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Soriano collects 40 HRs, 40 stolen bases
Sep 16 2006 10:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Waiting in Alfonso Soriano's locker after Saturday night's game was the final piece of what is surely going to be an impressive display: the stolen base that entered him into the elite 40-40 club. Soriano became the fourth player in major league history to record 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season when he swiped second in the first inning of the Washington Nationals' 8-5 win over Milwaukee. Soriano has 40 steals to go along with 45 home runs.
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Yanks edge Bosox 7-5, split doubleheader
Sep 16 2006 10:50PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - On the first of two long days, Jason Giambi gained the New York Yankees a split of their day-night doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox and boosted them into a tie with the New York Mets for the best record in the major leagues.
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Smolz, Braves nick skidding Marlins 2-1
Sep 16 2006 10:18PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Anibal Sanchez will have a better idea Sunday if his sore right hand will need extra time to recover. "It feels good now," Sanchez said. "I don't know about tomorrow."
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Figgins hits for cycle, but Texas wins
Sep 16 2006 10:11PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Chone Figgins hit for the cycle but Michael Young set off a fireworks display by reaching 200 hits for the fourth straight season to help the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 12-6 Saturday night.
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Tigers shut out O's, hold division lead
Sep 16 2006 9:45PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Nate Robertson has not gotten a whole lot of run support this season from his Detroit Tigers teammates. Luckily for him, he ran into someone Saturday with the exact same problem. Robertson pitched eight strong innings, outdueling Kris Benson and giving the Tigers a 2-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
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Ichiro steals record 33rd straight base
Sep 16 2006 9:38PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Mike Hargrove is in his second season managing the Seattle Mariners and he's still amazed by Ichiro Suzuki. Suzuki stole his AL single-season record 33rd consecutive base in the third inning and extended another major league record in the Kansas City Royals' 7-4 victory over Seattle on Saturday night.
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Bucs delay Mets from NL East win, again
Sep 16 2006 9:30PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates again prevented the New York Mets from clinching the NL East when Ronny Paulino hit an RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
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Twins beat Tribe, extend wild card lead
Sep 16 2006 9:01PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Carlos Silva put Minnesota's playoff pursuit back in gear, pitching seven strong innings to outduel C.C. Sabathia and Mike Redmond had three RBIs in the Twins' 4-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.
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Jeter streak longest for Yanks since '42
Sep 16 2006 8:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Derek Jeter extended his hitting streak to 25 games Saturday night, the longest for the New York Yankees since Joe Gordon's 29-game string in 1942.
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Seattle's Suzuki has record-setting day
Sep 16 2006 7:30PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki stole his AL single-season record 33rd consecutive base in the third inning of Seattle's game against Kansas City on Saturday night.
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A's beat Wild Card hunting Chisox 7-4
Sep 16 2006 7:04PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Forget AL Comeback Player of the Year, Frank Thomas is making a case for MVP. Thomas hit his 37th home run, passed the 100-RBI mark and helped Oakland beat his former team, leading the Athletics over the Chicago White Sox 7-4 Saturday.
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Comebacker hits D-Rays' reliever in loss
Sep 16 2006 7:00PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - In their sixth straight loss, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays got some good news: Reliever Edwin Jackson felt fine after being hit in the back of the head by a line drive. Jackson was forced to leave Saturday's game in the eighth inning after being struck by Adam Lind's drive. The Toronto Blue Jays beat Tampa Bay 6-1.
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Soriano joins 40 HR, 40 stolen base club
Sep 16 2006 6:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's a new member of the 40-40 club: Alfonso Soriano. Soriano became the fourth player in major league history to record 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season when he swiped second Saturday night for Washington in the first inning against Milwaukee.
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Cards' Carpenter nails 100th career win
Sep 16 2006 5:48PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Chris Carpenter carried a shutout into the eighth for his 100th career win, outpitching Matt Morris in his return in St. Louis and leading the Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants 6-1 Saturday.
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Phils top Astros, stay in wild card hunt
Sep 16 2006 5:21PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A blown call cost Ryan Howard his 57th home run. Even so, Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies came out just fine. Hamels pitched hitless ball for 6 2-3 innings and the Phillies beat Houston Astros 7-2 Saturday to keep close in the NL wild-card race.
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Yanks' Rivera throws off mound
Sep 16 2006 12:37PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mariano Rivera threw 26 pitches in a bullpen session Saturday, the first time since Aug. 31 the New York Yankees closer worked off a mound.
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Dodgers beat Padres, build NL West lead
Sep 16 2006 5:30AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Greg Maddux wasn't certain he would have kept pitching even if his no-hitter hadn't just been broken up. Maddux held San Diego hitless through the first 6 1-3 innings Friday night in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-1 victory over the Padres that increased their NL West lead to 1 1/2 games.
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Mets, Martinez can't clinch NL East
Sep 16 2006 4:36AM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pedro Martinez was close to tears, and it wasn't only because the New York Mets failed to clinch the NL East on Friday night. Martinez struggled in his first start in more than a month, allowing four runs in three innings in a 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Webb helps D'backs defeat Rockies 5-1
Sep 16 2006 1:28AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Luis Gonzalez wants one going-away present _ a Cy Young award for teammate Brandon Webb. "The icing on the cake for me as I end my career here with Arizona is to see him win an award," Gonzalez said, "because I've been here since he walked into this locker room." Webb is doing his part. The right-hander threw his second complete game in a row Friday night, a six-hitter in a 5-1 Diamondbacks victory over the Colorado Rockies that made him the National League's second 16-game winner
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