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Blue Jays' bats awaken, back Halladay

Roy Halladay, all business and typically stoic, cracked a smile. The tension of the trade rumors that followed him last month has faded, and the frustration of taking the mound with little run support evaporated on Sunday at Rogers Centre [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Blue Jays feel the pitching pains with another loss

The Blue Jays are about to embark on what should be a couple of enjoyable days of looking backward, to those world-beating times of 1992 and 1993 when it was absolutely okay for one team to win with baseball's largest payroll and a lineup c [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Astros beat Cain, Giants 4-3

Geoff Blum and Kaz Matsui homered off Matt Cain and the Houston Astros snapped the San Francisco ace's six-start unbeaten streak with a 4-3 win over the Giants on Monday night. Blum led off the fifth with a homer to right, the first earn [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Astros beat Santana, Mets

Mike Hampton hit a two-run homer off Johan Santana and the Houston Astros beat the Mets 5-4 on Friday night, handing the New York ace a rare loss after the All-Star break. Chris Coste had a two-run double for the Astros, who've won seven of [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Homers lead Astros over Cardinals 11-6

Carlos Lee's grand slam was one of three homers that lead the Houston Astros to an 11-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.The Astros led 5-1 before Lee's shot to the Crawford Boxes in left field in the seventh inning. It w [...]

Posted On : Jul, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Orioles rally for stunning 11-10 win over Boston

Nick Markakis hit a two-run double off Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon to complete the biggest comeback in Baltimore Orioles history, an 11-10 win Tuesday night before a mixture of delirious hometown fans and stunned Red Sox backers. Balti [...]

Posted On : Jul, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Mets Err Early and Often as the Yanks Roll

Exactly two weeks had passed since Luis Castillo gifted the Yankees a victory by dropping a ninth-inning pop-up, and the Mets commemorated the anniversary Friday in two ways. First, they spent about 30 minutes practicing fundamentals on t [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

New York Yankees (38-32) at Atlanta Braves (34-36), 7:10 p.m...

Joba Chamberlain tries to get the New York Yankees untracked this evening, when they play the middle test of their three-game interleague affair with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Chamberlain, though, has struggled with his control [...]

Posted On : Jun, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Hudson's HR helps Dodgers beat A's 3-2

Orlando Hudson homered, pinch-hitter Mark Loretta drove in the go-ahead run and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Thursday night to take the rubber game of their interleague series. Randy Wolf pitched six solid inni [...]

Posted On : Jun, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Manny could start Minors stint next week

Dodgers manager Joe Torre spoke with suspended outfielder Manny Ramirez on Wednesday about starting a rehab assignment next week, but nothing was finalized.Torre said Ramirez missed another workout because of a cold or flu. "He's st [...]