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There were a few well-placed grounders and a couple of liners as the hits piled up in a big eight-run inning. Only this time it was the Atlanta Braves at the plate. Brian McCann hit a three-run homer and the Braves took advantage of another gaffe by Luis Castillo to put together their second-biggest inning [...]

Denard Span hit a tying double before sliding past Ivan Rodriguez with the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the Minnesota Twins ruined another night of the catcher's celebrated return to the Texas Rangers by rallying for a 5-4 victory Wednesday night. Span scored from second on a single by Orlando Cabrera when the [...]

Even Toronto ace Roy Halladay couldn't stop Boston's home run barrage. Jason Bay hit a two-run homer, David Ortiz and Victor Martinez added solo shots and the Red Sox beat Halladay and the Blue Jays 6-1 on Wednesday night. "We've been swinging good and when you're swinging good, that's what happens," said Ortiz, who has [...]

Ian Snell knew he had more to offer the Seattle Mariners. Wednesday night, he showed it. Snell had his best start since being acquired from Pittsburgh in late July, allowing one run in 5 2-3 innings as the Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 Wednesday night. "I went out there and thought about strikes," said [...]

Cliff Lee keeps finding ways to outdo his previous performance. Lee pitched a two-hitter, carrying a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 Wednesday night. "I don't know how special it is," Lee said about his latest stellar effort.

Cliff Lee keeps finding ways to outdo his previous performance. Lee pitched a two-hitter, carrying a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 Wednesday night. "I don't know how special it is," Lee said about his latest stellar effort.

Jered Weaver bounced back from one of his worst starts to pitch his second career shutout as the Los Angeles Angels won their fifth in a row, 3-0 over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night. Weaver (13-4) gave up seven hits only five days after being pounded for nine hits and eight runs in only [...]

Ichiro Suzuki homered to back Ian Snell's best start with Seattle in the Mariners' 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Snell (1-1) held Detroit to just one run and four hits in 5 2-3 innings. He entered the game with an 8.48 ERA in three starts since being acquired from Pittsburgh on [...]

Rookie Jeff Niemann allowed one run over 7 1-3 innings for his 11th win of the season, and Pat Burrell, Ben Zobrist and B.J. Upton hit solo homers as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Wednesday night. Niemann (11-5) lost his shutout bid when the last batter he faced, Brian Roberts, [...]

Cliff Lee pitched a two-hitter, carrying a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 Wednesday night. Jayson Werth hit a pair of solo homers, Ryan Howard hit a three-run shot and Chase Utley also connected for the NL East-leading Phillies, who've won seven of eight.