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The way things are going for the Philadelphia Phillies, it was only a matter of time before someone delivered a big hit. Jayson Werth hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 13th inning to send the Phillies to their 10th straight victory, 4-1 over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. The NL East-leading [...]

The way things are going for the Philadelphia Phillies, it was only a matter of time before someone delivered a big hit. Jayson Werth hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 13th inning to send the Phillies to their 10th straight victory, 4-1 over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. The NL East-leading [...]

Manny Ramirez has left the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the Cincinnati Reds after being hit by a pitch. Ramirez was hit on his left arm by a pitch from Homer Bailey leading off the third inning Tuesday night. He was replaced by pinch runner Juan Pierre. Ramirez made a running catch to end the [...]

Carlos Pena's sacrifice fly off Bobby Jenks capped a two-run ninth, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 Tuesday night. Late rallies are becoming the norm for the Rays, who swept Kansas City with three come-from-behind wins before falling short in Monday's 4-3 loss to Chicago.

Texas rookie Tommy Hunter pitched six solid innings to beat Josh Beckett and Boston 4-2 on Tuesday night, knocking the Red Sox out of first place in the AL East. Boston has lost four straight for the first time since last July, scoring only eight runs in the stretch. The New York Yankees beat Baltimore [...]

Sergio Mitre earned his first win in two years, Robinson Cano hit a two-run homer and the surging New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory. Alex Rodriguez also had a key two-run single for an efficient New York squad, which made the most of just six [...]

Magglio Ordonez hit a grand slam in a five-run first inning and the Detroit Tigers held on for a 9-7 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Detroit scored just five runs while being swept in a three-game series at Yankee Stadium last weekend, but matched that total before making their first out against [...]

Martin Prado and the Atlanta Braves continued their hot July, beating the San Francisco Giants 8-1 on Tuesday night to move two games over .500 for the first time in almost two months. Prado had three hits and scored three runs, Brian McCann hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs and the Braves [...]

Victor Martinez hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and Cliff Lee pitched his second straight complete game, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night that snapped a four-game skid. Cleveland trailed heading into the ninth against Blue Jays closer Scott Downs but took the [...]

Braden Looper allowed four hits over seven innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 on Tuesday night. Prince Fielder had two two-out singles that drove in Craig Counsell to account for all the offense for the Brewers (48-46), who avoided falling to .500 for the first time since May 2.