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Jonathan Sanchez snapped a nine-game road losing streak, striking out eight in seven shutout innings of the San Francisco Giants' 8-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Sanchez (5-9), who pitched a no-hitter against San Diego on July 10, held Houston to four hits, all singles. The 26-year-old left-hander was 0-8 with a [...]

Scott Podsednik's RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Angels on Tuesday night, snapping Los Angeles' eight-game road winning streak. After Kevin Jepsen (3-3) retired the inning's first two batters, he allowed Jayson Nix's double.

The Colorado Rockies have made themselves right at home on the road again this season. Garrett Atkins homered and had a season-high four RBIs, Jason Hammel pitched into the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. The Rockies earned their 32nd road win, topping [...]

Yusmeiro Petit wasn't upset that he came close to a no-hitter, allowing a lone single in the eighth inning. After all, his second straight win after almost a year of losing helped solidify his spot in the Arizona Diamondbacks' rotation. Petit combined with Leonel Rosales on a one-hitter, and the Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates [...]

Scott Baker denied feeling pressure, though he knew it was time for a Minnesota starting pitcher to step up. Baker (9-7) pitched seven scoreless innings and was backed by home runs from Carlos Gomez and Jason Kubel, leading the Twins to a 10-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. "Getting those runs helped [...]

Jarrod Washburn's debut with the Detroit Tigers was forgettable. Washburn was upstaged by Brian Matusz, who looked stellar in his major league debut, as Baltimore routed Detroit 8-2 on Tuesday night. "I was terrible," Washburn said. He also admitted that he was a little more nervous than usual because he wanted to get off to [...]

Tom Gorzelanny walked off the mound in his brand new blue jersey, satisfied with everything he had done in his Cubs debut. There was a surprise waiting before he got to the dugout. The left-hander got a standing ovation from thousands of Cubs fans in the stands after he allowed three hits and drove in [...]

Albert Pujols hit a grand slam in the 10th inning for his second homer of the game and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the New York Mets 12-7 on Tuesday night. Pujols finished with four hits and five RBIs for the Cardinals, snapping out of a slump with his ninth multihomer game of [...]

Brian Matusz and the Baltimore Orioles spoiled Jarrod Washburn's debut with the Detroit Tigers with an 8-2 win Tuesday night. Cesar Izturis and Nick Markakis each homered, drove in three runs and had three hits for Baltimore. Izturis also made two outstanding defensive plays. Matusz (1-0), the fourth pick overall in the 2008 draft, allowed [...]

Andy Pettitte won for the first time in six starts and the New York Yankees homered off Roy Halladay three times to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Tuesday night. Pettitte (9-6), who had not won since July 1, allowed one run and four hits in 6 2-3 innings, walking four and striking out [...]