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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Mets 2 Phillies 1 — The Mets defeated the Phillies by the score of 2-1 at Citi Field this afternoon. — For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.TV. — The Least You Should Know: — R.A. Dickey started for the Mets and he was absolutely brilliant …
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Phillies Nation and The Good Phight
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Associated Press:
Mets sweep Phillies in day-night doubleheader — NEW YORK — With nothing left to play for in the regular season, the Philadelphia Phillies are playing as if they have nothing left. — Hunter Pence dropped a deep fly ball for an error that led to five unearned runs, and the New York Mets completed …
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Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
Aaron Taube / MLB.com:
Isringhausen, Duda could be done for 2011 — NEW YORK — Both right fielder Lucas Duda and reliever Jason Isringhausen might not return to the Mets before the end of the season, Mets manager Terry Collins said Saturday. — Isringhausen has been out since Sept. 6 due to a herniated disc …
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Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Reeling Red Sox Lose Again, 9-1 to Yankees — NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter capped a six-run second inning with a three-run homer, rookie Jesus Montero had four RBIs in finishing a triple shy of the cycle and the New York Yankees stunned the reeling Boston Red Sox early in a 9-1 victory Saturday.
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Boston Herald, Boston Globe and TSN.ca
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Francona shuffles Red Sox batting order — NEW YORK - The big news is the lineup. — Red Sox manager Terry Francona took suggestions from players and coaches and put together an interesting lineup that he hopes will ignite the Red Sox offense. — The key component is Carl Crawford …
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joy of sox, Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Sports, ESPN and HardballTalk
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 157: Red Sox at Yankees
Game 157: Red Sox at Yankees
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Over the Monster, SawxBlog, HardballTalk, baseballmusings.com and Pinstripe Alley
New York Post:
MLB will add wild-card teams, hold one-game playoff: sources — Negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement for Major League Baseball are moving at a fast pace and one issue the sides have all but agreed upon is adding two wild-card teams and holding one-game playoffs in each league …
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HardballTalk, baseballmusings.com, MLB Rumors, Baseball Nation, MetsBlog.com, DRaysBay, Blog Red Machine, The Big Lead and River Avenue Blues
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Associated Press:
Duncan Leads Indians' Sweep of Twins, 8-2, 7-6 — CLEVELAND (AP) — Shelley Duncan drove in three runs in each half of a day-night doubleheader, and the Cleveland Indians erased a six-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-6 on Saturday night for the sweep.
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Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
Orioles end Justin Verlander's streak, beat Tigers 6-5 — DETROIT - Justin Verlander lost his streak of 12 consecutive winning starts, and the Baltimore Orioles went on to a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers when Matt Angle executed a tiebreaking squeeze bunt in the ninth inning Saturday night.
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Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports, Bless You Boys and Boston Herald
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Steve Overbey / MLB.com:
Jackson interested in returning to Cardinals — ST. LOUIS — Right-hander Edwin Jackson realizes that Sunday's start against the Chicago Cubs could be his last in a Cardinals uniform. — And he wants to make the most of it. — “Being in a race and having something to pitch for the last week …
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R.B. Fallstrom / Globe and Mail:
Cubs dent Cards' postseason hopes
Cubs dent Cards' postseason hopes
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Associated Press, Bleed Cubbie Blue, baseballmusings.com, Yahoo! Sports and Viva El Birdos
Associated Press:
Rockies beat Astros to snap slide — HOUSTON — Chris Nelson walked with the bases loaded in the 13th inning and the Colorado Rockies snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. — Pinch-hitter Tommy Field sparked the winning rally with a leadoff walk.
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Purple Row
Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Mauer, Morneau, Nishioka to disabled list — CLEVELAND — The Twins have officially placed catcher Joe Mauer, first baseman Justin Morneau and shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka on the disabled list, the club announced on Saturday. — The Twins shut down Mauer on Sept. 16, when they announced …
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Yahoo! Sports and HardballTalk
Fox Sports:
Flanagan threatened suicide many times — SPARKS, MD. (AP) — Police records show former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan threatened to kill himself several times before committing suicide. — Flanagan won the Cy Young award in 1979 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 world championship team.
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Baltimore Sun, Deadspin and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Rangers clinch AL West title with win over Mariners — ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are AL West champions again. — Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre hit long home runs and Craig Gentry had an inside-the-park homer in a 5-3 victory over Seattle on Friday night.
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Yahoo! Sports, Associated Press, Lone Star Ball and Athletics Nation
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Associated Press:
Harang Leads San Diego Past Los Angeles 3-0 — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Kemp's pursuit of the Triple Crown took a hit when Aaron Harang threw eight sharp innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. — Kemp leads the NL with 119 RBIs and is tied for lead with 37 homers.
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True Blue LA
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Jocketty re-ups to be Reds GM through 2014 — PITTSBURGH — The Reds announced Friday that general manager Walt Jocketty has been given a three-year contract extension through the 2014 season. Jocketty's original four-year contract was to expire at the end of this season. — Terms were not revealed by the club.
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