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White Sox increase AL Central lead with shutout

John Danks combined with two relievers on a two-hitter and Alexei Ramirez homered, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the woeful Seattle Mariners 4-0 on Tuesday. Danks (10-7) allowed Casey Kotchman's infield single in the second and [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Injury to Clay Buchholz makes room for Andy Pettitte on Amer...

Just call him All-Star Andy. Andy Pettitte is headed back to the All-Star Game for the third time in his career, replacing injured Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz on the American League roster. Pettitte was likely headed to Anaheim re [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Jackson throws no-hitter for D-backs

Edwin Jackson was so wild early there was no reason to think he would even finish the game, forget throw the fourth no-hitter of the season. This being the “year of the pitcher,” though, anything was possible. Jackson mad [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

White Sox win 10th straight, top fighting Cubs 6-0

Screaming Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano had to be separated from teammate Derrek Lee in the dugout, and the Chicago White Sox beat their crosstown rivals 6-0 Friday for their 10th straight win. Jake Peavy (7-5) allowed three hits ove [...]

Posted On : Jun, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Ted Lilly has no-hit bid broken up in ninth inning by White ...

First, a championship celebration. Then, a near no-hitter. It was quite a night at Wrigley Field and in the end it belonged to Ted Lilly - no matter how close Gavin Floyd came to matching him. Lilly took a no-hitter into the ninth inning [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Lilly takes no-hitter into 9th, Cubs beat Sox 1-0

Ted Lilly took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before pinch-hitter Juan Pierre led off with a single, and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the White Sox 1-0 Sunday night at a revved-up Wrigley Field. On a night when the NHL's [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Pineiro pitches Angels to 10-1 win over Dodgers

Joel Pineiro pitched a five-hitter for his second complete game win of the season and became the first Angels pitcher to score three runs in a game since 1962 in a 10-1 victory over the Dodgers on Friday night. Hideki Matsui and Tor [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Astros rally past Rockies behind Lee's 3 hits

Carlos Lee had three hits, including a tie-breaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and the Houston Astros rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Tuesday night. Colorado starter Jeff Francis left after seve [...]

Posted On : Jun, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Twins cap sweep of Rangers with 6-3 win

Denard Span had two hits, an RBI and made a lunging catch while colliding with Orlando Hudson to end the game and the Minnesota Twins completed a rare three-game sweep with a 6-3 victory over the stumbling Texas Rangers on Sunday night. [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

Hairston Jr.'s homer wins it for Padres in 13th

Jerry Hairston Jr. homered with two outs in the 13th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Hairston homered to left-center on the first pitch from Mitchell Boggs (0-2), the Cardina [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Santana pitches Angels to 8-3 win over Jays

Ervin Santana was staked to a five-run lead in the first two innings, which made him confident enough to keep challenging Toronto's dangerous lineup. Santana pitched a four-hitter for his second complete game against the Blue Jays th [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Cecil pitches Blue Jays to 6-0 win over Angels

Brett Cecil pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning, Adam Lind drove in a pair of runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-0 on Monday night. Cecil (4-2) struck out three and won his second consecutive start [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Dallas Braden enters history books by pitching perfect game

Dallas Braden wrote his name into Major League Baseball's history books yesterday by pitching a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Braden, 26, needed only 109 pitches to get all 27 outs, striking out six as he led the A's t [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Rangers performing despite ownership fiasco

The Angels should be embarrassed if the A's or Rangers win the AL West. Frankly, the Mariners should be, too. The A's are in low-revenue prison at McAfee Coliseum. The Rangers are in a different kind of prison, awaiting new o [...]