Archive for August, 2009
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NEW YORK -A masterful pitching duel turned ugly after Mets slugger David Wright was hit in the helmet by a pitch from Matt Cain, and Bengie Molina homered in the 10th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 5-4 victory over New York on Saturday. Cain and fellow All-Star Johan Santana were locked in [...]
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MINNEAPOLIS -Shin-Soo Choo and Grady Sizemore hit early homers Saturday to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins. About 17 hours after Scott Baker pitched a two-hitter in an 11-0 win, the Twins watched rookie Anthony Swarzak (3-6) get roughed up for the third straight start. Choo started the second [...]
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Arizona signs 1st-round pick to $1.8 million bonus
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed first-round draft pick Bobby Borchering to a minor league contract that includes a $1,8 million signing bonus. The third baseman from Fort Myers, Fla., was the 16th pick overall. Arizona also had the No. 17 pick, Notre Dame outfielder A.J. Pollock, who earlier signed a deal with a $1.4 million bonus. [...]
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ATLANTA -Ryan Howard led off the ninth inning with a homer and Philadelphia won its fourth straight game, beating Atlanta 3-2 on Friday night. Chase Utley hit a two-run shot for the Phillies and Shane Victorino put on a dazzling defensive show in center field, chasing down one long drive after another to keep the [...]
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A-Rod scratched, Joba starting Sunday
Alex Rodriguez was scratched from the Yankees lineup Friday night because of a new ailment: back spasms. And Joba Chamberlain will take his normal turn in New Yorks rotation, after all. Hell start at Seattle on Sunday. Manager Joe Girardi had Rodriguez in the lineup for the second game of New Yorks series against the [...]
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BOSTON -Josh Beckett pitched seven strong innings for his major league-high 14th win, and Mike Lowell and Jason Bay homered as Boston beat Detroit 8-2 on Wednesday night. The Red Sox won their third straight and sent AL Central-leading Detroit to its fourth loss in five games. Boston has won seven straight against the Tigers. [...]
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SAN FRANCISCO -Juan Uribe hit a game-ending two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning and the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game sweep by the archrival Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-2 victory Wednesday. Brian Wilson (4-5) pitched 1 1-3 innings with four strikeouts for the win on a wild day in which [...]
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Alex Rios making debut for White Sox
Two days ago, he was playing out the season with fourth-place Toronto. Now, Alex Rios is debuting for the White Sox, rested and ready for a playoff race. The two-time All-Star was in right field and batting third for Chicagos series finale at Seattle on Wednesday night. It was the first time in his 810-game [...]
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Dravecky honored on 20th anniversary of comeback
Twenty years after his comeback from cancer, Dave Dravecky once again got a standing ovation as he walked onto the field in a San Francisco Giants jersey and threw a pitch. Only this time, the pitch was ceremonial and thrown with his right arm, instead of the left – which was amputated two years after [...]
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Dodgers RHP Billingsley to miss next start
All-Star pitcher Chad Billingsley will miss his scheduled start against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday with a strained left hamstring. Billingsley left his last start against Atlanta on Friday after straining his hamstring on a single. He threw on the side before Mondays series opener against the Giants and still felt the tightness so [...]
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