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White Sox survive ejections, rally to beat Indians — CLEVELAND (AP) — Mark Buehrle 's ejection in the third inning for arguing a balk didn't rattle the Chicago White Sox, who regrouped after losing their starting pitcher and survived a scary ninth inning to beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Wednesday.
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Buehrle, Guillen ejected for arguing balks — CLEVELAND (AP)—White Sox starter Mark Buehrle — and manager Ozzie Guillen have been ejected in Chicago's series finale against the Cleveland Indians for arguing two balk calls. — Guillen was tossed in the second inning Wednesday …
Mark Feinsand / Blogging the Bombers:
Source: Yankees bring back Gaudin … redfish — Oh joy! 0-2 with an 8.83 ERA in 12 appearances in the powerhouse AL West before being released. Can he play the outfield? So we lose a very good pitcher and replace him with a very bad pitcher. Brian logic.
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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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BLS Road Trip: What we liked (and didn't) about Target Field
BLS Road Trip: What we liked (and didn't) about Target Field
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays not sure David Ortiz's slow home run trot was necessary — ST. PETERSBURG — It took Boston's David Ortiz a long time to get around the bases after his Monday night home run. And it might be a while for the Rays to get over it. — Ortiz's trot — if you can call it that …
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Luke Hochevar goes 8 innings as Royals top Rangers 5-2 — KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Billy Butler homered and Luke Hochevar pitched eight strong innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. — Butler went 2 for 3 to raise his average to .348, second in the American League.
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays' Sean Rodriguez okay after encounter with stingray — ST. PETERSBURG — Infielder Sean Rodriguez earned a painful distinction this week he could do without: the first Ray to be stung by a stingray. — Rodriguez was on the beach Monday morning behind his Redington Beach rental condo …
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.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Ethier takes BP, could return Monday
Fred Kerber / New York Post:
Mets on Twitter — Phillies reliever Nelson Figueroa said in his two years with the Mets, he gave the team “blood, sweat, tears, my heart and my soul.” — Now he wouldn't give them the time of day. — After being shocked by his release from the Mets in early April and landing …
haulsofshame.com:
“10 Most Wanted Missing National Baseball Treasures” List Released by Hauls of Shame; Multi-Million Dollar Thefts From Institutions Under Scrutiny By FBI — A lengthy investigation into the alleged thefts of baseball artifacts from the New York Public Library, Boston Public Library …
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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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Minor League Update: Games of May 25 — Travis D'Arnaud, C, Jays (High-A Dunedin): 3-for-3, HR (4), 3 R,2 RBI, BB — Don't discount D'Arnaud as right there with the bigger name prospects the Jays received for Roy Halladay. After missing nearly a month with some back issues …
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David Appelman / FanGraphs Baseball:
Historical WAR & WAR Graphs — Full historical WAR for all position players has been added to the site! It's available in the career leaderboards and on the individual player pages currently and will work its way to some other sections of the site pretty soon.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth? — Two players who will be significant free agents next season — Carl Crawford and Jayson Werth of the Phillies — have faced the Red Sox on this road trip. Given the choice, which would you sign? — Crawford is 28 and Werth is 31.
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Lidge could be activated next week — Phillies closer throws 25 pitches in pain-free 'pen session — NEW YORK — Phillies closer Brad Lidge threw 25 pitches in a bullpen session Tuesday at Citi Field, and could be activated from the 15-day disabled list next week in Atlanta.
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.