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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 156: Orioles at Yankees (with audio) — YANKEES (84-71) — ORIOLES (67-86) — Chris Waters (3-3, 4.75) has never faced any of the New York hitters. — Andy Pettitte (13-14, 4.57) vs. the Baltimore hitters. — Notes: The Yankees are 4,132-2,430 at Yankee Stadium. There have been 17 ties.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks prevail as Stadium goes dark — Rivera secures Pettitte's victory in historic venue's final game — NEW YORK — Eighty-five years of memorable moments and indelible baseball achievements at Yankee Stadium were book-ended by Babe Ruth's home run to christen the building and Mariano Rivera's final pitch to close it.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
One last Sunday at the ballpark — Fans, players paint final scene before bidding Stadium farewell — NEW YORK — They arrived early on a cloudless Sunday afternoon, lining 161st Street armed with cameras. It was a perfect opportunity: With one slight movement, you could point to the present …
Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:Yankees recall favorite Stadium memories
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Joe Sheehan / Baseball Prospectus:
No Fish Story in Tampa Bay — In their 11th season of play, after a decade of never winning 71 games, of never finishing above .500, and never coming close to contention in any year, the Tampa Bay Rays clinched a playoff spot yesterday with a 7-2 win over the Twins.
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John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
Every Given Sunday — Winding Down — A few months ago, it appeared that there would be wholesale changes made among major league general managers in the offseason, but now that no longer seems to be such a certainty. One team that will definitely have a new GM in 2009 is the Phillies …
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Associated Press:
Danks, Two Relievers Four-Hit Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — John Danks and two relievers combined on a four-hitter and Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer as the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Sunday. — The victory enabled the White Sox to remain 2 1/2 games …
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Thome's 2009 option kicks in — Designated hitter's plate performance extends contract — KANSAS CITY — Jim Thome's $13 million contractual option for 2009 with the White Sox kicked in this weekend in Kansas City by virtue of his ninth-inning strikeout on Saturday night.
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Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Guillen challenges Vazquez: Go out and kick Twins' butts — WHITE SOX IN BRIEF — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Considering what's at stake for the White Sox this week, why not throw down the gauntlet? — Manager Ozzie Guillen has done it before — too many times to count — so why change now?
Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Maddon's dream becomes a reality — Skipper leads Tampa Bay to an unlikely playoff berth — ST. PETERSBURG — Steering a ship that had gone a Major League-worst 66-96 in 2007, it would have been easy for Rays manager Joe Maddon to set sights on a .500 season.
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John Nadel / Associated Press:
Dodgers lose in 11, lead down to 2 1-2 — LOS ANGELES (AP)—James Loney could only shake his head as he contemplated one of the Los Angeles Dodgers' most frustrating losses of the season. — Rich Aurilia's two-out, RBI single in the 11th inning lifted the San Francisco Giants a 1- victory …
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Pat Graham / Associated Press:
Young's 4 RBIs power Diamondbacks to win — DENVER (AP)—Around this time last September, the Arizona Diamondbacks were celebrating an NL West title in Colorado. Things are quite a bit different this season, with the Diamondbacks being on the other side of the chase.
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Angels' Saunders to miss start with kidney stone — ARLINGTON, Texas — Los Angeles Angels lefty Joe Saunders' ongoing problems with a kidney stone will cause him to miss Tuesday night's scheduled start against Seattle. — Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Jered Weaver and Jon Garland …
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:Angels' Ervin Santana, Jeff Mathis thrive together
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