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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 30: Yankees at Orioles — Pitching: RHP Phil Hughes (1-1, 2.70). — Hughes vs. the Baltimore hitters. — ORIOLES (12-18) — Roberts 2B — Jones RF — Markakis RF — Huff 1B — Mora 3B — Scott DH — Montanez LF — Zaun C — Izturis C — Pitching: RHP Adam Eaton (1-3, 7.18).
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Associated Press:
Orioles use eight-run inning to pound Yankees — BALTIMORE (AP) — Aubrey Huff hit a three-run homer off Phil Hughes during an eight-run second inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 12-5 Saturday night in a game that featured seven home runs.
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Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
Manny Ramirez supporters resemble Giants fans — They blindly excuse the behavior of the Dodgers outfielder, even though he was suspended 50 games for using a banned substance. — It was the first thing I saw when I pulled into Dodger Stadium on that humid, funereal-like Thursday afternoon.
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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.
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.
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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.
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:
No Manuel, no problem; Mets blast Pirates 10-1 — NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes capped a five-run fourth with a two-run single, John Maine allowed three hits in six effective innings and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 Saturday for their sixth straight win. — GAME REPORT: Mets 10, Pirates 1
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Breaking news: Joba questionable for start — Joba Chamberlain popped a blood vessel in his right thumb during BP. The trainers think he should be able to start tomorrow. But that is why Alfredo Aceves was held out. — UPDATE, 10:39 p.m.: Information is a little sketchy on this as Joba …
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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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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Daulerio / Deadspin:
Rusty Kuntz Is Milking A Cow — Yes, that's one of the most unintentionally disturbing sentences you'll ever see written. Great photo-op, though, for the upstart Royals. But it happened. — Kuntz was part of some “udderly ridiculous” promotion before the Royals played the Angels …
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.
