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Tigers-Indians Preview (The Associated Press)

The Detroit Tigers may have a losing record while trailing the Cleveland Indians in the AL Central, but they're not worried yet.

 

Rockies-Marlins Preview (The Associated Press)

Carlos Zambrano is enjoying a fresh start with the Miami Marlins.

 

Tigers call up Berry to play center (The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND (AP) The Detroit Tigers will call up outfielder Quintin Berry from Triple-A Toledo to play center field while Austin Jackson is hurting.

 

Perez cheered, gets save as Indians beat Tigers (The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND (AP) When the bullpen door swung open, Chris Perez braced himself.

 

Dodgers, Angels aren't the only surprises in an MLB season at the one-quarter point (Yahoo! Sports)

Besides the L.A. teams, the Orioles and Nationals in the east have had unexpected results early on.

 

Detroit's Hope Relies Upon Missing Ingredient: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

This season, the Detroit Tigers have been struggling to keep up with current expectations. When the team acquired Prince Fielder, it was assumed and expected that the team would be a formidable powerhouse, striking fear into the heart of every opposing pitcher. On paper, that was a surety. In reality, however, their failure to mesh as a cohesive unit and lack of consistency has proven to be a difficult hurdle to overcome.

 

American League notebook -- Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (The SportsXchange)

Baltimore: LF Nolan Reimold (herniated neck disk) likely will have a second epidural injection Friday, he told MASNsports.com. Reimold is dealing with pain as well as numbness, and he's been told the injection will only help to dull the pain. ... 2B Brian Roberts, out since May 2011 due to concussion-related issues, will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday with Class AA Bowie (Md.). Roberts could return to the Orioles in mid-June after spending the maximum 20 days in the minors, according to manager Buck Showalter.

 

Indians' Perez wants to stay in Cleveland (The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND (AP) Chris Perez wants to stay in Cleveland, even if he is at odds with some Indians fans.

 

10 notable team reps for MLB’s upcoming draft (Big League Stew)

The date has really snuck up on us, but the first round of Major League Baseball's amateur draft is set for June 4. The league will again try to make this a television spectacle on MLB Network with all 30 teams being represented in the league's Secaucus, N.J., studios by one or two notable players, coaches or front-office personnel. You can find the  full list here , but we've taken the liberty at listing 10 of our favorite men who've been enlisted to stand around for the cameras while the actual picks hide under their agents' desks until 10 minutes before the signing deadline on July 13. (Thank the good heavens that it's moved up this year.) 1. CC Sabathia, New York Yankees : He's the only active player enlisted for duty that night and you have to wonder how he drew the short straw from the Yankees, who have an off-day. Shouldn't Mark Teixeira be the one coming in for makeup work these days? 2. Ron Karkovice, Chicago White Sox : Some of you may suspect this post is just a poor excuse to get a picture of Ron Karkovice out on Big League Stew. Some of you are 100 percent right. 3. Roberto Hernandez, Tampa Bay Rays: One of Andrew Friedman's famed value bullpen pickups? Perhaps. But until then, he's just another member of the 1993 AL West-winning Chicago White Sox, who is apparently staying busy. Oh, to be a fly on the wall when the Gene Lamont stories start flying in that green room!

 

Royals 6, Yankees 0 (The SportsXchange)

NEW YORK -- The struggling New York Yankees were not helped by a lineup switch as they dropped to .500 for the first time since April 18, while the Kansas City Royals continued to fare better on the road than at home.