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Astros release right-hander Duckworth
May 12 2005 11:45PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros released right-hander Brandon Duckworth on Thursday and purchased right-handed reliever Mike Burns' contract from Triple-A Round Rock.
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Dunn homers twice as Reds beat Phillies
May 12 2005 11:06PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Adam Dunn snapped out of his slump in a big way. Dunn homered in consecutive at-bats and tied his career high with five RBIs, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-5 victory over the struggling Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.
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Ariz. Diamondbacks defeat Colo. Rockies 6-3
May 12 2005 10:58PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Jose Cruz Jr. hit two solo homers Thursday night to lift Arizona to a 6-3 victory over Colorado in what began as a rare struggle between pitchers at Coors Field. Cruz hit his first homer in the seventh inning off Shawn Chacon (1-3) for a 3-1 lead, then another in the ninth off reliever David Cortes to make it 4-2. They were the third and fourth home runs of the season for Cruz and this was the 12th multi-homer game of his career.
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S.F. Giants nab 6-3 victory over Astros
May 12 2005 10:33PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Mike Matheny singled in the tying run and Houston outfielder Lance Berkman's error on the play allowed the go-ahead run to score in the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 victory over the Astros on Thursday night.
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Garland wins seventh game for White Sox
May 12 2005 9:44PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Jon Garland became the AL's first seven-game winner, allowing eight hits in eight innings Thursday night and the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 to run their record to 26-9.
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Royals looking for experienced manager
May 12 2005 8:06PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Asking a manager to win games while rebuilding with young players is "the toughest job in baseball," Kansas City general manager Allard Baird said Thursday.
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11 suspended over drug tests in minors
May 12 2005 7:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Colorado pitcher Christian Parker and Chicago White Sox utilityman Jorge Toca were among 11 players given 15-game suspensions Thursday for violating baseball's minor league steroids policy.
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Dodgers owner vows to keep team in stadium
May 12 2005 7:18PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has committed to keeping the team and playing in Dodger Stadium for 25 years as part of a debt refinancing deal.
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Tino's taters turn around career, Yankees
May 12 2005 6:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Tino Martinez's swing and career have been revived in the friendly confines of Yankee Stadium. Brought back to New York after three difficult seasons away, Martinez was expected to be just a 37-year-old insurance policy at first base behind Jason Giambi.
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BoSox starters starring without aces
May 12 2005 5:29PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - With Curt Schilling and David Wells ailing, Boston's other starters are piling up the wins. The Red Sox have done well patching the holes in their staff in the 14 games since either Schilling or Wells, both on the disabled list, last pitched. They're 10-4 overall and, in the last 12 games, starters are 9-0 with a 2.75 ERA.
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Dodgers miscues help Cardinals win 10-3
May 12 2005 5:09PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - David Eckstein singled, doubled and tripled to wrap up an 11-for-16 series, setting the table for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 10-3 victory Thursday over Derek Lowe and the sloppy Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Yankees cut Karsay; Rodriguez has surgery
May 12 2005 3:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Steve Karsay was released Thursday by the New York Yankees, and fellow reliever Felix Rodriguez had surgery on his injured left knee.
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Horacio Ramirez blends in Braves' rotation
May 12 2005 3:34PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Horacio Ramirez knows the importance of patience. Frustrated by a nagging shoulder injury, the Atlanta left-hander missed three quarters of last season. Now, he's finally healthy and pitching behind a group of talented veterans as the fifth starter in the Braves' rotation.
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Sports commissioners to speak in Congress
May 12 2005 2:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The commissioners of Major League Baseball, the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Soccer will testify next week at two days of congressional hearings about legislation calling for standard steroid testing across U.S. sports.
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Cardinals third baseman on disabled list
May 12 2005 2:20PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday after spraining his left shoulder earlier this week in a collision with Los Angeles' Hee-Seop Choi.
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Washington Nationals' Osuna has surgery
May 12 2005 2:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Nationals right-hander Antonio Osuna had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder Thursday and is expected to resume throwing in six weeks.
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Sierra could be back with Yankees
May 12 2005 1:23PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - New York Yankees designated hitter Ruben Sierra is scheduled to take batting practice on a field Friday as he rehabilitates a partially torn right biceps.
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Yankees release RHP Karsay
May 12 2005 12:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees released Steve Karsay on Thursday, cutting loose the multimillion dollar reliever who never regained his form after major shoulder trouble.
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Selig says drug-testing program is working
May 12 2005 5:37AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Bud Selig wants to stop the steroids debate in baseball. While he insisted the sport's current drug-testing program was working, the baseball commissioner said he proposed even tougher rules last month in order to end suspicion.
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Cardinals' Rolen out with shoulder injury
May 12 2005 12:14AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen will likely be placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a sprained left shoulder, the team physician said Wednesday night.
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