Archive for March 4th, 2007
Sosa finds power stroke, Diamondbacks turn triple play (AP)
Sammy Sosa found his power stroke, Kenny Rogers finally gave up a run and the Arizona Diamondbacks made it two triple plays in one weekend at spring training. Showing he still has a few big swings in his bat, Sosa hit his first home run in 19 months Sunday to help the Texas Rangers […]
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Athletics 4, Padres 3 (AP)
Greg Maddux was missing his pinpoint control during his San Diego debut. He was still pretty effective, though. Maddux allowed two walks and four baserunners in two scoreless innings, but the Oakland Athletics beat the Padres 4-3 Sunday. The A’s scored three late runs, including one off San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman in the seventh.
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Angels 5, Brewers 4 (AP)
Kelvim Escobar pitched two scoreless innings in his first spring training start, allowing only a single to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Sunday. “One of the things I liked the most was the location of my fastball,” Escobar said. “I was hitting my spots.” Escobar, who was 11-14 with […]
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From Marines in Iraq to Padres in spring training, minus a finger (AP)
One by one, more than 80 players seated on a back field of the Padres’ spring training complex stood and gave their names and where they were last season. “Jesus Lopez. Fort Wayne. Eugene.” Class-A teammates laughed and teased. “Michael Johnson. Pittsburgh Pirates. Indianapolis.” The group welcomed Johnson into the organization.
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Cardinals 12, Marlins 3 (AP)
The St. Louis Cardinals are counting on more from Anthony Reyes this season, and his spring training debut was a good start. Reyes pitched two scoreless innings Sunday and the defending World Series champions got two hits apiece from Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen in a 12-3 victory over the Florida Marlins.
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Cubs double down on pair of aces (Yahoo! Sports)
MESA, Ariz. — The two pitchers the Chicago Cubs once hoped could resurrect them take the mound Monday embarking…
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Giants 5, Mariners (ss) 4 (AP)
While Ray Durham stayed home with the flu, Kevin Frandsen showed why the San Francisco Giants might not miss their oft-injured second baseman much this season. Frandsen homered off Seattle starter Jeff Weaver and drove in three runs, leading the Giants to a 5-4 victory over a Mariners split squad on Sunday.
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Diamondbacks (ss) 6, Mariners (ss) 4 (AP)
Fighting for the fifth spot in Arizona’s rotation, Edgar Gonzalez had good stuff against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. He also had good luck. The Diamondbacks turned a triple play and beat the Mariners 6-4 in a split-squad game — the second triple play in two days at spring training. With runners on first and […]
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White Sox 13, Cubs 2 (AP)
Paul Konerko hit two solo home runs and Jermaine Dye hit a three-run homer to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 13-2 Sunday. Konerko homered off Cubs starter Rich Hill in the first inning and John Webb in the fifth. Dye sparked a four-run White Sox fourth with his three-run drive off […]
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Rangers 5, Royals 0
Sammy Sosa hit his first home run of spring training and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Sunday.
Sosa, who has 588 career homers, drove a 1-1 pitch from Luke Hudson over the left-center fence to lead off the second inning. It was Sosa’s first home run since Aug. 4, 2005, when […]
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