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Scott Feldman allowed three hits in six innings, David Murphy had three hits and an RBI, and the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-2 victory Sunday night. Feldman (7-2) gave up two runs, struck out two and walked four to help the Rangers win their fifth straight [...]

Not even a ninth-inning collapse could stop the Los Angeles Dodgers. James Loney hit a leadoff homer in the 13th inning to help the Dodgers rebound after giving up five runs in the ninth and wasting a six-run lead to beat the San Diego Padres 7-6 on Sunday. All-Star closer Jonathan Broxton failed to protect [...]

James Loney led off the 13th inning with a homer to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-6 win Sunday over the San Diego Padres. Loney hit his sixth homer of the season into the right-field seats off Edward Mujica (2-4) to help the Dodgers win after squandering a 6-0 lead. Manny Ramirez didn't start [...]

The Houston Astros received an All-Star effort from Roy Oswalt and he's hoping it could spark a run in the second half. Oswalt pitched eight strong innings in the Houston Astros' 7-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. "Any time you get three runs its a lot less stressful," Oswalt said.

Mike Scioscia would prefer the Angels avoid comeback wins. But he'll take them. Vladimir Guerrero hit a tying two-run homer in his first game back in right field, and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of a wild Baltimore Orioles bullpen to rally for a 9-6 win Sunday. "It's not always a good position to [...]

David Ortiz seems fully recovered from his poor start to the season. Ortiz, swinging on a 3-0 pitch, had a tying RBI single to trigger a five-run seventh inning, and the Red Sox avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Seattle Mariners 8-4 on Sunday. "It's nice to see David feel good about himself, where [...]

Roy Oswalt pitched eight strong innings in the Houston Astros' 7-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Miguel Tejada, Hunter Pence and Jason Michaels each hit solo home runs for the Astros, who had been shut out in their previous two games against the Giants. Jeff Keppinger had three hits and drove in [...]

Ryan Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies knew they had a great opportunity to get back on track with a hurting New York Mets squad in town. Boy did they take advantage. Joe Blanton tossed four-hit ball into the eighth inning and Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley each homered off Johan Santana, leading the Phillies to [...]

Apparently, all Ricky Nolasco needed to return to his winning ways was a trip to the minors. Nolasco struck out 12 in eight innings to win his fourth consecutive start, and the Florida Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Sunday. Nolasco (6-6) allowed three hits and missed his career high for strikeouts by one, [...]

Ted Lilly pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Derrek Lee hit a two-run homer, leading the Chicago Cubs to an 8-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Jake Fox also had a two-run home run for the Cubs, who took three of four from the Brewers. The Cubs moved 1 1/2 games back [...]