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9:35 PM ET, May 16, 2010

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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Rare Rivera blown save leads to loss  —  Closer gives up slam to Kubel as Yanks can't finish sweep  —  NEW YORK — The reality of Mariano Rivera coughing up a late-inning lead still serves as a jolt to the senses after all these years, a rare occurrence that seems to compel those in pinstripes …
Discussion: Yankeeist and Yankees Daily
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Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
Kubel's slam off Rivera powers Twins past Yankees  —  NEW YORK (AP)—This was the absolute last way the Minnesota Twins expected to break through against the New York Yankees.  —  Jason Kubel  —  hit a stunning grand slam off Mariano Rivera  —  with two outs in the eighth inning Sunday …
Discussion: NBCSports.com and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Mariano Rivera blows save as Twins clobber Yankees 6-3
Discussion: Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Tigers on a roll in Motor City with win vs Red Sox  —  DETROIT - Ramon Santiago hit a two-run homer and Armando Galarraga was sharp in his first start of the season, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox [team stats] 5-1 on Sunday.  —  Detroit became the first team …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Boston Herald
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Red Sox-Tigers Game Updates
Discussion: Over the Monster
Mark Zuckerman / NATS INSIDER:
Storen to join Nats tomorrow  —  DENVER — Drew Storen is about to join the Nationals' roster.  —  The rookie reliever will have his contract purchased from Class AAA Syracuse and is expected to join the big-league club tomorrow in St. Louis, according to a source within the organization.
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Fox Sports:
Source: Nats to call up first-round pick
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
If losing continues, Sox could be losing veteran players too  —  Rangers inquire about availability of Pierzynski  —  A.J. Pierzynski is tagged out while sliding into third by Royals' Alberto Callaspo.  (Jamie Squire, Getty Images / May 16, 2010)  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. …
Associated Press:
Dodgers beat Padres 1-0 for seventh straight win  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The way Chad Billingsley and the bullpen pitched, the Los Angeles Dodgers got by with just two hits.  —  Russell Martin hit an RBI single in the sixth inning and the Dodgers beat the first-place San Diego Padres 1 …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and NBCSports.com
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Ethier breaks bone in right pinkie
Discussion: SBNation.com and True Blue LA
Jeff Seidel / MLB.com:
Sizemore day-to-day with knee contusion  —  BALTIMORE — Cleveland outfielder Grady Sizemore is considered day-to-day after he left Sunday's victory over the Orioles in the fifth inning due to a left knee contusion.  —  Sizemore hurt the knee when diving back into first base following his RBI single in the third inning.
Discussion: HardballTalk
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TSN.ca:
RALLY IN NINTH LEADS INDIANS OVER ORIOLES
Discussion: Camden Chat and Let's Go Tribe!
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Niese aggravates right hamstring, exits game  —  Righty returning to New York for further tests on injury  —  MIAMI — Moments after Jon Niese first injured his right hamstring last May at Citi Field, Mets trainers asked him to throw a test pitch on the mound.  He did, then toppled over in pain with a severe tear of the muscle.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
Mets, Out of Patience, Send Perez to the Bullpen
Discussion: ESPN and The 'Ropolitans
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
New York Mets' Jose Reyes bats leadoff against Florida Marlins
Discussion: Associated Press and Mets360.com
Associated Press:
Reds stifle Cards, move into first in NL Central  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Moments after Jay Bruce caught a routine fly for the final out, the public address announcer called everyone's attention to the standings board behind the right-field seats, the one that was about to reflect a seismic shift in the NL Central.
Discussion: Red Reporter
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
MLB Committee Fought to Keep Blacks Out Even After Robinson Signing  —  At the Reds' Great American Ballpark, the likes of Willie Mays, Bud Selig, and Jimmie Lee Solomon are taking part in festivities around the annual Civil Rights Game between the Reds and St. Louis Cardinals.
AdamMcCalvy / Brew Beat:
Davis has heart condition  —  Brewers pitcher Doug Davis was scratched from his Sunday start and placed on the 15-day disabled list with a heart condition called pericarditis, an acute inflammation of the lining around the heart.  He is being treated with anti-inflammatory medication and the situation is not life-threatening.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Al's Ramblings
Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago Sun Times:
Lee puts onus on himself  —  Derrek Lee played for a team that started 16-22 and won a World Series, so he's not about to write off the 15-22 Cubs in the middle of May.  —  “There was no magic moment,” Lee said of the Florida Marlins' turnaround in 2003.  “We just kept believing in ourselves and kept playing hard.
Tim Britton / MLB.com:
Yanks will sit Vazquez until Friday  —  Instead of starting against Red Sox, righty will take on Mets  —  NEW YORK — The Yankees will skip Javier Vazquez's spot in the rotation for the second time in two weeks, pushing the right-hander back to Friday, May 21, when he will start against the New York Mets.
Discussion: NY Daily News and Pinstripe Alley
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External / ESPN:
Yankees to skip embattled Vazquez's next start
Discussion: Fanhouse MLB Blog
 
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Tracy Ringolsby / Inside the Colorado Rockies:
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Associated Press:
ROCKIES ACTIVATE FRANCIS, TO START VS. NATS
Discussion: TSN.ca and Yahoo! Sports
Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:
Bryce Harper, potential No. 1 pick in the MLB draft, faces questions …
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
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Mark Zuckerman / NATS INSIDER:
Taveras DFA'd, Morse activated
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