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Manny Ramirez needed only five plate appearances before hitting his first post-drug suspension home run. It wasn't enough to help Los Angeles overcome 22-year-old rookie Everth Cabrera's three RBIs and brilliant defense as the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers 7-4 on Saturday. Ramirez homered in his second game back from his 50-game suspension for [...]

The ball sprung from Magglio Ordonez's bat and landed in the seats to give the Tigers the lead, and Francisco Liriano's head and shoulders dropped as fast as one of his 88 mph sliders. Liriano fought to finish that seventh inning, though, just as the Twins did following a draining 16-inning defeat the night before.

Jamie Moyer fooled hitters with slow stuff, painted the corners and got outs the same way he's been doing it for 23 years and 600 starts. Moyer pitched neatly into the seventh inning, Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run double and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1 on Saturday. "I really haven't figured [...]

Manny Ramirez's first home run since returning from a 50-game drug suspension wasn't enough to help Los Angeles overcome Everth Cabrera's three RBIs as the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers 7-4 on Saturday. Ramirez homered in his second game and fifth plate appearance back. It was his seventh homer of the season and 534th [...]

Tim Lincecum ran his career-best scoreless innings streak to 23 in winning his third straight start and also scored the first run in the San Francisco Giants' 9-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner struck out nine and allowed three hits with two walks in seven innings.

Jorge Posada hit a game-ending RBI single in the 12th inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. With one out and runners on first and second, Posada lined a 1-1 pitch from Shawn Camp into center field. Alex Rodriguez scored without a play as [...]

Right-hander Jesus Colome has been designated for assignment by the Washington Nationals. The move involving Colome was announced after Washington's 5-3 victory over the Braves on Saturday. Colome was the losing pitcher in a 9-8 defeat to Atlanta on Friday. Colome was 1-1 with an 8.40 ERA in 16 relief appearances.

A mammoth milestone home run by Adam Dunn was upstaged by his simple single that helped Washington rally to beat Atlanta. Atlanta's Tommy Hanson extended his scoreless innings streak to 26 before Dunn's 300th career homer and the Washington Nationals rallied for four eighth-inning runs and a 5-3 victory over the Braves on Saturday.

Manny Ramirez hit his first home run since his return from a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. It was Ramirez's seventh of the season and 534th of his career, tying Jimmie Foxx for 16th on the all-time list. Up next is Mickey Mantle with 536. The slugger gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a [...]

Micah Owings' pitching is finally catching up to his bat. The Cincinnati right-hander homered and pitched into the seventh inning to help the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Saturday. Owings (6-8) allowed six hits and two runs in 6 2-3 innings with two walks and six strikeouts for his third win in [...]