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Contreras, Thome help ChiSox beat Angels
Apr 29 2006 11:58PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Jose Contreras recorded his 12th straight regular-season victory and Jim Thome set a club record with his 10th home run in April, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
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Dodgers hand Padres 5th straight loss
Apr 29 2006 11:50PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Brett Tomko pitched seven strong innings to end his recent woes against his former club and the Los Angeles Dodgers handed the run-starved San Diego Padres their fifth straight loss, 4-2 on Saturday night.
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Rain wipes out Loaiza's bad outing
Apr 29 2006 11:24PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The weather wiped out one of the worst performances of Esteban Loaiza's career. Erasing it from his mind won't be so easy.
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Maholm, Pirates top Phillies in close one
Apr 29 2006 10:39PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates went to both of their closers to preserve a solid effort by one of their starters. Veteran Roberto Hernandez got pinch-hitter Alex Gonzalez to ground into a double play with the bases loaded to save Pittsburgh's 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
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Rockies to activate Kim, demote Asencio
Apr 29 2006 10:32PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The Colorado Rockies will activate right-hander Byung-Hyun Kim from the disabled list in time to start Sunday against the Florida Marlins.
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BoSox rally in 9th to defeat D'Rays 9-6
Apr 29 2006 10:27PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Jonathan Papelbon put the exclamation point on Boston's comeback. Papelbon struck out all three batters he faced, Jason Varitek hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run ninth inning and Manny Ramirez homered and tripled, leading the Red Sox past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-6 on Saturday night.
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Rockies hold off Marlins 8-7
Apr 29 2006 10:09PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Brian Fuentes needed a little time before returning to his usual form on Saturday. A night after suffering his first blown save in 22 opportunities, Fuentes hung on to save the Rockies' 8-7 victory over the sloppy Florida Marlins.
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Milwood gets win in return to Cleveland
Apr 29 2006 9:28PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Kevin Mench's home run streak ended at seven straight games _ one shy of tying the major league record _ but Kevin Millwood won in his return to Cleveland, leading the Texas Rangers to a 7-5 win over the Indians on Saturday night.
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Glavine outguns Thomson as Mets nip Braves
Apr 29 2006 9:23PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Tom Glavine outpitched John Thomson, and Paul Lo Duca hit his first home run with the New York Mets in a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.
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King Felix gets 1st win as M's nip Orioles
Apr 29 2006 8:43PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles blew a four-run lead, lost four players to injuries and left 13 runners on base. The Seattle Mariners, not surprisingly, had a much better day.
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Winn, Alou lift Giants over Diamondbacks
Apr 29 2006 7:17PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Left field was the center of attention again in a San Francisco Giants game _ only this time Barry Bonds wasn't around.
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Royals' fill-in center fielder leaves game
Apr 29 2006 7:13PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Royals put center fielder Shane Costa on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained left hamstring, leaving them without their top two players at the position.
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Pujols sets HR record, lifts Cardinals
Apr 29 2006 6:18PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Leading off the eighth inning in a tie game, Albert Pujols was just trying to get something started. Instead, he made history.
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Yankees score in every inning, rip Jays
Apr 29 2006 6:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Johnny Damon sparked the New York Yankees to a feat they had accomplished only once before: scoring in every inning of a full game.
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Beltran returns to starting lineup
Apr 29 2006 6:05PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran was scheduled to start Saturday night for the first time since aggravating a hamstring injury on April 20.
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Giants honor Nen for his 300th save
Apr 29 2006 4:54PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Giants fans weren't about to forget Robb Nen, who was part of so many big moments for the team.
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Tigers savor biggest blowout in 13 years
Apr 29 2006 4:28PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Carlos Guillen homered twice and drove in five runs, leading the Detroit Tigers to their biggest blowout in 13 years with an 18-1 rout of the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.
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Pujols sets home run record for April
Apr 29 2006 3:52PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols set a major league record for home runs in April when he hit his 14th leading off the eighth inning Saturday against Washington Nationals reliever Jon Rauch.
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Reds set club record for April wins
Apr 29 2006 3:40PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Aaron Harang earned his fourth consecutive victory and the Cincinnati Reds set a club record for wins in April by beating the Houston Astros 6-3 Saturday.
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Ouch: Johnson hit 3 times, tying record
Apr 29 2006 2:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Toronto's Reed Johnson tied a major league record when he was hit by pitches three times Saturday against the New York Yankees.
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Column: Ace closer couldn't save self
Apr 29 2006 2:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - On my desk at work for the past year or so was Steve Howe's business card. He'd dropped it off the last time he was in town.
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LHP Scott Downs goes on bereavement list
Apr 29 2006 1:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Left-hander Scott Downs was placed on the bereavement list Saturday by the Toronto Blue Jays after his infant daughter was hospitalized.
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Former MLB pitcher Steve Howe killed
Apr 29 2006 6:04AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Steve Howe, the relief pitcher whose promising career was derailed by cocaine and alcohol abuse, died Friday when his pickup truck rolled over in Coachella, Calif. He was 48.
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