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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Lineups, etc. — The Red Sox are without Kevin Youkilis for the fifth straight game, which would suggest a trip to the disabled might be imminent. Not so, Terry Francona said. The Red Sox are confident Youkilis will rest tomorrow and Monday, a day off, and be able to begin playing again Tuesday in Anaheim.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox ride another big sixth to win — Bay, Drew go deep to turn three-run deficit into lead — BOSTON — There was no history involved this time, just a couple of towering shots. For the second consecutive night, a sixth-inning surge was all that the Red Sox needed to turn a deficit into a win.
Chris Forsberg / Boston Globe:Family: DiMaggio was watching his beloved Sox when he died
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Andy Lefkowitz / Yahoo! Sports:
Kansas City (18-12) at Los Angeles (14-14) — Buzz up! — Having overcome an anxiety disorder that threatened his career, Zack Greinke — is a man who chooses to say little. The Kansas City Royals ace instead lets his pitching speak quite loudly for him.
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Associated Press:
Kendrick's inside-the-park homer lifts Angels over Royals — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Howie Kendrick's two-run, inside-the-park homer Friday night helped the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 victory and put a stop to the Kansas City Royals' six-game win streak. — In his third start of the season …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Miscues drop LA to 0-2 sans Manny — Baserunning errors cost Billingsley first loss vs. Giants — LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers couldn't lose at home with Manny Ramirez and now they can't win there without him. — They were beaten by the Giants on Friday night, 3-1, with Chad Billingsley taking his first loss after a 5-0 start.
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Associated Press:
Zito gets first win as Giants edge Manny-less Dodgers — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barry Zito outpitched Chad Billingsley to record his first win of the season on his sixth attempt, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Friday night. — The Dodgers have lost …
Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
With No-Hitter, Strasburg Tops Only Competition — Himself — SAN DIEGO — For the final home start of his college career, Stephen Strasburg — the hardest-throwing, highest-achieving, most-scrutinized, soon-to-be-richest pitcher in the history of hype — entered a world of impossible expectations.
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Strasburg K's 17 in no-hitter — It's the first no-no for presumed top pick in 2009 Draft — SAN DIEGO — Stephen Strasburg has done just about everything in his amateur career, from striking out 23 in a game to pitching for the Olympic team to cementing his place as the top talent in this June's First-Year Player Draft class.
MLB.com:
DodgersWIN broadcast to debut on May 20 — The Los Angeles Dodgers will debut their DodgersWIN broadcast on May 20, with former FOX baseball anchor Jeanne Zelasko handling the play-by-play duties alongside former Dodger Mark Sweeney, who will serve as the analyst.
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Rob Biertempfel / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Capps may be able to pitch today — • Closer Matt Capps (elbow bruise) played catch Friday and is scheduled to throw off a mound this morning. If all goes well, he might be able to pitch in the game this afternoon, but there's no rush to get him back on the field.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Hitting streak reaches 26 for Zimmerman — Nats third baseman singles in first inning against D-backs — PHOENIX — Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said he doesn't think about his current hitting streak at all, but he has a knack for extending it in a quick manner.
Barry Lewis / Tulsa World:
Drillers beat Travelers — Despite being short-handed, the Tulsa Drillers will carry a three-game winning streak going into Saturday night's opener of an eight-game homestand. — Tulsa will host the Northwest Arkansas Naturals at 6:05 p.m. After the four-game series against the Naturals …
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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 …
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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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