More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP 7 days ago: San Diego Padres' Scott Hairston rounds third following his solo home run off of Texas Rangers' Tommy Hunter in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, June 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Browse more photos » The Padres have traded OFer Scott Hairston to the A's for two minor league pitchers, AAA Ryan Webb and...
Derek Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man speech Saturday, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute before the New York Yankees' game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
More photos » by Mark Avery - AP 5 days ago: Los Angeles Dodgers' Andre Ethier smiles as he approaches home plate after hitting a walk-off game winning home run against the Colorado Rockies in the 13th inning of an baseball game in Los Angeles, Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Avery) Browse more photos » After re-reading Buster Olney's Saturday morning blog post regarding the Braves...
The 2009 baseball season is headed towards the All-Star break. Although there are a ton of teams in the playoff race, here are the teams that are ahead of the pack. 1. Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers held on with Manny Ramirez out of the lineup. Now that he’s returned from his suspension, the Dodgers will be [...] Post from: Knuckle Curve
SAN DIEGO, July 5 (UPI) -- James Loney's solo homer in the top of the 13th Sunday gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-6 win over the San Diego Padres. Loney had two of LA's 18 hits and scored twice. Juan Pierre played left field when Manny Ramirez was given the day off and had four hits and one RBI. One of two hits by Casey Blake was a three-run third-inning homer. Starter Chad Billingsley -- who allowed...
ANAHEIM, Calif., July 5 (UPI) -- Bobby Abreu drove in two runs and scored three Sunday, pacing the Los Angeles Angels in a 9-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Vladimir Guerrero hit a two-run home run and Torii Hunter had an RBI for the Angels, who have won nine of their last 12 games. Los Angeles starter Joe Saunders gave up all the Orioles' runs in 5 1/3 innings, and reliever Darren Oliver (3-0)...
DENVER, July 5 (UPI) -- Felipe Lopez hit a seventh-inning RBI single Sunday, boosting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over Colorado. Lopez's only hit in the game snapped a 3-3 tie with two outs in the top of the seventh and brought Arizona all the way back from a 3-0 deficit. Mark Reynolds hit a three-run sixth-inning homer for the Diamondbacks, who have won only three of their last 11 contests....
BOSTON, July 5 (UPI) -- Jacoby Ellsbury's bases-loaded walk highlighted a five-run seventh-inning Red Sox rally Sunday in Boston's 8-4 win over the Seattle Mariners. Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz hit solo homers. Ellsbury, Ortiz and Mark Kotsay had two RBI apiece and Pedroia had three of the nine hits for the Red Sox, who avoided a three-game sweep at Fenway Park. The winner was reliever...
PHILADELPHIA, July 5 (UPI) -- Joe Blanton and three relievers combined on a four-hit shutout Sunday, leading the Philadelphia Phillies' 2-0 win over the New York Mets for a three-game sweep. Blanton (5-4) surrendered the four hits in 7 1/3 innings. He walked three batters and fanned five while throwing 111 pitches. After relief stints by J.C. Romero and Chan Ho Park, closer Brad Lidge recorded his...
CLEVELAND, July 5 (UPI) -- Gio Gonzalez gave up two runs and six hits in six innings Sunday, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Indians. Gonzalez (1-2), a part-time reliever making his third start this season, threw 92 pitches with one walk and six strikeouts. Following 1 2/3 scoreless innings from Michael Wuertz, closer Andrew Bailey recorded his ninth save. Adam Kennedy,...
NEW YORK, July 5 (UPI) -- Hideki Matsui hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBI Sunday to help the New York Yankees register a 10-8 win over Toronto. The homer, Matsui's 13th, pulled New York within 8-7 with one out in the bottom of the fourth. Derek Jeter's two-run homer gave New York a 9-8 lead in the fifth. Jeter had four hits, Jorge Posada had four hits and three RBI, Nick Swisher drove...
Here is a list of teams in the National League that are more than 5 games over .500 in their pythagorean record (mlb.com’s expected record): Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles San Francisco Giants of San Francisco That’s it. The Dodgers expected record is 49-32 and the Giants is 45-35. The Rockies are 43-38 and are the only other team in the league that is 5 or more over .500 (expected...
Fireworks Night: San Diego Padres vs. Washington Nationals This year, military men and women will be honored at the Las Vegas 51’s annual fireworks show. The annual Boulder City 4th of July Damboree begins at 7 a.m. with a Rotary Pancake Breakfast at Bicentennial Park. Read More From Orginal Site
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