Archive for July 24th, 2007
Padres 5, Rockies 3 (AP)
Adrian Gonzalez doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth, and the San Diego Padres snapped a four-game skid with a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. The Padres lost All-Star right-hander Chris Young to a strained abdominal muscle after two innings, and their bullpen blew another late lead.
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Posted: July 24th, 2007.
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Hot Yankee offense beats up on Royals
The New York Yankees’ offense kept rolling through the bottom of the American League.
Derek Jeter had four hits, New York batted around in both the first and second innings and the Yankees extended their winning streak to five with a 9-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
Chien-Ming Wang (11-5) won for the […]
Posted: July 24th, 2007.
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Rangers 2, Mariners 1, 1st game; Rangers 4, Mariners 3, 2nd game. (AP)
The bottom of the batting order and the back end of the bullpen made sure the Texas Rangers completed a doubleheader sweep of the Seattle Mariners. No. 9 hitter Travis Metcalf was 4-for-4, his last hit an RBI double in the eighth inning, and Eric Gagne worked the ninth for his second save of the […]
Posted: July 24th, 2007.
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Yankees 9, Royals 4 (AP)
The New York Yankees’ offense kept rolling through the bottom of the American League. Derek Jeter had four hits, New York batted around in both the first and second innings and the Yankees extended their winning streak to five with a 9-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Chien-Ming Wang (11-5) won […]
Posted: July 24th, 2007.
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White Sox sweep Tigers in doubleheader
Javier Vazquez won his fifth straight decision and Paul Konerko hit a go-ahead homer off Jeremy Bonderman to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers 5-3 Tuesday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
Vazquez (8-5) allowed four hits in eight innings, including homers to Curtis Granderson and Ivan Rodriguez. He struck out eight […]
Posted: July 24th, 2007.
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Astros 7, Dodgers 4 (AP)
Craig Biggio started his long goodbye with a grand slam. Hours after announcing he plans to retire at the end of this season, Biggio capped a six-run sixth inning with a tiebreaking grand slam that led the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 Tuesday night. Biggio, a 20-year veteran who reached 3,000 hits […]
Posted: July 24th, 2007.
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Helton’s 2 errors from July 16 erased (AP)
Two wrongs were made right Tuesday when major league baseball erased two errors charged to Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton in a game at Pittsburgh on July 16. The league reversed the calls made by official scorer Tony Krizmanich that had infuriated the slick-fielding Helton, who has committed just two other errors this season, […]
Posted: July 24th, 2007.
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Wood makes brief but effective rehab appearance (AP)
Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood walked a batter and didn’t record a strikeout during a brief one-inning relief appearance in a minor league rehab assignment Tuesday. The injury-plagued Wood is recovering from shoulder tendinitis. He threw 12 pitches — 11 fastballs and a breaking ball — during his fifth-inning appearance for the Class-A Peoria Chiefs.
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Posted: July 24th, 2007.
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First basemen hot deadline commodities
Does Mariano Rivera have competition? Who wants Richie Sexson? Ken Rosenthal breaks down some big deadline news.
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Posted: July 24th, 2007.
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White Sox 5, Tigers 3; White Sox 8, Tigers 7 (AP)
Carlos Guillen misplayed A.J. Pierzynski’s one-hopper for an error, allowing the go-ahead run to score in the eighth inning Tuesday night as the Chicago White Sox rallied for an 8-7 win over the Detroit Tigers to sweep a day-night doubleheader. Chicago won the opener 5-3 behind Javier Vazquez and Paul Konerko, who hit a two-run […]
Posted: July 24th, 2007.