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Baseball standings Reuters - 12 hrs ago
Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Friday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. NY Yankees 73 52 .584 - 2. Tampa Bay 70 56 .556 3 1/2 3. Baltimore 68 57 .544 5 4. Boston 60 66 .476 13 1/2 5. Toronto 56 69 .448 17 CENTRAL DIVISION … More »Baseball standings
Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Friday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. NY Yankees 73 52 .584 - 2. Tampa Bay 70 56 .556 3 1/2 3. Baltimore 68 57 .544 5 4. Boston 60 66 .476 13 1/2 5. Toronto 56 69 .448 17 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Chicago White Sox 69 55 .556 - 2. Detroit 67 58 .536 …
UPDATE 4-Baseball results Reuters - 13 hrs ago
Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Friday (home team in CAPS) CHICAGO CUBS 5 Colorado 3 BALTIMORE 6 Toronto 4 NY Yankees 3 CLEVELAND 1 LA Angels 2 DETROIT 1 PHILADELPHIA 4 Washington 2 Milwaukee 6 PITTSBURGH 5 BOSTON 4 Kansas City … More »UPDATE 4-Baseball results
Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Friday (home team in CAPS) CHICAGO CUBS 5 Colorado 3 BALTIMORE 6 Toronto 4 NY Yankees 3 CLEVELAND 1 LA Angels 2 DETROIT 1 PHILADELPHIA 4 Washington 2 Milwaukee 6 PITTSBURGH 5 BOSTON 4 Kansas City 3 Oakland 5 TAMPA BAY 4 Houston 3 NY METS 1 St. Louis 8 CINCINNATI …
UPDATE 1-Baseball-Sabathia makes successful return for Yankees Reuters - 14 hrs ago
Aug 24 (Reuters) - Nick Swisher had a productive night with thebat and CC Sabathia made an impressive return from injury as theNew York Yankees beat Cleveland 3-1 to hand the Indians a ninthconsecutive loss on Friday. Swisher batted in all three New York … More »UPDATE 1-Baseball-Sabathia makes successful return for Yankees
Aug 24 (Reuters) - Nick Swisher had a productive night with thebat and CC Sabathia made an impressive return from injury as theNew York Yankees beat Cleveland 3-1 to hand the Indians a ninthconsecutive loss on Friday. Swisher batted in all three New York runs with a firstinning double and a two run homer in the seventh, …
Gonzalez, Loney scratched amid trade talks AP - 14 hrs ago
Boston's Adrian Gonzalez and the Dodgers' James Loney were scratched from their teams' starting lineups Friday night as the clubs tried to finalize a major trade involving the first basemen. More »Gonzalez, Loney scratched amid trade talks
Boston's Adrian Gonzalez and the Dodgers' James Loney were scratched from their teams' starting lineups Friday night as the clubs tried to finalize a major trade involving the first basemen.
Davis' 3 HRs leads Orioles over Blue Jays 6-4 AP - 15 hrs ago
Stepping to the plate with a chance to become the 17th player in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game, Chris Davis had one thing in mind. More »Davis' 3 HRs leads Orioles over Blue Jays 6-4
Stepping to the plate with a chance to become the 17th player in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game, Chris Davis had one thing in mind.
Rocket says he's not 'major league ready' AP - 16 hrs ago
Roger Clemens says his weekend start in the minors shouldn't be viewed as a prelude to a big-league comeback. More »Rocket says he's not 'major league ready'
Roger Clemens says his weekend start in the minors shouldn't be viewed as a prelude to a big-league comeback.
Davis homers on first 3 ABs vs Blue Jays AP - 16 hrs ago
Chris Davis homered in each of his first three at-bats for the Baltimore Orioles against the Toronto Blue Jays, but couldn't continue the power display in his fourth trip to the plate. More »Davis homers on first 3 ABs vs Blue Jays
Chris Davis homered in each of his first three at-bats for the Baltimore Orioles against the Toronto Blue Jays, but couldn't continue the power display in his fourth trip to the plate.
Former Chicago Cubs player Mark Grace arrested for drunken driving Reuters - 17 hrs ago
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Former Chicago Cubs standout Mark Grace, a three-time Major League Baseball All-Star selection, was arrested in Arizona for driving under the influence, police said on Friday. Police said Grace, who was pulled over on Thursday night … More »Former Chicago Cubs player Mark Grace arrested for drunken driving
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Former Chicago Cubs standout Mark Grace, a three-time Major League Baseball All-Star selection, was arrested in Arizona for driving under the influence, police said on Friday. Police said Grace, who was pulled over on Thursday night in Scottsdale just outside Phoenix, was driving with a suspended license …
Twins pitcher Diamond faces six-game ban Reuters - 17 hrs ago
(Reuters) - Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Diamond has been suspended for six games for throwing a pitch close to the head of Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton, Major League Baseball said on Friday. Diamond, who was immediately ejected on Thursday after … More »Twins pitcher Diamond faces six-game ban
(Reuters) - Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Diamond has been suspended for six games for throwing a pitch close to the head of Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton, Major League Baseball said on Friday. Diamond, who was immediately ejected on Thursday after his wayward pitch in the bottom of the third inning at Rangers Ballpark …
Baseball-Twins pitcher Diamond faces six-game ban Reuters - 17 hrs ago
Aug 24 (Reuters) - Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Diamond hasbeen suspended for six games for throwing a pitch close to thehead of Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton, Major LeagueBaseball said on Friday. Diamond, who was immediately ejected on Thursday … More »Baseball-Twins pitcher Diamond faces six-game ban
Aug 24 (Reuters) - Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Diamond hasbeen suspended for six games for throwing a pitch close to thehead of Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton, Major LeagueBaseball said on Friday. Diamond, who was immediately ejected on Thursday after hiswayward pitch in the bottom of the third inning at RangersBallpark …
Fans, Skeeters welcome Rocket AP - 20 hrs ago
Roger Clemens walked into the Sugar Land Skeeters' clubhouse and told manager Gary Gaetti he was ready to go. More »Fans, Skeeters welcome Rocket
Roger Clemens walked into the Sugar Land Skeeters' clubhouse and told manager Gary Gaetti he was ready to go.
Baseball results Reuters - 21 hrs ago
Aug 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Friday (home team in CAPS) CHICAGO CUBS 5 Colorado 3 More »Baseball results
Aug 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Friday (home team in CAPS) CHICAGO CUBS 5 Colorado 3
Avoiding spotlight a natural fit for Nats' Zimmermann Reuters - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jordan Zimmermann sits quietly by himself in the Washington Nationals clubhouse while team mates Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez are holding court for dozens of reporters. Strasburg gets inundated with questions about his impending … More »Avoiding spotlight a natural fit for Nats' Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jordan Zimmermann sits quietly by himself in the Washington Nationals clubhouse while team mates Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez are holding court for dozens of reporters. Strasburg gets inundated with questions about his impending shutdown. Gonzalez is asked if he is surprised that the once-downtrodden …
FEATURE-Baseball-Avoiding spotlight a natural fit for Nats' Zimmermann Reuters - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Jordan Zimmermann sitsquietly by himself in the Washington Nationals clubhouse whileteam mates Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez are holding courtfor dozens of reporters. Strasburg gets inundated with questions about his … More »FEATURE-Baseball-Avoiding spotlight a natural fit for Nats' Zimmermann
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Jordan Zimmermann sitsquietly by himself in the Washington Nationals clubhouse whileteam mates Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez are holding courtfor dozens of reporters. Strasburg gets inundated with questions about his impendingshutdown. Gonzalez is asked if he is surprised that theonce-downtrodden …
Zito, Sanchez lead Giants past Braves 5-2 AP - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
The chants of "Barry! Barry! Barry!" felt familiar. The reason sure was different. More »Zito, Sanchez lead Giants past Braves 5-2
The chants of "Barry! Barry! Barry!" felt familiar. The reason sure was different.
Phillies rally to edge Reds in 11th inning Reuters - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies rallied from a three-run deficit to stun the high-flying Cincinnati Reds when John Mayberry's walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning completed an unlikely 4-3 victory on Thursday. The Reds led 3-0 after … More »Phillies rally to edge Reds in 11th inning
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies rallied from a three-run deficit to stun the high-flying Cincinnati Reds when John Mayberry's walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning completed an unlikely 4-3 victory on Thursday. The Reds led 3-0 after Cy Young hopeful Johnny Cueto pitched a solid five innings but he left …
REFILE-UPDATE 1-Baseball-Phillies rally to edge Reds in 11th inning Reuters - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
(Refiles to fix Phillies' position in fifth para) Aug 23 (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies rallied from athree-run deficit to stun the high-flying Cincinnati Reds whenJohn Mayberry's walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inningcompleted an unlikely … More »REFILE-UPDATE 1-Baseball-Phillies rally to edge Reds in 11th inning
(Refiles to fix Phillies' position in fifth para) Aug 23 (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies rallied from athree-run deficit to stun the high-flying Cincinnati Reds whenJohn Mayberry's walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inningcompleted an unlikely 4-3 victory on Thursday. The Reds led 3-0 after Cy Young hopeful …
UPDATE 2-Baseball results Reuters - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
Aug 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) DETROIT 3 Toronto 2 (11 innings) Colorado 1 NY METS 0 ST. LOUIS 13 Houston 5 PHILADELPHIA 4 Cincinnati 3 (11 innings) LA Angels 14 BOSTON 13 (10 innings) TAMPA BAY … More »UPDATE 2-Baseball results
Aug 24 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) DETROIT 3 Toronto 2 (11 innings) Colorado 1 NY METS 0 ST. LOUIS 13 Houston 5 PHILADELPHIA 4 Cincinnati 3 (11 innings) LA Angels 14 BOSTON 13 (10 innings) TAMPA BAY 5 Oakland 0 TEXAS 10 Minnesota 6 SAN FRANCISCO 5 Atlanta 2
Drug testing topic back in spotlight in Bay Area AP - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy becomes uneasy each time he is called to the bathroom for a random drug test, even though he's confident he's completely clean. More »Drug testing topic back in spotlight in Bay Area
Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy becomes uneasy each time he is called to the bathroom for a random drug test, even though he's confident he's completely clean.
Panama, California advance at Little League WS AP - Fri, Aug 24, 2012
Hance Smith's eyes widened in the dugout as he watched Quinton Gago send a homer well over the left-field fence. More »Panama, California advance at Little League WS
Hance Smith's eyes widened in the dugout as he watched Quinton Gago send a homer well over the left-field fence.
Cobb pitches 4-hitter, surging Rays beat A's 5-0 AP - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
The surging Tampa Bay Rays have discovered a simple formula: It's hard to lose when you don't give up any runs. More »Cobb pitches 4-hitter, surging Rays beat A's 5-0
The surging Tampa Bay Rays have discovered a simple formula: It's hard to lose when you don't give up any runs.
Panama edges Mexico 2-1 to move on at LLWS AP - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Edisson Gonzalez pitched a gem to get Panama one step closer to a Little League title. More »Panama edges Mexico 2-1 to move on at LLWS
Edisson Gonzalez pitched a gem to get Panama one step closer to a Little League title.
UPDATE 1-Baseball results Reuters - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Aug 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) DETROIT 3 Toronto 2 (11 innings) Colorado 1 NY METS 0 ST. LOUIS 13 Houston 5 More »UPDATE 1-Baseball results
Aug 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Thursday (home team in CAPS) DETROIT 3 Toronto 2 (11 innings) Colorado 1 NY METS 0 ST. LOUIS 13 Houston 5
Detroit slugger Cabrera leaves game in 2nd inning AP - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Miguel Cabrera has left Detroit's game Thursday against Toronto in the second inning with right ankle soreness. More »Detroit slugger Cabrera leaves game in 2nd inning
Miguel Cabrera has left Detroit's game Thursday against Toronto in the second inning with right ankle soreness.
Darvish to miss start with tight quad muscle AFP - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish will not take the mound on Thursday because of tightness in his right quadriceps muscle, the Major League Baseball club announced. More »Darvish to miss start with tight quad muscle
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish will not take the mound on Thursday because of tightness in his right quadriceps muscle, the Major League Baseball club announced.
Giants sweep Dodgers to pad NL West lead Reuters - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
(Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants completed a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers with an 8-4 victory on Wednesday to move further clear of their National League West rivals going into the closing weeks of the regular season. The Giants (69-55) entered the series trailing the Dodgers (67-58) by half a game in …
UPDATE 1-Baseball-Giants sweep Dodgers to pad NL West lead Reuters - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
* Arias steps up with five RBIs for Giants * Dodgers fall 2 1/2 behind in division (adds quotes, detail) Aug 22 (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants completed athree-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers with an 8-4 victoryon Wednesday to move further clear of their National League Westrivals going into the closing weeks …
Bartolo Colon suspended 50 games for positive test AP - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
In the 2½ hours it took the Oakland Athletics to wrap up a series win against the Twins, Bartolo Colon's belongings were removed from his locker and his nameplate taken down.
UPDATE 6-Baseball results Reuters - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Aug 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) TAMPA BAY 5 Kansas City 3 MILWAUKEE 3 Chicago Cubs 2 OAKLAND 5 Minnesota 1 SEATTLE 3 Cleveland 1 ARIZONA 3 Miami 2 SAN DIEGO 4 Pittsburgh 2 DETROIT 3 Toronto 2 Atlanta 5 WASHINGTON 1 Cincinnati 3 PHILADELPHIA 2 LA Angels 7 BOSTON 3 …
Jeter brushes off Bayless' HGH insinuation AP - Thu, Aug 23, 2012
Derek Jeter brushed off comments by ESPN analyst Skip Bayless, who raised the possibility the star shortstop may have revived his career by taking Human Growth Hormone.