garret Anderson would have wanted …
Discussion: Angels Unplugged
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's put Sarfate on DL, recall McCrory  —  TORONTO - The Orioles have placed reliever Dennis Sarfate on 15-day disabled list and recalled Bob McCrory from Triple-A Norfolk.  —  McCrory, who turns 27 on Sunday, has a 2.25 ERA and three saves in nine appearances for the Tides.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and The Loss Column
Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Foot still at root of Wang's injury  —  TAMPA - The foot injury that shelved Chien-Ming Wang for much of last season also is responsible for his horrendous start this spring.  —  The Yankees have said Wang's problem is weakness in his hip muscles caused by the sprained foot.
Chico Harlan / Nationals Journal:
Running Weather/Game Thread  —  UPDATE, 3:02 p.m. — The rain continues.  The rain continues.  The rain continues.  For the last 30 minutes or so, fans, in a steady line, have been exiting Nationals Park through the center field gate.  —  UPDATE, 2:30 p.m. — The tarp is back on.
Discussion: NationalsFanboyLooser
 
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