Archive for September 6th, 2006
Cubs 7, Pirates 2 (AP)
Derrek Lee refused to take his birthday off. Turning down Cubs manager Dusty Baker’s offer to rest, Lee hit a grand slam on his 31st birthday, leading the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 Wednesday night. Lee has homered on four straight birthdays, and has five home runs in his career on his birthday.
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7 shutouts on 1 night for first time in 3 decades (AP)
In an era of offense, batters came up blank for a night. Tuesday marked the first time in 34 years that there were seven shutouts in the major leagues on a single day. Take that, home-run hitters! “That’s amazing,” Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez said. “That’s kind of a freak thing.” In the American League, […]
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Athletics 9, Rangers 6 (AP)
Mark Kotsay’s troublesome back screams at him when he sprints through the outfield or takes a swing. Right now, he plans to play through the pain. The Oakland Athletics are in a pennant race, and the center fielder has never gone beyond the regular season in the big leagues. Kotsay hit a go-ahead, three-run double […]
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Angels 8, Orioles 4 (AP)
A lot of offense helped Ervin Santana go a long way on a hot day. Chone Figgins drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the sixth inning and Howie Kendrick homered as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 Wednesday for their fifth consecutive victory. Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs, […]
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The chase for 62 (SI.com)
We don’t need the pregame news conferences in front of the national media. We don’t need the specially numbered…
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Maris clan: Howard would be worthy of record (Yahoo! Sports)
Family of former single-season home run record holder believes Phillies slugger is clean.
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Padres 5, Rockies 4 (AP)
The San Diego Padres are getting things right these days. Mike Piazza homered, Cla Meredith extended his scoreless streak to 27 1-3 innings and the San Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 Tuesday night to pull within one game of the NL West lead. “Finally, we’re able to get contributions from a lot of different […]
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Rangers 5, Athletics 4 (AP)
The Texas Rangers heard about their owner’s critical words back home, then went out and won their third straight game and took a series from the division leader. As far as mental toughness goes, the Rangers disagree with Tom Hicks’ assessment that it’s something they’re lacking. Mark DeRosa hit a three-run homer, and Michael Young […]
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Brewers 9, Dodgers 0 (AP)
After winning seven straight games, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been anything but lucky. Los Angeles lost its third straight Tuesday night, falling to the Milwaukee Brewers 9-0 as Doug Davis pitched a four-hitter and Corey Hart drove in a career-high six runs. The Dodgers have been outscored 27-8 in their last three games.
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