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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Sano to sign with Twins: Huntington responds — CHICAGO - Miguel Angel Sano, the top prospect in the Dominican Republic, will sign with the Minnesota Twins for a $3.15 million bonus, agent Rob Plummer just told the Post-Gazette in a phone conversation. — Sano, a shortstop expected …
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Associated Press:
Red Sox get help to clinch wild card after losing to Blue Jays — BOSTON — Behind a closed clubhouse door, the Boston Red Sox celebrated their sixth playoff berth in seven years in the usual way: with spraying beer, commemorative hats and T-shirts, and the customary promises that they will play better once the postseason begins.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Sox in postseason as Wild Card winners — Despite losing to Jays, Rangers loss clinches playoff berth — BOSTON — A couple of hours after a nearly epic comeback against the Blue Jays fell short in an 8-7 loss, the Red Sox at last got the ending they were looking for, even if it occurred 3,000 miles from Fenway Park on Tuesday.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Miranda's single helps Yanks walk off — NY turns tables on KC in ninth as Burnett fashions 15th pie — NEW YORK — Try telling Juan Miranda that these games don't matter. After a successful season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Miranda has never seen a stage this big.
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Miranda beats Royals as A.J. delivers — The Yankees gave A.J. Burnett $82.5 million this winter with the hopes that he would form a lethal 1-2 punch with CC Sabathia. — While that has been the case at times this season, the true test will come next week, when the Bombers open the playoffs against either the Tigers or Twins.
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Knoblauch charged with assault — HOUSTON — Former major leaguer Chuck Knoblauch was charged with assaulting his common-law wife. — A judge set Knoblauch's bond at $10,000 after he appeared in court Tuesday. According to a criminal complaint, Knoblauch's wife told police he hit …
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Mike Whitmer / Boston Globe:
Beckett: I'll make my next start — Saying that the rigors of the road conspired to tighten up his back yesterday morning, Josh Beckett told reporters before today's game that he already feels better, and expects to make his next scheduled start, which is Saturday against the Indians.
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Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Twins close gap, beat Tigers in extras — Span's late-inning heroics move club one behind Detroit — DETROIT — Monday's rainout didn't change anything about the Twins' focus for their critical four-game series with the Tigers. — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire had said time and again …
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Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Longball onslaught tailed off at Stadium — Mark Teixeira and the Yankees have had many memorable home runs this season, but after a record pace to start the season ... The new Yankee Stadium has produced more homers than have ever been hit in the Bronx before and the most homers in the majors this year.
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External / ESPNBoston.com:
Rangers loss secures playoff spot for Boston — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Bobby Abreu homered, fill-in starter Sean O'Sullivan earned his first win in two months and the Los Angeles Angels eliminated the Texas Rangers from playoff contention with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night.
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Sports Illustrated:
Marlins' 5-4 win slows Braves' postseason drive … ATLANTA(AP) Manager Bobby Cox wasn't terribly concerned after the Atlanta Braves lost a tight game in a close playoff race. — “We almost pulled it off,” Cox said. “We had the bases loaded. We had a couple chances. Anything can happen.”
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Some good news to share with you — Now that everything is finalized, here is some more news for you. — I'm thrilled to announce that The Journal News has hired Chad Jennings of the Times-Tribune in Scranton and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog to cover the Yankees. Chad starts on Oct. 7.
Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
Kerrigan returning as pitching coach — CHICAGO — Joe Kerrigan just confirmed he will return as the Pirates' pitching coach in 2010. — Neither the team nor Kerrigan divulged the length of the contract, but general manager Neal Huntington said that part of the reason the team …
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Owen Perkins / MLB.com:
Iannetta helps Rox stretch Wild Card lead — Catcher hits pinch-hit homer in 11th for three-game cushion — DENVER — The Rockies were two outs away from their first smooth-sailing victory in nine days, since winning a pair of games in Arizona by six and four runs.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
So long from Yankee Stadium — A few things to mention on the way out the door: — • A very happy birthday to Shelley Duncan. Here's hoping he gets a chance to play for somebody next season. — • You can read me starting next week in The Boston Globe and on Boston.com's Extra Bases blog.
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Associated Press:
Padres beat Dodgers, keep L.A. from clinching NL West — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tony Gwynn Jr. homered and Kevin Kouzmanoff singled in the go-ahead run as the San Diego Padres beat Los Angeles 3-1 on Tuesday night, keeping the Dodgers from clinching their second straight NL West title.
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ESPN.com:
Bobby Valentine returns to ESPN as Baseball Tonight analyst — Bobby Valentine, fresh off his six-year stint as manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan, is returning to ESPN as an analyst on “Baseball Tonight.” — Valentine, who led the New York Mets to the World Series in 2000 …
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