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Today in Baseball: Major Leagues
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Crawford's triple in 8th lifts Rays over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Carl Crawford's tiebreaking, two-run triple with two outs in the eighth inning sent the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.
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Rodriguez gets 9 Ks, leads Astros over Rangers 7-2 - Published 06/25/08
HOUSTON (AP) Wandy Rodriguez pitched eight solid innings and tied a career high with nine strikeouts, leading the Houston Astros to a 7-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
McClung, Brewers stifle Nationals, 5-2 - Published 05/23/08
WASHINGTON (AP) Seth McClung was victorious in his first start in almost two years and Corey Hart and Mike Cameron homered to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Saturday night.
McLouth's two-run homer lifts Pirates over Cubs - Published 05/16/08
CHICAGO (AP) Nate McLouth hit a tie-breaking two-run homer off Carlos Marmol in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday even though Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs for the second straight day.
Indians sweep A's, scoreless streak ends - Published 05/14/08
CLEVELAND (AP) An unearned run against Aaron Laffey caused by his own throwing error ended the scoreless streak by Cleveland Indians' starters at 44 1-3 innings but didn't interrupt their string of dominant outings.
Uggla drives in 5 to lead Marlins to win - Published 05/09/08
WASHINGTON (AP) Dan Uggla drove in five runs, Andrew Miller allowed two hits in seven innings and the Florida Marlins routed the Washington Nationals 11-0 on Saturday night for their sixth straight win.
Hamilton's grand slam lifts Rangers 11-9 - Published 04/29/08
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Josh Hamilton capped a torrid April with his first career grand slam and the Texas Rangers hit a season-high five home runs to beat the Kansas Royals 11-9 Wednesday night.
Aaron Cook's strong outing helps Rockies climb over .500 - Published 04/18/08
HOUSTON (AP) Brad Hawpe singled in the go-ahead run in the fifth, Aaron Cook pitched seven strong innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night.
Ortiz, Ramirez push Red Sox to comeback win over Rangers - Published 04/18/08
BOSTON (AP) Manny Ramirez hit a two-run homer after slumping slugging partner David Ortiz tied it with an RBI single in the eighth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Brian Burres and Orioles shut down Yankees in 6-0 win - Published 04/18/08
BALTIMORE (AP) Brian Burres and Jim Johnson combined on a six-hitter and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 6-0 on Saturday night.
Wainwright's arm, bat lead Cardinals over Brewers 5-4 - Published 04/15/08
ST. LOUIS (AP) Adam Wainwright pitched into the eighth inning and homered Wednesday night, helping the St. Louis Cardinals run their home winning streak to seven with a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Astros beat Marlins 5-0 - Published 04/11/08
HOUSTON (AP) Brandon Backe pitched five strong innings and Lance Berkman hit a two-run homer and scored another run, helping the Houston Astros beat the Florida Marlins 5-0 on Saturday night.
Josh Beckett, Red Sox wait out the rain to beat Yankees 4-3 - Published 04/11/08
BOSTON (AP) Manny Ramirez homered and added a two-run double to give the Red Sox the lead, and Josh Beckett rebounded from a bad 2008 debut to lead Boston to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.
Blue Jays beat Rangers 4-1 - Published 04/11/08
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Roy Halladay threw a six-hit complete game, and Aaron Hill drove in three runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Texas Rangers 4-1 Saturday night.
Twins shut out Royals again - Published 04/11/08
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Boof Bonser pitched six innings and Jason Kubel homered and scored twice, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 victory and a second straight shutout over the punchless Kansas City Royals.
Crosby's homer helps A's beat Indians - Published 04/11/08
CLEVELAND (AP) Bobby Crosby hit a three-run homer for the Oakland Athletics, who took advantage of 10 walks by Cleveland pitchers in a 7-3 win over the Indians on Saturday night.
Players, owners reach drug agreement - Published 04/10/08
NEW YORK (AP) Baseball players and owners toughened their drug rules again Friday in response to outside criticism, agreeing to more frequent testing and increased - but not total - authority for the program's outside administrator.
Phillips outruns error in Reds' 12-4 win - Published 04/08/08
MILWAUKEE (AP) Adam Dunn and Corey Patterson each hit two-run homers, Brandon Phillips scored twice off a pair of heady baserunning plays and the Cincinnati Reds scored 10 straight runs in a 12-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.
Yankees win final opener at Stadium - Published 04/01/08
NEW YORK (AP) Last opener at the old place, first win for Joe Girardi.
Hardin files to remain Clemens' lawyer - Published 03/25/08
HOUSTON (AP) Rusty Hardin argues in a court filing that he should be allowed to keep on representing Roger Clemens in his steroids case, responding to Brian McNamee's motion that said he should be disqualified.
Yanks and Rays disciplined - Published 03/14/08
Shelley Duncan and Melky Cabrera of the New York Yankees were each suspended three games and Tampa Bay's Jonny Gomes was slapped with a two-game ban for their roles in Wednesday's benches-clearing incident in St. Petersburg.
Crystal strikes out in new career - Published 03/12/08
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Billy Crystal better stick to his night job. The comedian, actor and Oscar presenter struck out in his new career as a baseball player Thursday - and promptly struck out as the New York Yankees' new leadoff man.
Now Clemens' legal fate rests with DOJ - Published 02/27/08
WASHINGTON (AP) Roger Clemens' vehement public denials about using steroids drew congressional scrutiny. Now his denials under oath have the Justice Department's attention.
Cubs 2B DeRosa spends night in hospital - Published 02/23/08
MESA, Ariz. (AP) Chicago Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa was expected to be released from the hospital Sunday, one day after complaining of a rapid heartbeat during fielding drills.
Clemens takes his lumps on Capitol Hill - Published 02/12/08
WASHINGTON (AP) Roger Clemens stuck out his famous right arm, the one that earned 354 major league wins, seven Cy Young Awards, $160 million, and pointed in the direction of his accuser. Without looking at Brian McNamee, Clemens told Congress, "I have strong disagreements with what this man says about me."
Pettitte spoke to Clemens about HGH - Published 02/11/08
WASHINGTON (AP) Roger Clemens talked in 1999 or 2000 about using human growth hormone, his former New York Yankees teammate Andy Pettitte has told Congress in a sworn affidavit, The Associated Press learned Tuesday.
Report: McNamee injected Clemens' wife - Published 02/07/08
WASHINGTON (AP) Brian McNamee told congressional investigators he injected Roger Clemens' wife with human growth hormone as she prepared for a Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition photo session five years ago, the New York Daily News reported Friday.
MLB steroids dealer gets probation - Published 02/07/08
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski avoided jail time and was sentenced Friday to five years' probation after cooperating with baseball's investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.
Mets finalize trade for Santana - Published 02/02/08
The New York Mets officially acquired ace pitcher Johan Santana on Saturday, as the two-time Cy Young Award winner passed a physical, completing a trade from the Minnesota Twins.
Twins and Mets finalize Santana trade - Published 02/01/08
NEW YORK (AP) Johan Santana is a member of the New York Mets. The two-time Cy Young Award winner passed his physical Saturday, finalizing the blockbuster trade that sent him from Minnesota to New York for four prospects: outfielder Carlos Gomez and right-handers Philip Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis Guerra.
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