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Associated Press:
Morrow Frustrated by Early Hook in Blue Jays' Loss — TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Morrow was peeved that he didn't get the chance to pitch out of trouble. — Morrow was lifted in the fourth inning, his shortest outing of the season, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 on Monday night.
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Jeff Blair / Globe and Mail:
Only consistent for Jays is inconsistent health
Only consistent for Jays is inconsistent health
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Associated Press:
Crawford's RBI lifts Red Sox to win over Twins — BOSTON—Pinch-runner Jose Iglesias raced around from first to score on close play at the plate on Carl Crawford's one-out double off the left-field wall in the bottom of the 11th inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Crawford double in the 11th gives Red Sox a win — The worst April of his career is history. Now May has become a series of celebrations for new Red Sox left fielder Carl Crawford. — For the second time in nine days, Crawford delivered a game-winning hit, slamming a double off the wall …
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Associated Press:
White Sox use long ball to knock off Angels in Anaheim — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Edwin Jackson pitched seven superb innings for his first victory in more than a month, Carlos Quentin homered and drove in five runs, and the Chicago White Sox routed the Los Angeles Angels 8-0 on Monday night.
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Doug Padilla / ESPN:
Ozzie: Peavy will return vs. Angels Wednesday — ANAHEIM, Calif. — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen made it official Monday, announcing that Jake Peavy will pitch in a major league game for first time in 10 months when he takes the mound Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels.
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South Side Sox and Halos Heaven
Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Getting late early for the White Sox
Getting late early for the White Sox
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whitesox and South Side Sox
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
After disputed call, Mattingly, Uribe ejected — PITTSBURGH — Dodgers manager Don Mattingly and third baseman Juan Uribe were ejected for arguing a call by third-base umpire Mike DiMuro in the eighth inning of Monday night's Dodgers-Pirates game. — With Matt Kemp on first base …
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
A-Rod needs to fix it ... and fast — Overlooked in the Jeter hoopla has been Rodriguez, who hasn't homered since April 23 — The New York Yankees have hit a major league-leading 54 home runs through the first 32 games of the season. — Only five of them have been hit by Alex Rodriguez.
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Conor Orr / New Jersey Online:
Yankees GM Brian Cashman weighs in on Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and more
Yankees GM Brian Cashman weighs in on Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and more
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Baseball Prospectus and The LoHud Yankees Blog
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Dan Lozano To Represent Alex Rodriguez
Dan Lozano To Represent Alex Rodriguez
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River Avenue Blues and SportsBusiness Daily
Associated Press:
Blanton, Phillies turn 4 DPs to beat Marlins 6-4 — MIAMI - The Philadelphia Phillies turned four double plays behind Joe Blanton, who came off the disabled list to pitch five innings and earn his first victory of the season by helping to beat the Florida Marlins 6-4 on Monday night.
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Phillies to skip fifth starter Friday
Phillies to skip fifth starter Friday
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Fish Stripes, Blogging Baseball and The Good Phight
Eno Sarris / ESPN:
Braves' staff is better than Phillies'
Braves' staff is better than Phillies'
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Talking Chop, Crashburn Alley and Capitol Avenue Club
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Bankruptcy could help Frank McCourt retain control of Dodgers — Major League Baseball is said to be ‘looking hard’ at the possibility of that. The league and his ex-wife would almost certainly oppose move, but court need not yield to MLB rules. — Major League Baseball is preparing …
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6-4-2 and HardballTalk
KTRK-TV:
Bob Allen — HOUSTON (KTRK) — Despite denials from Drayton McLane that a sale has been finalized, nearly everything has been agreed to with potential buyer Jim Crane. — All that's left to do is just a little fine-tuning before the sale of the Astros to Crane and his group is announced.
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HardballTalk, baseballmusings.com and The Crawfish Boxes
Associated Press:
La Russa to miss Cubs opener for treatment — ST. LOUIS—St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa will miss Tuesday's series opener at Chicago for medial evaluation of an affliction to his face and right eye. — The team says the examination will be at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix.
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Yahoo! Sports and ESPN
Rick Stroud / St. Petersburg Times:
Cleared vision helps Tampa Bay Rays' Casey Kotchman revive career — BALTIMORE — You can't hit what you can't see. That time-honored baseball axiom was never more real to Casey Kotchman than when he stood at the plate inspecting pitches last season. — “It was kind of like looking through a dirty windshield wiper,” he said.
Associated Press:
Trevor Cahill 6-0 for Oakland after 7-2 win at Texas — ARLINGTON, Texas - Trevor Cahill pitched seven strong innings to earn his sixth straight win to start the season and Josh Willingham homered and drove in five runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 Monday night.
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baseballmusings.com and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Iannetta leads light-hitting Rockies past Mets to snap skid — DENVER — Chris Iannetta broke a seventh-inning tie with a homer that barely cleared the left-field wall and the Colorado Rockies snapped their four-game skid with a 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Monday night.
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Purple Row and Yahoo! Sports
Sports Illustrated:
Harper, Trout top list of the game's best minor league prospects … Baseball's best prospects are starting to find their way onto major-league rosters as teams try to shore up weaknesses and/or find out exactly what they have before trading season. Within the past few days alone …
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Halos Heaven and WasWatching.com
Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Mariners designate Bradley, call up Peguero — SEATTLE — Outfielder Milton Bradley, who hit .209 in two seasons with the Mariners, was designated for assignment by the club on Monday, as general manager Jack Zduriencik made a pair of roster moves that look to provide a youthful infusion …
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Seattle Times and MLB Rumors
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Geoff Baker / Seattle Times:
Why this should be it for Milton Bradley
Why this should be it for Milton Bradley
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Bluebird Banter, Yahoo! Sports, HardballTalk, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Yahoo! Sports, U.S.S. Mariner and 6-4-2