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The Florida Marlins have some fight left in them after all, maybe even the kind to get back in the playoff race. Hanley Ramirez hit a tying, pinch-hit single and scored the go-ahead run in his first game since teammate Dan Uggla publicly challenged his effort, lifting the Florida Marlins over the Atlanta Braves 8-3 [...]

Jorge Posada homered and drove in four runs, Alex Rodriguez also homered and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 Thursday night for their seventh straight victory. The AL East leaders won for the 14th time in 17 road games. Toronto lost its fourth in a row. Posada's homer was his 20th, [...]

Clay Buchholz pitched six effective innings, Jason Bay drove in two runs and the Boston Red Sox hurt Tampa Bay's playoff hopes with a 6-3 win over the Rays on Thursday night. The Red Sox took 2 of 3 from the Rays — Boston's first series win at Tropicana Field since Sept. 21-23, 2007 — [...]

This was vintage Pedro. Pedro Martinez tossed seven impressive innings to outpitch Tim Lincecum, Ryan Howard doubled in the tiebreaking run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Thursday night. Martinez (3-0) struck out a season-high nine in his fifth start since signing with the Phillies during the All-Star break, allowing [...]

This was vintage Pedro. Pedro Martinez tossed seven impressive innings to outpitch Tim Lincecum, Ryan Howard doubled in the tiebreaking run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Thursday night. Martinez (3-0) struck out a season-high nine in his fifth start since signing with the Phillies during the All-Star break, allowing [...]

Ken Griffey Jr. sure seems like someone who wants to stick around the Seattle Mariners for another season. "If it works out for both sides, I'm fine," Griffey told The Associated Press before the Mariners opened a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night. "We'll figure it out at the end of the [...]

Injured New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera said his sore left groin felt fine after a light workout Thursday, and he hopes to soon pitch off a bullpen mound. Rivera threw in the outfield before a night game against Toronto. He leads the majors with 38 saves and has converted a career-high 34 in a [...]

David Wright drove in three runs in his second start since coming off the disabled list and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Thursday. Pat Misch pitched seven solid innings to earn his first major league win, slicing the Rockies' NL wild-card lead to a half-game over San Francisco.

Injured NL batting leader Hanley Ramirez was out of the Florida lineup for a second straight game Thursday, a day after teammate Dan Uggla openly argued with the All-Star shortstop over a perceived lack of commitment. Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez said Ramirez could miss a few more games because of a tight left hamstring.

This is exactly what Nate Robertson was hoping for when he had left elbow surgery in June. Robertson pitched six shutout innings in his second start of the season, Placido Polanco hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.