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A's get 10th straight win at home
Sep 1 2006 11:47PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Frank Thomas' two-run homer in the seventh inning helped Oakland beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Friday night and give the Athletics their 10th straight home win.
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Teahen's HR lifts Royals over White Sox
Sep 1 2006 11:41PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Playoff contenders should beware of the last-place Kansas City Royals. Since Aug. 8, the Royals are 3-0 against the Boston Red Sox, 4-2 against the Chicago White Sox, 2-1 against the Minnesota Twins and 2-2 against the Oakland Athletics.
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Valentin's pinch-hit double lifts Mets
Sep 1 2006 11:33PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Tom Glavine wasn't too disappointed that he didn't get the win in his first start since being sidelined by a blood clot. What's important is that he's healthy. And besides, the New York Mets still beat the Houston Astros 8-6 on Friday night thanks to pinch hitter Jose Valentin's RBI double that broke an eighth inning tie.
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Sizemore stars as Indians beat Rangers
Sep 1 2006 11:32PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - In the end, it turned out to be a good night for the Cleveland Indians. They stretched their winning streak to four games, and then they got some good news from the trainer's room when they learned that slugger Travis Hafner didn't break his right hand, as had been feared.
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Boston's Lester has treatable lymphoma
Sep 1 2006 11:21PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Red Sox rookie pitcher Jon Lester has a form of lymphoma and will start treatment in the coming week, the team said Friday.
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Hafner hit on hand by pitch, leaves game
Sep 1 2006 11:19PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Cleveland Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner left Friday night's game against the Texas Rangers in the eighth inning after he was hit on the right hand by a pitch from left-hander C.J. Wilson. X-rays were negative and Hafner is listed as day to day.
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Snyder stymies Blue Jays in Red Sox win
Sep 1 2006 11:09PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Even when the Boston Red Sox get good news about their pitching, it's overshadowed by the bad news. On a night when Kyle Snyder (4-3) allowed two hits in seven innings of a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, closer Jonathan Papelbon left with a shoulder injury and starter Curt Schilling was scratched from his next start with a mild strain in his right side.
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Rays hand M's 12th straight road loss
Sep 1 2006 10:42PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A canceled flight kept Ty Wigginton out of the starting lineup. His arrival about 45-minutes before game time proved pivotal for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
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Radke has stress fracture in shoulder
Sep 1 2006 10:41PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Twins pitcher Brad Radke has a stress fracture in his right shoulder, an injury Minnesota doesn't necessarily think will end his season.
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Marlins hand Brewers 8th straight loss
Sep 1 2006 10:40PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Anibal Sanchez picked a good time to throw the best game of his young career for the Florida Marlins. Sanchez (6-2) threw seven strong innings Friday night, giving up just one run and five hits, while striking out a career-high seven, to lead the Marlins to a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The loss was Milwaukee's eighth straight.
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A-Rod homers twice as Yankes rout Twins
Sep 1 2006 10:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Just like that, Alex Rodriguez is getting curtain calls at Yankee Stadium instead of boos. A day after breaking out of a slump, Rodriguez homered twice and drove in three runs Friday night, earning a second call for the second straight game in New York's 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
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Cardinals' Carpenter 3-hits Pirates
Sep 1 2006 10:35PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Chris Carpenter disposed of the Pittsburgh Pirates so quickly, even he stole an occasional glance at the clock. Carpenter threw a three-hitter to beat the Pirates for the fourth time this season, and the St. Louis Cardinals also got a homer from Preston Wilson in a 3-1 victory Friday night. The game lasted only one hour and 54 minutes, the Cardinals' shortest in more than four seasons.
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Boomer: 'I don't plan on coming back'
Sep 1 2006 10:27PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - David "Boomer" Wells blew into his hometown on Friday evening and said he's all but certain that this will be the last season of his successful, colorful big league career.
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Rogers helps Tigers shut out Angels 9-0
Sep 1 2006 10:19PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - After struggling in August, the Detroit Tigers began the new month the way they've played most of the season. Kenny Rogers and two relievers combined on a five-hitter to help Detroit beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-0 Friday night.
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'Big Papi' will be examined next week
Sep 1 2006 7:20PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - David Ortiz will wear a heart monitor for the next few days and he will be examined next week to determine when he can start playing again.
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Braves-Phillies game postponed
Sep 1 2006 6:16PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ryan Howard's chase for 50 homers had to wait a day. Reaching the slugging milestone is a mere formality for the Phillies first baseman. In only his second season, Howard is on pace to shoot past that total and join the elite 60-homer club.
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Diamondbacks-Nationals rained out
Sep 1 2006 5:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The roster moves seem almost as important as the games these days for the last-place Washington Nationals. That's why Friday's rainout was far from a wasted day.
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Cubs beat Giants, end 6-game losing skid
Sep 1 2006 4:52PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Rich Hill is auditioning for next season and so is Ryan Theriot. Their performances Friday were a pick-me-up for the Chicago Cubs against the sleepy San Francisco Giants.
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Rockies pound Perez to avoid Mets' sweep
Sep 1 2006 12:18AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies avoided a series sweep at the hands of the New York Mets by getting some unexpected pop from the top and bottom of their lineup.
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