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Tim Malcolm / Phillies Nation:
Gameday: Phillies (77-64) At Mets (79-62) — Headline: In game one, Phils must focus on the task — The Major Players: Jamie Moyer, Jimmy Rollins, Jayson Werth, Chad Durbin, Pedro Martinez, Fernando Tatis, David Wright, Brian Stokes — The Venue: Shea Stadium, Queens, N.Y.
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Mike Nichols / MetsBlog.com:
postGame: Phillies 6 Mets 2 — The Mets (79-63) lost to the Phillies (78-64) today by the score of 6 to 2 in Shea Stadium. — For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., go to SNY.tv. — As Gary Cohen said during today's broadcast, you can tip your cap to Brett Myers performance during Friday night's game …
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Associated Press:
Padres' Young loses perfect game in 8th, settles for 10-1 win — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chris Young came within four outs of a perfect game, retiring the first 23 Milwaukee Brewers in order before Gabe Kapler homered, and the San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-1 on Sunday.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yankees Stop Their Slide in Seattle — SEATTLE — With their chances for the playoffs looking bleak, a startling reality confronted the Yankees at Safeco Field on Saturday. A loss to the Seattle Mariners would have dropped them to fourth place in the American League East.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
With Giambi out, Damon can play first — SEATTLE - The Yankees will have a lot of work to do with their roster next season, especially after more than $80 million comes off the payroll this winter. — Although there are several areas the Bombers will look to address, the most glaring position of need will be first base.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 142: Yankees at Mariners
Game 142: Yankees at Mariners
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Chris Haft / Minor League Baseball:
Giants bring up 2008 pick Gillaspie — Third baseman gets quick taste of Majors after 24 pro games — SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants accelerated their youth movement toward warp speed Saturday by purchasing the contract of third baseman Conor Gillaspie, who has all of 24 games of professional experience.
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John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
Scoops of all Sizes from Around the Major Leagues — White Sox skipper Ozzie Guillen was chatting with a group of reporters this past week, when the talk turned to analyzing the remaining schedules of the two contenders in the American League Central. Some felt that the Sox had the easier path …
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Larry McShane / NY Daily News:
Keep hands off souvenirs at stadiums — It's the one souvenir fans want to avoid in their final visits to Yankee and Shea stadiums - an official pair of NYPD handcuffs. — With both the Yankees and the Mets set for their final regular season home stands this month, security and scrutiny …
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John Hickey / seattlepi.com Mariners blog:
Silva scratched; Feierabend gets Sunday start — The Mariners had to make a last-minute course correction Sunday morning when Carlos Silva wound up being unable to make his scheduled start. — Left-hander Ryan Feierabend, who was scheduled to start Tuesday against Texas …
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Michael Schwartz / MLB.com:
Dodgers overtake first place — Ramirez drives in five runs to back gem from Billingsley — LOS ANGELES — Eight days ago in Arizona, the Dodgers had lost eight in a row, trailed the D-backs by 4 1/2 games and were on the verge of being knocked out of the division race by Arizona's one-two punch of Dan Haren and Brandon Webb.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers find answers in 15-8 win over Red Sox — egrant@dallasnews.com — ARLINGTON - The Texas Rangers spend another September with a spring training mentality. They are looking for answers. — They need to know if Josh Hamilton will be able to withstand the rigors of a 162-game schedule.
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Flores could be back at backstop soon — Washington (55-88) at Atlanta (62-81), Sunday, 1:30 p.m. ET — ATLANTA — It looks as though catcher Jesus Flores' left ankle is getting better. He was seen walking without his ankle brace on Saturday afternoon, and it appears that he could be back behind the plate soon.
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Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Hernandez tests positive for PEDs — Right-hander will be suspended for 50 games next season — DENVER — Runelvys Hernandez, who made four starts for the Astros this year and most recently pitched for Triple-A Round Rock, was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for an amphetamine …