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Hank Blalock's second homer of the game, a two-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning, gave Texas a 9-7 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday night and moved the Rangers within one-half game of the Angels in the AL West. Juan Rivera's three-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth [...]

Colby Rasmus hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning after rookie third baseman Pablo Sandoval dropped his foul pop fly earlier in the at-bat, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. Sandoval circled the rookie's foul ball off a 2-2 count against Bob Howry (0-4), [...]

Jair Jurrjens was given an ovation after the right-hander gave up his only hit with two outs in the seventh inning. In the Atlanta Braves dugout, manager Bobby Cox cheered privately — for the hitter who saved him from having to make a difficult decision about leaving Jurrjens in the game. The Braves finally provided [...]

Jair Jurrjens was given an ovation after the right-hander gave up his only hit with two outs in the seventh inning. In the Atlanta Braves dugout, manager Bobby Cox cheered privately — for the hitter who saved him from having to make a difficult decision about leaving Jurrjens in the game. The Braves finally provided [...]

Jose Contreras feels like a complete pitcher again. The command, the fastball, the bite on his nasty forkball, it's all as good as ever. "I've got it back," he said. Contreras, demoted to the minor leagues earlier this season after an 0-5 start, pitched eight superb innings for his third win since his return to [...]

A little rest here and there has done wonders for Alex Rodriguez. The streaking slugger hit a tiebreaking homer and Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings, leading the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday night for their seventh consecutive victory. A fatigued Rodriguez, who had hip surgery in March, was held [...]

A little rest here and there has done wonders for Alex Rodriguez. The streaking slugger hit a tiebreaking homer and Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings, leading the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday night for their seventh consecutive victory. A fatigued Rodriguez, who had hip surgery in March, was held [...]

Derrek Lee and Kosuke Fukudome homered to support Randy Wells' seven effective innings and the Chicago Cubs won another series from division opponent Pittsburgh, beating the Pirates 4-1 on Wednesday night. With Wells (3-3) limiting the Pirates to one run and six hits in his third consecutive victory, the Cubs took two of three in [...]

Adrian Gonzalez is in the starting lineup for the San Diego Padres a night after straining his right knee while sliding into third base. Gonzalez says he convinced manager Bud Black that he was OK to play against the Houston Astros on Wednesday night. On Tuesday night, he hit an RBI triple off Mike Hampton [...]

Shortstop Jack Wilson apologized to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday for criticizing the team's latest trades, saying his frustration at losing three more teammates made it seem as if he were angry at his own club. Wilson was clearly upset after the Pirates traded outfielder Nyjer Morgan plus two other players on Tuesday, saying he [...]