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Twin homers lift Braves over Giants 6-1
Jul 18 2005 11:44PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Andruw Jones hit a pair of two-run homers and Chipper Jones also homered in his first at-bat in six weeks, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.
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Yankees top Rangers 11-10, regain 1st
Jul 18 2005 11:13PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - After 3 1/2 months of struggles, the New York Yankees moved back into first place. Kevin Brown struggled in his return to the rotation, but Jorge Posada, Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui homered and Ruben Sierra hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth inning in an 11-10 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.
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Devil Rays beat slumping Red Sox 3-1
Jul 18 2005 10:56PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Scott Kazmir overcame control problems to hold Boston to three hits over six innings, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Red Sox 3-1 on Monday night to send them to their sixth loss in seven games.
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Indians send Gerut to Cubs for Dubois
Jul 18 2005 10:53PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - At the time, Jody Gerut didn't know his final swing Monday night would also be his last for the Cleveland Indians. Gerut, who hit an RBI single in the fifth inning, was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Jason Dubois in a swap of outfielders. The deal was announced moments after the Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 in a game shortened to five innings by rain.
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Rockies activate right-hander Acevedo
Jul 18 2005 10:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Colorado Rockies activated right-hander Jose Acevedo from the 15-day disabled list Monday, and he threw one inning of scoreless relief to earn the win in a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals.
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Sosa surpasses McGwire, Orioles beat Twins
Jul 18 2005 10:38PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sammy Sosa homered to move past Mark McGwire on the career list, Rafael Palmeiro had three hits to tie Al Kaline and Miguel Tejada homered in the 11th inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles over the Minnesota Twins 3-2 Monday night.
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White Sox rally, beat Tigers 7-5
Jul 18 2005 10:09PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Joe Crede's three-run homer highlighted Chicago's five-run seventh inning and the White Sox went on to a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
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Indians beat Royals 6-2, snap skid
Jul 18 2005 10:06PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cliff Lee was credited with his first career complete game and Ben Broussard homered as the Cleveland Indians snapped a five-game losing streak with a rain-shortened 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
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Pujols leads Cardinals over Brewers, 11-4
Jul 18 2005 10:06PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols homered, singled, doubled and scored four times, helping Matt Morris win his 11th game as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-4 Monday night.
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Lee reaches 30 homers, Cubs roll over Reds
Jul 18 2005 9:54PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Derrek Lee hit two of Chicago's five homers off left-hander Brandon Claussen, bringing thousands of blue-clad fans to their feet for "MVP!" chants, and the resurgent Cubs rolled to an 9-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
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Braves' Chipper Jones homers in 1st at-bat
Jul 18 2005 9:44PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Atlanta Braves activated third baseman Chipper Jones from the 15-day disabled list Monday, and the five-time All-Star homered on his first trip to the plate against the San Francisco Giants.
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Error helps Rockies beat Nationals 5-4
Jul 18 2005 9:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington third baseman Vinny Castilla's second error of the game allowed the Colorado Rockies to score the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning of a 5-4 victory over the Nationals on Monday night.
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Backe leads Astros over Pirates, 11-1
Jul 18 2005 9:25PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Humberto Quintero's three-run double in the fourth inning ended Houston's season-long scoreless streak in Pittsburgh and Brandon Backe limited the Pirates to a run over six innings, leading the Astros to an 11-1 victory Monday night.
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Rogers has another run-in with cameraman
Jul 18 2005 8:31PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers had another run-in with a cameraman Monday when he turned himself in on misdemeanor assault charges stemming from an earlier tirade against two cameramen.
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Ordonez returns to Chicago with Tigers
Jul 18 2005 8:22PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Magglio Ordonez was greeted by former teammates and showered with a mix of boos and cheers Monday as he returned to Chicago with the Detroit Tigers for the first time since leaving the White Sox.
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Padres activate Loretta, Nevin
Jul 18 2005 7:25PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Padres second baseman Mark Loretta and first baseman Phil Nevin were activated from the disabled list on Monday, bringing the NL West leaders closer to full strength.
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Orioles activate Bedard from 15-day dl
Jul 18 2005 7:23PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles designated reliever James Baldwin for assignment on Monday and activated left-hander Erik Bedard from the 15-day disabled list.
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Brown returns to Yankees rotation
Jul 18 2005 7:14PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Kevin Brown returned to the Yankees' revolving rotation Monday night and two of the three other New York starting pitchers still on the disabled list completed throwing sessions with no problems.
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White Sox activate Hernandez from DL
Jul 18 2005 7:04PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The White Sox activated right-hander Orlando Hernandez from the 15-day disabled list on Monday and designated reliever Shingo Takatsu for assignment.
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Red Sox place 2B Mark Bellhorn on DL
Jul 18 2005 6:52PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox placed second baseman Mark Bellhorn on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb on Monday and recalled infielder Kevin Youkilis from Triple-A Pawtucket.
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Indians' Betancourt back from suspension
Jul 18 2005 2:51PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Indians reliever Rafael Betancourt was reinstated to the active roster on Monday after serving his 10-day suspension for violating baseball's drug policy.
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