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Baseball notes: Youkilis, Porcello suspended five games

Boston star Kevin Youkilis and Detroit pitcher Rick Porcello were suspended for five games each Wednesday and fined by Major League Baseball, a day after their brawl at Fenway Park. Youkilis began his suspension during Wednesday night's gam [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Lohse, Cardinals beat Reds 4-1

Kyle Lohse won for the first time since injuring his forearm more than 2 1/2 months ago, working six effective innings in the St. Louis Cardinals' 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Colby Rasmus drew a bases-loaded wal [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Yankees beat Red Sox on A-Rod homer

Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the 15th inning to give the New York Yankees a 2-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday. Rodriguez smashed a two-out pitch from reliever Junichi Tazawa, who was making his Major League deb [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Cardinals rally to beat skidding Mets

Albert Pujols hit a grand slam in the 10th inning for his second homer of the game and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the New York Mets 12-7 on Tuesday night. Pujols finished with four hits and five RBIs for the Cardinals, snapp [...]

Posted On : Aug, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Peavy to White Sox, Martinez lands in Boston

Jake Peavy said yes to the Chicago White Sox, and Victor Martinez will take aim at the Green Monster. Roy Halladay, however, stayed put in Toronto. Highlighting a flurry of deals finished just before the trade deadline, Peavy was shipped o [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Wise hit gives White Sox win 3-2 over Yankees

DeWayne Wise hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night. Nick Swisher tied it in the top half with a solo shot to left after the Yankees fell behi [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Granderson, Tigers beat up Rangers 13-5

Curtis Granderson led off the game with a home run and connected again in the second inning, and Justin Verlander equaled a career high by striking out 13 as the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 13-5 Wednesday night. The Tigers scored [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2009 | Comments : 0

Perfect into sixth, Buehrle unravels against Twins

Perfect again into the sixth inning against Minnesota, Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle wound up with a loss despite a record-setting performance. Coming off the 18th perfect game in major league history, Buehrle retired the first 17 b [...]

Posted On : Jul, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Willingham hits 2 slams to power Nats

Josh Willingham hit two grand slams and tied a franchise record with eight RBIs, powering the Washington Nationals to a 14-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Willingham became the 13th player to hit two grand slams in a [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

White Sox beat Tigers 5-1 avoiding 4-game sweep

Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer in Chicago's four-run first, Gordon Beckham added a solo home run the next inning and the White Sox coasted to a 5-1 win Sunday night over the Detroit Tigers and avoided a sweep. Clayton Richard (4-3) allow [...]

Posted On : Jul, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Mark Buehrles Place in Baseball History

With all due respect to Don Larsen, who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history, the one that Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle threw Thursday was even tougher. In fact, it was the second-most difficult perfect game of a [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Cardinals down Nats 4-1 in rain-shortened game

Adam Wainwright pitched six strong innings, Rick Ankiel broke a five-week homer drought and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing skid with a rain-shortened 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. Wainw [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Manny has pinch-hit grand slam with sore hand

Manny Ramirez hit a pinch-hit grand slam on his bobblehead night after being held out of the starting lineup because of a sore left hand. He entered Wednesday's sold-out game against Cincinnati in the sixth inning with the score tied at 2. [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Konerko homers, White Sox beat Rays 4-3

Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer to back a solid start by Gavin Floyd and the Chicago White Sox started a tough stretch by hanging on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Monday night. The Rays were at it again in the late innings after r [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2009 | Comments : 0