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Carlos Ruiz hit a two-run, go-ahead double in the seventh inning and Joe Blanton pitched seven strong innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night. Blanton (9-6) allowed one run on three hits in seven innings, making it 12 straight starts he has allowed three earned [...]

His team may be in last place, but that hasn't stopped Kansas City ace Zack Greinke from building his case as the best pitcher in the American League. Greinke pitched a one-hitter Sunday, allowing only a second-inning single by Kenji Johjima as the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 3-0. Greinke (13-8) retired the final 22 [...]

Edgar Renteria hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning and the San Francisco Giants pulled even in the NL wild-card race with Colorado, beating the Rockies 9-5 Sunday for a three-game sweep. The Giants moved into a tie in the NL West with Colorado, six games behind first-place Los Angeles. The Rockies lost [...]

Zack Greinke pitched a one-hitter, allowing only a second-inning single by Kenji Johjima, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 3-0 Sunday. Greinke (13-8) retired the final 22 batters after Johjima's two-out single up the middle. Greinke leads the majors with three shutouts and six complete games, and his 2.32 ERA is best [...]

John Lackey pitched eight innings of five-hit ball for his 100th victory, Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales hit three-run homers, and the Los Angeles Angels salvaged a split of their series with the last-place Oakland Athletics in a 9-1 victory Sunday. After losing his previous two starts, Lackey (9-7) became the fifth pitcher to win [...]

It was a scene right out of the movies. A former major league right-hander spends the spring and early summer throwing batting practice to his son's team before he returns to the bigs with six shutout innings. That's exactly what Paul Byrd did Sunday. Byrd, making his first major league start since last September, held [...]

Pinch-runner Carlos Gomez scored the go-ahead run as the Minnesota Twins scored three times in the eighth inning Sunday to beat the Texas Rangers 5-3. Trailing 3-2 in the eighth, the Twins used a walk, three singles, Nelson Cruz's error, and a fielder's choice to rally against Texas reliever C.J.

Shortstop Craig Counsell helped Milwaukee turn a season-high four double plays and drove in two runs as the Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 21st straight time at home, 4-1 Sunday. The Brewers' streak is the longest such string in the majors since the Indians beat the Baltimore franchise 27 times in a row [...]

The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired infielder Ronnie Belliard from the Washington Nationals for a minor leaguer and a player to be named. The Dodgers traded Class A pitcher Luis Garcia to the Nationals on Sunday. The 34-year-old Belliard hit .246 with five home runs and 22 RBIs for Washington.

Matt Kemp homered for Los Angeles' first run on Sunday, then hit a sacrifice fly in the 12th inning that gave the Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, a team they've beaten like no other in the past four years. The NL West leaders took two of three in the series, extending [...]