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Rogers gets win as Tigers top Rangers
Aug 17 2006 11:36PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Kenny Rogers pitched five-plus innings to pick up his first win since July 5 and Carlos Guillen homered to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers 4-2 Thursday night.
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Mets avoid 4-game sweep by Phillies
Aug 17 2006 11:35PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A comfortable lead in the standings allows the New York Mets to shrug off losing streaks. Carlos Delgado ended a 2 1/2-week homer drought by connecting twice, John Maine pitched six solid innings and the Mets avoided a four-game sweep with a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
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Bonds trainer mum on steroids question
Aug 17 2006 11:33PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds' personal trainer again refused to testify before a grand jury investigating the Giants slugger Thursday, but a federal judge did not jail Greg Anderson for contempt of court.
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Astros beat up on Sheets to end skid
Aug 17 2006 11:08PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Houston Astros put together an impromptu celebration in honor of Jason Hirsh's first major league victory: The pitching staff doused him with beer.
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Molina sparks Blue Jays past Devil Rays
Aug 17 2006 10:24PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Bengie Molina had a key home run and left his teammates laughing after his rare triple. Molina hit a tiebreaking, two-run shot during a four-run eighth inning and came within a double of hitting for the cycle, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-2 Thursday night.
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White Sox hold off Royals in 9th inning
Aug 17 2006 10:12PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Ozzie Guillen had seen Mark Grudzielanek beat his team enough this week. The White Sox manager wasn't about to let it happen again.
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Blue Jays trade Hinske to Red Sox
Aug 17 2006 9:07PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays traded former AL Rookie of the Year Eric Hinske and about $2.8 million to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday for a player to be named.
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Showalter, Scioscia, 6 others suspended
Aug 17 2006 8:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Managers Buck Showalter and Mike Scioscia were suspended by Major League Baseball on Thursday along with six others following two days of trouble between the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels.
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Rockies figure out Diamondbacks, Webb
Aug 17 2006 6:30PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies didn't think they saw vintage Brandon Webb on Thursday. And that was just fine with them. Colorado figured out Webb's sinker early in an 8-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Rolen stars as Cardinals defeat Reds 2-1
Aug 17 2006 6:26PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The pressure of a tight game against the St. Louis Cardinals' closest pursuer in the NL Central brought out Scott Rolen's best. Rolen tied the score with a home run in the seventh inning, then hit a winning single in the ninth that led St. Louis over the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 Thursday and boosted the Cardinals' NL Central lead back to 2 1/2 games.
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Edmonds misses second straight start
Aug 17 2006 5:45PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmonds, who has missed two games due to post-concussion syndrome, is hopeful of returning to the lineup as early as Friday.
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Orioles hit 3 homers, rout Yankees 12-2
Aug 17 2006 5:26PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - This was not exactly the way the New York Yankees wanted to head into their first-place showdown with the Boston Red Sox.
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Giants top sputtering Padres, earn sweep
Aug 17 2006 5:25PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Rookie Kevin Frandsen hit his first homer, a two-run shot, and Pedro Feliz also connected to lead the San Francisco Giants to an 8-4 win over the sputtering San Diego Padres on Thursday and a four-game sweep.
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Villareal stars in spot start for Braves
Aug 17 2006 5:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Oscar Villarreal's first major league start in more than three years was so good, he earned another one. Pressed into filling an open spot in Atlanta's rotation, Villarreal threw five innings of one-hit ball, Edgar Renteria stopped a long hitless skid with three singles and two RBIs, and the Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 Thursday.
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Feds ask again to jail Bonds' trainer
Aug 17 2006 6:21AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds' personal trainer may go back to jail for refusing again to testify about his acquaintances before a grand jury. What he told federal prosecutors, however, has dragged Tom Brady's name into the BALCO case.
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A's beat Mariners for 15th straight time
Aug 17 2006 1:04AM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Maybe Oakland's surprising streak against Seattle means little. The way the surging Athletics are playing, it could as easily be Tampa Bay, Texas or Toronto on the losing end of things.
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