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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Phillies 1, Marlins 0: Roy Halladay Pitches Baseball's 20th Perfect Game — In his second career start, for Toronto in 1998, Roy Halladay lost a no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning. He did not ascend steadily to greatness, falling back to Class A ball before rising to regain his dominance of the American League.
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Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
Roy Halladay throws perfect game vs. Marlins; 20th perfect game in MLB history — MIAMI GARDENS - Phillies ace Roy Halladay pitched baseball's 19th perfect — game Saturday night, blanking the Marlins, 1-0, in front of 25,086 at Sun — Life Stadium. — It was the first perfect game since Oakland's Dallas Braden threw one
Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Halladay throws MLB's 20th perfect game — MIAMI — Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay retired all 27 batters he faced to pitch the 20th perfect game in Major League history on Saturday night at Sun Life Stadium. — Halladay is coming off a rough outing against the Red Sox, when he gave up seven runs (six earned) in 5 2/3 innings.
Joe Capozzi / Florida Marlins news, analysis …:
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NY Daily News:
Comic relief from Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain is no joke for Joe Girardi — With one excruciating pitch after another taken for a ball by their hitters and every exasperating pitching change after another made by their manager, it was as if the Yankees were sending a “take this” …
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Tim Britton / MLB.com:
Bullpen trampled in Yanks' loss to Tribe — No relief for New York despite big lead entering seventh — NEW YORK — At the end of a four-hour and 22-minute contest that saw both teams bat around in a single inning, 24 total runs and a frightening moment on the mound, manager Joe Girardi wasn't one for deep insights.
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Mike DiGiovanna / LA Times Sports Blog:
Paul Konerko, Lance Berkman top list of Angels options at first base after Kendry Morales injury — The Angels should have plenty of outside options to replace injured first baseman Kendry Morales, who suffered a lower left-leg fracture in a freak mishap while celebrating his walk-off grand slam on Saturday …
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Associated Press:
Angels' Morales fractures leg after walk-off slam — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kendry Morales took a leap toward home plate and all of a sudden, a jubilant trip around the bases turned into a deflating trip to the disabled list. — Morales broke his left leg after hitting a game-ending grand slam …
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Beckett not quite ready to return from DL — After throwing a short bullpen session (20-25 pitches) on Friday, Josh Beckett (lower-back strain) sat down with manager Terry Francona and pitching coach John Farrell to discuss his status. — They met again yesterday, going over the righthander's progress.
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James Hall / MLB.com:
Alomar would like front-office job — TORONTO — It has been six years since 12-time American League All-Star Roberto Alomar has dawned a big league jersey. — While Alomar, who came up just eight votes shy of a first-ballot induction into the Hall of Fame, has enjoyed his short time away from the game …
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Jim Armstrong / Denver Post:
Rockies get rare win vs. Dodgers — The Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. We only mention it because, well, the Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night! — You don't have to take it on faith. It's right here in black and white.
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Josh Dubow / Associated Press:
Japan's ‘Knuckle Princess’ makes US debut — CHICO, California (AP)—Japan's Eri Yoshida has become the first woman to pitch professionally in the United States in a decade, showing Saturday that she and her sidearm knuckleballs can compete with the men. — The “Knuckle Princess” …
Associated Press:
Hart Hits 2 Home Runs and Drives in 6 for Brewers Win — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corey Hart hit a grand slam and a two-run homer in his first two times up to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-6 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night. — Hart's homers in the first and third gave him 12 for the season …
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Jeff Wallner / MLB.com:
Reds pound six homers against Astros — CINCINNATI — The first-place Reds are in the midst of a home run barrage on Saturday night at Great American Ball Park against the Houston Astros. — The Reds have hit six home runs and lead, 11-1, after five innings. — Jay Bruce and Ramon Hernandez have each homered twice.
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Tigers To Designate Dontrelle Willis For Assignment — The Tigers will designate Dontrelle Willis for assignment tomorrow, according to the team's official Twitter feed. The move will free up a roster spot for Max Scherzer, who is being called up to start tomorrow's game.
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