Archive for June 23rd, 2007
Padres pass Dodgers for first
Chris Young pitched one-hit ball for seven innings, Khalil Greene homered twice off Tim Wakefield and Josh Bard hit a contested homer to lead the San Diego Padres to a 6-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
The Padres snapped a three-game losing streak and leapfrogged the Los Angeles Dodgers back into first […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2007.
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Angels 10, Pirates 1 (AP)
Kelvim Escobar breezed to his ninth victory, Vladimir Guerrero homered and the Los Angeles Angels routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 Saturday night. The Angels, vying for their third AL West title in four years, are off to the best start in franchise history at 48-27 and are 21 games over .500 for the first time […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2007.
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Francona tossed after home run call overturned
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona was ejected Saturday night after the umpire crew overturned a second call in a span of two innings, this one awarding San Diego’s Josh Bard a home run.
Bard’s fly ball off Tim Wakefield bounced off the foul pole on the side of the Western Metal Supply Co. brick warehouse, […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2007.
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Indians 4, Nationals 3
The soldier had taken a bullet in his temple from a sniper, and the Cleveland Indians who visited him early Saturday were so taken by his story that they vowed to try to get him a victory.
When the Indians finally delivered - in an improbable ninth inning that included a homer to straightaway center field […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2007.
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Devil Rays 4, Dodgers 3 (AP)
Dioner Navarro hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Saturday night. Navarro, mired in a 2-for-34 slump, homered off Randy Wolf for his first home run since last Sept. 4. The catcher was obtained by the Devil Rays from Los […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2007.
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Mets 1, Athletics 0 (AP)
David Wright dropped an RBI double in front of diving right fielder Travis Buck in the ninth inning, giving the New York Mets a 1-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. Orlando Hernandez and Oakland starter Joe Blanton matched zeros most of the way in a tight game that included an equipment-throwing tirade […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2007.
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Twins 11, Marlins 1 (AP)
With slugger Justin Morneau sidelined for the first time in 192 games, the rest of the Minnesota Twins’ lineup picked up the slack — and then some. Joe Mauer and Jason Bartlett drove in three runs apiece, and the Twins totaled 17 hits to beat the Florida Marlins 11-1 Saturday night. For one game, at […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2007.
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Lo Duca tossed, then tosses equipment (AP)
Paul Lo Duca got tossed in a tight game. Then he started tossing every piece of equipment he could find. The New York Mets’ fiery catcher was ejected for arguing a strike call in the sixth inning Saturday night against Oakland, prompting a tirade that ended with most of his gear on the field. Lo […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2007.
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Brewers 7, Royals 1
Corey Hart had three hits and scored two runs to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 Saturday night for their fifth straight win.
Hart went 3-for-3 and is batting .422 (19-for-45) in his last 10 games with five homers and 14 RBIs. He had three hits and four RBIs in Milwaukee’s 11-6 […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2007.
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D-Rays down Dodgers
Dioner Navarro hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Saturday night.
Navarro, mired in a 2-for-34 slump, homered off Randy Wolf for his first home run since last Sept. 4. The catcher was obtained by the Devil Rays from Los Angeles […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2007.
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