Archive for September 9th, 2006
Astros 10, Brewers 4 (AP)
Houston manager Phil Garner isn’t worrying about the standings until his Astros reach the .500 mark. Lance Berkman had two home runs and four RBIs, and Jason Hirsh pitched six-plus strong innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 10-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night. Houston won its third straight game to […]
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Marlins 4, Phillies 3, 10 innings (AP)
The Florida Marlins are already playing with a postseason mind-set. Cody Ross singled in pinch-runner Eric Reed with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Florida Marlins over the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 Saturday night. Dan Uggla homered and drove in three runs for Florida, which moved within 2 1/2 games of the NL […]
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Yankees 3, Orioles 2 (AP)
The New York Yankees were without two of their most prolific hitters, making it imperative that Chien-Ming Wang keep the Baltimore Orioles’ offense in check. Wang did his job, and with help from Derek Jeter, the Yankees pulled out a 3-2 victory Saturday. Wang pitched effectively into the eighth inning to earn his 17th win, […]
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Giants 5, Padres 4, 11 innings (AP)
Barry Bonds’ latest surge might wind up being his ticket to another season in San Francisco. He is certainly making a case for the Giants to keep him around in 2007. Bonds hit his 731st career home run, Mark Sweeney drove in Ray Durham with a fielder’s choice in the 11th inning and the Giants […]
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Mets 3, Dodgers 2 (AP)
Orlando Hernandez hadn’t faced Greg Maddux since the 1999 World Series, and their latest matchup felt every bit like a duel in October. If they meet again, it will be. Hernandez allowed one earned run in seven innings, and David Wright’s two-run single after Maddux left tagged the 40-year-old pitcher with a loss Saturday as […]
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Pirates 7, Reds 4 (AP)
Rich Aurilia hadn’t played first base enough to figure out if he’d messed up. Aurilia made a defensive blunder that allowed Pittsburgh to score a key run, and the Pirates went on to a 7-4 win over the reeling Cincinnati Reds. Ronny Paulino hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, Jason Bay homered […]
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Braves 7, Cubs 3 (AP)
If the Braves could just keep playing Chicago, they’d have a much better chance of making it back to the playoffs. Adam LaRoche, Brian McCann and Andruw Jones homered for Atlanta to back the solid pitching of Chuck James, leading the Braves past the Cubs 7-3 Saturday night. “We’re making a good run for it,” […]
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Soriano sets Nationals franchise home run mark (AP)
Alfonso Soriano hit his 45th home run of the season Saturday night to set the Washington Nationals’ single-season franchise record. The homer came with one out on the fourth inning on a 1-2 pitch from Colorado Rockies starter Josh Fogg. Soriano, having his first career 40-homer season, broke the previous record set by Vladimir Guerrero […]
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Rockies shut down catcher (AP)
Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba will miss the rest of the season with a strained right shoulder. Torrealba left Thursday’s game against Washington in the top of the eighth inning. He had an MRI exam and Colorado manager Clint Hurdle said Saturday that he was shut down for the year. Torrealba hit .247 with seven home […]
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Bonds hits career homer No. 731 (AP)
Barry Bonds hit his 731st career home run Saturday, pulling the San Francisco slugger within 24 of tying home run king Hank Aaron’s record 755. Bonds hit a two-run drive over the wall in right-center off San Diego’s David Wells with two outs in the first inning, Bonds’ 23rd homer this season and sixth in […]
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