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Nick Friedell / MLB:
Sources: Davey Johnson to lead Nats — CHICAGO — The Washington Nationals will name Davey Johnson as their new manager, according to a source familiar with the situation. — Johnson, 68, will manage the team for the rest of the season and next season, subject to league approval.
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Dan Steinberg / Washington Post:
Jim Riggleman unloads on Thomas Boswell — Jim Riggleman's homage to Charlie Sheen took a particularly delicious turn Friday afternoon when he appeared on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Radio with host Bruce Murray. — I'm frankly stunned. For two years I wouldn't even listen to Riggleman radio interviews …
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Mr. Irrelevant …, USA Today and HardballTalk
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Jim Riggleman parties as the rest of us pass judgment
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HardballTalk, The Nats Blog, Nats Enquirer and Federal Baseball
Sports Illustrated:
Why Jim Riggleman finally walked away as Nationals manager
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MLB Daily Dish and MLB Rumors
Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Jim Riggleman's last stand
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Capitol Punishment, The Goessling Game, Baseball-Reference Blog, FJB and ESPN
Washington Post:
Jim Riggleman proves he wasn't the man to manage the Nationals
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Joe Blogs, THE BOOK, The Goessling Game and Mr. Irrelevant …
Fox Sports:
Hard to defend Riggleman's choice
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Yahoo! Sports, Federal Baseball, Kranepool Society, Washington Post, HardballTalk, NATIONALS NEWS NETWORK, ESPN and Nats Enquirer
Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Assorted thoughts on Jim Riggleman's resignation
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Will Graves / Associated Press:
Pirates beat Red Sox 3-1 for 3rd straight win — PITTSBURGH—Jose Tabata and Lyle Overbay each had two hits and an RBI to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. — Paul Maholm (4-8) beat an American League team for the first time in nearly two years by surviving 5 1-3 eventful innings.
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Pirates Beat Red Sox 3-1 for 3rd Straight Win — PITTSBURGH (AP) — David Ortiz walked to the plate representing the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the thousands of Boston Red Sox fans who crammed PNC Park on Friday night waited for Big Papi to send the ball over the right-field wall and into the Allegheny River.
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Boston Globe
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Gamecocks Beat Virginia 3-2 on Wild Finish in 13th — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Adam Matthews scored in the bottom of the 13th inning after Virginia reliever Cody Winiarski botched two throws after fielding bunts, sending defending national champion South Carolina back to the College World Series finals with a 3-2 victory Friday night.
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Baseball America
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Tucker's Hit in 8th Sends Florida to CWS Finals — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Preston Tucker drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning and Florida survived some shaky bullpen work to advance to the College World Series finals with a 6-4 victory over Vanderbilt on Friday.
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Baseball America
ESPN.com:
Phillies to get word on Oswalt after back exam — Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Roy Oswalt will be further examined Friday, a day after leaving a start with back trouble in the second inning. — Though Oswalt said after the game Thursday he wouldn't have an MRI until Monday …
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Paul Hagen / Philly.com:
Phillies can't gloss over Oswalt issues anymore
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Associated Press:
Giants rally to beat Carrasco, Indians — SAN FRANCISCO — Andres Torres scored the deciding run from third base on Aubrey Huff's long foul out in the sixth inning, and the San Francisco Giants overcame another erratic start by pitcher Jonathan Sanchez to beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 on Friday night.
Associated Press:
Lee homer in 12th gives Orioles 5-4 win over Reds — BALTIMORE — Derrek Lee led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a home run to give the Baltimore Orioles a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. — Lee sent a 1-2 pitch from Jose Arredondo (0-3) into the seats in left field to end the marathon.
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Red Reporter and Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Fielder's clutch double in 7th lifts Brewers over Twins — MILWAUKEE — Prince Fielder doubled in the go-ahead runs with two outs in seventh inning to raise his NL-leading RBI total to 65 and rally the Milwaukee Brewers over the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Friday night.
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Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Francisco's RBI single in ninth leads Phillies over Athletics — PHILADELPHIA — Pinch-hitter Ben Francisco's RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. — In a game in which rookie …
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Yahoo! Sports and The Good Phight
Associated Press:
Shields' 3 Straight Complete Game Beats Astros 5-1 — HOUSTON (AP) — James Shields became the first pitcher in Tampa Bay franchise history to throw three straight complete games and Evan Longoria homered and drove in three runs to lead the Rays to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
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The Crawfish Boxes
Associated Press:
Blue Jays Beat Cardinals 5-4 — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jose Bautista's major league-leading 23rd home run in the top of the ninth inning helped the Toronto Blue Jays snap a four-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. — Bautista's one-out drive off …
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TSN.ca and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Giambi, Rockies Beat Yankees in New York — NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Giambi hit a long homer against his former team and Ubaldo Jimenez overcame early wildness to pitch seven impressive innings, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 victory Friday night over New York in a rare trip to the Bronx.
