Inside Baseball: Ex-ASU star Pedroia slugging way to MVP title (East Valley Tribune)

6 September 2008, 6:41 pm

When Dustin Pedroia comes to the plate in Boston, chants of “MVP, MVP” rattle Fenway Park.... read more

Diamondbacks defeat Cards 4-3 (The Daily Dispatch)

6 September 2008, 2:19 pm

PHOENIX (AP)—With his slumping team down three runs in the sixth inning, Arizona manager Bob Melvin started making notes for a postgame pep talk. “It didn’t look good early on,” Melvin said. “As a matter of fact, I was drawing up a little speech for after the game.”... read more

One spot left for White Sox, Twins (Chicago Tribune)

6 September 2008, 12:21 pm

Red Sox tighten grip on AL wild card For the White Sox and Twins, it's on. Eight lead changes and two ties since Aug. 3, with the Sox having at least a share of first since Aug. 24. The Sox entered the weekend 17-13 in their last 30 games; the Twins 16-14. Central update: Sox beat Angels Twins fa... read more

NL team notes (USA Today)

6 September 2008, 3:42 am

nl notes... read more

Dodgers defy gravity, logic (Orange County Register)

5 September 2008, 11:14 pm

Derek Lowe continued to pitch with quiet efficiency, and the Dodgers took advantage of another reprieve as they closed to within a half-game of Arizona.... read more

Diamondbacks play their aces again (Los Angeles Times)

4 September 2008, 8:15 pm

Arizona's Brandon Webb, right, talking with catcher Robby Hammock, is 19-6, but was reached for eight runs in a loss to the Dodgers last weekend. After being beaten by the Dodgers last week in Phoenix, Dan Haren and Brandon Webb face L.A. on Friday and Saturday.... read more