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Daniel Cabrera came within two outs of no-hitting the Yankees, but Robinson Cano–who lives about two minutes from Cabrera in the Dominican — singled. “He’s not my friend anymore,” Cabrera joked. N.Y. hasn’t been no-hit by a single pitcher since Hoyt Wilhelm did it in 1958.
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Rookie James Loney tied the Dodgers’ club record with 9 RBIs, including a grand slam and a two-run homer. Gil Hodges set the mark on Oct. 31, 1950, against the Boston Braves. It’s the first nine-RBI game in the NL since Sammy Sosa did it at Coors Field on Aug. 10, 2002.
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Brad Radke, already fighting a torn labrum and stress fracture in his throwing shoulder, fought back tears after a rousing return to the mound. He needed just 57 pitches to get through five and the Twins, 12 games back 2 1/2 months ago, beat K.C. for a first-place tie with . . .
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. . . the Tigers, whose lead in the AL Central–which stood at 10 games on Aug. 8–evaporated. Manager Jim Leyland: “I’m not going to give them a Knute Rockne, let’s go get ’em type of thing. If we win three games, we’re champs. If we can’t . . . shame on us.”
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Dodgers right-hander Brad Penny left after one inning against the Rockies when he was unable to loosen up his stiff lower back. Manager Grady Little said Penny may start Monday if the Dodgers find themselves in a one-game playoff. “We need the guy to pitch,” Little said.
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The Devil Rays, who haven’t won back-to-back games since June 16-17, blew a four-run lead in a loss to the Indians. Tampa Bay has led in 120 games this year but lost an AL-record 59 times after holding a lead. The NL record is 66 blown-lead losses by the 1998 Marlins.
