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The Detroit Tigers dug themselves out of an early hole for a satisfying victory. Pinch-hitter Marcus Thames came through with a tiebreaking single during a two-run eighth inning and Alex Avila had a two-run homer to lead the streaking Tigers past the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 on Saturday night. Detroit, which overcame a three-run deficit, [...]

The way Ross Ohlendorf was pitching, once needing only nine pitches to strike out the side, the Cardinals knew they needed something special to win. Few are better at supplying something special than Albert Pujols. Pujols led off the 10th inning with his second career pinch-hit home run, and St. Louis withstood Ohlendorf's dominating start [...]

Kaz Matsui's bases-loaded single drove in two runs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Houston Astros a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. With one out, Geoff Blum walked and Chris Coste singled before Jason Michaels walked to load the bases. After Michael Bourn grounded out, Brad Lidge (0-7) seemed [...]

Albert Pujols lead off the 10th inning with his second career pinch-hit home run, and the St. Louis Cardinals withstood Ross Ohlendorf's dominating start to beat Pittsburgh 2-1 on Saturday night and leave the Pirates one loss short of an unwanted record. Ohlendorf allowed only an unearned run over eight innings and became the 40th [...]

Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt has left a game against the Philadelphia Phillies in the seventh inning because of tightness in his lower back. Oswalt was working on a shutout Saturday night for Houston before giving up two hits in the seventh and leaving with one out. The right-hander was charged with two runs and four [...]

Matt Cain bullied his way through the Brewers for seven innings. Brian Wilson simply overpowered them. Cain outpitched Yovani Gallardo for his first win in more than six weeks and Wilson earned a five-out save, lifting the San Francisco Giants over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Saturday. Cain (13-4) scattered four hits and pitched into [...]

Using something old, something new and uniforms from another era, the Baltimore Orioles ended their four-game losing streak and blunted the Texas Rangers' playoff push. Melvin Mora homered and drove in three runs, and rookie pitcher Brian Matusz won his third straight decision Saturday in Baltimore's 5-4 victory.

Using something old, something new and uniforms from another era, the Baltimore Orioles ended their four-game losing streak and blunted the Texas Rangers' playoff push. Melvin Mora homered and drove in three runs, and rookie pitcher Brian Matusz won his third straight decision Saturday in Baltimore's 5-4 victory.

Scott Baker won his seventh straight decision and extended his mastery of the Cleveland Indians, pitching the Minnesota Twins to a 4-1 victory Saturday. Baker, who gave up one run in six innings, is 4-0 with a 0.93 ERA in four starts against Cleveland this season. The right-hander hasn't lost since July 7, a span [...]

Melvin Mora homered and drove in three runs, rookie Brian Matusz earned his third straight win and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 Saturday. Mora hit a solo homer in the second inning, a two-out RBI single in the third and snapped a 4-all tie with a two-out single in the fifth. Besides [...]