Woods 2-run double in debut lifts Bucs (AP)

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Clint Hurdle’s advice to Brandon Wood on his Pittsburgh Pirates debut? “I told him, ‘Don’t put a lot of weight in making a first impression,” the manager said before Monday’s game. Wood ending up impressing his new teammates and fans, anyway. Wood’s two-run double in his first game for Pittsburgh was part of a four-run [...]

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Is Broxton is a Second-Tier Closer

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Marlins rally past sloppy Dodgers in 9th (AP)

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Omar Infante lined a two-out RBI single that left fielder Jerry Sands misjudged in the ninth inning, capping a two-run rally that helped the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Monday night. Both runs were unearned. Scott Cousins’ two-out grounder scooted under the glove of shortstop Jamey Carroll for an error to [...]

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Woods 2-run double lifts Pirates (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 25 April 2011 10:19:24 PM. © MLB News Blog

Brandon Wood’s two-run double in his first game for Pittsburgh was part of a four-run fourth inning and the Pirates defeated the Washington Nationals 4-2 in front of a sparse crowd at soggy PNC Park on Monday. Paul Maholm retired the final 13 batters he faced in seven strong innings as Pittsburgh made up the [...]

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White Soxs Humber shuts down Yankees (AP)

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Phil Humber held the Yankees hitless until Alex Rodriguez grounded a single up the middle with one out in the seventh inning Monday night and the Chicago White Sox made the effort stand up with a 2-0 victory over New York. The White Sox won for only the second time in 12 games. Chicago snapped [...]

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Open Thread 4/25: Braves at Padres

post from Talking Chop on 25 April 2011 10:01:59 PM. © Talking Chop

After playing their best series of the season, the Braves will finish their 10-game west coast road trip in beautiful San Diego. They're taking on a Padres team who have lost four in a row and are tied with the Astros for the worst record in the NL (8-14). It'll be Derek Lowe against Dustin Moseley on the mound. First pitch is at 10:10EST.

Prado - LF
Heyward - RF
Chipper - 3B
McCann - C
Uggla - 2B
Freeman - 1B
Gonzalez - SS
McLouth - CF
Lowe - P

Go Braves!

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Review: New York Mets The Complete Illustrated
History

post from The Mets Report on 25 April 2011 09:25:29 PM. © The Mets Report

If you’re a Mets fan, and I’m assuming you are if you’re reading this, “New York Mets The Complete Illustrated History” by Matthew Silverman is a must-have coffee table book. It’s a large book filled with huge pictures of the Mets from 1962 through the 2010 season. If you’ve read any of Silverman’s other books, ... Continue Reading

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Phillies Contreras scheduled for MRI (AP)

Jose Contreras’s strained right forearm was examined by team doctor Michael Ciccotti in Philadelphia on Monday and the Phillies’ closer is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said the results of Monday’s exam were “more positive” than the first one on the 39-year-old right-hander in San Diego.

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As activate RP Wuertz from DL (AP)

The Oakland Athletics have activated reliever Michael Wuertz from the 15-day disabled list and optioned pitcher Bobby Cramer to Triple-A Sacramento. Wuertz had been out since April 2 because of a strained left hamstring. The right-hander’s only appearance this season came on opening day against Seattle, when he threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.

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Diamondbacks put Bloomquist on 15-day DL (AP)

The Arizona Diamondbacks have put utility infielder Willie Bloomquist on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. The move was announced Monday and is retroactive to last Friday. Bloomquist, hitting .306 in 14 games with Arizona, sat out the weekend series in New York when the Diamondbacks were swept in three games by [...]

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