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| ChiSox slugger Quentin has broken wrist |
| American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken wrist, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season. Quentin was removed from the lineup before Tuesday's game because of what the White Sox described then as a sore right forearm, and he hasn't played since. |
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| Orioles' Trembley to return in 2009 |
| Dave Trembley will get another chance to coax a winning season out of the Baltimore Orioles in 2009. The Orioles announced Friday that they will bring Trembley back next season, exercising an option that was the contract he signed last year. The club also added a team option for 2010. Although the Orioles are in last place in the AL East and took a six-game losing streak into Friday night's game... |
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| Rangers All-Star Kinsler out for season |
| Texas Rangers All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler will have season-ending surgery to repair a sports hernia. Kinsler last played Aug. 17, and an MRI the following day revealed the injury. Kinsler was hopeful of avoiding surgery and possibly playing again this season, but he remains sore and the Rangers said Friday he will have surgery next week. |
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| Brewers sign veteran 3B Lamb |
| Third baseman Mike Lamb was signed Friday by the Milwaukee Brewers, who hoped to bolster their roster for the final month of the season. A nine-year veteran who has played for Texas, Houston and Minnesota, Lamb hit .233 with one homer and 32 RBIs in 81 games with the Twins this year. He was released Thursday after being designated for assignment, and will not be eligible for Milwaukee's postseason... |
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| Cubs' Zambrano has shoulder tendinitis |
| Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano has right rotator cuff tendinitis and inflammation, an MRI confirmed Thursday, a potential obstacle to Chicago's chances of winning the World Series for the first time in a century. Zambrano received a shot of anti-inflammatory medication and hopes to return to the rotation next week. |
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| Rays avoid sweep, hold off Yankees 7-5 |
 Scott Kazmir did his part to get the Tampa Bay Rays back on track. The All-Star left-hander allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, and the Rays' bullpen weathered ninth-inning home runs by Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez to beat the Yankees 7-5 and avoid a three-game sweep on Thursday night. Willy Aybar homered and drove in three runs for the AL East leaders, who avoided a three-game sweep and... |
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| Angels cut AL West magic number to 6 |
 The Los Angeles Angels showed the Detroit Tigers what playoff teams look like. Torii Hunter homered to back Ervin Santana, and the Angels beat the Tigers 7-1 Thursday to cut their magic number to six for clinching their fourth AL West title in five seasons. Santana (15-5) struck out eight in 7 1-3 innings, allowing one run and six hits. |
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| Jays' Litsch shuts out slumping Twins |
 The Minnesota Twins would have been a lot happier if this marathon road trip had ended one city sooner. Jesse Litsch threw a four-hit shutout and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep with a 9-0 victory over the Twins on Thursday night. Minnesota wrapped up a season-long 14-game road trip at 5-9 and fell 1 1/2 games behind the idle Chicago White Sox in the AL Central. |
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| Brewers' skid now 4 as Padres win 5-2 |
 Mike Cameron and Jeff Suppan were each brought to Milwaukee for their postseason experience, and they both had the same message Thursday night. "Keep pushing, keep pushing, keep pushing until whenever, Sept. 28 or whatever it is," Cameron said. "Then you look up and see where you're at. I would think everyone here knows that this is a pretty damn good baseball team." The stumbling Brewers just... |
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