Archive for May 2nd, 2008
Schumaker’s two-run homer gives Cardinals win over Cubs (AP)
Skip Schumaker hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning, taking struggling closer Jason Isringhausen off the hook in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night. The Cubs’ outfield was playing in with a runner on third and one out when Schumaker, usually the Cardinals’ leadoff hitter, hit his […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2008.
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Bautista homers twice, Pirates halt Nats’ win streak, 11-4 (AP)
Jose Bautista homered twice and drove in four runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Washington 11-4 Friday night, ending the Nationals’ winning streak at a season-high four games. Ryan Doumit and Chris Gomez had two RBIs apiece for the Pirates, who have won three of five. The game was delayed 25 minutes in the bottom […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2008.
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3 straight homers help Houston top Milwaukee (AP)
Miguel Tejada, Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee hit consecutive home runs in a four-run sixth inning to propel the Houston Astros to a 7-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. Hunter Pence added a pair of home runs for Houston, one in the fifth inning and another in the eighth, and Roy Oswalt […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2008.
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Burrell’s homer leads Phillies over Giants (AP)
Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Friday night. Aaron Rowand gave the Giants a one-run lead with a solo shot leading off the top of the inning, but the Phillies rallied against Brian Wilson […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2008.
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Tigers cooled off by Hernandez’s stuff
Livan Hernandez baffled Detroit’s mighty offense for seven innings and the Minnesota Twins beat up the Tigers’ normally reliable bullpen in an 11-1 victory Friday night.
Hernandez (4-1) gave up one run on eight hits to bounce back from a horrendous start in Texas, and the Twins scored four runs off Aquilino Lopez in the seventh […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2008.
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Marlins place OF Willingham on DL (PA SportsTicker)
The Florida Marlins on Friday placed outfielder Josh Willingham on the 15-day disabled list with a strained lower back.
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Posted: May 2nd, 2008.
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Mets activate LF Alou from DL (PA SportsTicker)
The New York Mets activated left fielder Moises Alou from the 15-day disabled list prior to Friday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Posted: May 2nd, 2008.
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Hudson pitches 11th career shutout (AP)
Tim Hudson pitched his 11th career shutout and Brian McCann hit a two-run homer, helping the Atlanta Braves end a season-high four-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Hudson (4-2) gave up just three hits, and at one point retired 11 straight batters before Edwin Encarnacion singled leading […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2008.
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Bautista leaves game in 8th
Detroit reliever Denny Bautista left Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning with an injury in a rough night for the Tigers bullpen.
Bautista came in to relieve Aquilino Lopez in the seventh after Lopez have up four runs on six hits in just a third of an inning.
He got out of […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2008.
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Hernandez baffles Tigers in 11-1 win (AP)
Livan Hernandez baffled Detroit’s mighty offense for seven innings and the Minnesota Twins beat up the Tigers’ normally reliable bullpen in an 11-1 victory Friday night. Hernandez (4-1) gave up one run on eight hits to bounce back from a horrendous start in Texas, and the Twins scored four runs off Aquilino Lopez in the […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2008.
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