Tigers routed by Mets again, this time 16-9 (AP)

The good news for Tigers fans is that Don Kelly is available to pitch again on Thursday. The better news? So is Justin Verlander. Kelly, Detroit's utilityman, was the only one of five Detroit pitchers that didn't allow a run in a 16-9 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday night. In his first career appearance on the mound, he got Scott Hairston to fly out to center field to end the ninth...

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Mets pound Tigers again, romp 16-9 this time (The Canadian Press)

DETROIT - Ronny Paulino in the cleanup spot? Scott Hairston up with the bases loaded?

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Mets 16, Tigers 9 (write-thru) (Yahoo! Sports)

The biggest hit belonged to Daniel Murphy, but the most entertaining at-bat was Scott Hairston's. Murphy's topped grounder to right field with two outs in the seventh inning Wednesday brought in two runs and expanded the New York Mets' lead over the Detroit Tigers to...

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Mets 16, Tigers 9 (first lede) (Yahoo! Sports)

You might want to quit listening to those trade rumors. The New York Mets suddenly look as if they might be buyers, not sellers, when the trade deadline nears in one month. The Mets showed some resilience Wednesday when they roared out to an 8-2 lead and then countered every Detroit...

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MLB Notebook: Mariners call up 2 catchers (Yahoo! Sports)

Faced with a crisis behind the plate, the Seattle Mariners placed left-hander Erik Bedard and catcher Chris Gimenez on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday and called up catchers Josh Bard and Jose Yepez. Bedard has a sprained left knee, Gimenez a strained left oblique muscle.

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Selig is responsible for McCourt running amok (Yahoo! Sports)

Approving the Dodgers' sale to the highly leveraged McCourt to appease Fox was a mistake. So was lack of oversight.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News on June 29, 2011

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Baseball Roundup: A look at Tuesday’s games (The Canadian Press)

Perhaps Big Papi can help the suddenly slumping Boston Red Sox.

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Mets end slam drought with two in rout (Yahoo! Sports)

When the New York Mets loaded the bases in the fourth inning Tuesday at Comerica Park, it was hardly cause for excitement. The Mets just don't hit grand slams, and with Jason Bay, battling a two-year power outage, stepping up to the plate, it seemed unlikely that it was going...

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Mets end slam slump with 2 in 14-3 win over Tigers (AP)

Jason Bay's drive down the line in left field stayed fair, giving the New York Mets their first grand slam in nearly two years. Their next drought was a lot shorter. Carlos Beltran hit a grand slam the following inning, and the rout was very much on. New York beat the Detroit Tigers 14-3 on Tuesday night to move back above .500 -- and snapped a peculiar streak of 299 games without a bases-loaded...

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Mets end grand slam drought, hit 2 against Tigers (The Canadian Press)

DETROIT - The New York Mets went nearly two years without a grand slam — then hit two in two innings.

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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News on June 28, 2011

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