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Peter Schmuck / Baltimore Sun:
How low can they go? — Orioles don't simply lose, but invent ways to look bad — When the Orioles were no-hit by Clay Buchholz on Saturday night, it was the first time since 1991 that a pitcher had thrown a no-hitter in one of his first two major league starts.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Managing it all — Amid barbs, Sox's Francona holds steady — He opens all his mail at Fenway Park, even the envelopes addressed in crayon. He's had unpleasant encounters with fans on the street and in hotel elevators. He hears abuse from the stands and often on the airwaves.
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Video Time: Claymation hits Boston — Categories: Hey! It's Clay! — Last night, I desperately searched for video — including the all-popular home video — of Clay Buchholz throwing the first no-hitter by a rookie in Red Sox history. — Today, we've got two, and they're doozies:
Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
WHY CAN'T TORRE'S TEAM BEAT DREGS OF THE AL? — IF the Yankees can't beat the Devil Rays and Orioles, how in the world are they going to beat anybody in the playoffs? — That is, if they make it to October. — Last week's sweep of the Red Sox was an August accomplishment, but these 2007 Yankees are inconsistent.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Second to none — Sox' Buchholz no-hits Orioles in second start — It may have looked like Clay Buchholz, the kid from East Texas who became the first Red Sox rookie to throw a no-hitter, was crying in the midst of the red-and-white scrum that engulfed him after he struck …
Dom Amore / Hartford Courant:
Clay Nation — Buchholz First Red Sox Rookie To Pitch No-Hitter — Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz delivers against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning. Buchholz pitched a no-hitter in his second major league start, beating the Orioles 10-0 at Fenway Park.
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets sweep Braves behind Tom Glavine's strong effort — ATLANTA - John Smoltz has owned David Wright, just as the Braves have owned the Mets over the years. — But that dominance did not continue this weekend. Not for Smoltz against Wright. And not for the Braves against the Mets …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Alou peeved with umpires, gets ejected — ATLANTA - Moises Alou, ejected by Andy Fletcher once he began disputing the first base ump's call that he had swung at an eighth-inning pitch for strike three, was fed up with the crew even before that at-bat began.
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Zimmerman Plays Nats' Hero — Again — When Ryan Zimmerman steps to the plate at RFK Stadium with the chance to win a ballgame, he slows everything down, because the moment is different and there's no point denying it. He goes through his routine in the batter's box. He steps out.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Chico strong, then Nats win on walk-off — Lefty allows homer in seven innings; Zimmerman gets key hit — WASHINGTON — A few hours before his start against the Giants, Nationals left-hander Matt Chico went into Robert F. Kennedy Stadium with a different frame of mind.
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Oakland 8, Detroit 7, 10 innings — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Tigers can't afford to collapse the way they did Sunday. The defending AL champions need a big September to guarantee another October run. — Detroit led the rubber game with Oakland 7- before blowing a chance to gain …
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Associated Press:
Lee's 2-run HR rallies Cubs by Astros — CHICAGO (AP) — Before Derrek Lee even had a chance to look at the big, old-fashioned scoreboard at Wrigley Field, a helpful Cubs fan let him know what he needed to do. — Lee drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning …
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Associated Press:
M's suffer season-high 9th straight loss — TORONTO (AP) — Manager John McLaren is amazed that a nine-game losing streak hasn't killed Seattle's playoff hopes. — Matt Stairs and Gregg Zaun each hit two-run homers, A.J. Burnett pitched seven sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
WILLIE ON THE GRILL — PLAYERS AND BRASS QUESTIONING SKIPPER'S STRATEGY, METS' FIRE — INCREDIBLY, we have reached September and the New York manager on the hottest seat is not Joe Torre. — Obviously, Torre is managing for his job this month, needing at minimum the playoffs and maybe a championship to be retained.
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Iwamura's bat confiscated vs. Yanks — Slugger loses lumber after New York questions flatness — NEW YORK — Akinori Iwamura had his bat confiscated in the second inning of Saturday afternoon's game against the Yankees. — With two outs in the second and Iwamura at-bat facing a 2-2 count …
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