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Boston Globe:
Final: Blue Jays 11, Red Sox 10 — Pinch runner Mike Aviles was thrown out at the plate to end the game. — The Red Sox squandered a two-run lead and a huge opportunity to get Tim Wakefield his 200th career win after Daniel Bard was charged with a career-high five runs and threw …
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John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Doubting Big Papi gets old — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — TORONTO — A blog post on the indispensable baseball-reference.com caught the eye the other day: “David Ortiz [stats] is having the greatest season by a 35+ DH in history.” — The numbers are compelling.
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
The inexplicably bad eighth inning of Daniel Bard — TORONTO — The Red Sox were 73-2 when leading after seven innings this season thanks in large part to the good work of Daniel Bard. — Before tonight, the Sox were 45-16 in games he had pitched. He had a 2.10 ERA and a 0.80 WHIP.
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IT IS HIGH! and Baseball-Reference Blog
Canadian Press:
Loewen makes return to majors as outfielder with Blue Jays
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Yahoo! Sports
Richard Griffin / Toronto Star:
Against all odds, McGowan makes it back to pitch for Jays
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Bluebird Banter
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Makeup game — After shutout, Red Sox erupt against Blue Jays
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Over the Monster and Surviving Grady
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Morgan takes his taunting of Cardinals to Twitter — DOWNTOWN • Shortly after Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols offered up a complimentary view of Nyjer Morgan as a talented player who “sometimes goes a little overboard,” the Milwaukee Brewers center fielder had something to say about Pujols on Twitter.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Albert Pujols contract drama heats up again with Cardinals — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols stares intently at the pennant race discussion on TV, tilts his head back, and slowly exhales. — It wasn't supposed to be this way. Not now. Certainly, not in early September.
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MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Aaron Harang helps Padres handed Giants crucial loss — SAN DIEGO - Aaron Harang threw seven strong innings and Cameron Maybin had two hits and an RBI as the San Diego Padres dealt a big blow to the San Francisco Giants' fading playoff hopes with a 3-1 victory Wednesday night.
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Reuters:
Padres Win Shrinks Giants' Playoff Hopes — SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Pitcher Aaron Harang foiled San Francisco's plans of maintaining momentum in the chase for a playoff berth by leading the San Diego Padres to a 3-1 victory over the Giants on Wednesday. — The defending World Series champions …
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Gaslamp Ball
David Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Phillies' Mayberry uses agent to try for date with ‘Pirates’ mermaid — John Mayberry(notes) will apparently do anything for a date with a mermaid. — Yes, somebody has playfully betrayed the young Philadelphia Phillies outfielder and leaked a series of emails that expose his diabolical plan …
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New York Post:
Phillies star seeks mermaid
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Associated Press:
Williams Stars as Angels Rally Past M's in 8th — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Maicer Izturis hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning, rewarding Jerome Williams for pitching eight innings of one-hit ball in the Los Angeles Angels' 3-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Selig has a cure for baseball's long September — Not even Bud Selig, baseball's biggest booster, can spin this September into something compelling. The division races have dissolved. The jockeying for home field in the playoffs is dull. All of the leftover buzz surrounds individual awards, not team races.
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MyFox Houston, MLB Daily Dish and MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
McCutchen Homers Twice, Pirates Beat Astros 5-4 — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen homered twice, pinch-hitter Jason Jaramillo singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night. — McCutchen hit a solo homer …
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Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
All Wet: Nunez, Sloppy Yanks Lose to Orioles in 11 — NEW YORK (AP) — Eduardo Nunez and the Yankees were as sloppy as the weather. — Mark Reynolds hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning after striking out four times and the Baltimore Orioles outlasted New York 5-4 on Wednesday …
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Camden Chat
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Sanchez nears return after intensive throwing — ST. LOUIS — Reliever Eduardo Sanchez took a significant step forward on Wednesday in his rehabilitation from a right shoulder injury. — Sanchez, who has not pitched in a Major League game since June 12, threw aggressively off of a mound …
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Associated Press:
Moscoso loses no-no in 8th; A's shut out Royals — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Guillermo Moscoso held Kansas City hitless until rookie Salvador Perez singled with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Royals 7-0 Wednesday. — Moscoso (8-8) wound up allowing two hits in 8 2-3 innings.
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