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Diamondbacks move into 1st place tie
May 4 2006 11:28PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Chad Tracy homered for the third straight game, Damion Easley drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-0 Thursday night to move into a first-place tie with their fifth victory in a row.
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Millwood goes distance as Rangers top O's
May 4 2006 11:05PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Kevin Millwood received the kind of run support he was hoping for when he signed with the Texas Rangers. Not that he needed much help Thursday night.
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Wilkerson leaves game with concussion
May 4 2006 11:01PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Texas Rangers left fielder Brad Wilkerson left Thursday night's game against Baltimore with a mild concussion after catching a flyball and then crashing hard into the wall.
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Johnson reaches 4,400 Ks as Yanks win
May 4 2006 11:00PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Randy Johnson wasn't dominating, just good enough to hang around and finally beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
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Marlins hand Nationals another loss
May 4 2006 10:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jabbing his finger on a table for emphasis, Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson did not mince his words.
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Preliminary talks start on baseball deal
May 4 2006 10:10PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Negotiations have begun on a new collective bargaining agreement to replace the one that expires in December, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday night.
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Red Sox rough up Towers, Blue Jays
May 4 2006 10:08PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Jonathan Papelbon got the save after scaring the Red Sox for the second consecutive game. The rookie closer, who gave up a go-ahead double the previous night, needed a visit from the trainer after catching his spike on the pitching rubber with one strike to go in Boston's 7-4 victory over the Blue Jays on Thursday night. But he stayed in and got Vernon Wells on a comebacker to earn his 11th save in 11 chances.
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Phillies win 5th straight, beating Braves
May 4 2006 10:07PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Hip-hop music blared in the clubhouse, and players walked around smiling and joking for change. The Philadelphia Phillies know what a winning streak feels like, and now they're starting over 28 games into the season.
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Glavine helps Mets baffle Pirates
May 4 2006 10:06PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - This was a mismatch. Pitching with the savvy accumulated in 19 major league seasons, Tom Glavine baffled the young Pittsburgh Pirates with an assortment of off-speed pitches in a 6-0 victory Thursday night. He allowed three hits and struck out 10 over seven innings for the 279th victory of his career.
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Royals end road losing skid at 13 games
May 4 2006 9:45PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Backup catcher Paul Bako's second-inning RBI single kept Kansas City from tying a dubious record and helped the Royals end a 13-game road losing streak with a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
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Howe to be remembered at 2 services
May 4 2006 8:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former major league pitcher Steve Howe will be remembered at two memorial services this month, including a gathering at the Michigan high school where he was a prep star.
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Sanders, Castillo leave Royals-Twins game
May 4 2006 8:24PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kansas City right fielder Reggie Sanders and Minnesota second baseman Luis Castillo left Thursday night's game in the third inning because of injuries.
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Rangers coach suspended, fined
May 4 2006 7:40PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Rangers third base coach Steve Smith began a five-game suspension Thursday night for a confrontation with umpire Brian O'Nora in Cleveland last week.
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Contreras stays hot, shuts down Mariners
May 4 2006 7:16PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Jose Contreras was in a jam. A bases-loaded walk with two outs in the sixth inning had cut his lead to three, and Contreras was behind 3-0 to Matt Lawton.
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Athletics rout Indians with 5-run 1st
May 4 2006 7:07PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - This time, the Oakland Athletics produced the decisive big inning and provided an offensive show. Nick Swisher drove in three runs with two doubles and the A's scored five times in the first inning, splitting a two-game series with Cleveland by beating the Indians 12-4 Thursday.
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Lefty David Wells passes test in rehab
May 4 2006 6:53PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Injured Boston Red Sox left-hander David Wells threw 40 pitches off a mound on Thursday and prepared for the next step in his rehabilitation from a right knee injury.
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Red Sox option Hee-Seop Choi to Triple-A
May 4 2006 6:03PM (CT)
BOSTON, MA (AP) - The Boston Red Sox optioned first baseman Hee-Seop Choi to Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday after activating him from the disabled list.
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Carlos Lee powers Brewers over Giants
May 4 2006 5:23PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Barry Bonds spent much of the morning snoozing on a big leather couch in the clubhouse. If he's going to catch the Babe in Philadelphia, he'd better wake up soon.
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Angels end 6-game losing skid, rout Tigers
May 4 2006 3:58PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Mike Napoli and Tommy Murphy gave the Los Angeles Angels a lift in their major league debuts. Napoli homered in his first major league at-bat, and Murphy hit a run-scoring single in a two-run fifth inning as the Angels stopped their longest losing streak since 2002 at six games with a 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
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A's build house for Katrina victims
May 4 2006 3:56PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Ron Washington grabbed a hammer and pounded a few nails into the wood that will become a home for a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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Angels put Bootcheck on disabled list
May 4 2006 2:19PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels placed right-hander Chris Bootcheck on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a strained left hamstring.
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Giants' Greene exits game after collision
May 4 2006 2:17PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - San Francisco Giants catcher Todd Greene is day-to-day after getting knocked out of the game Thursday in a jarring home-plate collision with Prince Fielder in the first inning.
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State may help Marlins stay in Florida
May 4 2006 11:58AM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Jeb Bush signaled Thursday that he's open to giving state help to Miami-Dade County for a new Florida Marlins ballpark in Hialeah.
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Bonds gets a day off from starting lineup
May 4 2006 11:43AM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Barry Bonds' pursuit of the Babe might have to wait until Philadelphia. Bonds wasn't in the starting lineup for the San Francisco Giants' game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.
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Lerner picked as Nationals new owner
May 4 2006 1:52AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - As word spread through the home clubhouse at RFK Stadium that Major League Baseball had chosen a new owner for the Washington Nationals, most players shared two reactions.
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