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Cardinals clock Braves 11-3
Aug 5 2005 10:20PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols became the first player in major league history to hit 30 home runs in each of his first five seasons, helping Mark Mulder and the St. Louis Cardinals end John Smoltz' eight-game winning streak with an 11-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
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Orioles stay unbeaten under new manager
Aug 5 2005 10:17PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jay Gibbons and Brian Roberts homered in a six-run third inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 10-5 Friday night to remain unbeaten in two games under interim manager Sam Perlozzo.
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Twins cool off streaking Red Sox 12-0
Aug 5 2005 10:14PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Brad Radke's seven strong innings and a number of bad throws by Boston helped the Minnesota Twins to a 12-0 victory Friday night over the Red Sox, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped.
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Athletics overcome slumping Royals 5-4
Aug 5 2005 10:02PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Rookie Dan Johnson homered for the third consecutive game and the Oakland Athletics rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Friday night.
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Mariners stop White Sox 4-2
Aug 5 2005 10:00PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Richie Sexson homered and later doubled in the go-ahead run, helping Joel Pineiro earn his first win in a month as the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 Friday night.
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Padres rally to nudge Nationals 6-5
Aug 5 2005 9:52PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nationals starter Livan Hernandez tossed a glove, cap and jacket into the stands after being lifted in the sixth inning, and Washington went on to lose 6-5 to the San Diego Padres on Friday night on an unearned run in the ninth inning.
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Rookie shuts down Reds as Marlins win 5-1
Aug 5 2005 9:41PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Rookie Jason Vargas shut down the National League's highest-scoring team, Miguel Cabrera and Alex Gonzalez homered, and the Florida Marlins beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 Friday night.
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Sheffield homer powers Yanks past Toronto
Aug 5 2005 9:32PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - Gary Sheffield homered on a day he dealt with a controversy, and journeyman Aaron Small won again to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
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Slumping Dodgers outslug Pirates 12-6
Aug 5 2005 9:27PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Olmedo Saenz homered while driving in a career-high six runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back after being dominated in a shutout loss the night before, hitting three home runs in a 12-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
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Brewers beat Phillies 3-1 in 10 innings
Aug 5 2005 9:24PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ben Sheets pitched nine dominant innings and Milwaukee took advantage of two Philadelphia errors on the same base hit in the 10th inning to beat the Phillies 3-1 on Friday night.
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Mets single their way past Cubs 9-5
Aug 5 2005 9:24PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mike Cameron and Cliff Floyd each had two-run hits in a six-run second inning, and the New York Mets used 14 singles to beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5 Friday night.
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Indians roll over Tigers 9-6
Aug 5 2005 9:15PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Casey Blake and Coco Crisp both homered and drove in three runs as the Cleveland Indians scored all their runs in the sixth inning and beat the Detroit Tigers 9-6 on Friday night.
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Broadcaster suspended for racial remarks
Aug 5 2005 8:50PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A talk-show host for the San Francisco Giants' longtime flagship radio station was suspended for a week without pay Friday for racial remarks he made about the team's Latino players _ though a high-ranking station executive said he would not be fired.
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Nats lose Kim on waivers, activate Blanco
Aug 5 2005 8:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Nationals activated infielder Tony Blanco off the 15-disabled list on Friday and lost right-hander Sun-Woo Kim on waivers to the Colorado Rockies.
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Royals honor Bell's nephew killed in Iraq
Aug 5 2005 7:53PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Royals had a moment of silence before Friday night's game to honor the nephew of manager Buddy Bell.
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Garciaparra, Wood return for playoff push
Aug 5 2005 7:07PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Nomar Garciaparra eagerly took the shiny new batting helmet and tried it on. A perfect fit, he smiled broadly and continued to get ready for his first game in almost four months.
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Rodriguez suspended four games for arguing
Aug 5 2005 5:28PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Detroit Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez was suspended for four games Friday for arguing with the plate umpire during a game against Oakland last week.
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Millwood suspended five games, Riske four
Aug 5 2005 5:26PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Cleveland Indians starter Kevin Millwood was suspended for five games Friday and reliever David Riske for four games for intentionally hitting batters during a game against the Seattle Mariners last week.
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Perlozzo has lots to prove with Orioles
Aug 5 2005 5:18PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Sam Perlozzo never figured it would take this long to find a team to call his own. In October 2003, Mike Hargrove had just been fired as manager of the Baltimore Orioles, and Perlozzo was among eight candidates to interview for the job that would fulfill his lifelong quest. He was certain no one on the list knew the team better than he did, given his eight years on the staff.
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Civil War-era baseball recreated in Wash.
Aug 5 2005 2:42PM (CT)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Long before Kenny Rogers shoved two cameramen, an angry outburst of "Blame my buttons!" could cost a base ball player a half-dime fine. And had Rogers played back in the 1860s, he would have been called a hurler. Opposing batters, called strikers, would have let him know which pitch they preferred.
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Duke latest star rookie in Pittsburgh
Aug 5 2005 2:15PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - What a time to be a rookie in Pittsburgh. Ben Roethlisberger enjoys the best season by a rookie quarterback in NFL history on a 15-1 Steelers team. Jason Bay is the NL rookie of the year, the Pirates' first such recipient. Hockey wunderkind Sidney Crosby is on his way to the Penguins, first stopping over for a Thursday night visit with Jay Leno.
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Reds comfort stricken man's grandson
Aug 5 2005 11:34AM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Cincinnati Reds players rallied around a 6-year-old boy after his grandfather collapsed in the stands this week.
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Jones hits 33rd homer as Braves top Reds
Aug 5 2005 9:46AM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Andruw Jones hit his 33rd home run to take over the National League lead, and Jeff Francoeur also homered as the Atlanta Braves overcame Sean Casey's two home runs and four RBIs to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Wednesday night.
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Jones hits 33rd homer as Braves top Reds
Aug 5 2005 9:45AM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Andruw Jones hit his 33rd home run to take over the National League lead, and Jeff Francoeur also homered as the Atlanta Braves overcame Sean Casey's two home runs and four RBIs to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Wednesday night.
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Yanks avoid first Indians sweep since '70
Aug 5 2005 9:28AM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Two outs from disaster, two big swings saved the New York Yankees from getting broomed out of town. Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi homered off Bob Wickman in the ninth inning, and the Yankees avoided being swept in Cleveland for the first time since 1970 with a 4-3 win over the Indians on Thursday night.
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Orioles fire Mazzilli, appoint Perlozzo
Aug 5 2005 5:06AM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - A miserable week for Lee Mazzilli began with Rafael Palmeiro's suspension and ended with the manager's dismissal.
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Expert: Palmeiro steroid easy to detect
Aug 5 2005 2:02AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Stanozolol, the muscle-building anabolic steroid that Rafael Palmeiro tested positive for, can help athletes avoid being sidelined by injury and make them perform better _ but it's so easily detected that one expert said he's amazed any player subject to drug screening would dare use it.
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Diamondbacks clobber Astros 7-3
Aug 5 2005 12:19AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Troy Glaus hit a two-run homer and Shawn Green and Tony Clark also connected, powering the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.
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