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The Florida Marlins followed up their no-hitter with a 17-hitter. Ryan Howard hit his 54th home run, one of four homers by the Philadelphia Phillies, and they rallied to rout Florida 14-8 Thursday night. Chris Coste, Chase Utley and Jeff Conine also homered for the Phillies, who overcame a 3-0 deficit against rookie Josh Johnson […]

While Jose Reyes was all smiles describing the first inside-the-park homer he’d ever hit, Pedro Martinez couldn’t wait to tease the young shortstop — in two languages — about the popup that clanked off his glove. Reyes had the biggest hit in the New York Mets’ 7-0 victory Thursday night over the Los Angeles Dodgers, […]

Trevor Hoffman seriously considered taking his changeup, his pursuit of history and, of course, his AC/DC to the Midwest last winter. It would have been a huge culture shock not only for Hoffman, a true Left Coast guy, but to San Diego fans who’ve grown used to his late-night, head-banging appearances as the Padres’ closer.
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Washington Nationals outfielder Alex Escobar had surgery Thursday to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Escobar was hurt sliding back to a base Aug. 25 in Atlanta. He was placed on the 15-day DL the following day. Escobar will begin rehabilitation on Monday in Washington.
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More than 20 landmark buildings, homeowners and businesses were honored Thursday for preserving historic Chicago — and among the projects recognized was an expansion of Wrigley Field’s bleachers. The Commission on Chicago Landmarks presented the Chicago Landmark Awards for Preservation Excellence during a ceremony at the LaSalle Bank Theater.

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One wasn’t enough for Chris Duffy. Duffy homered leading off the game, then hit a tiebreaking drive in the ninth inning Thursday that led the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs 7-5. “It’s always nice to hit a home run,” Duffy said. “Two is that much better, especially when we win the game.” After Pittsburgh […]

A woman accused of stalking Hall of Fame baseball announcer Bob Uecker must stay away from him for four years under a restraining order issued Thursday that bars her from attending any game he broadcasts. A court commissioner issued the order after Ann Ladd testified that that she would not have further contact with Uecker […]

Rookie Paul McAnulty acted like he’d been there before, even though he hadn’t. With his parents in the stands, McAnulty hit his first career homer, a two-run shot with one out in the 11th inning, to lift San Diego to a 2-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night that kept the Padres within […]

Lance Berkman fell behind in the count, hoped for a pitch he could handle and made the most of an inside-out swing. Berkman’s bases-clearing double with two outs in the ninth inning gave the Houston Astros a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. Andy Pettitte allowed two runs and seven hits in […]

Giants manager Felipe Alou thinks there’s still time for San Francisco to overcome its deficit in the NL wild-card race. “We’re going to play for a lot at home,” Alou said after Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. “The players understand this is serious stuff. They put themselves in position to challenge for first […]