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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs' Drew hits for cycle — Shortstop is third player in team history to achieve feat — PHOENIX — You will have to forgive some of the D-backs for not realizing that Stephen Drew was going for history when he stepped into the batter's box in the seventh inning Monday afternoon at Chase Field.
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Mike Heika / Associated Press:
Vicious cycle: Texas Rangers belted by Beltre, Seattle — mheika@dallasnews.com — ARLINGTON - Ron Washington said before Monday's game that he was worried his bullpen was wearing down. — The Rangers' manager couldn't have known how prophetic that was.
Steve Herrick / MLB.com:
Dominant Lee breaks 20-win mark — Shutout makes lefty first Tribe hurler to milestone since '74 — CLEVELAND — On Sept. 1, 2007, Cliff Lee was one of the players the Indians called up from Triple-A Buffalo when the team expanded its roster. — The left-hander had struggled for most of the season …
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Tom Withers / Associated Press:
Lee first Tribe 20-game winner since '74 — CLEVELAND (AP)—Once inside the clubhouse, Cliff Lee's teammates popped open champagne and toasted his latest win, his biggest win. — Exactly one year after being brought back from the minor leagues, Lee had something major to celebrate: He's Cleveland's first 20-game winner in 34 years.
Mark Remme / MLB.com:
Fresh start to September for Red Sox — Byrd, big sixth ensure Orioles won't play spoilers in opener — BOSTON — It certainly wasn't the equivalent of Clay Buchholz's no-hitter when the Red Sox and Orioles met exactly one year ago. But the way balls were flying in the cool Boston air on Monday …
Tyler Kepner / Bats:
Cashman Takes to the Road — Brian Cashman doesn't travel with the Yankees very often, so it was a bit startling to see him on the field at Comerica Park on Monday morning, chatting with Reggie Jackson and Kevin Long and - yes — hugging Gary Sheffield. — Cashman couldn't define his reasons …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Prospect Zimmermann won't join Nats — Talented right-hander to be shut down with biceps tendinitis — WASHINGTON — Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann was clearly the Nationals' top pitching prospect this season. He was a combined 10-4 with a 2.88 ERA for Class A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg.
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ESPN:
D-backs, Dodgers worth watching down the stretch — PHOENIX — From a distance, the National League West is the breakdown lane, where the Diamondbacks and Dodgers prepared for this past weekend's showdown by being swept by the Padres and Nationals, disrespectfully.
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers roster expansive all year — Racked by injury, club sees light September schedule — LOS ANGELES — Clubs cushion the blow of Spring Training cuts by reassuring players that it takes more than 25 men to win a pennant. But the way the Dodgers have gone about it, this year is extreme.
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Hill's will never severed — Catcher recalled 11 months after almost losing three fingers — CHICAGO — Cubs catcher Koyie Hill will be happy to shake your hand. He's glad to still have a hand to shake. — Hill was told he'd never play again after he severed three of his fingers and his thumb during a freak accident on Oct. 16.
Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Cubs drop third straight at Wrigley — CHICAGO (AP)—Roy Oswalt is pitching like an ace again and the Houston Astros are on a roll headed into the final month of the season. — Oswalt allowed four singles—all the Chicago Cubs seem to able to hit these days—and came within two outs …
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Associated Press:
Brewers GM wants changes to scorers' procedure — Brewers Dispute Scoring Of Sabathia's One-Hitter — MILWAUKEE — One day after CC Sabathia pitched a controversial one-hitter against Pittsburgh, Milwaukee's general manager said he may lobby to have changes made to the way official scoring decisions are made.
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