Friday American League Capsules. BOSTON 4, TORONTO 3 TORONTO Jason Varitek snapped a tie in the eighth inning by plating Jason Bay with a fielders choice as the Boston Red Sox recorded a 4-3 triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Kevin Youkilis plated Varitek with a run-scoring single in the fifth inning and [...]
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Mike Lowell is expected to miss Boston weekend series against the Toronto Blue Jays because of a sore hip. Leaving the Red Sox without their third baseman as they close in on a playoff berth. In other news Friday, the Red Sox suspended right-hander Bartolo Colon without pay. Colon was given permission to leave the [...]
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Friday National League Capsules. FLORIDA 14, PHILADELPHIA 8 MIAMI The Philadelphia Phillies found out the hard way that there was a team hotter than them in the National League. Mike Jacobs drove in four runs and Cameron Maybin went 4-for-5 and scored three times as the Florida Marlins remained the hottest team in the major [...]
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Oakland Athletics designated hitter Jack Cust struck out, for the 186th. And 187th time this season Friday night to break the American League record. Cust struck out on a checked swing against Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez leading off the second inning and he fanned again with one out and a runner on second in the [...]
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Thursday National League Capsules. CHICAGO CUBS 7, MILWAUKEE 6 (12 INNINGS) CHICAGO Derrek Lee singled home pinch runner Jason Marquis in the bottom of the 12th inning, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. With the win, Chicagos magic number to clinch the National League Central is now two. Milwaukee [...]
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Thursday American League Capsules. TORONTO 3, BALTIMORE 2 TORONTO Jesse Litsch threw six effective innings and Gregg Zaun had a pinch two-run double as the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Baltimore Orioles, 3-2. Jose Bautista homered for Toronto, which has won 10 of its 15 meetings with Baltimore this season. Litsch (12-8) allowed two runs [...]
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San Francisco Giants righthander Tim Lincecum was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning of Thursday game. Against the Arizona Diamondbacks but remained in the contest. Lincecum, who is one of the leading candidates for the National League Cy Young Award, was squaring around to bunt when Randy Johnsons fastball clipped the fingers on [...]
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John Smoltz is going back to the postseason after all. The Atlanta Braves right-hander, who had season-ending shoulder surgery on June 10, will be part of the TBS team of broadcasters for the network’s postseason coverage. Smoltz will work as an analyst for TBS after spending time this season in the broadcast booth for Braves [...]
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Mariners Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre had surgery Thursday to repair a ligament in his left thumb. And remove bone spurs from his left – or non-throwing – shoulder. Mariners’ medical director Dr. Edward Khalfayan performed the shoulder surgery Thursday and then assisted in the thumb procedure. The doctor said both were successful and [...]
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Tampa Bay Rays rookie Evan Longoria homered three times Thursday night against the Minnesota Twins. Longoria, who returned to the lineup last Saturday after being sidelined with a broken wrist, hit a two-run homer off Glen Perkins during a five-run first inning. The 22-year-old All-Star third baseman added a solo shot off Philip Humber in [...]
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