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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
San Diego 6, San Francisco 4 — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brian Giles broke out his slump with one powerful swing and stopped the San Diego Padres' late-season swoon for now. — Giles, who had four hits in his last 52 at-bats, hit a go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the ninth …
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Alan Robinson / Associated Press:
Bucs hold off Arizona, end 9-game slide — PITTSBURGH (AP) — The late-inning comeback was exceptional, coming on the road in a tight NL West race during the final week of the season. The Arizona Diamondbacks' only problem was they couldn't finish it. — Pinch-hitter Josh Phelps singled …
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Loss in Tampa Bay Not a Preview of Things to Come — The Yankees blew a five-run lead with a chance to clinch a playoff spot on Tuesday, and on its face, that is awful. But consider that no more than three of those 10 innings were thrown by pitchers who will be on the postseason roster.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Edwar Ramirez, Brian Brunney blow game, playoff chances — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The postseason roster doesn't have to be set for another week, but a few of the Yankees' relievers started to help Joe Torre with his decisions last night against the Devil Rays.
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Teixeira, Chipper power Braves by Phils — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Given an opportunity to control their playoff hopes, the Philadelphia Phillies turned into scoreboard watchers again. — Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer and Chipper Jones had a two-run shot, helping the Atlanta Braves keep …
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
What to do about Andruw Jones? — After a run of 14 consecutive division titles, the Braves are in danger of missing the playoffs for the second year in a row. In the second of a four-part series, the AJC will look at what went wrong this season and what Braves fans may expect for 2008.
Chris Jenkins / Associated Press:
Fielder hits 50th, Brewers 2 games out — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prince Fielder didn't really want to keep his 50th home run ball as a souvenir. — The one he really wants is No. 52. And while he's at it, he wouldn't mind winning an MVP award — all in the name of sticking it to his estranged father.
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Tom Haudricourt / Brewers Blog:
Attanasio says Yost is "fine" — Brewers owner Mark Attanasio said he did not think manager Ned Yost has been twisting in the wind but nevertheless told me today Yost's job is secure for 2008. — "Ned is fine," said Attanasio, on hand at Miller Park for the Brewers' game against St. Louis.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Breaking news: Clemens scratched again — The Yankees just announced that Roger Clemens (left hamstring) has been scratched from tonight's game and will not pitch in this series. — He has been replaced by LHP Kei Igawa.
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Mark Kiszla / Denver Post:
Loose clubhouse proves best elixir — Los Angeles - Is it safe to exhale? — The Rockies stand tall. But, if they insist on playing with fate in this crazy dream of making the playoffs, anyone who loves them might crumble from the emotional strain. — Colorado won for the ninth consecutive …
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Red Sox Owner Buys $16 Million House To Tear It Down — BOSTON — After spending $16 million to buy a palatial Brookline, Mass., estate complete with a main house and 5,000-square-foot guest house, Red Sox owner John Henry plans to tear it down. — Henry filed paperwork …
John Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners' hopes dashed — The New York Yankees couldn't extinguish the Mariners' flickering postseason hopes, so the Cleveland Indians did it for them. — The American League Central champion Indians blew a 3-1 lead in the ninth inning, but pulled out a 4-3 win in the 12th …
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Willie Randolph, Omar Minaya show united front — Just as winning has a way of covering up the little fissures in any team, losing has a way of making them look worse. This has been true of the Mets the past two weeks as their NL East lead over Philadelphia went from seven games to just two.
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MLB.com:
A letter to fans from Frank Coonelly — Dear Pirates Fans: — I am extremely excited to officially announce today that we have hired Neal Huntington as our new General Manager. After a comprehensive search for a baseball executive who can restore the culture of success within the Pirates organization …
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Will Carroll / Baseball Prospectus:Huntington's Challenge — Neal Huntington, now officially …
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Mets' rally falls short in loss to Nats — NEW YORK (AP) — Six runs in the ninth inning meant little to the Mets. The only numbers to take solace in were the ones on the out-of-town scoreboard. — An improbable rally fell just short when Paul Lo Duca flied out with a runner on third …
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs fight back before falling to Bucs — Arizona unable to reduce magic number to claim NL West — PITTSBURGH — These are the kind of games the D-backs usually win. — They looked all but done as they trailed the Pirates by four runs after seven innings Tuesday night at PNC Park.
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