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Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Nathan blows save as A's walk off — Twins miss chance to move into first place — OAKLAND — Twins closer Joe Nathan suffered his second blown save in five days on Saturday night. Nathan gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth to hand Minnesota a 3-2 loss to the A's at McAfee Coliseum.
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Metrodome Memories
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Buehrle roughed up in Boston — Sox drop third straight but maintain half-game division lead — BOSTON — Try as Ozzie Guillen might, the White Sox manager can't forget the seven straight defeats his team suffered to the Red Sox during a forgettable 2007 campaign. — Three in Boston.
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Danks' next start pushed back — White Sox being cautious, giving righty extra day of rest — BOSTON — John Danks had his next start moved from Monday to Tuesday in Cleveland, but the change had nothing to do with any sort of physical problems concerning the left-hander.
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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True Blue LA
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Chipper's 20th home run makes history — Jones becomes second to accomplish feat in first 14 seasons — WASHINGTON — Chipper Jones has consistently produced statistics that link him with Hall of Famers, and he now shares an accomplishment only previously enjoyed by the other great third baseman the Braves once employed.
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BBTF's Baseball Primer …
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Associated Press:
Nationals beat Braves for fifth straight win — WASHINGTON (AP)—Elijah Dukes pumped his chest with his right fist and gleefully trotted to first base, happy to prove an old baseball maxim: A walk is as good as a hit. — Dukes walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning …
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Heilman's walk of shame — MIAMI - Aaron Heilman had been flawless against the Marlins this season. Until Saturday night, when he gave up a run without even surrendering a hit. — Heilman, who hadn't worked since throwing 60 pitches over three scoreless frames in Tuesday's extra-inning loss …
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Hunter steals from Texas, gives to Halos — Center fielder again robs a homer as magic number dips to 9 — ANAHEIM — When Torii Hunter robbed Texas' Marlon Byrd of a potential two-run home run on Friday, the center fielder waved his cap to the crowd to acknowledge his amazing play.
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6-4-2
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Todd Krise / MLB.com:
Brewers rough up reeling Pirates — Hart, Cameron go deep to back Suppan's solid start — PITTSBURGH — The Brewers locked the Pirates into a stranglehold early on Saturday night and didn't let go, beating the home team, 11-3, at PNC Park. — Milwaukee's 16-hit attack was in stark contrast …
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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Sliding Into Home
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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.
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.
