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Swisher, Crosby power A's over Mariners
Jul 5 2007 11:33PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Nick Swisher and Bobby Crosby hit home runs to help the Oakland Athletics win for the fourth time in six games, a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.
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Iguchi just misses cycle as ChiSox roll
Jul 5 2007 11:30PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Teammates were hoping Tadahito Iguchi would swing at anything, and the manager told him to miss a base. All they wanted was a single to complete the cycle when he stepped to the plate in the eighth, but they got a walk, instead.
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Maine stifles Astros as Mets end slide
Jul 5 2007 11:14PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - The New York Mets needed one inning to purge the memories of their nightmare series in Colorado. John Maine set a career high with nine strikeouts in 7 2-3 innings and Ramon Castro hit a two-run double filling in for suspended Paul Lo Duca, as the Mets beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Thursday night.
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Escobar helps Angels avoid 3-game sweep
Jul 5 2007 10:37PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Kelvim Escobar won his 10th game after being snubbed again for a spot in the All-Star game and the Los Angeles Angels avoided a three-game sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
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Arroyo baffles Bonds as Reds top Giants
Jul 5 2007 10:14PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Bronson Arroyo outfoxed Barry Bonds _ and outhomered him, too. Bonds managed only a modest single Thursday night, stalling his chase of the home run record, while the Cincinnati Reds rolled to a 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants behind their power-hitting pitcher.
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Wainwright sparks Cardinals past D-Backs
Jul 5 2007 10:12PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Before Miguel Montero made contact, St. Louis second baseman Aaron Miles was poised for another of the Cardinals' season-high five double plays.
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Red Sox's Okajima added to All-Star team
Jul 5 2007 8:47PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima was added to the AL All-Star roster Thursday night as the winner of the 32nd man Internet vote, giving Boston a leading six players in the game.
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Kim outduels Peavy to carry Marlins
Jul 5 2007 7:52PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Theoretically, Jake Peavy pitched well enough to win. Realistically, though, the San Diego Padres simply couldn't score enough runs for their All-Star ace.
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Pirates hand Brewers a 3rd straight loss
Jul 5 2007 6:59PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - This is the Adam LaRoche the Pittsburgh Pirates expected when they traded with Atlanta to get him last winter. They can only wonder where they would be in the NL Central standings if they had this LaRoche all season.
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Bonds skipping Home Run Derby to rest
Jul 5 2007 6:58PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Barry Bonds will sit out of the Home Run Derby on Monday night, opting to rest his tired body before Tuesday night's All-Star game.
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A-Rod sits out with strained hamstring
Jul 5 2007 6:18PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez missed his first game of the season Thursday and an MRI exam on his strained left hamstring came back normal. Rodriguez sat out of the New York Yankees' 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins, but manager Joe Torre said he could be back in the lineup Friday against the Los Angeles Angels.
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Matsui lifts slumping Yankees over Twins
Jul 5 2007 6:06PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hideki Matsui left his first three at-bats behind him, wasn't worried about delivering with Alex Rodriguez out of the lineup and wasn't bothered by the funky motion of Twins reliever Pat Neshek.
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BALCO leak agrees to maximum sentence
Jul 5 2007 5:44PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The attorney who leaked grand jury testimony of Barry Bonds and other elite athletes investigated for steroid use agreed to a maximum sentence of two years and 9 months in prison, nine months longer than his original plea bargain.
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Tigers rough up Sabathia to rout Tribe
Jul 5 2007 4:41PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - C.C. Sabathia and Justin Verlander squared off in a marquee matchup of starting candidates for next week's All-Star game. The Detroit Tigers knocked some of the luster off Sabathia's sensational season.
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Oswalt replaces Smoltz on All-Star team
Jul 5 2007 2:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Houston Astros right-hander Roy Oswalt will replace injured Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz on the National League All-Star roster.
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Smoltz out until after All-Star break
Jul 5 2007 2:57PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves say the results of an examination on John Smoltz's sore right shoulder may not be known until Monday. Smoltz left the team in Los Angeles on Wednesday to return to Atlanta for a Friday meeting with Braves doctors about persistent discomfort in the shoulder.
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Rockies sweep 2 N.Y. teams in same year
Jul 5 2007 2:07AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - If they can do it against New York, the Colorado Rockies figure they can knock anybody around. Todd Helton and Garrett Atkins both drove in a season-high five runs and the Rockies pounded out 20 hits and routed the Mets again Wednesday night, this time 17-7 to become the first team in more than half a century to sweep two New York clubs in the same year.
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Rockies sweep 2 N.Y. teams in same year
Jul 5 2007 2:07AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - If they can do it against New York, the Colorado Rockies figure they can knock anybody around. Todd Helton and Garrett Atkins both drove in a season-high five runs and the Rockies pounded out 20 hits and routed the Mets again Wednesday night, this time 17-7 to become the first team in more than half a century to sweep two New York clubs in the same year.
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Jones, Braves end 3-game losing streak
Jul 5 2007 2:05AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Even without his best stuff, Chuck James was good enough to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. Andruw Jones homered, Chipper Jones and Brian McCann added RBI singles and the Atlanta Braves won 5-2 on Wednesday night to stop a three-game losing streak.
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Mariners' new manager picks up first win
Jul 5 2007 12:38AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Hugging everybody in sight is not recommended for somebody fresh off shoulder surgery, but John McLaren didn't care. "I'll take the hurt," he said, reeking of beer. Jarrod Washburn and J.J. Putz combined on a five-hitter and Seattle beat Kansas City 4-0 Wednesday night, giving McLaren his first victory as a big league manager, a job that was thrust upon him Sunday with Mike Hargrove's unexpected resignation.
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