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Prince Fielder drove in the go-ahead run with his two-out, eighth inning infield single and the struggling Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Wednesday night. Fielder, who'd been 4 of 24 this season against St. Louis, hit a slow grounder off reliever Dennys Reyes to shortstop Brendan Ryan [...]

All-Star Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer and had an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 10-9 victory over the slumping Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Zobrist, one of the biggest surprises in baseball this season, homered off Blue Jays starter Brian Tallet in [...]

Tim Wakefield's next trip to the mound may be in the All-Star game. Look out, any AL catcher trying to handle his knuckleball. Wakefield enhanced his status as a first-time All-Star by earning his AL-leading 11th victory, and David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland [...]

A.J. Burnett won his third straight start, and Brett Gardner's two-run single helped the New York Yankees build an early lead and beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Wednesday night. Joe Mauer drove in runs for the Twins with a double and a homer and became eligible for the AL batting race, a competition in [...]

Oliver Perez won despite a wild return from the disabled list and the depleted New York Mets finally mustered some offense Wednesday night, overcoming Manny Ramirez's homer in a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. David Wright snapped an 0-for-17 slump with his first RBI this month. Daniel Murphy doubled twice and made an [...]

Jose Contreras allowed one run over 6 1-3 innings, Jermaine Dye had three RBIs and the surging Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1 on Wednesday night for their 16th victory in the last 22 games. Contreras (4-7) is 4-2 since being recalled from the minors on June 8 and beat the Indians for [...]

First-time All-Star Tim Wakefield earned his AL-leading 11th victory, and David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Wednesday night. Wakefield (11-3) left to a standing ovation in the seventh inning in his final scheduled start before the break.

Shane Victorino's RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Wednesday night. Jayson Werth hit a solo homer for the NL East-leading Phillies, who are 5-1 since losing 14 of 18. Reliever Ryan Madson (3-4) tossed two scoreless innings to earn the win in [...]

Shane Victorino's RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Wednesday night. Jayson Werth hit a solo homer for the NL East-leading Phillies, who are 5-1 since losing 14 of 18. Reliever Ryan Madson (3-4) tossed two scoreless innings to earn the win in [...]

Oliver Perez was activated from the disabled list Wednesday by the struggling New York Mets to start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The erratic left-hander spent more than two months on the DL with tendinitis in his right knee after opening the season 1-2 with a 9.97 ERA in five starts. Perez was wild all [...]