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Rob Bradford / Boston Herald:
Lowell sees NY as fit … Much like teammate Curt Schilling [stats], Mike Lowell also has a list of teams he believes might potentially be a good fit if he hits the free agent market this offseason. — "There are teams I don't want to go to and there are teams I envision myself playing for …
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MLB Trade Rumors
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
Staff infection — Recent struggles a bad sign for postseason … They tell us all the time: You can never have enough pitching. Yet here we are, with two weeks to go in the marathon that is any baseball season, and the Red Sox [team stats] suddenly look like they do not have enough pitching.
Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Giambi's glove goes into 'clang' mode for a night — BOSTON - Joe Torre has his fingers crossed every time he plays Jason Giambi at first base. Unfortunately for the Yankees' manager, Giambi played the position Friday night as if he had his fingers, toes and both arms crossed. And his eyes closed.
NY Daily News:
Yankees, Red Sox given 'heads-up' — BOSTON - The Yankees and Red Sox were not given official warnings about potential beanballs before the start of their series last night at Fenway, but both teams were given what one baseball official called a "heads-up" to behave over the weekend.
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Blistering Yankee Rally Sounds the Alarm in Boston — The gravity of the situation was obvious to Boston Red Sox Manager Terry Francona. Moments before, his team had a five-run lead over the Yankees, who had done their best to give away the game. — But now the lead was cut to three …
Joel Sherman / New York Post:START BELIEVING — THIS WIN MAKES ANYTHING SEEM POSSIBLE
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Surviving Grady
Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
Rollins' triple lifts Phillies over Mets — NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Rowand knew exactly what fellow All-Star center fielder Carlos Beltran was going through, and he was glad it wasn't him. — Beltran misplayed Jimmy Rollins' tricky line drive into a two-run triple and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied …
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David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Rollins Rolling — Jimmy Rollins hits his eighteenth triple to break a 3-3 tie and put the Phillies up 5-3 in the eighth. … With two more triples, Rollins can join Curtis Granderson with 20 doubles, triples and home runs. — Pedro Martinez pitched six strong innings …
David Pinto / Baseball Musings:
Games of the Day — The Phillies were written off earlier in the week, but they're still in the hunt for the wild card. They'll face a tough opponent today as Pedro Martinez makes his third start of the season. He's only allowed one hit with runners in scoring position this season.
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Associated Press:
Beckett wins 19th as BoSox stop Yanks — LIKE THIS STORY? — BOSTON (AP) - Josh Beckett's 19th victory pushed back the surging New York Yankees. — Beckett pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, leading Boston to a 10-1 win Saturday that dropped New York 5 1/2 games …
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Bronx Banter
Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Braves Top Nationals in the 13th — The last homestand in RFK Stadium's tenure as a baseball park began last night in a steady drizzle before a huddled-up crowd, and those who stuck around through a brief rain delay had the pleasure of witnessing what looked like would be a game-winning home run …
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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
Nationals' September Celebration — For the next nine days a ballclub that should, by this time, have become depressed and uninterested will finish its home season in an antiquated stadium that lacks almost any amenities. If you squint, you may decipher the count on the batter on the tiny scoreboards.
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Capitol Punishment
Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Lowe shakes off bruised hand to lead Dodgers' victory — Right-hander has his best start in nearly a month and Gonzalez hits a three-run home run in a four-run first inning during a 6-2 victory over the Diamondbacks. — The right hand that Derek Lowe bruised four days ago didn't appear …
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Baseball Musings
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. gets a night in driver's seat — Longtime tormentor Davis is chased after 42/3 innings, tagged for six runs in a 7-4 Dodgers victory that moves them within 41/2 games of first. — If there was a time for the Dodgers to humble their tormentor, this was it, in the 147th game of the season …
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: New front office removes Armas — HOUSTON — The Pirates' new front office has made its first mark. — After extensive meetings on the team's off day Thursday, upper management — with the blessing of new team president Frank Coonelly — decided that veteran Tony Armas …
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Catbird in the Nosebleed Seats
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