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Blue Jays 12, Red Sox 0 — R — H — E — Halladay's 3-hitter sets tone as Blue Jays light up Wakefield, Red Sox bullpen — BOSTON — Roy Halladay keeps showing the Blue Jays what they'll be missing if they trade him. — The big name on the market at the non-waiver deadline two months ago …
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Roy Halladay's 3-hitter leads Jays over Sox 12-0 — Roy Halladay pitched a three-hitter for his second consecutive shutout and the Toronto Blue Jays sent the Boston Red Sox [team stats] to their sixth straight loss, 12-0 on Wednesday night. — The Red Sox started only two regulars after clinching the AL wild card late Tuesday night.
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Cleveland Indians fire manager Eric Wedge … CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have fired manager Eric Wedge in the final days of a terrible season. — Wedge — Wedge guided the Indians to one playoff appearance in seven seasons, and this year the club fell out of contention early …
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Phillies clinch NL East, prepare to defend World Series title — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Now, the Philadelphia Phillies can rest and prepare to defend their World Series title. — Kyle Kendrick (FSY) pitched three scoreless innings in relief of Pedro Martinez (FSY) and the Phillies beat …
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Phillies Clinch Title, but Worries Abound — PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies had already clinched their third consecutive National League East title Wednesday night before Brad Lidge threw his first pitch in the ninth inning, but there was no one else Manager Charlie Manuel wanted on the mound.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Hermida A Non-Tender Candidate — The Marlins are unlikely to tender a contract to outfielder Jeremy Hermida, according to Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post. Hermida followed up on a lackluster '08 with a .259/.348/.392 line in 491 plate appearances this year.
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David Gurian-Peck / MLB.com:
Moyer to have season-ending surgery — MRI reveals tears in left-hander's groin and abdomen — PHILADELPHIA — Phillies left-hander Jamie Moyer will undergo season-ending surgery to repair the left groin injury he suffered in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Astros.
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Rockies lead NL wild card by 4 after 10-6 win … DENVER(AP) Todd Helton , Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki each hit a two-run homer, and the Colorado Rockies moved closer to a playoff spot with a 10-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. — The Rockies extended …
Joe Posnanski / Sports Illustrated:
Appreciating the understated brilliance of Chipper and the Braves … There is a very short list of players in baseball history who over long careers hit .300, own an on-base percentage of .400 and slug .500. There are more complete ways to judge a player's hitting talents, of course …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Crawford Open To Long-Term Deal With Rays — 7:02pm: As Topkin notes, the Rays sound interested. — “We are very pleased to hear C.C.'s comments,” executive vice president Andrew Friedman told the St. Petersburg Times just moments ago. … 6:47pm: Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times reports …
Adam Rubin / Surfing The Mets:
Nats 4, Mets 3: Magic number 4 for season to be over — Pedro Feliciano matched the franchise record he set last season when he made his 86th relief appearance and struck out Adam Dunn, but the Mets lost, 4-3, to the Nationals on Tuesday night when the eighth inning unraveled after Feliciano departed.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Hart could miss remaining games — Crew outfielder has possible fractures to two right fingers — DENVER — Right fielder Corey Hart was out of the lineup on Wednesday and could miss the Brewers' final five games of the season because of a hand injury. — Hart had X-rays earlier …
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Mets SS Reyes has new hamstring tear — WASHINGTON (AP) -New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has a new tear in the injured right hamstring that sidelined him for most of this season. — Reyes has been on the disabled list since May with a hamstring tendon problem.
Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Ailing Tampa Bay Rays reliever Chad Bradford may shut it down for season, ponders retirement — ST. PETERSBURG — RHP Chad Bradford's season may be over due to some slight elbow discomfort, and his career may be, too. — “I'm leaning toward probably shutting it down,” Bradford said …
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Offseason Outlook: San Diego Padres — Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Padres. Their likely commitments for 2010: — C - Nick Hundley - $404K — C - Eliezer Alfonzo - $400K — 1B - Adrian Gonzalez - $4.75MM — 2B - David Eckstein - $1MM — SS - Everth Cabrera - $400K
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Washington lays out Rangers' wish list — Veteran starter, lefty reliever are top offseason priorities — ANAHEIM — A veteran starting pitcher, a right-handed hitter and a left-handed relief specialist top manager Ron Washington's offseason wish list for the Rangers.
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