sports.yahoo.com - 9/21/2008
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The Tampa Bay Rays kept things simple, clinching the first playoff berth in franchise history on their own. Carlos Pena hit a two-run double and Scott Kazmir rebounded from the worst start of his career to pitch six scoreless innings Saturday, helping the AL East leaders wrap up at least a wild-card spot with a 7-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
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6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
... on a little longball slump of late, and so it was really good to see him go yard, one of them an opposite-field shot.
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The Cubs clinched the NL Central at home with a 5-4 victory over the Cards, marking the first time since 1907-08 that the Cubs have had consecutive postseason appearances.
Likewise, the Devil-less Rays clinched a playoff berth with a 7-2 win over the Twins, becoming one of two teams in major league history to reach the playoffs after owning baseball's worst ...
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