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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Once they got 20-year-old Jose Fernandez out of the game, the New York Mets breathed a sigh of relief and went to work.

DETROIT - CC Sabathia did his part to help the New York Yankees close a second straight series with a sweep-avoiding win.

CINCINNATI - Stephen Strasburg was ready for the challenge of facing Johnny Cueto. He wasn't expecting to finish second, though.

ATLANTA - For the first four innings, Tim Hudson wondered if Jeff Samardzija would be too tough to beat. Luckily for Hudson, the hard-throwing Samardzija began having control problems, and the Atlanta Braves took advantage of the situation.

ATLANTA - Virginia Commonwealth's press. Syracuse's zone. Michigan has handled every test so far. Now it's time for the final exam — a Louisville team that is the NCAA tournament's top overall seed.

TORONTO - He's 0-2 with a lofty 8.44 earned-run average and opponents are hitting .326 against him. But R.A. Dickey feels he's very close to the form that made him the 2012 National League Cy Young Award winner.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Driving to the basket in crunch time, Raymond Felton slipped to the floor and lost the basketball in the process. All he could do was lunge back at it and bat it toward J.R. Smith as the shot clock ticked closer to zero.

SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners are finally going to see the new look of Safeco Field. Whether the changes make a difference for their offence remains to be seen.

ATLANTA - Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum says Carlos Marmol is out as closer and rookie Kyuji Fujikawa will take over the role. Marmol blew a save opportunity in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves when brothers B.J.

BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox are eager to return to Fenway Park and put their worst performance in almost 50 years behind them.