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Jason Bay's homer sparks another 6th inning Boston rally — BOSTON — Jason Bay and J.D. Drew [stats] homered in Boston's second straight big sixth inning and the Red Sox [team stats] stopped the Tampa Bay Rays' longest winning streak of the year with a 7-3 win Friday night.
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Chris Forsberg / Boston Globe:
Family: DiMaggio was watching his beloved Sox when he died — Though ill with pneumonia, Dom DiMaggio was doing something he loved — watching the Red Sox play, and play well — when he died this morning in his Marion home. — Son by his side, the former Red Sox center fielder was watching …
Mark Feeney / Boston Globe:Former Red Sox star Dom DiMaggio dies at 92
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Mark Pratt / Associated Press:Red Sox great Dom DiMaggio, Joe's brother, dies
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Baltimore Sun:
O's trade Freel to Cubs for Gathright — Outfielder, who hit .254 with 21 steals for KC in '08, assigned to Norfolk — Orioles disgruntled utility man Ryan Freel got his wish Friday as he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for outfielder Joey Gathright, who cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.
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Braun hits two-run homer as Brewers top Cubs — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer in the eighth and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs, who may be without third baseman Aramis Ramirez for an extended period after he dislocated his left shoulder Friday night.
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A-Rod homers in first at-bat, leads Yankees over Orioles — BALTIMORE (AP) — Alex Rodriguez announced his return to the Yankees by hitting a three-run homer on the first pitch of his late-starting season, CC Sabathia pitched a four-hitter and New York ended a five-game losing streak by defeating the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 Friday night.
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Tigers' Verlander strikes out 11, shuts out Indians in duel with Lee — CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Verlander struck out 11 and outpitched reigning Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee for the second time in a week, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 1-0 Friday night.
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
With help in field, Verlander denies Lee — Game-saving catch by Granderson preserves shutout win — CLEVELAND — Clete Thomas legged out an infield single to allow Curtis Granderson to score the game's only run, rewarding Justin Verlander for his nine shutout innings with just his second career win …
Jeff Fletcher / MLB FanHouse:
A's Acquire Adam Kennedy — The A's, whose infield has been ravaged by injuries, have acquired former ALCS MVP Adam Kennedy from the Rays for a player to be named. Kennedy, 33, was assigned to Triple-A Sacramento as a paper move because he wasn't expected to arrive in time for Friday's game.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
A's Acquire Adam Kennedy — 6:48pm: Marc Lancaster of the Tampa Tribune gathered a nice quote from Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman, on why the club felt compelled to make the deal: … 4:31pm: According to Jeff Fletcher of AOL Fanhouse the Rays traded Adam Kennedy to the A's for a player to be named later.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 29: Yankees at Orioles (updated with A-Rod pre-game audio) — YANKEES (13-15) — Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (1-3, 4.85). — Sabathia vs. the Baltimore hitters. — ORIOLES (12-17) — Roberts 2B — Jones CF — Markakis RF — Mora 3B — Huff 1B — Wigginton DH — Montanez LF
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Note: Shane Victorino is a Cheater — Last night, Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado and Luis Castillo did a nice job of chasing down Shane Victorino in a pickle between first and second. — However, on the pass from Reyes to Delgado, before the tag, Victorino intentionally elbowed Reyes …
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Seitz / L.A. Seitz of Chicago:
The Tim Salmon Interview — For a longer background, refer to this post. Long story short, Tim Salmon is helping to promote a test drive event for the Can-Am Spyder Roadster, which will take place tomorrow, Saturday, May 9th at Angel Stadium. You can test drive the vehicle, and Tim will be present for pictures and autographs.
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Maureen Mullen / The Daily Item:
Smoltz gets peace of mind with visit to doctor — BOSTON — The setback John Smoltz experienced recently in his rehab from shoulder surgery raised enough concern in the veteran pitcher that he made a trip to Birmingham, Ala., for a check-up with Dr. James Andrews, who performed the surgery last June.
Tim Sullivan / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Does L.A. now have cash for Peavy? — From a competitive standpoint, Manny Ramirez's suspension matters to the Padres in much the same way a hamburger does to a devout Hindu. — It is a curiosity, but not really much of a concern. That the Dodgers'outfielder would find use for a drug designed …
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He's back! Rodriguez ready to help Yankees win … BALTIMORE (AP) — Alex Rodriguez says he's focused on helping the New York Yankees regain their winning ways, rather than making up for mistakes in his past. — The All-Star third baseman came off the disabled list Friday and rejoined the Yankees in Baltimore.
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NY Daily News:
Bondy: Mo's woes add to Yankees' deep trouble — Even on a night like this, with an ill wind blowing everything but the Legends seats out of the Stadium, you don't expect Mariano Rivera to throw fat boomerangs toward the plate. — But Rivera didn't just lose this game to Tampa, 8-6. He lost it scary.
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