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Cubs suspend Zambrano indefinitely after tirade — Derrek Lee (right) walks away after a heated dugout exchange with Carlos Zambrano. (Chris Sweda/Tribune) — The Cubs suspended pitcher Carlos Zambrano indefinitely Friday following his outburst in the dugout after the first inning …
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Carlos Zambrano suspended indefinitely — UPDATE: According to Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs have suspended Carlos Zambrano indefinitely for his actions during Friday's game. … According to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, Hendry said, “We'll play with 24 before we tolerate that behavior.”
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Diamondbacks 1 — Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Conversation — Diamondbacks' Jackson walks eight Rays in 149-pitch no-hitter — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Edwin Jackson was so wild early there was no reason to think he would even finish …
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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
No-no turns Tampa Bay into Jackson-ville — Righty walks eight and tosses 149 pitches in first career no-no — ST. PETERSBURG — Long after Stephen Drew picked up Jason Bartlett's ground ball and tossed it to Adam LaRoche, when most media members had left the clubhouse …
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 75: Red Sox at Giants — Greetings from San Francisco and beautiful AT&T Park. Here are the linueps: — RED SOX (44-30) — Dustin Pedroia 2B — Kevin Youkilis 1B — Adrian Beltre 3B — Tim Wakefield RHP (2-5, 5.33) — GIANTS (39-32) — TBA — Jonathan Sanchez LHP (5-5, 2.90)
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Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Foul fells Dustin Pedroia — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — SAN FRANCISCO - Concern mounted last night about just how serious Dustin Pedroia [stats]'s foot injury is. — Pedroia fouled a ball off the instep of his left foot during an at-bat in the third inning …
Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Wagner gets 400th save in Braves 3-1 win — ATLANTA—Billy Wagner earned his 400th career save, Brian McCann gave Atlanta the lead with a fourth-inning homer and the Braves ended a three-game skid by beating the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Friday night. — McCann's 100th career homer …
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Halladay 7 scoreless vs. Blue Jays in 9-0 win — PHILADELPHIA—Roy Halladay pitched seven scoreless innings in his first start against his former team and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-0 Friday night in a road game at their own ballpark.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Wright, Pelfrey lead Mets past Twins 5-2 — NEW YORK—David Wright homered and drove in two runs to back a solid start by Mike Pelfrey, and the New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 Friday night in the opener of an intriguing interleague series between playoff contenders.
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Laurel Pfahler / ESPN:
Beltran: ‘Everything came out good’
Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Shooting the breeze with Brewers owner — MILWAUKEE — The Brewers are eight games under .500 and eight games back in the National League Central. — But their owner, Mark Attanasio, isn't about to concede. — Attanasio was upbeat and optimistic during a lengthy interview …
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Brewers Owner Doesn't Intend To Dismantle Team
Brewers Owner Doesn't Intend To Dismantle Team
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Sources: M's could deal Lee soon — Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on MLB on FOX. Follow him on Twitter. — Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said again Friday that he is not ready to trade left-hander Cliff Lee.
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Joe Kay / Associated Press:
Stubbs drives in 4, Reds beat Indians 10-3 — CINCINNATI—Drew Stubbs drove in four runs with a homer and a single Friday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to a 10-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians, who have dropped six in a row. — The Reds wore green caps as part …
Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
Blum paces Astros to end Rangers win streak at 11 — ARLINGTON, Texas—Geoff Blum had the go-ahead RBI double among his three hits and scored twice in the Houston Astros' 7-4 victory Friday night, ending the Texas Rangers' 11-game winning streak that was the longest in the major leagues this season.
Tim Reynolds / Associated Press:
Venable, Richard carry Padres past Marlins, 3-0 — MIAMI—Will Venable's two-run home run in the seventh inning broke a scoreless tie, Clayton Richard gave up five hits in six efficient innings and the San Diego Padres spoiled Florida interim manager Edwin Rodriguez's home debut by beating the Marlins 3-0 on Friday night.