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		<title>Pirates roar past Reds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Francisco Liriano showed up at PNC Park on Tuesday afternoon in a suit with his suitcase packed for a trip St. Louis. The message reverberated through the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse. After 21 years away from the playoffs, it was time for the best story in baseball to become something more than a novelty act. Liriano [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matsuoka tosses shutout against Giants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ninth-year right-hander Kenichi Matsuoka threw his first-career shutout, Tetsuto Yamada homered and the last-place Tokyo Yakult Swallows blanked the Central League-winning Yomiuri Giants 1-0 on Wednesday night. Matsuoka (3-3) retired the first 11 batters he faced before issuing a two-out walk to Hayato Sakamoto in the fourth at Tokyo Dome. The right-hander scattered three hits, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington reveals Darvish issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington acknowledged Tuesday that right-hander Yu Darvish had physical issues late in the season, but would not reveal what they were. Speaking to the press a day after the Rangers&#8217; 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL wild-card tiebreaker game, Washington said, &#8220;Yes, he had something, but he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yankees hope to have Kuroda back</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday the club has interest in keeping veteran right-hander Hiroki Kuroda. Cashman, however, acknowledged the possibility that Kuroda could retire, play in Japan or even seek a contract from another club in free agency. &#8220;Of course we&#8217;d love to have him back, but I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eagles&#8217; Tanaka improves to 23-0 in magical season</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if on cue, the Pacific League pennant winner Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles came through for right-hander Masahiro Tanaka &#8212; and big. After being held scoreless in three consecutive games since clinching the PL title on Sept. 26, the Eagles erupted with a six-run third inning on Tuesday to give support to their ace in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Price, Longoria send Rays into postseason</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Price, Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays are going to the playoffs again, getting there with a victory in their final regular-season contest for the second time in three years. They needed an extra game this time. Price threw his fourth complete game of the season, Longoria hit a two-run homer and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last-place Cubs fire skipper Sveum</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Cubs fired manager Dale Sveum on Monday after finishing last in the NL Central for the first time in seven years, ending a two-year run that produced more losses than any other stretch in the team&#8217;s cursed history. Chicago went 61-101 in Sveum&#8217;s first season, and then stumbled down the stretch in 2013 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A-Rod hearing against ban begins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 12:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The grievance to overturn Alex Rodriguez&#8217;s 211-game suspension began Monday before arbitrator Fredric Horowitz. The New York Yankees third baseman was wearing a business suit and accompanied by lawyers when he arrived for the session at Major League Baseball&#8217;s headquarters in midtown Manhattan. Rodriguez was suspended Aug. 5 for alleged violations of baseball&#8217;s drug agreement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alvarez gets walk-off no-hitter on wild pitch</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the bases loaded, two outs and the score 0-0 in the bottom of the ninth, Henderson Alvarez stood in the Miami Marlins&#8217; on-deck circle, bat in hand, hoping to complete his no-hitter. Alvarez had blanked the Detroit Tigers for nine innings &#8212; and briefly, mistakenly thought he had pitched a no-hitter. But the Marlins [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blanco homers twice as BayStars down Swallows</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Blanco homered twice to drive in five runs, powering the Yokohama BayStars to a 6-3 win over the last-place Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Monday night. Yakult&#8217;s Wladimir Balentien extended his Japanese single-season record to 59 homers with a two-out solo blast that gave Yakult a 3-0 lead in the third off Tim Corcoran. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rivera apologizes for no-show</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mariano Rivera thanked the fans in Houston &#8212; just as he&#8217;s done in every other city that honored the retiring New York Yankees closer this year. Then he threw in something a little different Sunday: an apology. Rivera was honest about why he skipped the final three games of his career. It just couldn&#8217;t get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rangers, Rays force wild-card tiebreaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Texas Rangers had to keep winning to keep playing. After seven wins in a row, they have to do it one more time to get into the playoffs. Craig Gentry had a key two-run single, Geovany Soto had a tiebreaking RBI double and a solo homer, and the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another challenge awaits Rakuten</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clinching the Pacific League pennant a little early gave the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles a chance to really enjoy the moment. Ace Masahiro Tanaka, 22-0 this season, was on the mound for the last inning of the PL pennant race on Sept. 26 at Seibu Dome &#8212; for once in search of a save rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Few issues left in play as season nears finish</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nippon Professional Baseball has crowned its 2013 league champions and most of the spots in the Climax Series have already been spoken for. Even so, there are still a number of questions remaining and storylines to be wrapped up as the season enters the home stretch. The most important matter still on the table is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otake improves to 10-10 in strong outing against Giants</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kan Otake threw seven shutout innings en route to notching double-digit wins for the second year in a row in the Hiroshima Carp&#8217;s 4-0 blanking of the Yomiuri Giants on Sunday. Otake (10-10) struck out five and walked one. Yuki Koyama (0-1) allowed two runs in six innings in taking the loss for the Central [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indians claim AL wild-card lead over Rangers, Rays</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The playoff scenario for the Cleveland Indians is simple: win Sunday and they are in. The Indians moved into sole possession of the AL wild-card lead on the next-to-last scheduled day of the regular season, beating the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Saturday behind Scott Kazmir&#8217;s strong start to extend their winning streak to nine. Seeking their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pettitte ends career with complete-game victory</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 12:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andy Pettitte completed his career in a most fitting fashion. The 41-year-old left-hander pitched a five-hitter for his first complete game since 2006, leading the New York Yankees over his hometown Houston Astros 2-1 Saturday. &#8220;It couldn&#8217;t end any better,&#8221; Pettitte said, trying to hold back tears. Two days after Mariano Rivera&#8217;s finale in front [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ogawa returning to Swallows: sources</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Junji Ogawa is set to stay on as manager of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows next season, club sources said Sunday. &#8220;I think he will accept the offer (to stay),&#8221; a source said of Ogawa, who was on a one-year contract for this season, his third as manager of the Swallows. The Swallows this year missed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marines&#8217; Yabuta plans to retire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chiba Lotte Marines right-hander Yasuhiko Yabuta, who had a stint in the major leagues with the Kansas City Royals, will retire at the end of this season, the club said Sunday. The 40-year-old Yabuta has been hampered with a right shoulder problem and has not played for the top team this season. &#8220;I did my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cards take NL Central with victory over Cubs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. Louis Cardinals sprayed champagne, showing a wide smile he could not contain. &#8220;It&#8217;s a good feeling,&#8221; Lynn said after the Cardinals clinched their first NL Central title in four seasons with a 7-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. &#8220;It&#8217;s a good time to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giants hope to keep Lincecum, Pence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hunter Pence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If he had to do it all over again, Brian Sabean insists he would sign Barry Zito to that highly scrutinized &#36;126 million, seven-year contract. &#8220;As crazy as this sounds, it might to you folks, if I had to do it over again, I would have done what we did to sign Barry Zito,&#8221; Sabean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wedge done with Mariners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Eric Wedge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle manager Eric Wedge has told the Mariners he will not return for next season. The Mariners said on Friday that Wedge will manage the final three games of the season against Oakland. &#8220;I accept Eric&#8217;s decision not to return and thank him for his hard work here the past three years. I want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ino goes distance as BayStars rout Giants</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Yokohama BayStars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rookie Shoichi Ino threw his first career complete game, Takayuki Kajitani hit a two-run homer in a seven-run fourth inning, and the Yokohama BayStars routed the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants 7-2 on Saturday. Ino (5-7) yielded two runs on four hits over nine innings. Yomiuri starter Tomoyuki Sugano (13-6) allowed a career-worst seven runs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba to let athletes join foreign leagues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could a new wave of Cuban baseball players be headed for the majors in America without having to defect from the communist island? Cuba announced Friday that athletes from all sports will soon be able to sign contracts with foreign leagues, a break with a decades-old policy that held pro sports to be anathema to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third-party report on ball scandal critical of commissioner</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[NPB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investigating body looking into the turmoil surrounding the secret modification of Nippon Professional Baseball&#8217;s official ball, indicated Friday that commissioner Ryozo Kato is ultimately responsible. Kato, who had insisted since the start that he would not resign over the flap caused when his office ordered balls be made livelier to conform to NPB&#8217;s rules [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marines rout new PL champion Eagles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A night after breaking out the bubbly to celebrate their first ever Pacific League title, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles were understandably in need of a collective pick-me-up during a sluggish performance against the second-place Chiba Lotte Marines. Left-hander Takahiro Matsunaga (4-1) allowed four hits and struck out six over six strong innings, Saburo Omura [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rivera bids emotional goodbye to Bronx</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the cheers and chants for a sobbing Mariano Rivera shook Yankee Stadium, his long-time teammate Derek Jeter walked to the pitcher&#8217;s mound and delivered the message no one really wanted to hear. &#8220;It&#8217;s time to go,&#8221; the Yankees captain appeared to tell his old pal. Baseball&#8217;s most acclaimed relief pitcher made an emotional exit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carp veteran Maeda to retire</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veteran Hiroshima Carp outfielder Tomonori Maeda on Friday said he will retire at the end of this season, his 24th with the Central League club. &#8220;It may sound like a bad thing to say, but it feels like I&#8217;m finally done with this,&#8221; the 42-year-old Maeda said. &#8220;I feel a sense of relief as if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selig announces plan to retire in &#8217;15</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bud Selig]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bud Selig took over a sport with &#36;1.7 billion in revenue, four teams in each year&#8217;s postseason, economic disparity among the clubs and a fixation on sticking with traditions that dated to the 19th century. After a decade of maintaining his departure was imminent, the 79-year-old baseball commissioner put his exit plans in writing Thursday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eagles clinch first Pacific League title</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seibu Lions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a game of high drama, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles clinched their first Pacific League pennant on Thursday night in a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Seibu Lions.]]></description>
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