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Tigers defeat White Sox in 11 innings
Apr 29 2005 11:40PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Nook Logan tripled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning Friday night and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 for their fifth straight victory. Carlos Pena led off the 11th against Shingo Takatsu (0-1) with a walk and moved up to second on a sacrifice before Logan drove a pitch into the alley in right center to make it 3-2.
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Gagne draws two-game suspension
Apr 29 2005 10:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Injured Los Angeles Dodgers closer Eric Gagne was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount Friday for violating the terms of a previous penalty imposed by Major League Baseball.
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Overbay leads Brewers past Reds 4-3
Apr 29 2005 10:18PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Lyle Overbay homered in his first two at-bats, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
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Twins survive Angels 7-4
Apr 29 2005 10:17PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Michael Cuddyer had two doubles and three RBIs, and Carlos Silva survived a rough first three innings to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Los Angeles Angels 7-4 Friday night.
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Maddux outpitches Clemens as Cubs win
Apr 29 2005 10:09PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Greg Maddux outpitched Roger Clemens in a rare duel between 300-game winners, and Jeromy Burnitz hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning to lead the Chicago Cubs over the reeling Houston Astros 3-2 Friday night.
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Rangers rout slumping Red Sox 7-2
Apr 29 2005 9:58PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Chan Ho Park limited Boston to just three hits over seven innings and Alfonso Soriano hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the Texas Rangers' 7-2 victory over the Red Sox on Friday night.
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Pujols leads Cardinals past Braves 6-5
Apr 29 2005 9:56PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder were back together, hardly resembling their dominating days in Oakland. While the former teammates were roughed up in their first starts against each other, Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer that carried Mulder and the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over Hudson's Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
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Streaking Orioles top Devil Rays 5-0
Apr 29 2005 9:27PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Erik Bedard pitched five-hit ball for eighth innings to lead the Baltimore Orioles to their season-high sixth straight victory, 5-0 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday night.
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Blue Jays handcuff punchless Yankees 2-0
Apr 29 2005 9:24PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Roy Halladay threw a three-hitter with nine strikeouts, and Eric Hinske's two-run homer off Randy Johnson sent the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-0 victory over the punchless New York Yankees on Friday night.
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Feuding ex-teammates share same field
Apr 29 2005 9:24PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - For the first time in two years, two of baseball's biggest enemies are sharing the same field. Omar Vizquel just hopes there will be no more angry words, threats or inside pitches from Jose Mesa.
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Marlins scoot by Phillies 6-4
Apr 29 2005 9:12PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A.J. Burnett pitched seven strong innings, Juan Encarnacion drove in three runs and the Florida Marlins held on for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
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Nationals power past Mets 5-1
Apr 29 2005 9:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the 2 1/2 weeks since baseball returned to Washington, there's been some talk about how hard it is to hit homers at RFK Stadium. Not on this night. Livan Hernandez worked his way in and out of trouble for eight innings and hit one of the Nationals' three solo shots in a 5-1 victory over the New York Mets on Friday.
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Giants hold off Pirates 3-2
Apr 29 2005 8:53PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Mike Matheny hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants turned Brett Tomko's four-hitter into a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
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Indians spank slumping Royals 6-0
Apr 29 2005 8:51PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - C.C. Sabathia began paying back the Cleveland Indians. Sabathia pitched seven shutout innings in his first start since signing a two-year, $17.75 million contract extension on Friday night as the Indians beat Kansas City 6-0, handing the Royals their ninth straight loss.
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Angry A-Rod dumps memorabilia company
Apr 29 2005 7:41PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An angry Alex Rodriguez ended his relationship with a memorabilia company called Arod Authenticated on Friday, saying it was selling autographed baseballs without his permission.
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Six BoSox and Rays members suspended
Apr 29 2005 7:05PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Managers Lou Piniella and Terry Francona were among six members of the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays suspended Friday for their roles in two bench-clearing scuffles last weekend.
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Balfour to have season-ending surgery
Apr 29 2005 6:55PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Twins reliever Grant Balfour will have season-ending ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow.
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Brooks Robinson troubled by steroids use
Apr 29 2005 5:06PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson believes the records set by some current major leaguers will forever be tainted by the possibility of steroid use.
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Schilling officially placed on 15-day DL
Apr 29 2005 4:31PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox ace Curt Schilling was officially placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a bone bruise on his surgically repaired right ankle.
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Nationals exercise 2006 option on Guillen
Apr 29 2005 3:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jose Guillen's $4 million contract option for 2006 was exercised Friday by the Washington Nationals, keeping the team's cleanup hitter in the fold and allowing the much-traveled outfielder to establish what he called "my home."
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LH Capuano doubles, Brewers top Cards 4-3
Apr 29 2005 8:47AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - On a day the Milwaukee Brewers were originally scheduled to have off, Chris Capuano sure looked ready to work. The left-hander pitched into the seventh inning and also doubled and scored, helping the Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Thursday and avoid a three-game sweep.
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