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4:30 PM ET, May 18, 2011

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Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Jim Callis Draft Chat: May 18  —  @Jaypers413 (IL): I enjoyed reading your first Mock Draft.  Do you have approximate dates for your second, third and fourth versions?  Thanks Jim.  —  Jim Callis: May 27 (week from Friday) for the next one, then June 3 (Friday before draft) and June 6 (day of draft).
Discussion: SoDo Mojo and River Avenue Blues
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Keith Law / ESPN:
Hultzen at No. 1 in first mock  —  Virginia ace steals top spot from Cole, Rendon  —  This is the first complete first-round projection I'll do for the 2011 draft's first round, and the plan is to do three more leading up to June 6, the first day of the draft.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Matsuzaka joining Lackey on disabled list  —  In a span of roughly 24 hours, the Red Sox lost 40 percent of their rotation.  —  Daisuke Matsuzaka was diagnosed with a sprained ligament in his right elbow yesterday and will be placed on the 15-day disabled list today, joining John Lackey.
Discussion: The Soxaholix
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Forty percent of the Red Sox rotation is on the disabled list.  Now what?  —  Within a span of 24 hours, the Red Sox placed John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka on the disabled list with elbow injuries.  It won't be official until tomorrow with Matsuzaka.  —  “Obviously we're in a little bit of a state of flux.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Matsuzaka sent for MRI on elbow
Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Jorge Posada's feud with Joe Girardi has roots in 2005 disagreements on catching strategy: source  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jorge Posada may have been upset by Joe Girardi's decision to bat him ninth against the Red Sox over the weekend, but the issues between the two go back much further than last Saturday.
Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Teixeira: 'I'll always love Baltimore'  —  Severna Park native on angry fans, charity, O's ‘bright future’  —  When Yankee first baseman Mark Teixeira takes the field Wednesday night against the Baltimore Orioles, he's returning home and entering enemy territory.
Associated Press:
Berkman gets deciding hit as Cardinals sweep Phillies  —  ST. LOUIS — Lance Berkman lined a bases-loaded single over a drawn-in outfield with one out in the ninth inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the run-starved Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
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R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Pujols back at 1B for Cardinals after start at 3B
Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Despite red-hot streak at the plate, Dustin Ackley won't be promoted by Mariners just yet  —  Don't forget to tune in to Geoff Baker Live! from FX McRory's tonight at 6:10 p.m. PT. We've pushed the time back 10 minutes because that's about the time we've normally been starting in any event.
Discussion: Lookout Landing and U.S.S. Mariner
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Dave / U.S.S. Mariner:
Ackley Coming Up “Soon” - Maybe Tomorrow
Associated Press:
Reds Rally for 7-5 Win Over Sloppy Cubs  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Reliever Kerry Wood's throwing error let two runs score and Chris Heisey followed with a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning that sent the Cincinnati Reds over the sloppy Chicago Cubs 7-5 on a wet Tuesday night.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Confusion surrounds Cairo's strikeout in sixth
Discussion: Mark My Word and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Associated Press:
Dodgers' Kuroda has 2nd straight scoreless outing  —  LOS ANGELES—The Dodgers finally got enough runs to win a ballgame — barely.  —  Having Hiroki Kuroda on the mound made it easier to get it done.  —  Kuroda outpitched former teammate Randy Wolf with his second straight scoreless outing …
Tom Gage / Detroit News:
Jim Leyland blasts interleague play: ‘It has run its course’  —  Detroit — Interleague play in baseball has a vocal opponent.  —  On Tuesday, Tigers manager Jim Leyland blasted it.  —  The appeal of interleague play, Leyland said, “has worn off for me.  It was a brilliant idea to start with, but it has run its course.”
Discussion: HardballTalk
Ben Kabak / Baseball Prospectus:
Divide and Conquer, AL East  —  Deep-sixed  —  While watching the Yankees slog through a six-game losing streak last week that involved three one-run losses, a shutout, a blowout, and a disgruntled designated hitter, I found myself thinking of the seminal scene in Anchorman in which the news crews …
Discussion: DRaysBay
ESPN:
Discussion: HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Beckham scores go-ahead run in 8th as White Sox beat Rangers  —  CHICAGO — Gordon Beckham scampered home on Cody Eppley's wild pitch in the eighth inning, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a sorely needed 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.  —  Beckham began the inning …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Doug Padilla / ESPN:
White Sox put Mark Teahen on DL
Discussion: South Side Sox
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Galarraga designated for assignment  —  PHOENIX — As it turns out, Armando Galarraga did need to worry about his job.  —  The D-backs designated the right-hander for assignment following Tuesday's game, giving them 10 days to trade, release or outright him to the Minors.
Discussion: Arizona Republic and MLB Rumors
Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank:
Tonight's Florida Marlins has been canceled; targeted makeup date is July 18  —  The Marlins-Mets game has been canceled because of approaching inclement weather.  —  We're hearing that the targeted makeup date is July 18, which would be a one-day trip to New York after the Marlins finish …
Discussion: Fish Stripes
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Associated Press:
Marlins-Mets rained out  —  NEW YORK—The game between …
 
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