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A's send reeling Boston to another loss
Aug 29 2006 11:54PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Frank Thomas scored from first on a fourth-inning double by Eric Chavez that broke a scoreless tie, and Kirk Saarloos won his third straight start in the Oakland Athletics' 2-1 victory over the reeling Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
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'Ugly' White Sox retake wild card lead
Aug 29 2006 11:52PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen called his team's performance "ugly," though it was still good enough to put Chicago back in first in the AL wild-card race.
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Mets' Beltran sets career high with 39th
Aug 29 2006 11:50PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Carlos Beltran set a career high with his 39th homer, Jose Reyes also connected and David Wright drove in three runs, sending the surging New York Mets to a 10-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
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Piazza, Blum lead Padres over D'Backs
Aug 29 2006 11:37PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Mike Piazza and Geoff Blum homered in support of Chris Young, who gave up three hits over seven innings in the San Diego Padres' 8-3 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
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Oswalt, Astros agree to $73 million deal
Aug 29 2006 11:19PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros agreed to a $73 million, five-year contract extension on the ace's 29th birthday Tuesday, the biggest multiyear deal the team has ever given to a pitcher.
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Bonds homers twice: Nos. 726 and 727
Aug 29 2006 11:14PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - In the city where Hammerin' Hank broke the Babe's record, Barry Bonds showed that he's still got enough power to make a run at baseball's home run king.
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Lane's grand slam lifts Astros 10-3
Aug 29 2006 10:40PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Pinch-hitter Jason Lane had a grand slam during Houston's seven-run eighth inning, and the Astros beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-3 Tuesday night to match a season high with their fourth straight victory.
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Boston's Ortiz hospitalized for tests
Aug 29 2006 9:30PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was hospitalized in Boston for the second time this month, checking into Massachusetts General on Tuesday night for further tests on his heart.
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Bonds homers twice to reach 727
Aug 29 2006 9:19PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Barry Bonds hit his 726th and 727th home runs Tuesday night for his first two-homer game this season, moving within 28 of Hank Aaron's career record.
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Delmon Young homers in big league debut
Aug 29 2006 9:16PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Delmon Young homered in his major league debut Tuesday night for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, two months after serving a 50-game suspension in the minors for throwing his bat at an umpire.
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Smoltz, Schuerholz meet and make up
Aug 29 2006 8:54PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - John Smoltz wants to spend the rest of his career with the Atlanta Braves. But he's done talking about his contract _ at least until the season is over.
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Little League world champions return
Aug 29 2006 8:47PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Cody Walker's biggest fan was waiting for him when he and the rest of the Little League World Series champions stepped off the plane back home in Georgia.
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Detroit Tigers call up top draft pick
Aug 29 2006 8:19PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - That was quick. After only three games with Class-A Lakeland, left-hander Andrew Miller found himself in the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night after being recalled by the AL Central leaders.
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Webb, crash victim closest of friends
Aug 29 2006 7:25PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Right up until the time he took the field for his latest start, Arizona Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb was thinking about his friend and college roommate, Jon Hooker, searching the internet for more information about the plane crash that killed Hooker and his new bride.
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Yanks' Pavano scratched from rehab start
Aug 29 2006 6:50PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Carl Pavano was scratched from a scheduled rehabilitation start Wednesday, and New York Yankees manager Joe Torre isn't counting on having the oft-injured pitcher return to the major leagues this year.
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Osterman leads U.S. to softball win
Aug 29 2006 6:38PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Cat Osterman pitched a three-hitter to lead the United States past Canada 4-0 Tuesday at the softball world championships.
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Yankees and Tigers washed out
Aug 29 2006 5:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Tuesday night's game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees was postponed by rain and was rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday.
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Columbus, Ga., wins Little League title
Aug 29 2006 6:44AM (CT)
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Cody Walker hit a two-run homer, Kyle Carter struck out 11, and Columbus, Ga., beat Kawaguchi City, Japan, 2-1 on Monday, giving an American team the championship for the second straight year.
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David Ortiz's irregular heartbeat back
Aug 29 2006 2:15AM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - David Ortiz's recurring irregular heartbeat could cost Boston's beloved slugger the AL MVP and the Red Sox any chance of making the playoffs.
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Cal Ripken on deck for Hall of Fame vote
Aug 29 2006 2:07AM (CT)
ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) - Cal Ripken has plenty on his mind these days, most notably raising two teenagers and overseeing a vast enterprise that includes several minor league teams and a flourishing youth baseball program.
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Bonds' personal trainer back in jail
Aug 29 2006 2:03AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An angry judge sent Barry Bonds' personal trainer back to jail Monday for refusing to talk about the Giants slugger, as well as New York Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield.
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Dodgers edge Reds 6-5
Aug 29 2006 1:57AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Considering how much time Jason Repko has missed this season, his two-run bloop single must have felt like a line drive off the scoreboard. Repko's seventh-inning hit gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a five-run cushion, and they needed every one of those runs in holding off the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 Monday night.
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Mariners' Hernandez gets first shutout
Aug 29 2006 12:18AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Felix Hernandez heard the mantra as coaches repeatedly harped that locating his pitches was far more important than trying to strike everyone out. Those words seem to be sinking in, and Hernandez flashed the dominating promise Monday night that the Seattle Mariners have been seeking.
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