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9:55 AM ET, May 6, 2009

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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 26: Red Sox at Yankees  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (1-0, 3.13).  —  Chamberlain vs. the Boston hitters.  —  RED SOX (16-10)  —  Ellsbury CF  —  Pedroia 2B  —  Ortiz DH  —  Bay LF  —  Lowell 3B  —  Drew RF  —  Bailey 1B  —  Varitek C  —  Green SS
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John Harper / NY Daily News:
Harper: Yankees swallow pride in weak stand  —  As it turned out, maybe Joba Chamberlain should have plunked Jacoby Ellsbury, the very first batter of the game, square in the back and stared down the Red Sox dugout and dared Boston to do something about it.  —  At this point …
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Red Sox earn high five  —  Finish trip with another win vs. NY  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  NEW YORK - Gone from their loved ones during this nine-game road trip, the Red Sox [team stats] were only too glad to return home in the wee hours this morning.
Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Lupica: Joba turns in 12K night as one-man show
Discussion: The Joy of Sox
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Daisuke Matsuzaka's wet, slightly wild rehab start
Discussion: sox1fan.com and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Dodgers tie MLB record with 12-0 start at home, beat D'backs  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers tied the modern major league record for the longest home winning streak to start a season, improving to 12-0 at Chavez Ravine as Jeff Weaver pitched them to a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
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Eric Stephen / True Blue LA:
Dodgers Are in Eleventh Heaven
Associated Press:
Victorino, Werth homer, spark Phillies past Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies' center fielder was the big story a day after Rick Ankiel's harrowing headfirst crash into the wall.  —  Shane Victorino was 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBI and Jayson Werth …
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B.J. Rains / MLB.com:
Phillies hold ailing Utley out of lineup  —  Bruised foot flares up; club hopes he can play Wednesday  —  ST. LOUIS — Phillies second baseman Chase Utley was held out of Tuesday's lineup against the Cardinals after his bruised right foot flared up during Monday night's 6-1 win.
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Andy Martino / Philly.com:
Park is working on his confidence
Rick Eymer / MLB.com:
Top beginning to click as Halos win  —  Figgins, Matthews Jr. have big nights; Loux gets win No. 2  —  OAKLAND — Gary Matthews Jr. is quietly putting together a productive season despite appearing in just 64 percent of the Angels' games to date.  He says it's all about preparation.
Discussion: 6-4-2 and LAist
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Los Angeles Times:
Starting rotation remains a strength in Angels' victory
Discussion: Halos Heaven
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Posada to disabled list  —  Sweeny Murti of WFAN is reporting that Jorge Posada will be placed on the disabled list with a hamstring strain.  —  No word yet on who will be replacing him.  Obviously this is a big blow to the Yankees.  After never being on the disabled list in his career …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Yankees place catcher Jorge Posada on 15-day disabled list with strained hamstring
Discussion: WasWatching.com and MLB FanHouse
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Posada suffers hamstring injury, to have MRI
Discussion: Jersey Hardball
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
A-Rod probe will include pitch tipping … Major League Baseball is expanding its investigation of Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez by adding the pitch-tipping allegation spelled out in Selena Roberts' new book A-Rod to the agenda, people familiar with the inquiry told SI.com.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Zimmerman extends hit streak to 23  —  Nats third baseman delivers RBI single in third at-bat  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to 23 games against the Astros at Nationals Park on Tuesday afternoon.  The game was eventually suspended by rain tied at 10 in the 11th inning.
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Norton mourns tragedy 20 years later  —  Braves veteran's mother was slain by his father  —  ATLANTA — Twenty years later, the pain of finding a murdered mother at the foot of her bed rests primarily through the reality that the same love she'd provided her children will never be experienced …
Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
A's activate Copeland, demote Eveland  —  Outfielder comes off DL; left-hander optioned to Triple-A  —  The A's reinstated outfielder Ben Copeland from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday and optioned left-hander Dana Eveland to Triple-A Sacramento.  —  Copeland, who has yet …
Discussion: Athletics Nation and SFGate
Associated Press:
Phillips' bat, Volquez's arm help Reds blank Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — Brandon Phillips tied a career high with six RBIs, Edinson Volquez allowed three hits in eight innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Florida Marlins 7-0 on Tuesday night.  —  Nick Masset pitched a perfect ninth …
Discussion: Red Reporter and Yahoo! Sports
Walk Like a Sabermetrician:
Comments on Baseball Prospectus 2009  —  I don't want to bill this as a “book review”, because that implies a level of formality that is lacking here.  And many of my opinions have already been voiced by others around the net—a particular problem when one comes in to comment on a book over two months after it has been published.
 
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Biscuits' pitcher Hellickson hurt
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
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Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Out of hospital, Ankiel back in clubhouse
Associated Press:
Garza pitches eight strong to beat Orioles again
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Astros-Nationals game suspended by rain in 11th
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Sky Andrecheck / Baseball Analysts:
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