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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Henry: Epstein has new deal — Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has agreed to a contract extending beyond this season, but the deal has not yet been formalized or signed, according to owner John Henry. — “We are all on the same page with regard to our vision for the organization,” Henry wrote in an e-mail this afternoon.
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
One night down, the next game up — Rays own AL East lead after Navarro delivers walk-off win — ST. PETERSBURG — Go ahead and beat the Rays, and beat 'em up bad. But you better show up the next night, because they aren't going anywhere. — A night after taking an ugly 13-5 loss …
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:Is the clock striking midnight in Tampa?
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
White Sox extend lead behind Floyd — Righty logs 16th victory as Chicago lowers magic number to 10 — NEW YORK — It's a moment that took place in the fifth inning of Tuesday's 6-2 victory for the White Sox at Yankee Stadium, a head-to-head encounter lasting about three …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Jeter passes Iron Horse in Stadium hits — Captain collects 1,270th knock at Cathedral, now first all-time — NEW YORK — Derek Jeter notched his 1,270th career hit at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, moving past Lou Gehrig for the most all-time hits in the Bronx.
Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Cubs beat CC, spoil Sveum's debut — CHICAGO (AP)—Not even CC Sabathia could stop the Milwaukee Brewers' late-season slide. A managerial change didn't work either. — The Chicago Cubs moved closer to their second straight division title Tuesday night, becoming the first NL team to beat …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Yost addresses dismissal on Tuesday — Former Brewers skipper talks to media about sudden ousting — MILWAUKEE — Ned Yost got through one big storm in May, and he wasn't even checking the weather this time around. — Yost said he was blindsided when the Brewers dismissed him as manager on Monday …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Cox peeved by friend Yost's dismissal — Says skipper may have been ousted before aces fixed ship — ATLANTA — Like most everybody, Braves manager Bobby Cox was shocked Monday when he learned the Brewers dismissed Ned Yost as their manager with 12 games left to go in the season.
Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Howard homers, puts Phils atop NL East — Majors-best 45th swat nets club pole position ceded on Aug. 26 — ATLANTA — Somewhere in the latter innings, while the Phillies chipped away at a Braves lead in Atlanta, the Mets cracked open the door to first place by dropping their third straight game.
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Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Phils' Happ to start in Kendrick's place — ATLANTA (AP)—The Philadelphia Phillies are looking for a boost from a rookie as they fight for first place in the NL East. — Left-hander J.A. Happ, who has made only two starts this season, will replace Kyle Kendrick in the rotation for Wednesday night's game against the Atlanta Braves.
Jack O'Connell / MLB.com:
Vets Committee to consider 10 for Hall — Hodges, Santo, Kaat, Torre head list of post-1943 players — NEW YORK — Former Most Valuable Players Dick Allen, Joe Torre and Maury Wills are among the 10 finalists announced on Tuesday to be under consideration for election to the National Baseball Hall …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Free-falling Mets drop out of 1st — Odalis Perez tosses 7-1/3 innings of four-hit ball and beats the Mets — WASHINGTON - Jerry Manuel tried a pregame meeting to halt the hemorrhaging. Didn't work. And now the Mets are out of first place and need Brandon Knight to stop a losing streak before it costs them a postseason berth.
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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Oakland takes out an old foe, defeats Angels, 8-1 — Angels catcher Mike Napoli take a throw too late to catch Oakland's Ryan Sweeney, sliding in with a run during the eighth innin Tuesday in Oakland. The Athletics defeated the Angels, 8-1. — Pitching on nine days' rest, he goes only 51/3 innings in 8-1 loss to the A's.
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Nick Lucchesi / The Rundown:
Ten of Baseball's Unforgettable Wild Card Teams — Wild card season is upon us. That time of the year when the division races are mostly sewn up, and you start looking at teams from all over the league, trying to keep track of half a dozen different schedules all at once.
MLB.com:
WS Game 7 — Red indicates “if necessary”. — The following are trademarks or service marks of Major League Baseball entities and may be used only with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. or the relevant Major League Baseball entity: Major League, Major League Baseball …
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Michael Gormley / Associated Press:
Lawmaker: Yankee subsidies hit taxpayers — ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)—Taxpayers and ticket buyers are the losers in plans to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in public subsidies to build the new Yankee Stadium, a New York lawmaker said Tuesday. — Assemblyman Richard Brodsky said the commitment …
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Bard has played his last for Padres — Team source says catcher won't be offered arbitration — DENVER — Catcher Josh Bard has played his last game of the season — and his last game — with the San Diego Padres. — Bard strained his right triceps on Monday, a relapse of the same injury …
Sarah Larimer / Associated Press:
Marlins end Oswalt's streak in 5-1 win — MIAMI (AP)—The Houston Astros are running out of time to solve their problems at the plate. — Jorge Cantu hit a three-run homer and rookie Chris Volstad allowed one run in eight innings to lead the Florida Marlins to a 5-1 win over the Astros on Tuesday night.
