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Polanco gets 1,000th hit in Tigers' win
Apr 19 2006 11:59PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Kenny Rogers won again at the Coliseum and Placido Polanco got his 1,000th career hit and drove in three runs to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Oakland Athletics 11-4 on Wednesday night.
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DaVanon's big night lifts Diamondbacks
Apr 19 2006 11:38PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Jeff DaVanon fell a double short of hitting for the cycle and drove in three runs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants 10-3 Wednesday night.
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Pinch-hitter Cuddyer wins it for Twins
Apr 19 2006 10:51PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Pinch-hitter Michael Cuddyer hit a two-run homer against former teammate J.C. Romero in the 10th inning, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 12-10 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
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Howard's RBI wins it for Phils in 10th
Apr 19 2006 10:43PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - David Bell and Bobby Abreu turned boos into cheers with the long ball. No surprise. The Phillies thrive on going deep. A couple of walks and a single to a cap a rally? That peculiar run could be just what Philadelphia needs to get its season going.
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Bowden lawyer says battery charge false
Apr 19 2006 10:16PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden's attorney denied that Bowden and his girlfriend scuffled before the couple was arrested last weekend after he allegedly ran a stop sign.
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Padres bang out 19 hits, pound Rockies
Apr 19 2006 7:49PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Vinny Castilla still loves hitting at Coors Field. Castilla's four hits helped the San Diego Padres to a 13-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.
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Bonds not in the lineup for Giants
Apr 19 2006 7:32PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Barry Bonds was not in San Francisco's starting lineup Wednesday night for the Giants' game against Arizona.
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Angels put struggling Colon on DL
Apr 19 2006 7:28PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels placed right-hander Bartolo Colon, the AL's reigning Cy Young Award winner, on the disabled list Wednesday with inflammation in his throwing shoulder.
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Vazquez loses no-hitter, but ChiSox win
Apr 19 2006 5:42PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Javier Vazquez watched the ball roll down the third-base line, his bid for a no-hitter riding on where it ended up. Third baseman Joe Crede had no play, either. He was too far back. As they both looked on helplessly Wednesday, Doug Mientkiewicz's slow roller off a checked swing didn't stray into foul territory. Instead, the ball seemed to have a mind of its own and stayed fair. And after 6 1-3 innings, Vazquez's chance to pitch a no-hitter was over.
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Carpenter, Cardinals blank Pirates 4-0
Apr 19 2006 5:36PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chris Carpenter always arrives at the ballpark thinking he is going to pitch an exceptional game. Maybe that's why he does exactly that so often. Carpenter limited the Pirates to two hits over eight innings in his third consecutive strong start, and Jim Edmonds and David Eckstein homered in the St. Louis Cardinals' 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
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Marlins blow late lead, lose to Reds 9-8
Apr 19 2006 5:25PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Four Florida homers. Unbeaten-in-April Dontrelle Willis on the mound. A late four-run lead. If the Marlins can't win a game like this, they're not going to win many at all.
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Hudson pitches Braves over Mets 2-1
Apr 19 2006 5:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The big question in the NL East early this season is whether Atlanta still has enough pitching to hold off the New York Mets. Winners of 14 straight division titles, the Braves delivered an emphatic answer this week.
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Reds send Burns to minors, tap LHR Gosling
Apr 19 2006 4:09PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Struggling right-handed reliever Mike Burns was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday before the Cincinnati Reds' 9-8 victory over the Florida Marlins.
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NFL great Csonka fined for lack of permit
Apr 19 2006 3:42PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - NFL Hall of Famer Larry Csonka was fined $5,000 Wednesday for filming a cable television show in a national forest without obtaining the required permit.
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Greinke goes to extended spring training
Apr 19 2006 1:43PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke, who left the team in spring training on Feb. 25 and went to his home in Florida, has reported to the team's extended spring training in Surprise, Ariz.
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Rangers rough up Seattle's Hernandez
Apr 19 2006 5:46AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Early Tuesday, the Venezuela sports daily Meridiano hailed seven countrymen pitching on the same day as "the seven wonders of the world." Late in the day, Seattle was wondering about one of those seven.
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Sledge demoted, Adkins promoted by Padres
Apr 19 2006 1:24AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - San Diego Padres outfielder Terrmel Sledge was demoted to Triple-A Portland on Tuesday due to his poor play, which included a .160 average and several defensive miscues.
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Drew's two-out RBI lifts Dodgers 2-1
Apr 19 2006 1:23AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kenny Lofton believes speed is overlooked in baseball _ no surprise considering that's what his game has always been about.
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Tigers' Shelton keeping up power surge
Apr 19 2006 12:03AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Chris Shelton is hotter than his hair color. Plucked off baseball's scrap heap a couple of years ago, Detroit's redheaded first baseman is now more than a curiosity or cute, opening-week story.
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