A group led by local real estate magnate Theodore Lerner wins the bidding to own the Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball confirms, ending a long selection process involving eight contenders.

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The Newport Canners vs. Johnson City Soldiers’ Appalachian League contest in Tennessee ends in the sixth inning when the teams run out of baseballs. Some angry fans show their displeasure by destroying the set of bleachers that had been their seats before the game’s abrupt ending.

The Red Sox manage a single run against Justin Verlander, a solo homer by Mike Napoli in the 7th, but it is enough to defeat the Tigers, 1 – 0, in Game 3 of the ALCS. Verlander strikes out 6 straight batters in the 2nd and 3rd, tying a postseason record, but has to bow to John Lackey.

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