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2:15 AM ET, October 1, 2013

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Associated Press:
Rays to Playoffs Again After 5-2 Win Over Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — David Price, Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays are going to playoffs again, getting there with a victory in their final regular-season game for the second time in three years.  —  They needed an extra game this time.
Discussion: DRaysBay, ESPN, CBSSports.com and TSN.ca
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Red Sox will face Rays or Indians  —  The Tampa Bay Rays are on their way to Cleveland for the wild card playoff game after beating the Texas Rangers, 5-2.  David Price went the distance, throwing 118 pitches.  —  The Rays will face the Indians in Cleveland on Wednesday at 8:07 p.m …
Discussion: Surviving Grady
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Game of the Day  —  Left-handers David Price and Martin Perez square off in Texas as the Rays and Rangers meet to decide which team plays Cleveland in the AL Wild Card game.  Nelson Cruz joins the Rangers after serving his suspension for PED use.  Cruz hits Price well, six for 12 in his career with two home runs.
Todd Zolecki / The Zo Zone:
Amaro Feels the Heat, Talks Future  —  Ruben Amaro Jr. settled into one of the blue seats a few rows from the field Saturday afternoon at Turner Field.  He munched on sunflower seeds as Scott Proefrock, one of his assistant general managers, sat in the row behind him.
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Ryan Lawrence / Philly.com:
Phillies Notebook: Phillies' Ruiz hopes to return next season  —  ATLANTA - Phillies team president David Montgomery made his way through the visiting clubhouse at Turner Field yesterday morning, sending well wishes to his players.  —  He stopped and chatted with veteran catcher Carlos Ruiz for several minutes.
Discussion: MLB Rumors
csnphilly.com:
Phillies cut ties with pitching coach Rich Dubee
Discussion: HardballTalk
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
What's in the immediate future for the Yankees?  —  HOUSTON — Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera faded to black, the ceremonies and tears finally at an end.  —  Robinson Cano and Derek Jeter exited to mystery.  Are they the once and future double-play combo?
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Your Morning Phil: Sveum, Girardi and a farewell  —  On Baseball  —  Talking baseball while pitying the fools who passed on Peyton Manning in their fantasy leagues:  —  1. Dale Sveum seems likely to be fired today, and to his credit hasn't come close to pulling an Eric Wedge.
Associated Press:
Cubs Fire Manager Dale Sveum After 2 Seasons
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Five Teams That Could Sign Jose Abreu  —  Major League Baseball and the U.S. government have given Cuban first baseman Jose Abreu the green light to sign.  —  International scouts already have formed strong opinions about Abreu, who has been one of the most heavily-scouted Cuban players in recent years …
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Matthew Cerrone / Metsblog:
Mets will scout Cuban 1B Jose Abreu  —  The Mets have three scouts in Santo Domingo to watch Cuban 1B Jose Abreu, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.  —  Abreu declared as a free agent this past weekend and is clear to sign with an MLB team, MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez reported on Twitter.
MLB.com:
Marlins to sell no-hitter tickets  —  Marlins Pitcher Henderson Alvarez made history on Sunday by tossing the fifth no-hitter in franchise history and the first no-hitter at Marlins Park.  The Marlins are offering fans who were unable to attend the game the opportunity to purchase the remaining unsold tickets from yesterday's game.
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Clark Spencer / MiamiHerald.com:
Henderson Alvarez closes Miami Marlins season with no-hitter
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Rangers Designate Joey Butler For Assignment  —  The Rangers have reinstated Nelson Cruz from the restricted list following his Biogenesis suspension and designated fellow outfielder Joey Butler for assignment in order to create room on the 40-man roster, according to executive vice president of communications John Blake (on Twitter).
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
ROCKIES TOP 3 ITEMS ON OFFSEASON TO-DO LIST AND POSITION BREAKDOWN  —  LOS ANGELES — The numbers are sobering for even the most die-hard of fans.  —  For the 14th time in 21 seasons, the Rockies finished with a losing record.  For the first time in franchise history …
Discussion: MLB.com and MLB Rumors
 
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Adam Kilgore / Nationals Journal:
Bryce Harper plans to relax, then ‘get big as a house’ after first full season
MLB.com:
Rangers to activate Cruz for tiebreaker game
MLB.com:
Sims, Elander earn top Minor League honors
Discussion: Talking Chop
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals set RISP record
Discussion: HardballTalk
Rick Eymer / MLB.com:
Headley played through knee pain, will have surgery
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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