Sherman Johnson was relishing his trip to the College World Series when someone asked if he had noticed an increasingly common trend. In the sport that gave us Jackie Robinson, where are all the African-American players? "You don't really notice until people start talking about it," said Johnson, a third baseman for the Florida State Seminoles and a rarity in Omaha, Neb., because of…

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Armando Galarraga gave up a few liners, got nicked by some bloopers and hurt himself with an untimely walk. Added up, it still was enough to win for the first time since his near-perfect game. Phil Coke had a lot to do with that. Coke struck out David Wright in a key spot and the Detroit Tigers held off the New York Mets 6-5 Thursday night to avert a three-game sweep at Citi Field.

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Angel Pagan knows his time as an everyday player for the Mets might soon come to an end — no matter how impressive his play has been. And boy, has it been impressive. Pagan finished a homer shy of the cycle and had four RBIs, David Wright reached base five times and scored three runs, and the New York Mets routed the Detroit Tigers 14-6 on a rainy Tuesday night.

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After eight innings, R.A. Dickey was only getting better as the game went on. He'd only thrown 97 pitches and had retired his last 13 batters. He told New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel that he wanted to finish the job, too. "I was unsuccessful," Dickey said. It was about the only thing Dickey couldn't do Wednesday night, baffling the Tigers for eight innings with his knuckleball…

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Angel Pagan had four hits and four RBIs, David Wright reached base five times and scored three runs, and the New York Mets routed the Detroit Tigers 14-6 on a rainy Tuesday night. Ike Davis had two hits and two RBIs in the third inning as the Mets batted around for seven runs, getting help from Jay Sborz, who became the first pitcher in eight years to hit the first two batters in his big league…

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Jamie Moyer equaled a record with his 505th homer allowed, the only blemish in eight crisp innings as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cleveland Indians 2-1 on Tuesday. Moyer (8-6) limited the Indians to just two hits while earning win No. 266, tying him with Bob Feller and Eppa Rixey for 35th on the career list.

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The Tigers’ 21-year-old won 14 games last year but is back in the minors, one of many taking a step backward.

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The Detroit Tigers plan to recall pitcher Jay Sborz from Triple-A Toledo to replace Rick Porcello. The team said Sborz will be in uniform Tuesday night when the Tigers play the New York Mets. The right-handed Sborz is 1-1 with a 3.04 ERA, 15 saves and 28 strikeouts in 24 appearances with the Mud Hens.

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The Tigers 21-year-old won 14 games last year but is back in the minors, one of many players taking a step backward.

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