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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.
Mark Feinsand / New York Daily News Blogs:
Blogging The Bombers — Jorge Posada has been suspended three games and fined $3,000 for his role in Tuesday night's bench-clearing brawl between the Yankees and Blue Jays, a baseball source told the Daily News. Toronto reliever Jesse Carlson received the same punishment.
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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Mark Feinsand / New York Daily News Blogs:Blogging The Bombers — Jorge Posada can say whatever he wants …
Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Youkilis on his injury — Kevin Youkilis is unsure when he will return to the Red Sox lineup from the back spasms that have kept him out for tonight and last night. Youkilis said he experiences the back spasms once per season, and they typically keep him out for one series or so.
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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.
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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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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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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TSN.ca:
WERTH SLAMS PHILLIES PAST NATIONALS — The Sports Network — Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Jayson Werth's grand slam broke open a tight game highlighted by multiple Washington base-running blunders, as the Phillies downed the Nationals, 6-1, at Citizens Bank Park.
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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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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.
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Dodgers beat Pirates 3-1 on home runs — LOS ANGELES — Matt Kemp hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Ronnie Belliard added a solo shot and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
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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.
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 …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Parnell's role to hinge on results — New York (63-82) at Atlanta (76-68), 7 p.m. ET — ATLANTA — Currently, the Mets have a six-man rotation, which means that one of them is going to have to go. It's a decision that could hinge on how the Mets view Bobby Parnell.
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