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Bronx Bombers bomb at Coors Field
Jun 20 2007 11:59PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The Bronx Bombers have bombed on this trip to Coors Field. The New York Yankees lost their second straight to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night, this time 6-1 as left-hander Jeff Francis matched Josh Fogg's seven-inning, one-run dominance from 24 hours earlier.
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Sosa joins elite club with 600th homer
Jun 20 2007 11:48PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Sammy Sosa's 600th homer resembled so many that came before _ except this time the Chicago Cubs were on the other side. Playing for the Texas Rangers after a year out of baseball, Sosa became the fifth member of the 600-homer club Wednesday night when he connected against his former team.
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Weaver finally delivers as Mariners win
Jun 20 2007 11:39PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Jeff Weaver became the pitcher Seattle has been waiting to see, throwing a four-hitter as the Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-0 to end their six-game losing streak Wednesday night.
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Cubs, Padres swap Barrett, 2 players
Jun 20 2007 11:39PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Michael Barrett left the fighting confines of Wrigley Field for laid-back San Diego. The Chicago Cubs traded the embattled catcher and cash to the NL West-leading Padres on Wednesday for backup catcher Rob Bowen and minor league outfielder Kyler Burke.
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Guthrie, O's beat NL-West leading Padres
Jun 20 2007 11:38PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Rookie Jeremy Guthrie shut down San Diego on four hits over eight innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the NL West-leading Padres 7-1 on Wednesday night, snapping a nine-game losing streak.
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Surgery ends Dodgers' Schmidt's season
Jun 20 2007 11:35PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - Jason Schmidt had season-ending shoulder surgery on Wednesday and the Los Angeles Dodgers' right-hander is not expected to return until spring training next year.
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Red Sox homer 5 times; rout Braves 11-0
Jun 20 2007 11:13PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Four pitches into the game, the Boston Red Sox provided a glimpse of what was to come. J.D. Drew led off with a homer and the Red Sox went deep four more times to back seven sharp innings by Julian Tavarez, who had it easy in Boston's 11-0 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
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Thomas hits 497th homer as Blue Jays win
Jun 20 2007 10:55PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - Frank Thomas was in no mood to hear any more boos. There was no danger of that after his grand slam _ and 497th career homer _ in Toronto's 12-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
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Orioles hire MacPhail as president
Jun 20 2007 10:53PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Andy MacPhail was hired Wednesday as president of baseball operations for the Baltimore Orioles, two days after the last-place team fired manager Sam Perlozzo.
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Hunter adjusts and Twins beat Mets 6-2
Jun 20 2007 10:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Torii Hunter had already seen the way Oliver Perez wanted to pitch to him with runners on base by the time he came up in the fifth inning Wednesday night. Perez wasn't about to fool Hunter again. Hunter hit a go-ahead, two-run homer after stranding runners on third in each of his first two at-bats, and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Mets 6-2.
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Tigers do D.C., find time to beat Nats
Jun 20 2007 10:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - During the Detroit Tigers' three days in Washington, a half-dozen players went to Capitol Hill, while Justin Verlander got to spend 20 minutes with President Bush in the Oval Office. Exciting? Sure. But that's nothing compared to what they did with their bats.
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Ledezma dealt to Braves for McBride
Jun 20 2007 8:00PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The Braves swapped left-handed relievers with Detroit on Wednesday, sending Macay McBride to the Tigers for Wilfredo Ledezma. If nothing else, the deal was convenient. Ledezma will fly to Atlanta with his former team, which opens a three-game series against the Braves on Friday. McBride will hang out in his native Georgia until his new club arrives.
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D'backs ride momentum to another win
Jun 20 2007 7:51PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Chad Tracy sensed some extra energy in the Arizona Diamondbacks' clubhouse as they prepared to play Tampa Bay on Wednesday. One night before, the Diamondbacks had matched the biggest comeback in franchise history. The momentum carried over for a 7-4 victory over the Devil Rays, with Tracy and Eric Byrnes each hitting a three-run homer.
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A's ace Haren not at best, still wins
Jun 20 2007 7:49PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Dan Haren felt out of sorts _ and he still won. That's how good the Oakland ace has been this season. The Athletics have found some interesting ways to pull out close games, too, with Haren the latest beneficiary.
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Brewers sweep Giants with help from fan
Jun 20 2007 7:48PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Brian Shouse screamed at catcher Damian Miller in the sixth inning, trying to alert him that a second Giants runner was racing home. No help. With the Milwaukee crowd roaring, Miller couldn't hear his pitcher at all. It was a voice from the front row that saved Miller, who had scampered near the third-base dugout to retrieve an errant throw.
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White Sox's latest loss elicits chuckle
Jun 20 2007 7:38PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Ozzie Guillen was more reserved this time, his anger at his team's most recent loss toned down from the previous night. He asked how long it had been since the White Sox had won a series. The answer _ a month _ made him chuckle sarcastically.
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Hicks suspects Gonzalez used steroids
Jun 20 2007 5:34PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks suspects that two-time AL MVP Juan Gonzalez may have used steroids. "I have no knowledge that Juan used steroids. His number of injuries and early retirement just makes me suspicious," Hicks wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Wednesday. "In any event, we paid him $24 million for very few games."
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Pence, Lee lead Astros over Angels
Jun 20 2007 1:49AM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The way the Houston Astros have been swinging the bats lately, even Jason Jennings has benefited. Carlos Lee homered and drove in four runs, Hunter Pence had three hits with a tiebreaking two-run shot, and the Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-5 Tuesday night.
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Sosa can't get 600 and Cubs top Texas
Jun 20 2007 12:21AM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Slammin' Sammy swung hard against his old team. And missed. Playing against the Chicago Cubs for the first time in his career, with cameras flashing on every pitch to the slugger, Sosa was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Tuesday night in Texas' 5-4 loss. He remained one home run shy of becoming the fifth member of the 600-homer club.
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