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Associated Press:
Red Sox rally for seventh straight win, beat L.A. — BOSTON (AP) — Alex Gonzalez (FSY) hit a bases-loaded blooper down the left-field line with two outs in the ninth inning on Wednesday night to give the Boston Red Sox a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 147: Blue Jays at Yankees (Update: Posada suspended three games) — YANKEES (93-53) — Pitching: RHP Chad Gaudin (1-0, 3.42 with Yankees). — BLUE JAYS (66-79) — Scutaro SS — Hill 2B — Lind DH — Wells CF — Overbay 1B — Encarnacion 3B — Barajas C — Bautista RF
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Sean Brennan / NY Daily News:
Posada suspended three games, fined $3K for role in brawl — It didn't take long for Jorge Posada's Tuesday night meltdown to cost him and the Yankees. — Major League Baseball handed the Yankees catcher a three-game suspension and fined him $3,000 for igniting a bench-clearing brawl with the Blue Jays.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks rally, walk off with win over Jays — Matsui's homer in eighth ties it, Cervelli's hit in ninth wins it — NEW YORK — A.J. Burnett could have started mixing his whipped cream cocktail the moment Hideki Matsui's game-tying home run cleared the fence, and he certainly should have been ready …
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Harwell says thanks to baseball friends — Fans, players show admiration for broadcaster in cheers — DETROIT — Ernie Harwell said thank you to thousands of his friends at Comerica Park on Wednesday night, and many more watching on television. Fans, players, baseball people, media and officials thanked him back with their cheers.
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Detroit Free Press:
Harwell to Tiger fans: Loyalty, love appreciated — The old photos and television clips on Comerica Park's video scoreboard appeared just as the top of the third inning ended: Ernie Harwell sitting in a booth, in front of a microphone, filling the airwaves with the mellifluous voice that raised a couple of generations of Tiger fans.
Nick Bunkley / New York Times:
Tigers and Fans Salute Harwell — DETROIT — Ernie Harwell, the beloved Detroit Tigers broadcaster, described his rare visit to Comerica Park for Wednesday night's game as a chance to say hello to the team and its fans. — But they knew, just as he did, that it could very well have been Harwell's goodbye …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nats struggle in loss to Phillies — Batting, defense falter despite Hernandez's effort — WASHINGTON — The Nationals couldn't do anything right on Wednesday night and they ended up getting beaten by the Phillies for the second consecutive day, this time by the score of 6-1.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Francoeur a fan of ex-teammate Hanson — Mets outfielder has high opinion of Braves' rookie righty — ATLANTA — When Tommy Hanson made the first seven starts of his career, Jeff Francoeur served as his right fielder. — While Hanson was limiting the Mets to seven scoreless innings …
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Should admitted cocaine users enter the Hall? — As a Hall of Fame voter, Midweek Insider has wrestled — greatly with the issue of illegal performance-enhancing drugs like steroids and human growth hormone. Should it be a disqualifying factor for candidates, even if no legitimate ban against these drugs existed at the time?
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It's About The Money
MLB.com:
New York Yankees announce 2010 full-season ticket pricing — Prices for 97 percent of tickets to remain the same or decrease — The Yankees today announced 2010 full-season ticket license pricing for regular season games at Yankee Stadium. Prices for 97 percent of tickets will either remain the same or decrease.
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Associated Press:
Rockies beat Giants to extend wild-card lead — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jorge De La Rosa (FSY) pitched eight scoreless innings to win his sixth straight start against San Francisco and Troy Tulowitzki (FSY) homered to help the Colorado Rockies avoid a three-game sweep against the Giants with a 4-3 victory Wednesday night.
David Ely / MLB.com:
Billingsley's next start delayed — Struggling pitcher to miss Giants, face NL-worst Nationals — LOS ANGELES — Instead of pitching on his normal schedule, which would have meant a Saturday outing against the same Giants team that knocked him around last Sunday, slumping starter Chad Billingsley …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Holliday, Bay, Lackey look like best of intriguing group of free agents … Beyond hard-hitting outfielders Matt Holliday and Jason Bay and superb starter John Lackey, the 2010 free-agent class isn't exactly filled with stars in their prime. Except for the bullpen and designated hitter spot, the class lacks depth.
