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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, Viva El Birdos and TSN.ca
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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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Yahoo! Sports and ESPN
Paul Swydan / ESPN:
Giants not built for October — The sad fact is that San Francisco is not equipped to win it all — The San Francisco Giants will finish the regular season ranked in the top 10 of the ESPN Power Rankings for the eighth straight week, and in 16 of the final 17.
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ESPN and McCovey Chronicles
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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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Yanks boss: Girardi, others will be keeping jobs — NEW YORK — Even with the New York Yankees having relinquished a 10-game lead in the AL East, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said manager Joe Girardi's job, nor anyone else's, is in danger. — “Jobs are not riding on this,” Steinbrenner said …
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HardballTalk and Sliding Into Home
Associated Press:
Yanks Rout Red Sox 10-2, Open 1-Game AL East Lead — NEW YORK (AP) — Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin and Mark Teixeira homered in a nine-run second inning, and the New York Yankees routed the Boston Red Sox 10-2 Monday night to open a one-game lead over Baltimore in the AL East with two games to play.
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ESPN and Boston Herald
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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Yahoo! Sports and Bless You Boys
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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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baseballmusings.com, ESPN 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:
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
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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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Yahoo! Sports and Camden Chat
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
Aaron Fitt / Baseball America:
2012 New York-Penn League Top 20 Prospects — The new Collective Bargaining Agreement made negotiations with drafted players a simpler process, causing many college draftees to sign earlier than in the past and get started on their pro careers in the short-season New York-Penn League.
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Bucs Dugout and River Avenue Blues
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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