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  • Marlins rally against Lidge, beat Phils (AP)

    Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Brad Lidge(notes), left, talks to catcher Paul Bako(notes) after Florida Marlins' Jorge Cantu(notes) hit a single driving in Ross Gload(notes), tying the game 6-6, the ninth inning of a baseball game in Miami, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. The Marlins won 7-6.

    Brad Lidge's latest late-inning failure helped the Florida Marlins gain ground in the National League wild-card race. Pinch-hitter Brett Carroll capped a two-run rally against closer Lidge in the ninth with an RBI single, giving the Marlins a 7-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.

  • Red Sox win, damage Rays’ playoff hopes (AP)

    Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price(notes) reacts after being removed during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

    Clay Buchholz pitched six effective innings, Jason Bay drove in two runs and the Boston Red Sox hurt Tampa Bay's playoff hopes with a 6-3 win over the Rays on Thursday night. The Red Sox took 2 of 3 from the Rays — Boston's first series win at Tropicana Field since Sept. 21-23, 2007 — to extend their AL wild-card advantage over Tampa Bay to six games.

  • 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.