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Fans at Citi Field booed the free-falling New York Mets even more loudly than they jeered Manny Ramirez — before he got ejected. Ramirez drove in three runs with two singles, then was ejected for throwing equipment following his second called strikeout. That was the highlight as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat what's left of [...]

Adam Wainwright came within two outs of his first career shutout and Ryan Ludwick and Colby Rasmus homered for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 5-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. The 27-year-old right-hander settled down after working out of bases-loaded jam in the second and didn't allow a hit after the [...]

Paul Konerko hit a career-high three home runs, including a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning, to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 10-6 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Konerko, who drove in a career-high seven RBIs, became the 12th player in White Sox history to hit three homers in [...]

Javier Vazquez allowed a run and five hits in seven strong innings and Brian McCann had two two-out RBIs as the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Tuesday night. Vazquez (6-7), backed by some fine infield play from shortstop Yunel Escobar and second baseman Brooks Conrad, outpitched Carlos Zambrano.

Struggling slugger Pat Burrell picked an ideal time to pull out of a horrendous slump, hitting a two-run homer in the 11th inning to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. The AL champions stopped a four-game losing streak that included three losses to rookie pitchers, [...]

Josh Beckett became Boston's second 10-game winner, fellow All-Star Jason Bay hit his 20th homer and the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Tuesday night. Beckett (10-3) matched the win total of another Boston all-star, Tim Wakefield, and remained unbeaten at home this season with five wins in eight starts.

For someone just back, Manny Ramirez made quite an exit. After looking at another strike three, the Dodgers star dropped his bat, tossed his helmet and flung his elbow pad Tuesday night. Booed for much of the game against the New York Mets, Ramirez then heard his departure cue from plate umpire John Hirschbeck.

For someone just back, Manny Ramirez made quite an exit. After looking at another strike three, the Dodgers star dropped his bat, tossed his helmet and flung his elbow pad Tuesday night. Booed for much of the game against the New York Mets, Ramirez then heard his departure cue from plate umpire John Hirschbeck.

White Sox general manager Ken Williams said Tuesday he may not be able to make a big trade this season because of smaller crowds at U.S. Cellular Field. Williams also said he is unsure of right-hander Bartolo Colon's location ahead of a planned rehab start for Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday. Colon is on the 15-day [...]

Randy Johnson has never had a hurt shoulder among his long list of injuries, so it's hard for the Big Unit to predict when he might be back on the mound. He hinted Tuesday it could take longer than a stint on the 15-day disabled list for his strained left shoulder to recover. "As far [...]