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3:00 AM ET, September 6, 2011

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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Final: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0 (11 innings)  —  Game over: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0  —  Rookie Brett Lawrie crushed a Wheeler pitch into the stands in center with two outs to end it.  Knew that was coming eventually.  —  Back later with a report on Beckett.  The Sox are now 2.5 games out and have dropped four of five.
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Associated Press:
Red Sox RHP Beckett Leaves With Sprained Ankle
Discussion: ESPN and TSN.ca
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Josh Beckett returning to Boston tomorrow for exam on ankle
Discussion: IT IS HIGH! and HardballTalk
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Bedard to have next turn in rotation skipped
Discussion: Boston Globe
Associated Press:
Lee Tosses Another Gem, Shuts Out Braves  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cliff Lee tossed a five-hitter for his sixth shutout of the season, helping the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the second-place Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Monday night.  —  Lee (16-7) struck out six …
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Jeff Schultz:
Forget division, Chipper says Braves can take Philly in playoffs
Larry Millson / MLB.com:
Blue Jays reinstate McGowan from DL  —  TORONTO — Right-hander Dustin McGowan has finally returned to the Major Leagues.  —  The Blue Jays reinstated him from the 60-day disabled list before Monday's game against the Red Sox at Rogers Centre, the opener of a four-game series.
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Canadian Press:
Blue Jays activate right-hander McGowan off 60-day DL
Discussion: Bluebird Banter and Yahoo! Sports
Kuiperfan / Joe Posnanski:
In Praise Of Wins (Sort Of)  —  Every now and again here, you might have noticed, I will throw a few body blows at the bloated concept of “pitcher wins.”  But — and I don't know if I've ever made this clear — I would not want pitcher wins to go away.  For one thing, they are fun to argue about.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Sandoval homers twice, Bumgarner rolls over Padres  —  SAN DIEGO — Coming off a deflating loss to the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy wanted to see signs that the defending World Series champions hadn't packed it in.  —  They haven't.
Joe Cowley / Chicago Sun Times:
Ozzie: Embarrassment should spark Dunn, Rios  —  MINNEAPOLIS — There's only one guarantee for both Adam Dunn and Alex Rios as far as 2012 is concerned, and that's their contracts.  —  Dunn will have $14 million coming his way, while Rios collects a cool $12.5 million.
Jim Armstrong / Denver Post:
Arizona clubs Esmil Rogers for 10-7 win over Rockies at Coors Field  —  Tulowitzki gets his 29th HR and surpasses 100 RBIs for the first time  —  Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta tags out Arizona's Geoff Blum at home plate during the fourth inning.  (Jack Dempsey, The Associated Press)
Associated Press:
Humber throws 7 shutout innings, White Sox win 2-1  —  MINNEAPOLIS—Philip Humber pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Monday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.  —  Juan Pierre had three hits and scored a run for the White Sox, who ended a four-game skid.
Associated Press:
Tigers top Indians, 4-2, extend lead  —  CLEVELAND - Doug Fister struck out a career-high 13, Victor Martinez hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 on Monday to extended their AL Central lead to 7½ games.  —  Fister (7-13) improved to 4-1 …
Associated Press:
Yankees win 5th straight behind Jesus Montero, Robinson Cano  —  NEW YORK - Jesus Montero broke a fifth-inning tie with his first major league home run, then hit a two-run drive in the seventh to help the New York Yankees outlast the Baltimore Orioles 11-10 Monday for their fifth straight win.
Associated Press:
Tampa Bay's Shields Throws 11th Complete Game  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — James Shields pitched a four-hitter for his major league-best 11th complete game and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 5-1 on Monday.  —  Shields (14-10) struck out six and walked two.
Discussion: Associated Press and DRaysBay
Associated Press:
Trumbo, Wells Homer for Angels in Win Over M's  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mark Trumbo continued his torrid rookie season with a two-run homer and an RBI double, Vernon Wells hit his 20th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3 on Monday night to put themselves within 2½ games …
 
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Benson, Parmelee to join Twins on Tuesday
Discussion: HardballTalk
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Niese not progressing significantly from strain
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers lose to Nationals, await Stephen Strasburg
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Barmes hopes to remain with Astros
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Brian MacPherson / Projo Sox Blog:
Hideki Okajima pondering future — including possible retirement
Discussion: HardballTalk and MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Garza, Ramirez lead Cubs to 4-3 win over Reds
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James McDonald solid as Pirates drop Astros 3-1
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Umpire Joe West explains Marlins-Phillies replay flap
Discussion: Bats
Fox Sports:
Playoff seeding races heating up
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles notes: Reynolds commits two more errors at third base
Discussion: Camden Chat and HardballTalk
Jim Souhan / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Shake-up needed to save Twins from complacent ways
Discussion: Twinkie Town
NY Daily News:
Joe Girardi sticking with six Yankees starters for now; A.J. Burnett, Phil Hughes get another start
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Despite Jered Weaver's struggles, his arm seems fine
Discussion: HardballTalk
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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