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Colin Stephenson / New Jersey Online:
Blue Jays rally to beat Yankees, 7-6 — NEW YORK - Yankee fans want nothing more than to cheer Alex Rodriguez in situations like these. Down a run in the ninth, two runners on, a struggling opposing closer on the mound in a game the Yankees desperately need to win. — All Rodriguez has to do is come through.
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Associated Press:
Chamberlain ready to leave DL, rejoin Yankees … NEW YORK (AP) — Joba Chamberlain breezed through 35 pitches while facing batters in a simulated game Saturday, saying he's ready to rejoin the Yankees for the stretch run. — On the disabled list with rotator cuff tendinitis, Chamberlain said he threw all of his pitches.
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Mark Herrmann / On the Yankees beat:
Joba throws 35 pitches, Girardi says let's wait — Joba Chamberlain pronounced himself ready to be activated after his 35 pitches off the mound at the Stadium this morning. But Joe Girardi said, “Players always say they're ready.” The manager added that it will be best to wait until tomorrow to see how Chamberlain feels.
Associated Press:
Pavano shines as Yankees shut down Blue Jays — NEW YORK — Carl Pavano said he didn't hear the cheers when he walked off the mound after striking out Alex Rios, the years of fan animosity seemingly turned to adulation in just six short innings. — He did hear Joe Girardi, though, when the Yankees manager made a request.
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers end eight-game slide — Ramirez homers twice in second straight four-hit performance — PHOENIX — Manny Ramirez had just pounded out four hits again, two of them homers. He powered a 6-2 win that halted the Dodgers' losing streak at eight and trimmed the Diamondbacks' lead …
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Krysten Oliphant / MLB.com:
Astros ink Erstad, Moehler to extensions — Players are signed through the 2009 season — HOUSTON — Darin Erstad and Brian Moehler have both signed one-year contract extensions for the 2009 season, the Astros announced during Friday's game against the Cardinals.
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Vizquel wants another year, here or in Japan — (08-30) 04:00 PDT Cincinnati — Omar Vizquel would like to wear a Giants uniform next year, be it in San Francisco or maybe Tokyo. The 41-year-old shortstop wants to play in 2009, and if he cannot find a job in the majors, he might look to the Far East.
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
O's recall Salazar from Norfolk — Salazar recalled from Triple-A Norfolk; Liz optioned but will return for Tuesday start at Boston — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora will likely miss the rest of the road trip with a strained left hamstring, leaving the lineup without one of its best run producers.
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets ride Beltran's slam to big win — Bases-loaded blast caps ninth-inning comeback for Amazins — MIAMI — Mere seconds were all the ball needed to clear Dolphin Stadium's right-field fence, slicing through hours of frustration just as effortlessly as it cut through the sticky South Florida air.
Dave Sanford / royals.scout.com:
Alvarez deadlock affects Hosmer, Royals — Royals fans were alarmed on Thursday night when first round pick Eric Hosmer, who made his professional debut on Monday, was absent from the Idaho Falls Chukars lineup. There was speculation that Hosmer's absence was related to the recent contract impasse between …
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
White Sox stopped cold by Dice-K — Offense collects just two hits; Vazquez knocked around in loss — BOSTON — There's an old baseball adage that states out of a 162-game schedule, a team wins 60 games and loses 60 games. But it's how said team does with the remaining 42 that decides where the squad finishes.
