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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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MLB.com:
MLB Announces 2011 Postseason Schedule — Major League Baseball today announced the schedule for the 2011 Postseason, which will open on Friday, September 30th. Game One of the 107th World Series is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19th in the ballpark of the National League Champions.
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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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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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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Game 157: Red Sox at Yankees — Let's try this again. Here are the lineups: — RED SOX (88-68) — Ellsbury CF — Crawford LF — Pedroia 2B — Ortiz DH — Gonzalez 1B — Aviles 3B — Scutaro SS — Reddick RF — Saltalamacchia C — Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (15-8, 3.15)
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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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Associated Press:
Mets hand Phils seventh straight loss in doubleheader opener — NEW YORK — R.A. Dickey took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, David Wright hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth and the New York Mets beat the slumping Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Saturday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader …
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:
Rangers use patchwork lineup to beat the Mariners — ARLINGTON, Texas — Seattle ace Felix Hernandez was forced out of the game when he took a line drive off his right forearm during the Rangers' six-run fourth inning Saturday, and Texas used a patchwork lineup to beat the Mariners 7-3 one day after it clinched the AL West title.
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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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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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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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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — The Braves and the Cardinals both play early, so we should know a lot more about the state of the NL Wild Card race by early this evening. Brandon Beachy of the Braves battles Chien-Ming Wang and the Nationals with the Braves magic number at three.
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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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Tom Withers / Associated Press:
THOME HONORED BY INDIANS, WHO PLAN STATUE FOR HIM — CLEVELAND - All the memories, some fresh and some forgotten, have been chasing Jim Thome around this season — maybe his final season. — And as it nears the end, Thome knows his career may be ending, too. — “You can't play forever,” he said.
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