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Jayson Werth and Ryan Howard supplied the power and Joe Blanton provided the bulldog innings for the defending World Series champions. Werth hit his fourth home run in three games, and Howard added a mammoth three-run shot to support Blanton's eight effective innings and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 12-3 romp over the Arizona [...]

With J.D. Drew rested and refreshed, the Boston Red Sox are on a roll. Drew homered twice, Jon Lester pitched eight strong innings and the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep. Victor Martinez connected for the second straight game for the Red Sox, who have [...]

Wandy Rodriguez limited Florida's surging lineup to just four hits while pitching into the ninth inning, leading the Houston Astros to a 4-1 win over the Marlins on Thursday night. The Marlins' streak of 10-hit games ended at 15, the best stretch since the St. Louis Browns had one that long in 1937, according to [...]

Justin Masterson pitched into the seventh inning, rookie Matt LaPorta had a career-high three RBIs and the Cleveland Indians battered Los Angeles Angels starter John Lackey in an 11-3 victory on Thursday night. Making his third start for the Indians, Masterson (4-4) did not allow an earned run in 6 1-3 innings to win for [...]

J.D. Drew homered twice, Jon Lester pitched eight strong innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. Victor Martinez connected for the second straight night for the Red Sox, who have hit two or more homers in five consecutive games, nine of 10 and [...]

Kenshin Kawakami outpitched Johan Santana, Brian McCann hit a solo homer and the Atlanta Braves clawed just a bit further into playoff contention with a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday night. Omar Infante and former Mets outfielder Ryan Church also drove in runs for the Braves (64-57), who began the night [...]

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Brett Myers struck out three in his first rehab appearance since having hip surgery nearly three months ago, an outing pushed back five days because of a fall. Pitching for Class-A Clearwater on Thursday he gave up two hits and threw 13 of his 19 pitches for strikes.

Outfielder Garret Anderson has left the Atlanta Braves' game against the New York Mets with a lower back strain. Anderson started in left field Thursday night and struck out in the first inning. He did not appear to be hurt walking back to the dugout, but was replaced in the field for the second inning [...]

First baseman Jorge Cantu has been scratched from the Florida Marlins' game at Houston with stiffness in his neck. Cantu is batting .279 with 13 homers and 68 RBIs in 110 games this season. He is carrying a 10-game hitting streak. The Marlins already were missing first baseman Nick Johnson, who's been out since straining [...]

Twins first baseman Justin Morneau missed his third straight game Thursday and returned to Minnesota to be examined by a specialist for an inner ear infection. Morneau has experienced dizziness from the ear problem since last weekend. He is scheduled to see an ear, nose and throat doctor Friday. The three-time All-Star and 2006 AL [...]