MLB
As Bonds and Giants Part, BALCO Limps On
Thursday, October 4th, 2007Barry 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.
Bonds’ former personal trainer is still languishing in prison for refusing to testify […]
Angels 1 Win Away From Clinching AL West
Friday, September 21st, 2007One more win over the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels are AL West champions again.Los Angeles beat Seattle 9-5 Thursday night to increase its lead over the second-place Mariners to 9 1/2 games.
The Angels will try to clinch their third division title in four years and become baseball’s first team to lock up […]
Phillies Gain Ground on Mets in NL East
Friday, September 21st, 2007The New York Mets’ latest loss was filled with bad vibes, and the Philadelphia Phillies are threatening to add to their woes.
Mets closer Billy Wagner was out because of back spasms, and the Florida Marlins took advantage to rally in the ninth inning, then scored in the 10th on Dan Uggla’s RBI double to beat […]
Mets End 5 Game Losing Streak, Beat Nationals
Thursday, September 20th, 2007The New York Mets bunted over runners. They took the extra base. Their bullpen protected a lead. And, for the first time in a week, they won a ballgame.
David Wright’s three RBIs, Moises Alou’s three hits and Mike Pelfrey’s good-enough start helped the Mets beat the Washington Nationals 8-4 Wednesday night, ending a five-game losing […]
Yankees Win to Close in on Red Sox
Thursday, September 20th, 2007Mike Mussina allowed three singles over seven innings and Doug Mientkiewicz hit a three-run homer as the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-0 on Tuesday to pull within two-and-a-half games of Boston in the American League East.
New York, which has won 11 of 13, is as close to the first-place Red Sox, who […]
Braves Drop Marlins 5-1 for Series Sweep
Thursday, September 20th, 2007The Braves may be done with scoreboard watching, but the batting race could keep them entertained. Edgar Renteria had three hits, including a homer, Chipper Jones had two hits and drove in a run and Chuck James allowed only two hits in seven scoreless innings as the Braves beat the Florida Marlins 5-1 on Wednesday […]
Twins Make Rangers Pay for Shaky Defense
Thursday, September 20th, 2007Torii Hunter drove in two runs to set his career high for a season and the Minnesota Twins again took advantage of shaky defense by Texas to beat the Rangers 4-2 on Tuesday night.
A ninth-inning error cost Texas Monday’s series opener. On Tuesday, shortstop Michael Young made two of his three errors in an eventful […]
Hairston, Padres Beat Pirates 5-3
Thursday, September 20th, 2007Scott Hairston hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres rallied past Pittsburgh 5-3 Wednesday night to increase their NL wild-card lead.The Padres won their sixth in a row and opened a 2 1/2-game lead over Philadelphia for a playoff spot. The Phillies lost 2-1 in 10 […]
Cards Stop Phillies Streak With 2-1 Win
Thursday, September 20th, 2007The Philadelphia Phillies couldn’t make it two extra-inning wins in a row. Yadier Molina singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory Wednesday night that stopped Philadelphia’s six-game winning streak and dropped the Phillies 2 1/2 games back of the NL East-leading New […]
Schilling says MRI exam shows shoulder normal
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Curt Schilling’s right shoulder was normal, according to an MRI exam, but the Boston Red Sox likely won’t take his next turn in the rotation following a cortisone shot.
“I had an injection yesterday, so I’m giving it a couple of days here to see how it plays out,” Schilling told WEEI-AM today. “The best case […]