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White Sox Beat Yankees 7-6 to Avoid Sweep

Apr 25, 2008 1:18 AM CDT

White Sox Beat Yankees 7-6 to Avoid Sweep

Joe Crede hits game-winning single for Chicago

(Newser) - Joe Crede hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to hand Joba Chamberlain his first major league loss and give the White Sox a 7-6 win over the Yankees last night to avoid a three-game sweep. Bobby Jenks (1-0) got Jorge Posada to ground into an inning-ending double play...

Indians Take Game One
of Doubleheader

Apr 25, 2008 1:14 AM CDT

Indians Take Game One of Doubleheader

Kansas City loses sixth-straight game

(Newser) - Grady Sizemore had four hits and two RBIs and Fausto Carmona survived five shaky innings to lead Cleveland past Kansas City 9-6 in the first game of a doubleheader last night. The Royals have lost six straight. Sizemore was 4-for-5 with three singles and a solo home run, while Casey...

Walks Doom Pirates Against Cardinals

Apr 24, 2008 11:03 PM CDT

Walks Doom Pirates Against Cardinals

Pittsburgh has no answer for Pineiro, Pujols in 6-2 loss

(Newser) - Brian Barton's two-run single in the fifth inning gave St. Louis the lead on its first hit off erratic Pittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny, and the Cardinals went on beat the Pirates 6-2 behind Joel Pineiro's seven effective innings Thursday night. The Cardinals avoided their first three-game losing streak of the...

Lopez Slams Nats Past Mets

Apr 24, 2008 10:58 PM CDT

Lopez Slams Nats Past Mets

Washington 2B notches 6RBI, 1st HR in leadoff role

(Newser) - Felipe Lopez is in the lineup again—and hitting again. Lopez's grand slam and two-run single gave him a career-high-tying six RBIs and led Washington past the New York Mets 10-5 on Thursday night, the Nationals' fourth victory in their past 20 games. The Nationals fell behind 3-0 through four...

Chipper Jones Unwraps Win on 36th Birthday

Apr 24, 2008 10:23 PM CDT

Chipper Jones Unwraps Win on 36th Birthday

Braves cruise past Marlins 7-4 as slugger goes 3-for-3

(Newser) - Happy birthday, Chipper Jones. The Braves slugger celebrated his 36th birthday by going 3-for-3, including a homer, to lead Atlanta past the NL East-leading Florida Marlins 7-4 on Thursday night. Jones also singled in the fifth, and was walked intentionally in his final at-bat while the crowd booed loudly.

Sonnanstine Leads Rays Past Jays For Sweep

Apr 24, 2008 10:22 PM CDT

Sonnanstine Leads Rays Past Jays For Sweep

Tampa Bay stays magical in Disney World

(Newser) - Four different players drove in runs to back the pitching of Andy Sonnanstine and help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Thursday night for a three-game sweep of a home-away-from-home series at Disney World. Evan Longoria tripled and had a sacrifice fly for Tampa Bay, which...

Mike Jacobs Leads Marlins Past Braves

Apr 24, 2008 9:00 AM CDT

Mike Jacobs Leads Marlins Past Braves

Jacobs, Ramirez homer for Florida; Uggla helps

(Newser) - Mike Jacobs hit a two-run homer and Hanley Ramirez added a solo shot to power the Florida Marlins to a 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves last night. Florida's Dan Uggla went 3-for-5, including a two-run triple in the ninth.

Hoffman Blows Another Save

Apr 24, 2008 8:59 AM CDT

Hoffman Blows Another Save

Greg Maddux still waiting for win No. 350

(Newser) - Trevor Hoffman blew another save and the San Francisco Giants went on to beat the slumping San Diego Padres 3-2 in 13 innings last night. Rookie Emmanuel Burriss doubled leading off the 13th and scored the go-ahead run for the Giants. The rally came four innings after Hoffman couldn't hold...

Orioles Rally Past Mariners 3-2

Apr 24, 2008 8:40 AM CDT

Orioles Rally Past Mariners 3-2

Nick Markakis drives in two in the win

(Newser) - Nick Markakis struck out twice looking early but tied the game with a ground out and then hit a tie-breaking home run in the eighth inning to help the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over Seattle last night. Markakis hit the first pitch he saw from left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith (0-1),...

Mike Sweeney Successful in Return to A's

Apr 24, 2008 8:13 AM CDT

Mike Sweeney Successful in Return to A's

Oakland shuts out Minnesota; snaps 5-game losing streak

(Newser) - Mike Sweeney returned to the starting lineup for the first time in six games and ended a 39-game homerless streak spanning 140 at-bats with a solo shot in the eighth inning, helping Oakland to a 3-0 win over the Minnesota Twins last night. Sweeney also had an RBI single and...

Cubs Get 10,000th Win

Apr 24, 2008 8:01 AM CDT

Cubs Get 10,000th Win

Beat Rockies 7-6 in 10 innings

(Newser) - The lovable losers' 10,000th win was a memorable one. The Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Ryan Theriot's RBI single off Kip Wells with two outs in the 10th inning last night. Both teams blew ninth-inning leads with their closers, but it was the Rockies who ended...

Yanks Beat White Sox, 6-4

Apr 24, 2008 7:58 AM CDT

Yanks Beat White Sox, 6-4

Mike Mussina solid for New York

(Newser) - Mike Mussina pitched seven strong innings and moved ahead of Bob Gibson on the career wins list, as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 last night. Jorge Posada had four hits, including a career-high three doubles, and drove in two runs. Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead...

Fielder Leads
Brewers Past
Phillies

Apr 24, 2008 7:36 AM CDT

Fielder Leads Brewers Past Phillies

The Prince smacks two homers for Milwaukee

(Newser) - Prince Fielder hit a pair of two-run homers as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 last night. The homers snapped a relative power drought for Fielder, the defending National League home run champion who had 50 a year ago. Fielder went homerless in his first 14 games...

Tigers Run Over Rangers, 19-6

Apr 24, 2008 7:28 AM CDT

Tigers Run Over Rangers, 19-6

Detroit enjoys an 11-run sixth inning for third-straight win

(Newser) - The bats came alive for the struggling Tigers last night in a 19-6 win over the Texas Rangers. Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer, while Carlos Guillen had three of his five RBIs in an 11-run sixth inning for Detroit. Jacque Jones also homered for the Tigers who started the...

Santana Solid
in Mets' Win Over Nationals

Apr 24, 2008 7:17 AM CDT

Santana Solid in Mets' Win Over Nationals

Washington still winless against New York this season

(Newser) - Johan Santana hit two doubles and pitched seven solid innings, leading the New York Mets to a 7-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Santana (3-2) allowed seven hits, struck out four, and walked one. As a batter, he had the second two-hit game of his career. The...

Angels Blast
BoSox 6-4

Apr 23, 2008 10:54 PM CDT

Angels Blast BoSox 6-4

Matthews homers twice; Kotchman adds another

(Newser) - Casey Kotchman's solo home run put Los Angeles ahead in the sixth inning, Gary Matthews Jr. hit two solo homers of his own and the Angels snapped the Boston Red Sox's six-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory Wednesday night. Kotchman hit his sixth of the season off Craig Hansen,...

Astros Offense Stays Hot in 9-3 Frolic Over Reds

Apr 23, 2008 10:49 PM CDT

Astros Offense Stays Hot in 9-3 Frolic Over Reds

Kaz Matsui ignites 7-run rally; Jocketty surveys carnage

(Newser) - Kazuo Matsui sparked Houston's seven-run rally with a two-run single, and the Astros coasted to their fourth straight victory Wednesday night, 9-3 over the unsettled Cincinnati Reds. Houston has won four in a row for the first time since last May, getting 36 runs out of a lineup producing top-to-bottom.

Longoria, Hammel Lead Rays Over Jays

Apr 23, 2008 10:36 PM CDT

Longoria, Hammel Lead Rays Over Jays

Tampa Bay's Disney World record improves to 5-0

(Newser) - Jason Hammel allowed four hits in six innings and Evan Longoria drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single to help the Tampa Bay Rays rally against Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays for a 5-3 victory at Disney World on Wednesday night. The Rays improved to 5-0 in...

Pirates Rally
to Beat
Cardinals, 7-4

Apr 23, 2008 10:35 PM CDT

Pirates Rally to Beat Cardinals, 7-4

Pittsburgh has modest winning streak after embarrassing slide

(Newser) - Jose Bautista and pinch-hitter Doug Mientkiewicz had RBI singles during a three-run eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates erased a four-run deficit in a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Jason Bay hit a two-run homer and Freddy Sanchez had two hits and scored two runs for Pittsburgh.

Vintage Baseball: It's Back, It's Way Back

Apr 23, 2008 2:31 PM CDT

Vintage Baseball: It's Back, It's Way Back

Throwback leagues bring the old hardball spirit to life

(Newser) - Vintage has as much of a niche in sports as in fashion: Old-timey baseball leagues are introducing short-brimmed hats and hardball attitudes to athletes across the country, NPR reports. The most important difference between games of then and now? "Vintage is without a glove. Only sissies wear a mitt,...