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1:15 AM ET, September 4, 2011

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 Top News: 
Rob Biertempfel / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Hurdle: Bring back Derrek Lee next season  —  CHICAGO — Manager Clint Hurdle already is lobbying to get Derrek Lee back in a Pirates uniform next season.  However, neither Lee nor general manager Neal Huntington would indicate whether that's a possibility.  —  “I'm not going to close any doors,” Lee said Friday.
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Globe and Mail:
Lee's slam pushes Pirates past Cubs  —  Derrek Lee's grand slam with two outs in the top of the ninth inning led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on a wet Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field.  —  The Pirates loaded the bases with a single and a pair of walks …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Gordon, Dodgers Beat Braves 2-1 in 10 Innings  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Dee Gordon scored the go-ahead run on Juan Rivera's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their season-best sixth straight game with a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Juan Rivera helps fuel Dodgers' winning streak
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Dodgers Rally From 5-Run Deficit, Beat Braves 8-6
Discussion: Talking Chop and True Blue LA
Associated Press:
Cameron, Sanchez Power Marlins Past Phillies 8-4  —  MIAMI (AP) — Mike Cameron homered twice and Gaby Sanchez belted a go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth to lift the Florida Marlins over the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 on Saturday night.  —  Sanchez went deep off reliever David Herndon, who had replaced Antonio Bastardo (6-1).
Discussion: Phillies Nation
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Steven Wine / Associated Press:
Mayberry helps Phils beat Marlins 5-3
Associated Press:
Tigers rally from 7 down, beat White Sox 9-8  —  DETROIT - Miguel Cabrera hit a game-ending solo homer in the ninth inning, capping a stirring Detroit rally and lifting the Tigers to a 9-8 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.  —  Detroit trailed 8-1 in the fifth and 8-6 heading into the ninth …
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Associated Press:
Kottaras Hits for Cycle, Brewers Beat Astros 8-2  —  HOUSTON (AP) — George Kottaras became the first major league player to hit for the cycle this season and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Houston Astros 8-2 on Saturday night.  —  Kottaras hit a solo homer in the fourth inning off Bud Norris …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
Associated Press:
Carl Crawford's slam helps Red Sox beat Rangers 12-7  —  BOSTON - Carl Crawford hit a grand slam as the Boston Red Sox [team stats] scored eight runs in the fourth inning and snapped a two-game skid with a 12-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.  —  Jarrod Saltalamacchia …
Associated Press:
Upton Has 5 RBIs in Rays' 6-3 Win Over Orioles  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — B.J. Upton had five RBIs, Wade Davis pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Saturday night.  —  Upton hit a two-out, three-run double off Alfredo Simon (4-8) to make it 6-2 in the fifth.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Orioles 3, Rays 2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Zach Britton rebounded …
Discussion: DRaysBay
Mike Silva / Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest:
If Cashman Bolts, Would Billy Beane in NY Make Sense?  —  Most people in baseball believe that Brian Cashman will return to the Yankees after this season.  He has a great relationship with the Steinbrenner family, and has been given unprecedented control of the team's operation.
Globe and Mail:
Jays lose Thames, Escobar in New York  —  Toronto Blue Jays left-fielder Eric Thames has left their game against the New York Yankees because of dizziness after striking out in the first inning.  —  Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar did not go out to the field in the fifth inning Saturday because of a jammed left wrist.
 
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