Brewers prove there are no easy games (The Capital Times)
MLB_GAME-20080904-08-1 MILWAUKEE -- Before Thursday night's game vs. the San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost was asked if it's easier for teams to come from "out of nowhere" and win in September, like the Colorado Rockies did last season en route to the National League pennant and how the Houston Astros (eight-game winning streak) are presently doing to get back into the playoff ...
Red Sox tie MLB sellout streak at 455 (MSNBC)
BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox sold out 96-year-old Fenway Park for the 455th consecutive regular season game on Wednesday, tying the Cleveland Indians' Major League Baseball record.
MLB Roundup: Red-hot Astros top Cubs (Arizona Daily Sun)
CHICAGO (AP) -- Randy Wolf pitched a six-hitter for his eighth career shutout and Houston won its eighth straight, a 4-0 victory over Chicago, which lost its season-high fifth in a row.
455 and counting: MLB sellout record about to fall (The Nashua Telegraph)
BOSTON -- David Ortiz remembers visiting Fenway Park with Minnesota and seeing empty seats. "The only sellout was when Pedro was pitching," he said. "Otherwise, it was a regular crowd." ... - By HOWARD ULMAN The Associated Press
Red Sox tie MLB sellout streak at 455 (GMA News)
BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox sold out 96-year-old Fenway Park for the 455th consecutive game on Wednesday, tying the Cleveland Indians' Major League Baseball record.
MLB Roundup (Beloit Daily News)
The Houston Astros have won eight straight games for the second time in less than a month. The Chicago Cubs have lost five in a row for the first time this season.