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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Pedroia and Ellsbury not starting vs. Yankees — NEW YORK — This probably didn't play real well in the clubhouse of the Baltimore Orioles, who are trying to beat out the New York Yankees for the AL East title, but the Red Sox took on the Yankees Monday night without either Dustin Pedroia or Jacoby Ellsbury in the starting lineup.
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Boston Globe and Over the Monster
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Clay Buchholz, Sox stink — Starter's last outing ends early — NEW YORK — The stench from Clay Buchholz' final start of the season might reek so much that it lingers until spring training. — Rather than doing his part last night to damage the New York Yankees' chances of winning the AL East …
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Baseball Prospectus
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Yanks boss: Girardi, others will be keeping jobs
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MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk and Sliding Into Home
Associated Press:
Cards Top Reds 4-2, Clinch Tie for 2nd Wild Card — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jaime Garcia homered off Bronson Arroyo and pitched into the seventh inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals clinch at least a tie for the second NL wild card and spoil Dusty Baker's return from a mini-stroke with a 4-2 victory …
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Associated Press:
Dodgers squeak past Giants, keep hopes alive … LOS ANGELES — Elian Herrera singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night that kept their postseason hopes alive.
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ESPN and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Cabrera Has Four Hits as Tigers Win Central — Miguel Cabrera had four hits, including a homer during a five-run sixth inning, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Kansas City Royals, 6-3, on Monday night to clinch the American League Central title. — Gerald Laird added a bases-loaded double …
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Bless You Boys and Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
Tigers Beat Royals 6-3 to Clinch AL Central Title — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera had four hits, including a homer during a five-run sixth inning, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Kansas City Royals 6-3 Monday night to clinch the AL Central title.
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ESPN, baseballmusings.com and TSN.ca
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Scherzer feels good after latest throwing session
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HardballTalk and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Nats wrap up NL East title despite loss to Phils … WASHINGTON — Thanks to strong pitching from Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper's burst of energy and Adam LaRoche's slugging, the Washington Nationals won enough from April through September that even a loss on the first day of October …
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That Balls Outta Here, The Good Phight and Yahoo! Sports
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Associated Press:
Trout Gets 4 Hits, 3 RBIs in Angels' 8-4 Win — SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Trout had four hits and drove in three runs in Los Angeles' 8-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night but it was not enough to keep the Angels in the playoff chase. — The Angels, with a high payroll …
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Boston Herald and TSN.ca
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Miami Marlins attendance good but it trails first-year numbers at other new stadiums — MIAMI — Back in December, after the Marlins signed free agents Jose Reyes, Mark Buerhle and Heath Bell, team president David Samson couldn't hide his excitement about the first season at Marlins Park.
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HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Rays Remain Alive With 5-3 Win Over Orioles — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Alex Cobb allowed two hits over seven innings Monday night, helping the Tampa Bay Rays keep their slim playoff hopes alive with a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. — Ben Zobrist hit his 20th homer …
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Bless You Boys, Camden Chat and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
White Sox Eliminated After 11-0 Win Over Indians — CLEVELAND (AP) — Their collapse complete, all the White Sox could do was watch from afar as another team celebrated winning the AL Central. — This wasn't their year, but it wasn't supposed to be. — Chicago's comeback season came up short.
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South Side Sox, ESPN and Associated Press
Associated Press:
A's clinch playoff spot, inch closer to Rangers in AL West race … OAKLAND, Calif. — Coco Crisp's latest big hit helped put Oakland back in the playoffs for the first time in six years, and the Athletics beat the first-place Texas Rangers 4-3 on Monday night to remain in contention for a division crown.
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Athletics Nation and ESPN
