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Derek Jeter hit the first pitch of the game for one of New York's five homers off Josh Beckett, CC Sabathia became the majors' first 15-game winner, and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 Sunday night. The expected pitchers duel between the AL's only 14-game winners never materialized, as the Yankees scored in [...]

Derek Jeter hit the first pitch of the game for one of New York's five homers off Josh Beckett, CC Sabathia became the majors' first 15-game winner, and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 Sunday night. The expected pitchers duel between the AL's only 14-game winners never materialized, as the Yankees scored in [...]

Derek Jeter hit the first pitch of the game for one of New York's five homers off Josh Beckett, CC Sabathia became the majors' first 15-game winner, and the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 Sunday night. The expected pitchers duel between the AL's only 14-game winners never materialized, as the Yankees scored in [...]

John Smoltz had a brilliant debut with the St. Louis Cardinals, striking out a season-high nine — including seven straight — and holding San Diego to three hits over five scoreless innings in a 5-2 victory Sunday. Smoltz also had a bunt single and scored the first run for the NL Central-leading Cardinals, who retained [...]

Jake Fox went 4 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday to avert a four-game sweep. Fox had the first four-hit game of his career while starting in place of outfielder Alfonso Soriano, given his second consecutive [...]

It happened so fast, Eric Bruntlett needed a few moments before he realized he had just ended a game with an unassisted triple play. Bruntlett became the second player in major league history to get the final three outs on his own, accomplishing the feat Sunday to preserve the Philadelphia Phillies' 9-7 victory over the [...]

Ubaldo Jimenez threw eight strong innings, outpitching Tim Lincecum, and Seth Smith hit a two-run homer in the seventh that carried the Colorado Rockies past the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Sunday. Held hitless by Lincecum for 5 1-3 innings, the Rockies rallied to move three games ahead of San Francisco in the NL wild-card [...]

Brian McCann wasn't expecting an intentional walk from Florida reliever Renyel Pinto. "The guy has punched me out every time he's faced me," McCann said. Pinto's dominance of the matchup ended when McCann hit a tie-breaking, two-run single in the eighth inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 7-5 victory over the Marlins on Sunday.

Brian McCann wasn't expecting an intentional walk from Florida reliever Renyel Pinto. "The guy has punched me out every time he's faced me," McCann said. Pinto's dominance of the matchup ended when McCann hit a tie-breaking, two-run single in the eighth inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 7-5 victory over the Marlins on Sunday.

Brian Roberts had three hits, Nolan Reimold hit a two-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat Mark Buehrle and the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Sunday. Jason Berken (3-11) won just for the second time since May 26. The rookie right-hander allowed three runs, two earned, and five hits in 5 2-3 innings. Buehrle (11-7) [...]