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Ortiz has pinch-hit homer in ninth for Red Sox — DETROIT (AP) — David Ortiz doesn't do a lot of pinch-hitting, so it's rare for him to hit a home run in that role. — So rare, in fact, that the last time was his first home run with the Red Sox. — Eight years later, Ortiz did it again …
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David Ortiz has pinch-hit homer in ninth, Red Sox beat Tigers 4-3 — DETROIT - David Ortiz [stats] had a pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning off Jose Valverde to give the Boston Red Sox [team stats] a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the opener of Sunday's day-night doubleheader.
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Associated Press:
Verlander helps Tigers earn split with Red Sox — DETROIT—Justin Verlander took a shutout into the eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 to get a split of Sunday's day-night doubleheader. — Verlander (5-3) allowed four hits and walked two in 7 2-3 innings, throwing a career-high 132 pitches.
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Associated Press:
Aaron Hill hits first slam as Blue Jays rout White Sox — TORONTO — Aaron Hill hit his first career grand slam, Corey Patterson added a two-run shot and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Chicago White Sox 13-4 on Sunday. — Patterson went 4 for 5 with three RBIs and has nine hits in his past two games.
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David Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Omar Vizquel gets his mitt on at 44, plays first base for 1st time — Somewhat surprisingly, 44-year-old Omar Vizquel — did something new on a baseball field Saturday afternoon. — In his 2,874th career major league appearance, Vizquel, an 11-time Gold Glove winner at shortstop …
National Post:
Bautista, Danks exchange verbal barbs in Jays' blowout — TORONTO — John Danks was taking a beating. Jose Bautista missed a pitch he thought he should have clobbered. And then, for a moment, sparks flew between the two. — The Toronto Blue Jays were leading Danks and his Chicago White Sox 9-2 …
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Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Hairston holding down hot corner — WASHINGTON — On his 35th birthday and with his seventh Major League club, Jerry Hairston Jr. found himself penciled into the Nationals' lineup in the No. 7 hole on Sunday against the Padres. Hairston has been one of the club's best hitters of late.
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Andrus' Ninth-Inning Single Lifts Rangers to Win — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Napoli slid under the catcher's tag on Elvis Andrus' two-out single in the ninth inning, giving the Texas Rangers a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
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Aramis Ramirez sends Cubs past Pirates, 3-2 — CHICAGO — Aramis Ramirez ended a long home run drought, Ryan Dempster threw six solid innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in a rain-delayed game Sunday. — Ramirez's line drive solo shot in the second broke a streak …
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Guillen Sounds Off on Passion, Forgetful Fans — TORONTO (AP) — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen doesn't want anyone to question his passion for winning and lashed out at Chicago fans for being forgetful. — Guillen was still steamed about Saturday's 14-inning defeat to the Blue Jays …
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago Sun Times:
Ozzie after Sox loss to Blue Jays: We [bleeping] stink
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Prado's HR backs Jurrjens' strong start as Braves edge Reds — ATLANTA — Jair Jurrjens outpitched Johnny Cueto, Martin Prado hit a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat Cincinnati 2-1 on Sunday night, putting an end to the Reds' damaging road trip. — Prado also helped on defence …
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Gallardo tosses eight innings as Brewers beat Giants — MILWAUKEE — Yovani Gallardo allowed four hits over eight innings to win his fifth straight start, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Sunday to wrap up an 8-1 homestand. — Gallardo (7-2) retired 14 in a row …
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Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Rays apologize to fans for Avril Lavigne's obscene concert — Chill out, what ya yelling for? — That's the question that the embarrassed Tampa Bay Rays should have thrown back at Avril Lavigne after the punk rawker let loose some profanities during the team's summer concert series at Tropicana Field on Saturday night.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Ranking Baseball's Best Ballparks — I'm working on an article about the New York Mets — but that subject is perhaps too depressing for a beautiful Memorial Day weekend. — The article, in any event, will focus on the Mets' attendance and whether there are any signals that the club's off …
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Ian Begley / ESPN:
Gary Carter's family hopes tumors are curable — NEW YORK — The family of Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter received an update from Duke University doctors on Carter's cancer diagnosis Saturday night. Doctors informed Carter's family that they were “99 percent sure” that he has a Grade 4 glioblastoma …
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Bard asks for help in finding missing friend — DETROIT—The first indication that Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard received that his childhood friend Matt Hill was missing came when another buddy called and asked if Hill might have come to Boston for a visit this week.
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