NEW YORK (AP) Jake Arrieta pitched eight innings of five-hit ball Wednesday night, and the Baltimore Orioles ended Ivan Nova’s 15-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory over the New York Yankees.
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May day: A new month means the Miami Marlins can turn the page on a distasteful 8-14 start to their season. Giancarlo Stanton (I always want to say ” Giancarlo Esposito “) hit a home run for the second time in three games and Ricky Nolasco kept the San Francisco Giants off the scoreboard (mostly) over 7 1/3 innings in a 2-1 victory at AT&T Park . Closer Heath Bell, who had been pitching more like Beef Hell, even had a 1-2-3 ninth inning to close out the Giants, who did not support Matt Cain very well. Ah, well, Miami can’t pause for a pity party for another team — not after the month the Marlins just endured.
”I think a lot of people took it as April’s gone,” Nolasco said. ”Hopefully we can keep it going.”
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Going to the Matts while longing for Longo: The Tampa Bay Rays went 19-12 with Evan Longoria missing from the starting lineup in 2011, and they’ll have to go through another period with him sidelined this season after learning he’ll miss 6-8 weeks because of a partially torn left hamstring . The Rays got on with life Tuesday night behind left-hander Matt Joyce and Matt Moore in a 3-1 victory against the Mariners . Joyce, batting third in place of Longoria, hit a home run and an RBI triple. Moore allowed a run and seven hits with seven strikeouts over five innings.
Send it in, Jerome!: Jerome Williams tossed his second career shutout and the Los Angeles Angels got an RBI grounder from Albert Pujols (oooooh) in a 4-0 victory against the filling-less Minnesota Twinkies. This passage from the AP story put Williams’ night this way:
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Minnesota Twins are recalling catcher Drew Butera from the minors to add some depth behind banged-up Joe Mauer, and designating third baseman Sean Burroughs for assignment.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Albert Pujols ripped a long drive down the left-field line, and the Los Angeles Angels rose in the dugout along with the crowd. The ball sliced through the heavy night air, soaring into the stands – and hooking just a few feet foul outside the yellow pole.
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COMMENTARY | Both had high expectations entering the 2012 season.
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Following a brief road trip, the Tampa Bay Rays get the chance to add to the best home record in the majors.
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Baltimore: Mark Reynolds started at first base for the first time this season. He had committed three errors through 10 games at third base. Reynolds spent much of the second half of the 2011 season at first base, but Chris Davis has been playing there regularly this year. … Davis became the first Oriole since June 2011 to hit a homer onto Eutaw Street beyond right field at Camden Yards when he belted a seventh-inning solo homer Saturday. Davis’ shot was the 59th to land near the B&O Warehouse and the 25th by an Oriole.
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The Texas Rangers have already won a franchise-best six consecutive series to open a season.
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Ervin Santana threw a no-hitter the last time he faced the Cleveland Indians. It’s safe to say, however, expectations are lower for this meeting.
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NEW YORK (AP) Coby Fleener heard his name, grabbed his phone and immediately contacted his new teammate in Indianapolis – and old teammate from Stanford. The overnight wait paid off for the Stanford tight end. He’s reuniting with his college quarterback, a guy named Andrew Luck.
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