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Red Sox lose again — then lock up AL wild card … BOSTON(AP) 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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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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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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Andy Jasner / MLB.com:
Moyer exits game with left groin strain — Veteran left-hander's status for Wednesday unknown — PHILADELPHIA — Jamie Moyer limped off the field after the top of the seventh inning in the Phillies' 7-4 victory over the Astros on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park.
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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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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.
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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David Lennon / Newsday:
Firings in Mets organization sending a message — is not the White House favorite he used to be during the George W. Bush years, but the general manager still enjoys the Mets' trips to the nation's capital even though the former Rangers owner has turned over the keys to Air Force One.
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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.”
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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Peter Botte / NY Daily News:
Greinke: Beware of the Tigers — Zack Greinke has not pitched against the Yankees this season, but the Kansas City ace has an opinion about which AL Central contender the Bombers should prefer not to face when the playoffs open next week. — Just as you'd expect a Cy Young front-runner to say …
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Sliding Into Home
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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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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.
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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Generation Third