Archive for April 18th, 2007
Braves 8, Cubs 6 (AP)
Jeff Francoeur hit a three-run homer, Kelly Johnson added a clutch two-run single and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 Wednesday night. Johnson hit a two-out single in the seventh to drive in two and put Atlanta up 7-6. Edgar Renteria added another run-scoring single off Scott Eyre (0-1) to give […]
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Astros 7, Reds 2 (AP)
Jason Lane hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, completing a rally that lifted the Houston Astros to a 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night. Down 2-1, the Astros scored five times in the eighth against a bullpen that hadn’t surrendered a lead so late. Not surprisingly, Lance Berkman was a […]
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Padres promote Rakers to relieve pen (AP)
The San Diego Padres purchased the contract of right-hander Aaron Rakers from Triple-A Portland on Wednesday to help bolster their weary bullpen, which threw 25 2-3 innings in the last five games. To make room on the roster, infielder-outfielder Paul McAnulty was optioned to Portland. The addition of Rakers gives the Padres 13 pitchers.
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Mets 9, Marlins 2 (AP)
John Maine took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the New York Mets scored four times before Dontrelle Willis retired a batter in a 9-2 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night. Miguel Cabrera’s sharp single broke up Maine’s bid to become the first Mets pitcher to throw a no-hitter. Three batters later, […]
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Another Yankee rookie wins
The New York Yankees have found the formula to beat Cleveland: Get a big early lead and a home run from Alex Rodriguez to help a rookie starter gain his first major league win.
Rodriguez hit his major league-leading ninth homer, Kei Igawa limited the Indians to a pair of runs over six innings, and the […]
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White Sox LHP Buehrle pitches 16th no-hitter in franchise history (PA SportsTicker)
Mark Buehrle became the latest Chicago White Sox to make pitching history.
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White Sox 6, Rangers 0
Mark Buehrle pitched the first no-hitter of the season Wednesday night — and he was nearly perfect, too. The Chicago White Sox left-hander faced the minimum 27 batters in a 6-0 victory over the Texas Rangers, picking off the only hitter he walked and throwing his team’s first no-hitter since 1991. Working quickly and efficiently […]
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Three homers for Sox in win
David Ortiz homered and Tim Wakefield allowed four hits in seven innings, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
Mike Lowell and Doug Mirabelli also homered for the Red Sox. Wakefield (2-1) struck out four, walked three and lowered his ERA to 1.35. The 40-year-old knuckleballer […]
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Dustin Pedroia - #15 - Second Base - 5′9″ - 180lbs
News: Dustin Pedroia went hitless again Wednesday, leaving him in a 1-for-22 slump.Impact: Pedroia does have six walks during the stretch. Still, he’ll probably lose some at-bats to Alex Cora against right-handers as long as the slump continues. …[more]
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Hairston ejected in third inning (AP)
Texas Rangers left fielder Jerry Hairston was ejected in the third inning of Wednesday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox after arguing with first base umpire James Hoye. Hairston hit a grounder to third baseman Joe Crede and tried to beat the throw with a headfirst slide but was called out on a close […]
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