Archive for June 12th, 2007
Dodgers hit 3 homers on 3 pitches (AP)
Wilson Betemit, Matt Kemp and Hong-Chih Kuo homered on three consecutive pitches for the Dodgers off New York Mets starter John Maine with one out in the second inning Tuesday night. Betemit hit an 0-1 pitch over the left-center field fence for his sixth homer, Kemp drove Maine’s next pitch just inside the left field […]
Posted: June 12th, 2007.
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Mariners 5, Cubs 3, 13 innings (AP)
Willie Bloomquist singled in the go-ahead run with two out in the 13th inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 Tuesday night for their season-high fifth straight win. All of the wins in the streak have come in their final at-bat, and the latest occurred after Chicago’s Michael Barrett drove in Derrek […]
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Royals blank Cardinals
Brian Bannister failed to make the club in March and now he’s Kansas City’s best pitcher.
He’s the hottest, at least. The right-hander pitched seven scoreless innings Tuesday night - stretching his shutout string to 17 in a row - and led the Royals to an 8-1 victory over St. Louis for his third win in […]
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Reds acquire Jukich to complete Denorfia deal (PA SportsTicker)
The Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday acquired lefthander Ben Jukich from the Oakland Athletics, completing the deal that sent outfielder Chris Denorfia to the Athletics in April in exchange for two players to be named and cash.
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Reds get pitcher to complete trade with Athletics (AP)
The Reds obtained left-hander Ben Jukich from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night, completing their trade of April 27. Oakland got outfielder Chris Denorfia from the Reds for two players to be named. Right-hander Marcus McBeth went to Cincinnati on April 28 as one of those players. The 24-year-old Jukich was a 13th-round pick in […]
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Twins 7, Braves 3 (AP)
In the field and at the plate, Luis Castillo did it all for Minnesota on Tuesday night. Castillo had three hits, drove in two runs and made a couple of stellar plays at second base to lead the Twins to a 7-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Rookie Kevin Slowey (2-0) gave up two earned […]
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Reds 5, Angels 3 (AP)
Ken Griffey Jr.’s tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning helped Cincinnati survive an overpowering performance by Kelvim Escobar on Tuesday night, rallying the Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Escobar struck out a career-high 14 — including Griffey twice — during six innings, leaving after his pitch count reached 116.
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Royals 8, Cardinals 1
Brian Bannister won his third consecutive start with seven scoreless innings and Esteban German had three hits and three RBIs, leading Kansas City past St. Louis 8-1 Tuesday night.
Bannister (3-3), who failed to make the club out of spring training, gave up seven hits, walked two and tied his season-high with six strikeouts.
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Royals 8, Cardinals 1 (AP)
Brian Bannister won his third consecutive start with seven scoreless innings and Esteban German had three hits and three RBIs, leading Kansas City past St. Louis 8-1 Tuesday night. Bannister (3-3), who failed to make the club out of spring training, gave up seven hits, walked two and tied his season-high with six strikeouts.
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Pirates 7, Rangers 5 (AP)
Jose Bautista homered and had three hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Xavier Nady and Adam LaRoche also homered for the Pirates, who won their first interleague game of the season after getting swept by the New York Yankees.
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