Archive for May 9th, 2007
Royals 3, Athletics 2 (AP)
Mike Sweeney hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 Wednesday night to stop a four-game losing streak. Sweeney hit a 1-0 pitch from Justin Duchscherer (3-2) out to left for his 194th career homer, moving him into second place on the Royals’ list.
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Miguel Tejada: A Batted Ball Profile
No one questions that Miguel Tejada is an elite talent, but his offensive approach has changed over the last few years. Inside, we take a look at how he transitioned from slugger to batting title contender and what it means for the future.
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Huff homer gives O’s win in 10
Aubrey Huff homered with one out in the 10th inning against his former team, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Wednesday night.
After James Shields pitched nine brilliant innings for Tampa Bay, Brian Stokes (1-4) faced only two batters before giving up the game’s lone run. Ramon Hernandez [...]
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Dodgers 5, Marlins 3 (AP)
Brett Tomko earned his first win of the season when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dontrelle Willis and the Florida Marlins 5-3 on Wednesday night. Tomko (1-3), who took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, allowed five hits and three runs in 6 2-3 innings. He bunted home a run on a suicide squeeze to [...]
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Astros 3, Reds 2 (AP)
Lance Berkman homered for the third game in a row Wednesday night, and right-hander Woody Williams singled home a run to set up his first victory for the Houston Astros, 3-2 over the slumping Cincinnati Reds. Houston improved to 7-1 against the Reds this season, including 5-0 at Great American Ball Park.
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Dice-K sends Jays to eighth straight loss
Daisuke Matsuzaka won his third straight decision, Manny Ramirez hit his 476th career home run and the Boston Red Sox beat Toronto 9-3 Wednesday night to hand the Blue Jays their eighth straight loss.
David Ortiz homered and tied a career high with four hits for Boston, which has won six of its last seven. Mike [...]
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Draft Preview: Q&A with Jack McGeary
With the MLB draft less than a month away, each organization is getting down to crunch time. One of this year’s top prep pitchers is lefty, Jack McGeary. We recently caught up with Jack for a Q&A session.
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Yankees 6, Rangers 2 (AP)
Derek Jeter drove in three runs, Mike Mussina pitched three-hit ball for six innings and the New York Yankees extended their domination of the Texas Rangers with a 6-2 victory Wednesday night. Bobby Abreu and Hideki Matsui each hit an RBI double in a four-run first off Robinson Tejeda, helping the Yankees improve to 18-2 [...]
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Cubs 1, Pirates 0 (AP)
Jason Marquis retired the first 16 batters he faced before finishing with a three-hitter Wednesday night, winning his fifth straight start and sending the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Marquis (5-1) walked none and struck out five in his second career shutout and fourth complete game.
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Stats 101: Raising Cain with BABIP
What do C.C. Sabathia and Matt Cain have in common, other than being strong starting pitchers? Dayn Perry explains in his latest Stats 101.
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