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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Hamels shuts down Nats, spoils Werth's return — PHILADELPHIA—Cole Hamels pitched a five-hitter, Raul Ibanez doubled twice as he stopped an 0 for 35 slump and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 Tuesday night. — Jayson Werth was for 3 with a walk …
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Jay Greenberg / MLB.com:
Werth grateful for warm reception in Philly — PHILADELPHIA — If any of the Phillies fans booing Jayson Werth in his return to Philadelphia on Tuesday honestly could say they would have turned down an additional $66 million to stay a Phillie, the Nationals right fielder said he would just have to turn the other cheek.
Jay Greenberg / MLB.com:
LaRoche back after missing Monday's win — PHILADELPHIA — Adam LaRoche returned to the Nationals' lineup Tuesday night after missing Monday's victory over San Francisco. LaRoche is playing with a slight tear in his left labrum, but manager Jim Riggleman did not expect the first baseman to need regular nights off.
Jay Greenberg / MLB.com:
Starters continue to work deep into games — PHILADELPHIA — The Nationals have not had a pitcher fail to go at least five innings in 28 games this year, the good news for a team that began Tuesday night at .500, despite being 13th in the National League in runs scored.
Frank Fitzpatrick / Philly.com:
Werth deflects talk of his return to Citizens Bank Park
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Washington Post
Mitch Daniels / Associated Press:
Tigers top pitchers fail in 7th straight loss, 5-3 to Yankees — DETROIT — When a team is in a slump, strange things start to happen. — On Monday night, the Detroit Tigers lost because their ace felt too good. — Justin Verlander, hitting 100 mph, allowed three runs in the first two innings …
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Bless You Boys, MLB Rumors and River Avenue Blues
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Associated Press:
Tigers end skid with 4-2 win over Yankees — DETROIT - Scott Sizemore had three hits in his return to the major leagues, helping the Detroit Tigers snap a seven-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. — Sizemore was called up from Triple-A Toledo …
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Associated Press
Globe and Mail:
Longoria returns from strained left oblique — Tampa Bay Rays all-star third baseman Evan Longoria has been reinstated from the 15-day disabled list. — The move was made before Tuesday night's game against Toronto. Longoria had been sidelined since April 3 with a strained left oblique.
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Globe and Mail:
Francisco Liriano throws no-hitter for Twins — Francisco Liriano pitched the major leagues' first no-hitter of the season, throwing his first career complete game in the Minnesota Twins' 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. — Liriano (2-4) walked six and struck out two …
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Minor League Ball, Twinkie Town, South Side Sox and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Astros' Big Inning Beats Reds 10-4 — CINCINNATI (AP) — Left-hander J.A. Happ singled home a run during Houston's six-run fourth inning — its biggest of the season — and the Astros beat the Reds 10-4 on Tuesday night, leaving Cincinnati with its first losing record in nearly a year.
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The Crawfish Boxes
Kieran Darcy / ESPN:
Mets' Bay on paternity leave; likely out 2 games — NEW YORK — Jason Bay, the New York Mets' starting left fielder, has gone on paternity leave and will miss at least Tuesday night's game against the San Francisco Giants. — Major League Baseball instituted the new paternity leave list this season …
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Associated Press:
Francoeur has tying and winning hits for Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Jeff Francoeur drove home the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning after hitting a tying homer in the sixth, lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.
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Camden Chat
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Scutaro steps up with two hits for ill Youkilis — BOSTON — Marco Scutaro found out less than a half-hour before Tuesday night's first pitch that he was being inserted into the starting lineup after Kevin Youkilis couldn't shake an illness. — Jed Lowrie moved from short to third, opening up shortstop for Scutaro.
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Boston Globe
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Sports Illustrated:
The good — and bad — news about MLB's attendance figures … Commissioner Bud Selig has an attendance problem. It's not a problem with the actual attendance, but a problem with perception people take from the snapshot of a wet, dreary April and extrapolate into doom and gloom for the sport.
Associated Press:
Indians outfielder Choo arrested on DUI charges … CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo has been charged with drunken driving. — The team said Choo was arrested early Monday in Sheffield Lake, Ohio. Choo traveled with the Indians and is with the team in Oakland …
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Yahoo! Sports
Peter Gammons / MLB.com:
Mariners' rebirth stands on horizon — Club recovering after years of questionable decisions — We all know how great it is to be in Seattle, visit the Pike Place Market and get seafood on Elliott Bay. To be there in 1995 when Junior Griffey scored from first on Edgar Martinez's shot …
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Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
AP Sources: Rangers Near Deal With Cuban Defector — FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are close to announcing a deal with Cuban defector Leonys Martin, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. — The 23-year-old outfielder is already working out in Surprise …
