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6:50 PM ET, May 29, 2011

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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 …
Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com and ESPN
Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago Sun Times:
Ozzie after Sox loss to Blue Jays: We [bleeping] stink
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals' Hairston suspended for one game  —  Major League Baseball issued a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine to Nationals third baseman Jerry Hairston Jr. for his aggressive actions, which included making contact with umpire Ed Hickox, during the bottom of the seventh inning …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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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.
Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Scuffling Espinosa receives day off  —  WASHINGTON — Second baseman Danny Espinosa could benefit as much mentally as physically from his day off Sunday against the Padres.  —  Utility man Alex Cora started at second for Espinosa, who is in his first full Major League season.
Associated Press:
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.
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.
Discussion: HardballTalk
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Friend missing, Bard reaches out for help
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press and Boston Globe
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Jonathan Lucroy's squeeze lifts Brewers over Giants
Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
New Hall exhibit marries history with technology  —  ‘One For the Books’ tracks stories behind game's great records  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Even baseball immortals are still enthralled by the records of the game.  That was the takeaway lesson from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday …
NY Daily News:
Mets' investor David Einhorn could up stake; protected in case of loss in Madoff lawsuit: source  —  The Mets' new investor has a future option to up his one-third stake to a majority share of the team in a deal that is also being structured to protect him in the event Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz …
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Let's keep rule change off our plate, please  —  Catchers are catchers because they are willing to be leaders and sacrifice their bodies.  You never want to see the elite ones such as Joe Mauer and Buster Posey miss a lot of time because of injuries, but that's the nature of the position.
Associated Press:
Marlins Beat Dodgers 6-1  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Greg Dobbs and pinch-hitter Wes Helms each drove in two runs, Gaby Sanchez doubled twice and scored twice, and the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Saturday night.  —  In the middle of the fifth inning …
Discussion: True Blue LA
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ESPN:
Report: McCourt set to make Dodgers payroll
 
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