Archive for July 31st, 2007
Five and Fly: Yankees’ August should be interesting (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK – They didn’t get Eric Gagne, so they went into the late innings ahead by 13.
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Braves 12, Astros 4 (AP)
Mark Teixeira didn’t even play, and already he’s earning credit for the Atlanta Braves’ power game. Kelly Johnson had four hits, including two homers, and Jeff Francoeur and Brian McCann also hit home runs to help the Braves welcome Teixeira back to town with a 12-4 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
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Cubs 7, Phillies 3 (AP)
Jacque Jones knows his can trust his Cubs teammates to pick him up when he makes a mistake. On Tuesday night, he picked himself up. Jones made up for a fielding gaffe with an RBI double in the sixth inning, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Chicago went 17-9 […]
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Nationals 6, Reds 3 (AP)
The message written in orange on the grease board outside the Washington Nationals’ clubhouse reminded everyone about Wednesday’s team photo. It turns out everyone is still in the picture. Tuesday’s non-waiver trade deadline came and went without any moves by rebuilding Washington, a franchise headed for a fourth consecutive last-place finish.
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Cardinals 6, Pirates 4 (AP)
The St. Louis Cardinals climbed back into the NL Central race by twice rallying from big deficits against Milwaukee last weekend. The Pittsburgh Pirates should have known better than to give them a second chance. Two misplays by Pirates catcher Ronny Paulino in the same at-bat helped St. Louis score the go-ahead run in the […]
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Rockies 6, Marlins 3 (AP)
The only thing Aaron Cook did wrong was run the bases. The Colorado Rockies right-hander struggled briefly after he walked and scored in the third inning, but he was otherwise dominant in 7 2-3 innings to beat the slump Florida Marlins 6-3 Tuesday. Cook limited Florida to five hits and won his third start in […]
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Once again, Nats stand pat at non-waiver trade deadline (AP)
Shortly after the non-waiver trade deadline passed Tuesday with no deals by the Washington Nationals, closer Chad Cordero sat in the home dugout at RFK Stadium in his blue warmup jersey and smiled. “It feels really good to be able to stay here and hopefully see that new stadium next year,” Cordero said.
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Rockies’ Lopez sidelined with elbow injury (AP)
Colorado Rockies right-hander Rodrigo Lopez’s elbow injury has been diagnosed as a torn flexor tendon, and he will be placed on the disabled list for the second time this season. Lopez left a game Thursday against Los Angeles with forearm tightness after pitching 6 2-3 innings. An MRI exam Monday revealed the diagnosis.
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St. Louis Cardinals acquire pitcher Joel Pineiro and cash for minor league player (AP)
A big weekend put the St. Louis Cardinals close enough to contending status to at least take a stab at improving the roster at the trade deadline. The pitching-starved defending World Series champions on Tuesday acquired right-hander Joel Pineiro, optioned to the minors last week by the Boston Red Sox, and cash for a minor […]
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Reds call up IF Bellhorn (PA SportsTicker)
The Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday purchased the contract of infielder Mark Bellhorn from Class AAA Louisville.
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