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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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Associated Press:
Ramirez homers twice to help Dodgers end skid — PHOENIX (AP) — Manny Ramirez homered twice and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended an eight-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over Dan Haren and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. — Ramirez, who is 18-of-33 (.545) …
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AZ Snakepit
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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Amazin' Avenue
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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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Sliding Into Home
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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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MLB Rumors
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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.
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 …
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Walkoff Walk
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 …
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.
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.
