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Pirates Rally to Beat Cardinals, 7-4
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.

Vidro's Two-Out Single in Eighth Wins It for Seattle

Mariners top Orioles 4-2

(Newser) - Jose Vidro's two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the eighth broke a 2-all tie, and Arthur Rhodes picked up his first win in nearly three years as the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Tuesday night. Seattle closer J.J. Putz returned after missing 18 games with...

Twins Best A's 5-4
 Twins Best A's 5-4
Apr 23, 2008 12:51 AM CDT

Twins Best A's 5-4

Monroe homers in Minnesota victory

(Newser) - Jason Kubel hit a go-ahead bloop single in the eighth, and Craig Monroe drove in three runs and homered for the first time this season in the Minnesota Twins' 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Along with his solo homer in the seventh, he had an RBI...

Webb Improves to 5-0 as Diamondbacks Beat Giants 5-4

Arizona an MLB-best 15-5

(Newser) - Brandon Webb hit a two-run double and improved to 5-0 as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated San Francisco 5-4 on Tuesday night. Webb, off to the best start of his career, beat San Francisco's Barry Zito (0-5) for the second time in six days. Webb's five victories match the total of...

Pat Burrell's 3-Run Double Sends Phillies Past Rockies

Philly knocks around Colorado closer corpas

(Newser) - Pat Burrell's bases-clearing double off Manny Corpas in the ninth inning sent the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-6 win Tuesday night over the Colorado Rockies. Corpas (0-1) was two outs away from the save when Burrell sent a 2-2 fastball past diving center fielder Willy Taveras in the gap in...

Blake Hits Grand Slam in Cleveland Romp

Sabathia earns first victory of season

(Newser) - Casey Blake had a grand slam and six RBIs and C.C. Sabathia struck out 11 in his first victory, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 15-1 rout of the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Blake, the No. 9 hitter, was 4-for-4 with a single and a grand slam...

Santiago's First Homer in Four Years Lifts Tigers Over Texas

Verlander earns first win of season

(Newser) - Ramon Santiago homered for the first time since 2003 and drove in three runs to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 10-2 on Tuesday night. Magglio Ordonez also homered, giving him 1,000 RBIs for his career, while Edgar Renteria had four hits. Justin Verlander (1-3) struggled early...

Astros Upend Padres 11-7
 Astros Upend Padres 11-7
Apr 22, 2008 11:52 PM CDT

Astros Upend Padres 11-7

Matsui leads Houston to third straight win

(Newser) - Kaz Matsui's two-run single in the eighth inning lifted the Houston Astros to an 11-7 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. Cy Young winner Jake Peavy allowed four earned runs, matching the total for his four previous starts combined. The Padres ace allowed seven hits with two...

Pedroia's Hit Helps Red Sox Top Angels

Boston rallies for 6th straight win

(Newser) - Dustin Pedroia's tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning helped the Boston Red Sox rally for their sixth straight win, 7-6 over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night after ace Josh Beckett was scratched from his start with a stiff neck. It was the teams' first meeting since Boston...

Abreu, Damon Power Yankees
Abreu, Damon Power Yankees 
Apr 22, 2008 11:46 PM CDT

Abreu, Damon Power Yankees

New York survives in A-Rod's absence

(Newser) - Bobby Abreu hit a grand slam in the seventh inning, Chien-Ming Wang earned his 50th career victory and the New York Yankees did just fine without A-Rod, beating the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Tuesday night. Abreu connected for his seventh career grand slam off Octavio Dotel with two outs...

Hairston Ignites Cincy Split With Los Angeles

Reds' new leadoff man has four of team's 15 hits in 8-1 outburst

(Newser) - Jerry Hairston Jr. had four hits in his debut as Cincinnati's leadoff hitter, and Adam Dunn and Brandon Phillips each homered Tuesday night, leading the Reds to an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds split their two-game series with a rare victory over the Dodgers, who are...

Smoltz Passes 3000K
 Smoltz Passes 3000K 
Apr 22, 2008 10:23 PM CDT

Smoltz Passes 3000K

Atlanta ace outdueled by rookie as Washington rolls, 6-0

(Newser) - John Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts, but was outpitched by John Lannan in the Washington Nationals' 6-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. Smoltz fanned Felipe Lopez in the third inning, the veteran hurler's fourth of the game, to reach the...

Pirates Rally After Disputed Call, End Skid

Nady's two-run single the difference in 3-2 squeaker vs. Florida

(Newser) - Xavier Nady's two-run single completed a three-run Pirates comeback after a questionable call apparently cost them a run in the sixth inning, and Pittsburgh ended a six-game losing streak by beating Florida 3-2. Paul Maholm (1-2) limited the Marlins to one run and four hits over six innings, ending a...

Rays Strafe Jays 6-4
 Rays Strafe Jays 6-4 
Apr 22, 2008 9:41 PM CDT

Rays Strafe Jays 6-4

Hinske comes a single shy of the cycle; Longoria homers

(Newser) - Eric Hinske drove in two runs and finished a single shy of hitting for the cycle Tuesday night, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 at Disney World. Hinske doubled in the second inning and added a RBI triple off Jesse Litsch (2-1) in the fourth...

Kapler Lifts Brewers Over Cards in Extras

12th inning single scores winner after Gagne blows another save

(Newser) - Gabe Kapler singled home the winning run with one out in the 12th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers overcame another blown save by Eric Gagne, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 Tuesday. The Brewers wasted a five-run lead before Kapler's hit. The Cardinals' loss came with an oddity: Slugger...

Cedeno's Slam, 5 RBIs Lead Cubs Past Mets

Lilly gets first win of the year in five starts

(Newser) - Ronny Cedeno hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, Ted Lilly won for the first time in five starts, and the surging Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 8-1 Tuesday for their 13th win in 16 games. The Cubs, who were 7-13 at this point a...

Owings Moves to 4-0 as D'backs Edge Giants 4-2

Arizona improves to MLB-best 14-5, 13-3 against NL West

(Newser) - Eric Byrnes hit the go-ahead, two-run homer, and Micah Owings became the season's third four-game winner Monday night when the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2. Mark Reynolds and Orlando Hudson hit solo home runs as the Diamondbacks improved their major league-best record to 14-5. Arizona is 13-3...

Utley's Homer Streak Hits 5 and Phillies Beat Rockies 9-5

Philadelphia rallies in 8th and 9th for victory

(Newser) - Now that there's no playoff pressure, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies with relative ease. Chase Utley homered for the fifth straight game, Jason Werth hit an inside-the-park home run and Philadelphia rallied for a 9-5 win over Colorado on Monday night in the first meeting between the teams...

Pair of RBI Doubles in 9th Lift Cards Over Brewers

St. Louis comes out on top in tense game

(Newser) - Skip Schumaker doubled in the go-ahead run in the ninth and the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a fielding blunder in the eighth to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3. Brian Barton, who pinch hit for reliever Ryan Franklin, doubled off embattled Brewers reliever Derrick Turnbow (0-1) to start the inning and...

Cubs Top Mets for 12th Win in 15 Games

Zambrano pitches well in victory

(Newser) - Carlos Zambrano pitched seven strong innings, and Aramis Ramirez and Felix Pie homered Monday night as the surging Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 7-1 for their 12th win in 15 games. Zambrano (3-1) allowed five hits and a run with two walks and four strikeouts. Chicago's ace was...

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