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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
With third hit of night, Jeter ties Gehrig — Captain even with Iron Horse atop Yankees' list with 2,721 — NEW YORK — With a bunt, a blast and a rip, Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig on Wednesday night for the most hits in Yankees history. — Jeter laced the first pitch Rays starter Jeff Niemann threw …
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Jeter's feat recognized around MLB — Players, coaches respect what shortstop has done for game — Players and coaches around Major League Baseball showed admiration and respect for Derek Jeter, who tied Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig for hits by a Yankee with 2,721 after collecting three …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Wolf scratched from Friday outing for LA — Lefty has stiffness in elbow; Kuroda to start in his place — PHOENIX — Randy Wolf, who is tied for the Major League lead with 30 starts, has been scratched from his scheduled start Friday night in San Francisco because of stiffness in the back of his left elbow.
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Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
Randy Wolf to miss Friday start — Randy Wolf, who has emerged as a stalwart of the Dodgers rotation, had been scheduled to pitch Friday against San Francisco but now will miss that start with an irritated elbow, according to a note I just received from Dodgers beat writer Dylan Hernandez of The Times.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 141: Rays at Yankees (updated with Girardi pre-game audio) — YANKEES (90-50) — Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (8-5, 4.41). — RAYS (72-67) — Bartlett SS — Crawford LF — Longoria 3B — Zobrist 2B — Burrell DH — Richard 1B — Gross RF — Navarro C — Upton CF
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:Yankees' Robertson Out Indefinitely With Elbow Stiffness
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Astros correct Valverde's age mistake — GM Wade said closer's birth date listing was paperwork error — HOUSTON — Astros general manger Ed Wade said Wednesday a discrepancy in paperwork led to closer Jose Valverde being listed at two different ages in the team's previous two media guides.
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Associated Press:
Double dose: V-Mart's double lifts Bosox; Roberts hits 50th for O's — BOSTON (AP) — Pinch-hitter Victor Martinez (FSY) hit a three-run double to break a seventh-inning tie, and the Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore 7-5 on Wednesday night to improve to 13-2 against the Orioles this season.
Peter Hermann / Baltimore Sun:
City police arrest 4 in theft of Ripken's No. 8 statue — Overnight incident at Camden Yards captured on surveillance video — Two barricades surround the remaining base of a statue commemorating the number of retired Orioles great Cal Ripken Jr. The No. 8 statue was stolen overnight …
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Colin Fly / Associated Press:
Pujols homers twice, Wainwright wins 18th — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Albert Pujols hit two home runs for a majors-leading 47 and Adam Wainwright picked up his 18th win with seven scoreless innings in the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.
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Jeff Gordon / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Wainwright continues his Cy Young pursuit
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Zambrano brushes aside Pirates, tiff with Lou — PITTSBURGH—Their season may be crazy, but the Cubs aren't mad. — At least that's what they said after manager Lou Piniella and Carlos Zambrano put the lasting visual bow on the Cubs' two-city road trip with an animated …
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers lose game off NL West lead — Bases-loaded walk in ninth cuts edge to 2 1/2 games — PHOENIX — The Dodgers' National League West lead was trimmed to 2 1/2 games Wednesday night when they lost to the D-backs on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth, 4-3 …
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Julian Benbow / Boston Globe:
Wakefield to get a cortisone shot tomorrow — Still hampered by nerve problems in his back, Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield will get another cortisone shot tomorrow. — Red Sox manager Terry Francona met with team doctor Thomas Gill last night to discuss a plan for Wakefield …
Joe Cowley / Inside the White Sox:
Peavy start still up in the air — Jake Peavy couldn't promise if he would pitch in Anaheim, whether he would pitch in Seattle or whether he would pitch at all this season for the team that acquired him at the July 31 trade deadline. — As a matter of fact, following his latest bullpen session …
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Associated Press:
Colorado Rockies' Dexter Fowler back; Troy Tulowitzki, Ian Stewart next? — DENVER — The banged-up Colorado Rockies got outfielder Dexter Fowler back Wednesday and two more key players also are nearing a return. — Fowler was reinstated from the disabled list, where he spent …
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Associated Press:
Jose Reyes of New York Mets willing to play winter ball to recover from hamstring injury — NEW YORK — Jose Reyes is hoping to return to the New York Mets' lineup this season and is willing to play winter ball if it will help hasten his recovery from a torn right hamstring tendon.
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Associated Press:
Rangers complete sweep of Indians with 10-0 win — CLEVELAND — Scott Feldman pitched seven shutout innings, Esteban German went 5 for 5 and Marlon Byrd hit a three-run homer as the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 10-0 on Wednesday, completing a three-game sweep within 24 hours.
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Dominant Marquis keeps hot Rox rolling — Righty wins No. 15 as Colorado increases NL Wild Card lead — DENVER — In going where he's been just once, right-handed pitcher Jason Marquis took the Rockies to where they've never been. — Marquis struck out a season-high seven in 7 1/3 innings …
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Beltran doubles, just misses slam in return — On a bruised right knee, — Carlos Beltran still made a giant leap forward last night, when he returned to the Mets' lineup after an 11-week absence and showed that he's not far away from regaining his All-Star form. Maybe just a few feet short.
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