Archive for September 11th, 2006
Cardinals 7, Astros 0 (AP)
Chris Carpenter coasted into the playoffs last season. This year, he’s been dominant down the stretch. Carpenter threw a six-hitter and Ronnie Belliard had four RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals take advantage of a fill-in starter in a 7-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night. Carpenter has two complete games in his […]
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Pirates 4, Brewers 3 (AP)
Zach Duke is showing the form he had in 2005. Duke tied a season-high with seven strikeouts in eight innings, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 Monday night. “I felt like I was on top of the ball the whole time,” Duke said. “It’s definitely a good feeling to go out there […]
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Marlins 16, Mets 5 (AP)
There’s something about the Cody Ross-Anibal Sanchez duo that works for the surging Florida Marlins. Ross tied Florida records with three home runs and seven RBIs, while Sanchez — in his first start since pitching a no-hitter last week — allowed four hits and struck out eight in seven innings as the Marlins beat the […]
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Yankees 9, Orioles 6 (AP)
Career win No. 280 for Randy Johnson wasn’t one of those gems that serve as a testament to his greatness. Rather, it was a victory that speaks volumes about the perseverance of the New York Yankees and the inability of Fernando Tatis to play left field. Robinson Cano doubled in three runs with a seventh-inning […]
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Cubs 8, Braves 3 (AP)
For much of the season, John Smoltz was the one who kept Atlanta from falling into a long losing streak. Now, with the Braves trying to make a desperate run for the wild card, their best pitcher can’t seem to win. Bothered by a sore groin, Smoltz gave up three-run homers to Jacque Jones and […]
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Isringhausen out at least until weekend (AP)
Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen received a cortisone shot for his ailing hip on Monday, and St. Louis said he won’t be used until the weekend. Isringhausen has not pitched since Wednesday, when he blew his career-high 10th save in 43 chances. After giving up two runs in the ninth inning of a 7-6 loss at […]
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Ross hits 3 home runs for Marlins (AP)
Cody Ross hit three homers and drove in seven runs Monday night, tying a pair of Florida Marlins records. The right fielder, who entered the game with nine homers this season, hit a three-run shot in the first inning, then added two-run drives in the sixth and seventh against the New York Mets. Ross’ third […]
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Donnelly drops appeal of 4-game suspension (AP)
Los Angeles Angels reliever Brendan Donnelly dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension for hitting Texas’ Freddy Guzman with a pitch and began serving the penalty Monday night. “We’ve been talking about it for a while, trying to figure out if there’s one time that’s not going to hurt as much as another.
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Uggla matches home run record for rookie second basemen (AP)
Dan Uggla of the Florida Marlins hit his 24th home run Monday night against the New York Mets, matching the major league record for a rookie second baseman. Joe Gordon of the New York Yankees hit 25 homers in 1938, with 24 of them coming as a second baseman. Earlier this season, Uggla — who […]
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Marlins’ Sanchez has no-hit streak end against Mets (AP)
Johnny Vander Meer’s record is safe. Florida Marlins right-hander Anibal Sanchez allowed a two-run homer to Cliff Floyd in the second inning of his start against the New York Mets on Monday night, ending the rookie’s bid to match Vander Meer’s 68-year-old feat of throwing consecutive no-hitters. The 22-year-old Sanchez no-hit Arizona last Wednesday and […]
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