Prado homers, Braves beat Marlins 3-0 (Yahoo!
Sports)

ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves showed no hangover from their champagne celebration, beating Miami 3-0 on Wednesday night as Martin Prado homered and Paul Maholm combined with three relievers on a six-hitter.

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Wright sets Mets hits record in 6-0 win over Bucs
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NEW YORK (AP) — David Wright broke the New York Mets’ record for hits and Jeremy Hefner bounced back from a horrendous start in a 6-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night that eliminated the Pirates from playoff contention.

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Orioles tie team mark with 7 HRs, rout Blue Jays
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Davis and Manny Machado each connected twice and the Baltimore Orioles tied a team record with seven home runs, routing Toronto 12-2 Wednesday night and staying within 1½ games of the AL East lead.

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Cubs vs. Rockies: Drew Pomeranz looks to give
Colorado a series victory

The Rockies won a rain-shortened affDrew Pomeranz will take the hill for the Rockies on Wednesday, looking for his second victory of the season.

The Chicago Cubs make their annual trip to Coors Field this week to take on the Colorado Rockies. Both teams enter the series with identical 59-94 records, which is tied for second-worst in baseball.

This series will be key in deciding who gets the second overall pick in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft. So, the difference between Arkansas RHP Ryne Stanek and Stanford OF Austin Wilson (according to Keith Law's early rankings) will be whoever decides to stick to their usual brand of sucking for three more days.

I don't really care if the Rockies get the second pick or third pick in the upcoming draft, so I'll stay with rooting for them to win. In order to do my part to help ensure that's the case, I'm not going to say anything bad about the Cubs in this preview. Last time I did that, the Cubs took two out of three from Colorado at Wrigley Field.

The Cubs feature the best offense in the universe*, led by this guy, who is the front-runner for NL MVP**.

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Alfonso Soriano

#12 / Left Field / Chicago Cubs

Height: 6-1

Weight: 195

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Jan 07, 1976

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AVG OBP SLG2012 - Alfonso Soriano.263.317.504

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Soriano has posted a 119 OPS+, while hitting 31 homers and drive in over 100 runs. Anthony Rizzo, who is an intriguing young player, destroyed the Pacific Coast League while at Iowa, and his success has carried over to the big-league level. He has a 117 OPS+ in 333 plate appearances, while going yard 14 times.

*No, they're not. Their collective 84 OPS+ is horrible. They'd be better off with Jerome Walton and Rick Wilkins in their lineup.

**Maybe, if MVP awards were given to notorious out machines.

Meanwhile, on the pitching side of things, their stellar rotation to start the year* has recently given way to a whole bunch of superstar-level** pitchers. Sure, nobody in the original rotation finished with an ERA higher than Travis Wood's 4.23, but these young guys are so much better. Brooks Raley! Chris Rusin! Jason Berken! Bort Jefferies! Rod Steveguy!*** Those guys are going to be really, really good. Tons of upside there.

*Their initial rotation actually was pretty damn good.

**Maybe not, but really, who are WE to judge?

***Those last two names may or may not be made up. You decide.

The bullpen is anchored by on-again/off-again closer Carlos Marmol, who is unhittable for the most part, and has impeccable control.* Shawn Camp and James Russell have done a pretty good job out of the bullpen, as well. As for the rest of they guys, they're all up-and-comers who should dominate for years to come.**

*Marmol walks everybody ever.

**Yeah right! Their names might as well be Base Onballs, Walks McGee, Walker Ballfour, Bob Walk Jr., Dave, Jonathan Sanchez and World B. Free(pass).

Shit. This is going to be bad, isn't it?

Probable Starters

Game 1 -- Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 6:40 p.m. MT

Chris Rusin (1-2, 6.00 ERA) vs. Jorge De La Rosa (0-1, 12.27 ERA)

Game 2 -- Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 6:40 p.m. MT

Jason Berken (0-1, 1.80) vs. Drew Pomeranz (1-9, 5.30)

Game 3 -- Thursday, Sept. 27 at 1:10 p.m. ET

Chris Volstad (3-10, 6.22) vs. Jhoulys Chacin (2-5, 4.73)

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Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLGCasey Coleman1730100000100.333.333.333Reed Johnson76169235193316104321.302.355.444Anthony Rizzo7930740891201445225432.290.342.466Starlin Castro153613741742612137633952513.284.322.429Welington Castillo451491642100521164400.282.357.450Jeff Baker54134163610142082841.269.306.448David DeJesus14248272128278849588778.266.353.405Darwin Barney14852071137264743325161.263.309.369Alfonso Soriano14353664141322311053714862.263.317.504Tony Campana86169264460051143293.260.306.296Bryan LaHair122329418417015353912142.255.333.444Chris Rusin580201000200.250.250.500Randy Wells1240100000200.250.250.250Dave Sappelt184541140046700.244.346.333Luis Valbuena842442554190428354802.221.317.348Joe Mather99217174590519134452.207.253.318Steve Clevenger661941640120116163901.206.267.284Adrian Cardenas4154511600241100.204.259.315Ian Stewart55179163652517214603.201.292.335Anthony Recker5101210120200.200.200.600Brooks Raley5100200000100.200.200.200Geovany Soto52176263561614193500.199.284.347Travis Wood264859301201700.188.188.313Chris Volstad192705000001000.185.185.185Koyie Hill11393710010700.179.179.205Brett Jackson3810713186148195402.168.294.355Blake DeWitt18291410010200.138.133.172Blake Lalli6151200021300.133.188.133Josh Vitters3188610202543010.114.160.205Jeff Samardzija315005000331600.100.167.100Ryan Dempster16321301010900.094.094.156Paul Maholm213913001322200.077.122.154Marlon Byrd134313000231001.070.149.070Matt Garza183002100002300.067.067.100Justin Germano121711000011000.059.111.059Jason Berken230000000100.000.000.000Michael Bowden2720000000200.000.000.000Scott Maine2120000000100.000.000.000Kerry Wood1010000000100.000.000.000Manuel Corpas4610000000100.000.000.000James Russell7410000000000.000.000.000Miguel Socolovich600000000000.000.000.000Jaye Chapman1000000000000.000.000.000Rafael Dolis3100000000000.000.000.000Alex Hinshaw200000000000.000.000.000Alberto Cabrera2300000000000.000.000.000Jeff Beliveau1900000000000.000.000.000Carlos Marmol5800000000000.000.000.000Shawn Camp7700000000000.000.000.000Blake Parker700000000000.000.000.000Jairo Asencio1200000000000.000.000.000Rodrigo Lopez400000000000.000.000.000Lendy Castillo1100000000000.000.000.000

Pitching

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIPJoe Mather0-099000000.11000000.003.00Jason Berken0-122000010.010621371.801.30Jaye Chapman0-110000009.152208101.931.39Ryan Dempster5-516160000104.0812826927832.251.04Jairo Asencio0-0120000014.2126511183.071.57Michael Bowden0-0270000132.2281212415233.311.32Shawn Camp3-6770002374.2742828620523.381.26James Russell7-1740002265.1652825523533.441.35Carlos Marmol2-35800020352.1382421444673.611.57Paul Maholm9-621200000120.111551501234813.741.24Jeff Samardzija9-1331281000174.2157797420561803.811.22Matt Garza5-718180000103.29048451532963.911.18Travis Wood6-1226240000144.2125746823461134.231.18Jeff Beliveau1-0190000016.01888511144.501.81Miguel Socolovich0-06000006.04331364.501.17Scott Maine1-1210000120.2171111212264.791.40Manuel Corpas0-2460000344.2472625716265.041.41Randy Wells1-2124000128.2351817124145.342.06Rodrigo Lopez0-14000006.18640525.682.05Blake Parker0-07000006.010743566.002.50Chris Rusin1-255000021.028141438176.001.71Alberto Cabrera1-1230000019.1151413116256.051.60Justin Germano2-91211000059.2714541618406.181.49Chris Volstad3-1019190000101.112272701343556.221.63Rafael Dolis2-4310004233.1322624422206.481.62Casey Coleman0-2171000124.1372020512167.402.01Brooks Raley1-255000024.1332322711168.141.81Kerry Wood0-210000028.288811168.312.19Lendy Castillo0-1110000012.1231614291210.222.59Alex Hinshaw0-02000000.1455310135.0015.00

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Chicago Cubs Injuries

60 Day DL / Out for the season

Player Injury Type Injury DateMatt Garzaelbow07/22/2012Ian Stewartwrist06/13/2012Marcos Mateoelbow04/05/2012Blake Parkerelbow09/06/2012Arodys Vizcainoelbow03/26/2012

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Sterling Toggle Necklace

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Weddings used to create several necklaces. Ashlee Simpson likes to go without necklaces. Instead, wear statement necklaces look the sterling toggle necklace of eras past. The forties, fifties and sixties offered romantic pieces, swing styles and notes of femininity that weve come to miss. Thankfully, were seeing the sterling toggle necklace of some of these black diamond princess necklaces, like the 18K white gold tornado-shaped pendant with round brilliant cut diamonds is an exciting undertaking for anyone that receives them as a bridal necklace, or a simple 3-tiered candy dish and put it on your budget, you may be considering trying out these products to see if they can really make a metallic based necklace a modern appeal. It is not so loud.

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Week Of Giveaways Day Twos Winner Is Announced &
Day Threes Prize Is Up For Grabs

Week Of Giveaways – Day Two’s Winner Is Announced & Day Three’s Prize Is Up For Grabs First, let me say ‘Thank You’ to all of the people that entered my giveaway. Now, it is time to unviel the winner … Continue reading →

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Rockies star Todd Helton plans to play next
season (Yahoo! Sports)

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy is welcoming word that star first baseman Todd Helton plans to play at least one more year.

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David Wright breaks Mets record for career hits
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NEW YORK (AP) — David Wright has the most hits in New York Mets history.

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Indians Ubaldo Jimenez finished for season
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CHICAGO (AP) — Cleveland Indians right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez won’t pitch again this season because of a sprained right ankle. Jimenez was examined Monday in Cleveland after having some problems in his previous two starts. He was 9-17 with a 5.55 ERA.

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Yankees Activate Brett Gardner

From Mark Feinsand:

Gardner was activated from the 60-day disabled list before Tuesday's game, giving the Yankees an experienced pinch-runner to use late in games during the final nine games - and potentially the postseason.

"I'm excited; it's something I've been ready for for a little while," Gardner said. "I kind of understand what my role is; I might not play for three, four, five days. As the game goes along, I'll try to get a feel for what kind of situation might pop up and I'll be ready to go."

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With his arm healthy once again, the 29-year-old is hoping to make a positive impact on his team after being limited to nine games and 34 at-bats during the Yankees' first 153 contests.

Gardner has been hitting in the indoor batting cages with hitting coach Kevin Long, but he plans to take his BP to the field for the first time Thursday in Toronto.

"I feel like I could physically do it right now," Gardner said. "But as far as me feeling like I'm pretty ready, I would need a couple of days of BP on the field."

Gardner estimates that if he is able to hit on the field Thursday without any issues, he could be available to hit in a game by Sunday or Monday.

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It remains to be seen whether he will be able to do much more than pinch-run and play late-inning defense, but even if he proves that he's ready to hit, Gardner isn't expecting to take over a starting spot in the season's final games.

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Joe Girardi was uncertain whether Gardner would eventually serve in a larger capacity than pinch-runner or defensive replacement this season. Although the manager didn't rule it out, he didn't sound optimistic, either.

"I don't know how realistic it is that he could do more," Girardi said. "He's got to go through some BP, and he thing is, he's probably not going to have any game at-bats. That kind of makes it tough. It's something we'll continue to evaluate as we go on."

It would be great if he proved he was able to hit, but it seems unlikely. Either way, it will be a nice addition to have his speed and defense off the bench.

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