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Rays beat Red Sox 6-5 in 11 on Longoria's single — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Evan Longoria hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning, helping the Tampa Bay Rays rebound after blowing a ninth-inning lead to beat the Boston Red Sox [team stats] 6-5 on Saturday night and pull within 4½ games of the AL wild card leaders.
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Boston Herald, Boston Globe, Over the Monster and Yahoo! Sports
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Tony Lee / NESN.com:
Red Sox, Rays Flirting With Historic Collapse, Comeback — We know that a Boston Red Sox collapse or a Tampa Bay Rays comeback, however you want to put it, would be extremely notable. In fact, both would rank among the largest in baseball history, right up there with those you hear about from your father's father.
Globe and Mail:
Bruised hip keeping Red Sox' Youkilis out — Boston infielder Kevin Youkilis will be out until at least Tuesday because of bursitis in his left hip. — Red Sox manager Terry Francona said before Saturday night's game against Tampa Bay that Youkilis, who returned to Boston on Friday for an MRI exam …
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Boston Globe, DRaysBay and joy of sox
TSN.ca:
Overbay's bases-loaded walk lifts Diamondbacks over Padres — The Sports Network — Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Lyle Overbay drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 6-5 comeback win over the San Diego Padres.
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AZ Snake Pit
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Associated Press:
Anibal Sanchez throws one-hitter as Marlins beat Pirates — PITTSBURGH - Anibal Sanchez pitched a one-hitter and tied his career high with 11 strikeouts to win for just the second time in his last 16 starts as the Florida Marlins blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Saturday night.
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Fish Stripes, Bucs Dugout and baseballmusings.com
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Yankees' Posada catching for first time in 2011 — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jorge Posada returned to catcher for the New York Yankees for the first time all season after Russell Martin took a foul tip off his right thumb during Saturday's game with the Los Angeles Angels.
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Pinstripe Alley and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Ibanez Scores on Error, Phils Win in 10 — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Raul Ibanez doubled and scored on LaTroy Hawkins' throwing error in the 10th, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Saturday night for their sixth straight win. — The NL East-leading Phillies are on pace …
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The Good Phight, Blogging Baseball and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
A's end 9-game skid vs. Rangers — ARLINGTON, Texas — Pinch-hitter Scott Sizemore's grand slam in the sixth inning helped the Oakland Athletics end a nine-game skid against Texas with an 8-7 victory over the AL West-leading Rangers on Saturday. — With the score tied at 3 …
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Athletics Nation and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Royals' Paulino Strikes Out 11 in 7 Innings — SEATTLE (AP) — Felipe Paulino struck out 11 and allowed two hits in seven innings, and Eric Hosmer his a two-run homer in the first to lead the Kansas City Royals a 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.
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Lookout Landing and Royals Review
Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank blog:
Florida Marlins center fielder Mike Cameron hints that he might retire after the season — Our skeleton crew" is how manager Jack McKeon described his lineup tonight, with four key players out, including his starting outfield. — Left fielder Logan Morrison (right knee), center fielder Mike Cameron …
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NESN.com and MLB Rumors
Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Ellsbury building a very powerful ca$e — Forget measuring Jacoby Ellsbury [stats]'s numbers against other American League MVP candidates. When it comes to the Red Sox [team stats] center fielder and his breakthrough season, pitcher Josh Beckett [stats] has something else in mind.
Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Cubs 5 Mets 4 — The New York Mets (71-74) were defeated by the Chicago Cubs (63-82) today by a final score of 5-4. — For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY.TV. — The Least You Should Know: — Chris Capuano threw seven innings and allowed two runs …
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Amazin' Avenue
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Colletti previews Dodgers' offseason goals — SAN FRANCISCO — General manager Ned Colletti believes the Dodgers' recent improved play is the result of a more consistent offense since the addition of Juan Rivera and an indication that the club does not need a major offseason overhaul.