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Kevin Devaney Jr / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Postgame notes: Walkoff win tempered by injury news — This is Josh (not Kevin, like it says) checking in with a TON of news from the clubhouse. — For starters, the Yankees recorded their 11th walkoff win this season when Robinson Cano drove home Alex Rodriguez from second.
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New York Post:
IN JOBA MATH, LESS MEANS MORE — IN the Bizarro World that Joba Chamberlain inhabits, the better he pitches, the fewer times he'll get the ball, while the worse he pitches, the more starts he'll get between now and the finish line. — It's the innings, stupid, and no …
Andy McCullough / New Jersey Online:
NY Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain will skip next turn in the rotation … NEW YORK — Another day, another set of questions about Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain. — Before Wednesday's series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays, manager Joe Girardi announced that Chamberlain (8-2) …
Associated Press:
New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain to make next start on seven days' rest — NEW YORK — Joba Chamberlain's next start will be on seven days' rest as the New York Yankees try to limit his work in his first full season in the rotation.temp — Chamberlain pitched only 88 1/3 innings …
Associated Press:
Cano's walk-off single lifts Yanks past Jays in 11th — NEW YORK (AP) — Robinson Cano (FSY) hit a game-ending RBI single in the 11th inning, and the New York Yankees capped a successful homestand with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. — Alex Rodriguez (FSY) …
Josh Thomson / The Journal News:
Yankees' Gardner has cast removed — NEW YORK - Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner had the cast removed from his broken left thumb on Monday and will now have the finger supported by a splint until he is examined again this coming Monday. — If all goes well, Gardner may return soon after.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 114: Blue Jays at Yankees — YANKEES (70-43) — Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (10-5, 3.67). — BLUE JAYS (54-58) — Scutaro SS — Hill 2B — Lind LF — Overbay 1B — Wells CF — Ruiz DH — Encarnacion 3B — Chavez C — Inglett RF — Pitching: LHP Ricky Romero (10-5, 3.66).
JSOnline:
Castro fired; Hardy sent down — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — The Brewers have fired pitching coach Bill Castro and replaced him with Class AAA Nashville pitching coach Chris Bosio. — In another drastic move, the Brewers have sent down shortstop J.J. Hardy and recalled Alcides Escobar from Nashville.
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Associated Press:
Reeling Brewers ship Hardy to minors, dump Hall … MILWAUKEE (AP) — The slumping Milwaukee Brewers have sent former All-Star shortstop J.J. Hardy to the minors, given up on third baseman Bill Hall and fired pitching coach Bill Castro. — The shakeup will give top prospect, Alcides Escobar …
David Waldstein / New York Times:
Safer Batting Helmet Isn't So Stylish — Three weeks after absorbing the potentially deadly impact of a 93-mile-per-hour fastball on his batting helmet, Edgar Gonzalez still feels dizzy whenever he lies down. Because of the lingering effects of a concussion, Gonzalez …
Associated Press:
Powell powers A's with HR in 4th inning, to beat O's — BALTIMORE (AP) — Landon Powell (FSY) homered in Oakland's four-run fourth inning, and the Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Wednesday to win a third straight series for the first time since April 2008.
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Dan Connolly / Baltimore Sun:It's decision time for O's, draft pick Givens
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Associated Press:
BoSox's Youkilis, Tigers' Porcello suspended 5 games each — NEW YORK (AP) — Boston's Kevin Youkilis (FSY) and Detroit pitcher Rick Porcello (FSY) were suspended for five games each Wednesday and fined by Major League Baseball for their roles in a benches-clearing confrontation.
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:Red Sox have a brawl
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St. Petersburg Times:
Injured Tampa Bay Rays closer Troy Percival plans to retire — ANAHEIM, Calif. — There's paperwork that has to be filed to make it official, but Troy Percival said he knows by the way his body hurts that his pitching career is over. — “I still wish I was out there playing and what have you …
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Joe Posnanski:
Ricciardis — I don't want this sound rude ... but I have never understood Toronto general manager J.P. Ricciardi. I mean that sincerely. I just don't understand. I have friends all around the game who will tell me what a bright guy J.P. is, what a good baseball man he is …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Wagner's return set for Sunday; top pick near deal — PHOENIX - Billy Wagner's return to the major leagues is targeted for Sunday against the Giants at Citi Field, the Daily News has learned. — Wagner has tossed five scoreless innings against Single-A batters since beginning a rehab assignment.
Gene Wojciechowski / ESPN:
Jeter the name that matters — If Yankees' captain ever ended up on positive test list, baseball's done — BRONX BOMBSHELL: DEREK JETER SAYS HE USED STEROIDS — Well, what would you do if ESPN interrupted your regularly scheduled programming for that one?
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