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Webb wins pitchers duel to lift D'backs
Oct 3 2007 11:52PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Brandon Webb won the duel in the desert. Webb shut down the Chicago Cubs with his superb sinker, and the young Arizona Diamondbacks got home runs from two of their kids in a 3-1 victory Wednesday night in their NL playoff opener.
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Zambrano gets pulled _ and it costs Cubs
Oct 3 2007 11:51PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Lou Piniella stuck to his plan and it was a costly one for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs manager said he would limit Carlos Zambrano to about 100 pitches against Arizona in Game 1 of the NL playoff series. He had an even quicker hook, lifting his ace after 85 pitches with the game tied at 1 in the seventh.
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Beckett pitches another postseason gem
Oct 3 2007 10:22PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Josh Beckett waited four years between postseason starts. When he got back on the mound, nothing much changed. He's still Mr. Zero when October rolls around.
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Beckett pitches another postseason gem
Oct 3 2007 10:22PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Josh Beckett waited four years between postseason starts. When he got back on the mound, nothing much changed. He's still Mr. Zero when October rolls around.
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Jocketty out as Cards' general manager
Oct 3 2007 10:21PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Walt Jocketty is out after 13 seasons as general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, one year after the team won the World Series for the first time since 1982.
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Angels' Lackey struggles again at Fenway
Oct 3 2007 10:08PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - By the time John Lackey pitched well at Fenway Park, it was too late. The American League ERA champion allowed four runs over the first three innings Wednesday night, then gave up just one hit in the next three.
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Francis, Rockies tame Phillies in Game 1
Oct 3 2007 7:35PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bandbox or not, this was no day for hitters. Jeff Francis held the league's highest-scoring team in check, and the Colorado Rockies took advantage of one shaky inning by Cole Hamels to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in Game 1 of their NL playoff series Wednesday.
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A-Rod and wife expecting their 2nd child
Oct 3 2007 6:27PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez is preparing for an addition to his family while he gets ready to face the Indians in the playoffs. The Yankees third baseman and his wife, Cynthia, are expecting their second child in the spring, according to People magazine.
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Phils show no punch, front 4 go 0-for-15
Oct 3 2007 6:24PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - These weren't the Fightin' Phils. These were the Fizzlin' Phils. Chase Utley _ ugh. He struck out all four times. Jimmy Rollins? He went 0-for-3 with a walk. How about Ryan Howard? Surely Philadelphia's big bopper would come through. Nope. He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
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As Bonds and Giants part, BALCO limps on
Oct 3 2007 4:48PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds has closed two big chapters in his baseball career. He's the newly minted home run king, and his break with the Giants is complete. Yet the federal steroids probe in which he plays a starring role lingers on into its fifth year.
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As Bonds and Giants part, BALCO limps on
Oct 3 2007 4:48PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds has closed two big chapters in his baseball career. He's the newly minted home run king, and his break with the Giants is complete. Yet the federal steroids probe in which he plays a starring role lingers on into its fifth year.
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Seth Smith makes Rockies' playoff roster
Oct 3 2007 3:42PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Outfielder Seth Smith, a September call-up who had a key hit in Colorado's tiebreaker win over San Diego, is part of the Rockies' 25-man roster for the start of the playoffs.
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D-Rays' Pena is AL's comeback player
Oct 3 2007 5:53AM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - One season after being released by three teams, Carlos Pena put together the best performance in Tampa Bay Devil Rays history and was chosen Tuesday as Major League Baseball's AL comeback player of the year.
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Randolph to return after Mets' collapse
Oct 3 2007 5:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mets manager Willie Randolph sported a new, clean-shaven look as he walked past rows of empty lockers in New York's clubhouse. "It's not a good time to be recognized in this town," he joked. "Hoping to slip by and dodge a few daggers."
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Randolph to return after Mets' collapse
Oct 3 2007 5:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mets manager Willie Randolph sported a new, clean-shaven look as he walked past rows of empty lockers in New York's clubhouse. "It's not a good time to be recognized in this town," he joked. "Hoping to slip by and dodge a few daggers."
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Randolph to return after Mets' collapse
Oct 3 2007 5:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mets manager Willie Randolph sported a new, clean-shaven look as he walked past rows of empty lockers in New York's clubhouse. "It's not a good time to be recognized in this town," he joked. "Hoping to slip by and dodge a few daggers."
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Randolph to return after Mets' collapse
Oct 3 2007 5:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mets manager Willie Randolph sported a new, clean-shaven look as he walked past rows of empty lockers in New York's clubhouse. "It's not a good time to be recognized in this town," he joked. "Hoping to slip by and dodge a few daggers."
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