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Bonds ejected; Rockies clear field
Aug 4 2006 11:51PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Colorado Rockies cleared the field in the ninth inning of Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants after fans threw garbage following the ejection of Barry Bonds.
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Bonds homers, gets tossed; Giants lose
Aug 4 2006 11:43PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yorvit Torrealba hit a three-run homer against his former team and also scored a run on a balk, leading the Colorado Rockies past the San Francisco Giants 5-2 Friday night despite allowing Barry Bonds' 723rd career home run.
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A's beat Mariners for 10th straight time
Aug 4 2006 11:41PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Barry Zito overmatched Seattle yet again, and the Oakland Athletics won their 10th straight game over the Mariners with a 5-2 victory on Friday night.
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Barry Bonds hits 723rd home run
Aug 4 2006 11:37PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds hit his 723rd career home run Friday night against the Colorado Rockies with a solo shot to center for the Giants.
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DeRosa's slam sparks Rangers over Angels
Aug 4 2006 11:32PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mark DeRosa hit his third career grand slam, rookie Ian Kinsler had a go-ahead two-run single, and the Texas Rangers took over second place in the AL West from the Los Angeles Angels with a 7-3 victory Friday night.
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Twins rally to beat Royals in 10 innings
Aug 4 2006 11:19PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jason Bartlett scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Scott Dohmann with two outs in the 10th inning and Torii Hunter added a two-run single as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday night.
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Brewers push Cards' losing streak to 8
Aug 4 2006 11:00PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Chris Carpenter failed to prevent the St. Louis Cardinals' losing streak from reaching eight games, matching a slump they endured in June.
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Tigers nip Indians with 3-run 8th inning
Aug 4 2006 10:55PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Craig Monroe was ready the second time he got a good pitch to hit in a crucial at-bat. Monroe hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning after just missing one earlier to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians 7-6 Friday night.
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Ortiz homers twice to power Red Sox
Aug 4 2006 10:48PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays employed a shift twice against David Ortiz that had four players in the outfield. The Boston Red Sox slugger beat it both times by hitting the ball over the outfielders.
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Utley's streak ends, but Phillies win
Aug 4 2006 10:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Chase Utley knew his hitting streak would end sooner or later. He just would have preferred later. Utley went 0-for-5 Friday night in Philadelphia's 5-3 victory over the New York Mets, ending a 35-game hitting streak that tied him for 10th longest in major league history.
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Dodgers top Marlins for 7th straight win
Aug 4 2006 10:31PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - July was bad for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Derek Lowe. Both have gotten off to a great start in August. Lowe pitched seven strong innings and Kenny Lofton homered and drove in two runs to lead the Dodgers to their seventh straight victory, 6-2 over the Florida Marlins on Friday night.
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Posada's dinger in 9th lifts Yankees
Aug 4 2006 10:17PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - The pitch was over the middle of the plate, nowhere near the spot Chris Ray wanted it to go. Jorge Posada hit the ball so far that right fielder Nick Markakis took only one step before stopping to watch it soar over the 25-foot scoreboard. Ray asked for another baseball, but by then he was virtually assured another loss against the New York Yankees.
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Hitless Reds explode in 6th, beat Braves
Aug 4 2006 10:14PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Reds manager Jerry Narron asked his players to show more passion and Eddie Guardado happily obliged. Royce Clayton hit his second homer in three games and Guardado worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to preserve Cincinnati's 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night, snapping a five-game losing streak.
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White Sox beat Blue Jays behind Garland
Aug 4 2006 10:08PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - Ozzie Guillen didn't think his Chicago White Sox could rally against Toronto even with his top two sluggers back in the lineup. A.J. Pierzynski hit a three-run homer and Jon Garland outpitched Roy Halladay to win his eighth straight decision, leading the White Sox to a 6-4 victory over the slumping Blue Jays on Friday night.
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Colon probably done for the season
Aug 4 2006 9:22PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The season could be over for Los Angeles Angels right-hander Bartolo Colon, who learned Friday he has a rotator cuff problem _ the latest setback in an injury-plagued season for last year's AL Cy Young winner.
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Red Sox get Javy Lopez from Orioles
Aug 4 2006 7:07PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Javy Lopez was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to Boston on Friday, a deal that gives the former All-Star another chance to play and provides the Red Sox a replacement for injured catcher Jason Varitek.
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Bucs' Gorzelanny outduels Cubs' Zambrano
Aug 4 2006 5:34PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Tom Gorzelanny's pre-start preparation went beyond the usual study of hitters, tendencies and scouting reports. There was an equally important task for Pittsburgh's rookie left-hander before he headed to the mound at Wrigley Field: He had to make sure his family and friends could watch him pitch.
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Tigers rookie Verlander to miss start
Aug 4 2006 5:24PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Tigers rookie pitcher Justin Verlander will miss his start on Sunday because of fatigue in his right arm.
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'Clear' steroid creator is sentenced
Aug 4 2006 4:25PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The chemist who created "the clear," a previously undetectable steroid, was sentenced Friday to three months in prison and three months' home confinement for his role in the BALCO drug scandal.
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Lawyers cite 1st Amendment in BALCO leak
Aug 4 2006 4:07PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Lawyers for two San Francisco Chronicle reporters argued Friday that the First Amendment protects them from revealing their source for the secret testimony of Barry Bonds and other elite athletes ensnared in the government's steroids probe.
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Utley extends hit streak to 35 games
Aug 4 2006 12:14AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies singled in the first inning Thursday night, extending his hitting streak to 35 games. Utley lined a 2-2 pitch from Jason Marquis to center field and went to second when St. Louis center fielder So Taguchi bobbled the ball. Utley hit an RBI single off the first-base bag in the third to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead, and making him 6-for-11 against Marquis.
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