Karstens leads Pirates to win over Blue Jays (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO - Brett Cecil deserved better in his first major-league start since April 20.

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Karstens leads Pirates to win over Blue Jays (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO - Brandon Wood hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning and right-hander Jeff Karstens pitched a five-hitter over seven innings on Thursday as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2.

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Brewers silenced by former ace Sabathia, Yanks win (AP)

Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks struck out three times against their former teammate. They had plenty of company. The Brewers fanned 14 times in a 5-0 loss to CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees on Thursday, their second-highest total of the season. Milwaukee has lost 10 of 16. The former Brewers ace had 13 of those strikeouts, tying his career high.

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Tigers 5, Mets 2 (adds quotes) (Yahoo! Sports)

The New York Mets ran into something they couldn't handle Thursday -- Justin Verlander. No disgrace in that, though. It's a very large boat with a lot of passengers. He ended New York's four-game winning streak as Detroit won 5-2, but the Mets still have taken six of...

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Sabathia strikes out 13, Yankees blank Brewers 5-0 (AP)

CC Sabathia got caught a little bit by surprise. He was out on the field at Yankee Stadium when it hit him: He was about to face his friends. And that was a big deal. "Rickie and Prince and Braunie," Sabathia said, naming just three of his former teammates from his brief time with the Brewers in 2008.

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Tigers 5, Mets 2 (first lede) (Yahoo! Sports)

The New York Mets ran into something they couldn't handle Thursday -- Justin Verlander. No disgrace in that, though. It's a very large boat with a lot of passengers. He ended New York's four-game winning streak as Detroit won 5-2, but the Mets still have taken six of...

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Fan’s perspective: Yankee Stadium’s famed Bleacher Creatures (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

As an avid New York Yankees fan and season ticketholder in section 104 at Yankee Stadium, I always look forward to the incredible antics of the Yankee Stadium Bleacher Creatures. These fans truly are the most dedicated fans in baseball.

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A.J. Burnett saved from disaster by Granderson’s second-inning catch in 5-2 win over Brewers (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--Last year, A.J. Burnett (W, 8-5) became the de facto head of the meltdown department in the New York Yankees organization for his implosions on the mound en route to going 10-15 with a 5.26 ERA. Fortunately for the Yanks, those type of collapses have decreased...

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