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  • Tigers win, lead Twins by 3 games (AP)

    Minnesota Twins' shortstop Orlando Cabrera(notes), left, and second baseman Nick Punto(notes) nearly collide as Punto catches a pop fly off the bat of Detroit Tigers' Curtis Granderson(notes) during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Minneapolis.

    Placido Polanco drove in three runs, Detroit's bullpen pitched four shutout innings and the Tigers avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday to increase their AL Central lead to three games. Ryan Raburn homered for slumping Detroit, which won for the second time in six games and fourth in 13.


  • Phils’ Happ hurting, Moyer makes start (AP)

    J.A. Happ was unable to start for the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday because of a strained a side muscle. He was replaced on the mound by Jamie Moyer. The team said Happ hurt himself while taking batting practice Saturday. "I felt something and it hasn't gone away," Happ said Monday before the Phillies played the Houston Astros and tried to avoid a four-game sweep.

  • Cards’ Wainwright gets ML-best 16th win (AP)

    St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols(notes) steals second as Washington Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman(notes) can't handle the throw from pitcher Garrett Mock(notes) in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, in St. Louis. Pujols advanced to third on Mock's throwing error.

    Adam Wainwright won his major league-leading 16th game and Albert Pujols had the go-ahead hit in the sixth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 2-1 victory on Sunday. Colby Rasmus had two hits and scored twice for the NL Central leaders, who have won five of six and are 29-4 since July 1 in starts by their top three — Wainwright,…

  • Byrd pitches Red Sox over Blue Jays 7-0 (AP)

    Boston Red Sox's Kevin Youkilis(notes) looks back to see he has been called out at second base after being tagged by Toronto Blue Jays' Marco Scutaro(notes) trying to stretch a single into a double during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009.

    Paul Byrd, making his first major league start since last September, pitched six shutout innings and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep with a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The win was the sixth in seven games for Boston, which opened the day 2 1/2 games ahead of Texas in the AL's wild-card race.

  • 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.