Archive for September 12th, 2006
Reds 5, Padres 4, 11 innings (AP)
Jason LaRue’s meaningful moments have been few and far-between this season. The timing on his latest was perfect. LaRue’s one-out homer in the 11th inning sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night and tightened the NL playoff race. When it looked like Cincinnati was about to […]
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Tigers 3, Rangers 2 (AP)
The Detroit Tigers were jumping around in the rain like Little Leaguers. Carlos Guillen led off the ninth with a solo home run to give Detroit a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. “Obviously everybody was pretty pumped up,” said Tigers manager Jim Leyland, who joined in the celebration. “I was real […]
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Diamondbacks’ Gonzalez becomes oldest to hit 50 doubles in a season (AP)
Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the oldest player to hit 50 doubles in the season with a shot to left-center gap in the third inning against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Gonzalez, whose 50 doubles are a club record and a personal best, is 39 years, 9 days old. The previous oldest […]
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Red Sox 6, Orioles 5 (AP)
Even when they’re struggling, the Boston Red Sox can count on beating the Baltimore Orioles. Coco Crisp drove in three runs, Kevin Youkilis had two RBIs in the pivotal sixth inning, and the Red Sox ended a six-game road losing streak by holding off Baltimore 6-5 Tuesday night. The game was scoreless until the Red […]
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Rolen ejected for arguing called third strike (AP)
Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen was ejected for arguing a called third strike in the fifth inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Houston Astros. Rolen objected to the call of home plate umpire Tim Tschida on an inside pitch from Dave Borkowski that may have caught the corner. He became more enraged after getting […]
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Maddux, back at Wrigley, not sure about 2007 (AP)
Greg Maddux went back to the Chicago Cubs’ clubhouse Tuesday, this time wearing a Dodgers cap. He visited the very familiar area to use the weight room, as all visiting teams at Wrigley Field do. Since he was traded from the Cubs on July 31, Maddux has moved up quickly. He’s now with a team […]
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Fear factor (SI.com)
Can the American League pennant be on the line Wednesday in Minnesota? It may be a reach, but one that’s not all…
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KDKA out as Pirates flagship station (AP)
The first radio station to broadcast a major league baseball game is losing the rights to Pittsburgh Pirates games after 51 years. KDKA will cease to be the Pirates’ flagship station in 2007 as the team’s radio rights shift for the first time to FM, news-talk station WPGB. KDKA has carried Pirates games since 1955 […]
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Mariners minor leaguer suspended for 50 games (AP)
An outfielder in the Seattle Mariners’ minor league system was suspended Tuesday for 50 games by the commissioner’s office after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The suspension for Welington Dotel will be effective for the 2007 season. Dotel hit .261 with seven home runs and 31 RBIs in 52 games for the Mariners’ rookie […]
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Brewers-Pirates rained out (AP)
The Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates game scheduled for Tuesday night was rained out. The two NL Central teams will make up the game by playing a doubleheader Wednesday at 12:35 p.m. EDT, the scheduled time for what was to have been the final game of the three-game series. Chris Capuano (11-10) and Ben Sheets […]
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