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  • Listless Tigers fall into tie with Twins (AP)

    Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera(notes) heads to first base after hitting into a double play against the Chicago White Sox in the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in Detroit. Cabrera was hitless in four at-bats with runners on base. The White Sox defeated the Tigers 5-1.

    The Detroit Tigers' once-cozy cushion in the AL Central is long gone. If things do not go Detroit's way on the final scheduled day, its season will be over. The Tigers dropped into a first-place tie with Minnesota, looking listless Saturday night in a 5-1 loss to Freddy Garcia and the Chicago White Sox.

  • Peavy shuts down struggling Tigers 8-0 (AP)

    Detroit Tigers' Aubrey Huff(notes), left, and Alex Avila(notes) watch from the dugout in the ninth inning of their 8-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 in Detroit. Detroit lost for the fourth time in six games, all while the Twins were taking a big lead against Kansas City.

    Jake Peavy delivered the kind of performance the Detroit Tigers desperately need. Peavy delayed Detroit's chance to move closer to the AL Central title, pitching the Chicago White Sox past the slumping Tigers 8-0 Friday night. Detroit's lead was cut to one game by Minnesota, which beat Kansas City 10-7.

  • Contreras leads Rockies to win in debut (AP)

    Colorado Rockies' Seth Smith(notes), center, is congratulated by teammates as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Denver on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009.

    Even though he has pitched in the World Series before, Jose Contreras confessed he was nervous before his first start for the Colorado Rockies. He didn't look it once he took the mound. Acquired on Monday from the Chicago White Sox for minor league pitcher Brandon Hynick, Contreras pitched 6 2-3 solid innings to lead the Rockies to a 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

  • Yankees cap 3-game sweep of White Sox (AP)

    New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano(notes), top, throws out Chicago White Sox's Scott Posednik (22) after White Sox's Gordon Beckham(notes) grounded into a sixth-inning double play in the Yankees' 8-3 victory in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, in New York.

    Mark Teixeira homered and drove in four runs, Johnny Damon also went deep and the New York Yankees polished off a three-game sweep of the struggling Chicago White Sox with an 8-3 victory Sunday. Alfredo Aceves (9-1) provided stellar relief pitching after Joba Chamberlain's abbreviated outing, and the streaking Yankees won for the 20th time in 26 games.