ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Lyle Overbay made the biggest in a series of big plays Saturday that showed why the New York Yankees are on top in the AL East.

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SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants don’t get shut out at home very often. But when it does happen, Tyler Chatwood tends to be involved.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The New York Yankees scratched and clawed their way to a 9-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, with the only long ball surprisingly belonging to Brett Gardner.

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Face it: Inaccuracies, errors and typos are a product of this high-speed information world we currently inhabit. You may have even seen a few right here on Big League Stew from time to time.
But this mistake-riddle graphic that popped up during the Kansas City Royals’ broadcast on Thursday night is really the Mark Reynolds-at-third base of television graphics. Just when you think it can’t get any worse … it somehow does. Before you dive into our list of all the errors we spotted, see how many you can find on your own.

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former baseball slugger Jose Canseco denied a woman’s claim that he sexually assaulted her, calling the allegations in Nevada ”laughable” before playing in an independent league game in Texas on Thursday.

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Chris Davis’ hot-hitting season continued with four more hits, including his American League leading 14th home run, as the Orioles locked up an important division series with a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees. Davis’ two-run blast in the first inning capped a three-run rally against Hiroki Kuroda. Nick Markakis also homered in the inning. Matt Wieters later added a three-run homer that proved to be the difference.
All important hits in a big game, but it was Davis who kept the line moving with productive at-bat after productive at-bat. And as he noted after the game, the series was of utmost importance to the Orioles. And not just because it was their biggest competition within the division. David Ginsburg of the Associated Press tells us more:
In the opener Monday night, Baltimore closer Jim Johnson blew a ninth-inning lead and Baltimore absorbed its sixth straight loss. The Orioles rebounded to win in 10 innings on Tuesday night before coasting in the finale.
”Anytime a division rival comes in, you want to try to win the series especially when you’re at home,” Davis said. ”We avoided the snowball effect to some degree and were able to get back on track.”
The Yankees have also avoided the snowball effect this season despite numerous injuries. They added another on Wednesday night as Kuroda was forced to leave in the third inning after being struck on the calf by a Manny Machado line drive. At this time it’s not believed to be a serious concern, but one could understand if Yankees fans held their breath a few hours longer.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Davis went 4 for 4, including his AL-leading 14th homer, and the Baltimore Orioles got a three-run shot from Matt Wieters in a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.

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Nate McLouth continued his career rebirth with the Baltimore Orioles, taking Vidal Nuno deep for a game-ending home run in a 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees to snap a six-game losing streak Tuesday night.
McLouth, an All-Star and Gold Glove winner with the Pirates in a breakthrough 2008 season, wandered around in decline during the following seasons until the Orioles picked him up as a free agent in June 2012. McLouth helped the surprising O’s reach the playoffs, and has kept on helping in 2013 via a stat line of .277/.365/.423, with three homers and a league-leading 13 stolen bases coming into Tuesday. Make it four homers. After blowing three straight saves, Jim Johnson picked up the victory in relief and former Yankees outfielder Chris Dickerson hit two solo home runs.
Kung fu grip: After a killer triple by San Francisco’s Gregor Blanco turned the tables on Washington in the ninth, slugger Pablo Sandoval turned the lights out in the 10th with his eighth home run , a mammoth shot to center, sending the Giants to an unlikely 4-2 victory . As Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper said, “He put both cheeks into that one.”
Walkoff this way:

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Nate McLouth homered leading off the bottom of the 10th inning, Chris Dickerson hit a pair of solo shots and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2 Tuesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.

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While it hasn’t been confirmed yet by Major League Baseball, Paul Lukas of Uni-watch reports that every team will wear camouflage jerseys and caps come Memorial Day on Monday. Lukas notes that replicas of the uniforms, which are on sale at MLB.com , appear to be similar to the camo colors the White Sox and Angels recently wore on Armed Forces Day .
How does Lukas know MLB’s plans for May 27? The league gave them away on its website:
In each case, the team’s online shop only shows a home camo jersey or a road camo jersey — not both — depending on whether the team is playing at home or on the road next Monday. Tucked away in the fine print is the following line: “As worn on-field Memorial Day May 27th, 2013.”
Yes, they did:

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