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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.

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

Apr 23, 2008 12:52 AM CDT

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

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

Apr 23, 2008 12:12 AM CDT

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

Apr 23, 2008 12:06 AM CDT

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

Apr 22, 2008 11:54 PM CDT

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

Apr 22, 2008 11:52 PM CDT

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

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

Apr 22, 2008 11:51 PM CDT

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

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

Apr 22, 2008 10:36 PM CDT

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

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

Apr 22, 2008 9:58 PM CDT

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

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...