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Umpire ejects Twins' Gardenhire from game
Apr 14 2005 11:55PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected from Thursday night's 10-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers for arguing after Twins starter Brad Radke was warned for hitting Marcus Thames with a pitch.
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Yanks' Sheffield scuffles with BoSox fan
Apr 14 2005 10:48PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - New York Yankees right fielder Gary Sheffield got into a brief scuffle with a fan at Fenway Park during Thursday night's game against the Boston Red Sox.
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Bush opens Nationals' inaugural home game
Apr 14 2005 10:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - With a hasty windup followed by a pitch that sailed above a generous strike zone, President Bush opened the Washington Nationals' inaugural home game Thursday night and ended the city's baseball drought of more than three decades.
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Red Sox top Yankees; Sheffield, fan clash
Apr 14 2005 10:19PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The New York Yankees got into another scuffle with fans on a testy night at Fenway Park. This time, Gary Sheffield was in the middle of it.
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Twins trounce Tigers, sweep 3-game series
Apr 14 2005 10:04PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Brad Radke finally gave Minnesota what it was expecting from him with six strong innings and the Twins broke the game open with a big sixth inning to complete a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 10-4 victory on Thursday night.
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Nationals beat D'backs, win home opener
Apr 14 2005 9:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vinny Castilla's triple rattled around in the right-field corner, bringing home the first major league runs in this city in 34 years. Most of the 45,596 fans rose and jumped in place, making ol' RFK Stadium sway once again.
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Indians defeat White Sox, 8-6
Apr 14 2005 9:35PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Travis Hafner sparked a three-run sixth inning with a two-run double and helped the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 8-6 Thursday night.
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Blue Jays edge Rangers, 2-1
Apr 14 2005 9:28PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Roy Halladay pitched a five-hitter for his 16th career complete game, and pinch-hitter Russ Adams drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI groundout to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 victory against the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
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Mets edge Astros for fourth straight win
Apr 14 2005 9:16PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Jose Reyes' speed keyed a three-run New York rally in the seventh inning and the Mets rallied Thursday night to beat the Houston Astros 4-3 for their fourth straight victory.
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Devil Rays beat Orioles, 12-7
Apr 14 2005 9:03PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer and Travis Lee and Josh Phelps also drove in three runs apiece Thursday night to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 12-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
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Bush leads way in Nationals' home opener
Apr 14 2005 8:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It was an all-day party amid cheers, chants and popping flashbulbs, highlighted by President Bush's zinger of a first pitch and old-timers yielding the field to Washington's new team.
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Umpire ejects Red Sox's Francona, Jackson
Apr 14 2005 8:19PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox manager Terry Francona was ejected from Boston's game against the New York Yankees on Thursday night, three days after he returned from a four-game absence after experiencing tightness in his chest.
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White Sox's Everett bruises left shoulder
Apr 14 2005 7:45PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Carl Everett of the Chicago White Sox bruised his left shoulder and left Thursday night's game against the Cleveland Indians.
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Outlook better for Twins' Silva, Morneau
Apr 14 2005 6:42PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins received encouraging reports Thursday about injured right-hander Carlos Silva and first baseman Justin Morneau.
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Alex Sanchez rejoins Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Apr 14 2005 6:39PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Alex Sanchez returned from a 10-day suspension for violating baseball's new policy on performance-enchancing drugs Thursday and was in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' lineup against the Baltimore Orioles.
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Francisco trial postponed for two weeks
Apr 14 2005 6:11PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The misdemeanor assault case against Texas reliever Frank Francisco for throwing a chair into the stands at an Athletics' game last September was postponed Thursday because the judge was unavailable for personal reasons.
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Beane finds A's growing pains refreshing
Apr 14 2005 5:54PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Billy Beane used to drive around Oakland during Athletics games, turning down the radio when the intense general manager thought he might hear something that would torture his ears.
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Mariners to activate Pineiro from DL
Apr 14 2005 5:48PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Seattle Mariners optioned infielder Justin Leone to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday and will activate pitcher Joel Pineiro from the disabled list.
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Mariners blow out Royals, sweep series
Apr 14 2005 5:09PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The road seems a lot smoother for Seattle when it runs through Kansas City. The Mariners, who struggled away from home last season, got three RBIs apiece from Richie Sexson and Jeremy Reed and beat the punchless Royals 10-2 Wednesday for a three-game sweep in their first trip of the year.
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Marlins' Beckett looks to fix reputation
Apr 14 2005 3:27PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Always his harshest critic, Josh Beckett knows better than to exult in his latest flash of brilliance. He wants it to last, because that's the only way he'll shake his reputation as an immature, injury-prone underachiever who has failed to fulfill the potential he showed in the 2003 postseason.
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Marlins put Valdez on 15-day disabled list
Apr 14 2005 3:10PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Florida Marlins right-hander Ismael Valdez was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a hairline fracture in his right shin.
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MLB must do more drug testing in D.R.
Apr 14 2005 3:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Activists delivered a symbolic coffin to commissioner Bud Selig's office Thursday, urging Major League Baseball to do more to test Dominican prospects for performance-enhancing drugs.
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D.C. hosts baseball game after 12,250 days
Apr 14 2005 12:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - From the chants of "Lets go, Nats!" at a VIP luncheon to the excitement in the eyes of returning old-timers and the anticipatory mood surrounding President Bush's attendance and the ceremonial first-pitch, the nation's capital welcomed the official return of major league baseball with an all-day party.
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Report: Matured Rocker wants to move on
Apr 14 2005 4:14AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - John Rocker has put the controversial comments he made about New Yorkers six years ago behind him, and hopes they can, too.
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Former MLB player Don Blasingame dies
Apr 14 2005 2:16AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Former major leaguer Don Blasingame, who managed two of Japan's professional baseball teams, has died of heart failure in Arizona, a Japanese club official said Thursday. He was 73.
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Dodgers defeat Giants 4-1
Apr 14 2005 12:14AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Odalis Perez allowed one run in 6 1-3 innings, Hee-Seop Choi and Jeff Kent homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 Wednesday night for their fourth victory in five games.
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