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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...

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...

Long Ball Leads Marlins Past Pirates, 10-4

Pittsburgh pitching pitiful again as entire Florida lineup tees off

(Newser) - Hanley Ramirez, Josh Willingham, and Dan Uggla homered, and Marlins pitcher Mark Hendrickson, normally one of the majors' worst hitters, had two hits while pitching eight innings of Florida's 10-4 victory over the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Ramirez, a .457 career hitter in PNC Park, hit a two-run...

Garciaparra Ends Homer Drought
 Garciaparra Ends
 Homer Drought
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 PM CDT

Garciaparra Ends Homer Drought

LA offense explodes in 9-3 victory over Reds

(Newser) - Nomar Garciaparra hit his first home run since Sept. 14 and drove in three runs, Brad Penny stayed perfect at Great American Ball Park and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3 Monday night. Rafael Furcal also homered, and James Loney added three RBI for the Dodgers, who...

Oswalt Leads Astros Past Padres
 Oswalt Leads Astros
 Past Padres
Apr 21, 2008 10:57 PM CDT

Oswalt Leads Astros Past Padres

Tejada, Berkman provide offense as Houston ace dazzles

(Newser) - Roy Oswalt won consecutive starts for the first time since August, and Miguel Tejada and Lance Berkman drove in three runs each to lead the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres 10-3 Monday night. Oswalt (2-3) allowed three runs and six hits in seven innings as the Astros won...

Hudson Rebounds, Braves Win 5th Straight

Atlanta's ace puts team above .500 for the first time

(Newser) - Tim Hudson pitched six scoreless innings before tiring and drove in two runs, leading the Braves past the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Monday night for Atlanta's fifth straight win. The Braves have allowed only six runs during their winning streak, which pushed them above .500 for the first time this...

Utley Unbelievable in Phillies Win
 Utley Unbelievable in Phillies Win
Apr 21, 2008 12:21 AM CDT

Utley Unbelievable in Phillies Win

Second baseman goes 3-for-3 with two homers

(Newser) - Chase Utley hit two home runs and Pedro Feliz added a tiebreaking pinch-hit homer in the seventh to help the Philadelphia Phillies avoid a sweep and beat the New York Mets 5-4 last night. Utley went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs as the Phillies won the finale of...

A's Pound Royals' Rookie Phenom Hochevar

Oakland shines in 7-1 win

(Newser) - Oakland battered rookie phenom Luke Hochevar just as it did Kansas City's experienced starters the previous two days. Dana Eveland won for the first time in three starts as the Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Royals with a 7-1 victory Sunday. Oakland improved to 12-8 for its best...

Padres Defeat Big Unit, Diamondbacks
Padres Defeat Big Unit, Diamondbacks
Apr 20, 2008 10:29 PM CDT

Padres Defeat Big Unit, Diamondbacks

San Diego snaps a four-game losing streak

(Newser) - Justin Huber connected off Randy Johnson for his first career home run, ruining the Big Unit's return and helping the San Diego Padres defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 today. The Padres had mustered a total of six runs in their previous four games, all losses. They scored that many against...

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