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10:20 AM ET, May 26, 2010

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Associated Press:
Dodgers sue Jon Lovitz, others over season tickets  —  LOS ANGELES — Comic Jon Lovitz and others are being sued by the Los Angeles Dodgers over claims they failed to pay nearly $100,000 for season tickets for the 2010 baseball season.  —  Delaware-based Dodger Tickets LLC filed the breach-of-contract lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles.
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Tony Jackson / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers place George Sherrill on DL, activate Rafael Furcal  —  CHICAGO — The Los Angeles Dodgers will go with an 11-man pitching staff for at least a few days after placing struggling reliever George Sherrill on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with what was termed a mid-back strain.
TSN.ca:
DEMPSTER DOMINANT AS CUBS SHUT OUT DODGERS
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Troncoso finds flaw in delivery  —  CHICAGO — Ramon Troncoso thinks he's figured out why he's allowed three home runs in his past two appearances, with his ERA jumping from 3.48 to 5.06.  —  “I was watching videos of last year, and I see that sometimes I lean too fast,” said Troncoso.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Ethier takes BP, could return Monday  —  CHICAGO — The way injured outfielder Andre Ethier was launching balls out of Wrigley Field in batting practice Tuesday leaves the Dodgers optimistic he'll be back in right field by next week.  —  Ethier has made dramatic progress in his recovery …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers can't back Kershaw's quality start  —  Furcal has rough game with two errors, 0-for-4 performance  —  CHICAGO — There was plenty of blame to go around Tuesday night, but Rafael Furcal wasn't sharing it.  —  “It was not a pretty day for me,” said the Dodgers' shortstop.
Discussion: 6-4-2
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks-Twins game to resume Wednesday  —  Contest tied in sixth inning when rain forces suspension  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Yankees couldn't have guessed that their first trip to the Twins' beautiful new ballpark, Target Field, would not only prove historic, but also end a little quicker than expected.
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Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Rain suspends Yankees-Twins tilt
Discussion: Twinkie Town
Marc Carig / New Jersey Online:
Yankees starter A.J. Burnett credits acupuncture with helping him stay healthy
Associated Press:
SANTANA GOES THE DISTANCE AS ANGELS DOWN BLUE JAYS  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ervin Santana pitched a four-hitter for his second complete game against Toronto this season and Mike Napoli homered to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night.
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Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Halos back Santana's complete-game win
Discussion: 6-4-2
TSN.ca:
TALBOT GUIDES INDIANS OVER WHITE SOX  —  The Sports Network  —  Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Mitch Talbot threw seven strong innings as the Cleveland Indians downed the Chicago White Sox, 7-3, in the second of a three-game set.  —  Talbot (6-3) gave up two runs on six hits with four strikeouts.
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe!
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Associated Press:
Season could be last for Chicago White Sox's Omar Vizquel
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Dallas Morning News:
Stroke of luck - or was it - by Guerrero boosts Rangers  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Vladimir Guerrero fans are used to seeing the kind of long home runs he delivered twice Tuesday night in the Rangers' 8-7 victory over Kansas City.  —  But not even Guerrero has seen the kind of at-bat he had in the seventh inning.
Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies recall catcher Iannetta after successful Sky Sox stint  —  Catcher Chris Iannetta will rejoin the Rockies today after a month-long stint at Triple-A Colorado Springs.  —  As general manager Dan O'Dowd indicated Monday, Iannetta did everything the team asked after his demotion.
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Troy Renck / All Things Rockies:
Iannetta confident in adjustments
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Garland tosses 7 shutout innings as Padres top Cardinals  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jon Garland (FSY) threw seven innings and Jerry Hairston Jr. homered to lift the San Diego Padres to a 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.  —  Garland (6-2) won his sixth straight decision …
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball and Yahoo! Sports
TSN.ca:
BREWERS DOWN ASTROS IN BATTLE OF NL CENTRAL'S LESSER LIGHTS  —  The Sports Network  —  Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Ryan Braun and Rickie Weeks both clubbed two- run homers, helping the Milwaukee Brewers snap an eight-game home losing streak with a 6-1 win over Houston in the opener of a three-game series at Miller Park.
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Slumping Brandon Wood goes on disabled list with hip injury  —  Angels third baseman, who is batting .156, is out of minor league options.  Going on the DL for right hip flexor strain will give him chance to rest, clear his head and start rehab assignment.  —  The Angels and Brandon Wood found …
Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Dan Lozano, agent to top MLB players, leaves Beverly Hills Sports Council  —  Dan Lozano, the agent for Albert Pujols and several other prominent major leaguers, has left the Beverly Hills Sports Council, one of the firm's four partners confirmed to ESPN.com on Tuesday.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
TSN.ca:
CHACIN SOLID AS ROCKIES OUTLAST DIAMONDBACKS  —  The Sports Network  —  Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Jhoulys Chacin pitched six solid innings to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series at Coors Field.
Discussion: Purple Row
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Francisco Rodriguez and Mets bullpen coach Randy Niemann get into heated discussion in series finale  —  Francisco Rodriguez apparently was plenty warmed up by the time he got into Sunday night's Subway Series finale in the ninth inning against the Yankees - K-Rod and bullpen coach Randy Niemann had …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
V-Mart day-to-day with toe injury  —  ST. PETERSBURG — By the time Victor Martinez met with the media after Monday night's 6-1 win over the Rays, the nail of his left big toe was completely discolored.  But black and blue is far better than broken.  —  Martinez, who was hit on that left big toe …
Discussion: Surviving Grady and NESN.com
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
ELLSBURY HEADED BACK TO CENTER
Dan Steinberg / D.C. Sports Bog:
Steve Phillips would trade Strasburg for Oswalt  —  Chatting at 11:30.  Submit questions here.  —  By this point, just about everything sensible that could be said about Stephen Strasburg has already been said.  So now it's time to turn to the nonsensical things.
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