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Dice-K leads Red Sox over White Sox 8-0 (AP)

Dice-K leads Red Sox over White Sox 8-0 (AP)

Dustin Pedroia had four hits, three runs, two stolen bases and one walk. Ho hum. It was just another multi-hit game for last year’s AL rookie of the year, his league-leading 52nd of the season. Going 4-for-4, he raised his batting average to .388 in the last 15 games and .322 for the season. And he set a Red Sox single-season record for second basemen with 104 runs.

Rays clinch first-ever winning season (AP)

The Tampa Bay Rays cleared another hurdle in the effort to distance themselves from their woeful past. Ben Zobrist hit a grand slam, Cliff Floyd drove in five runs and the AL East-leading Rays guaranteed their first-ever winning season with a 14-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. “Going into spring training I knew we were better,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said.

Ramirez’s grand slam powers Cubs past Phillies
Aramis Ramirez’s grand slam capped a five-run eighth inning Thursday night, and the Chicago Cubs won their sixth straight game in dramatic fashion, rallying for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

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No. 1: Green Monster seats at Fenway Park come out on top
USA TODAY combined nominations from readers and votes from our staff to come up with the 10 best seats in baseball. Today we complete the series with No. 1 on the list.

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Bad elbow sends Red Sox’s Beckett to DL (AP)
Josh Beckett was put on the 15-day disabled list because of an inflamed right elbow and manager Terry Francona hopes the Boston Red Sox ace can return to the rotation next Friday in Texas. Beckett was examined by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola., Fla., on Friday. “I don’t trust anybody more than I trust him when it comes to stuff like that.

Mariners end Indians’ 10-game win streak (AP)

For nearly two weeks, the Cleveland Indians strung together timely hits, quality starts and win after win after win, racking up 10 straight. And then they ran into the Seattle Mariners. Of all teams. Felix Hernandez stopped baseball’s hottest team, Raul Ibanez homered and drove in three runs and the lowly Mariners — the AL’s worst team — beat Cleveland 3-2 on Friday night, ending the Indians‘…

LeBlog: Cubs chasing history this weekend
It’s been a while since the Cubs won 10 straight series. Consider it an omen if they do so this weekend, Barry LeBrock says.