Archive for June, 2008

Blue Jays break out, batter Braves in victory

June 30th, 2008

Blue Jays break out, batter Braves in victoryVernon Wells homered and drove in three runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Saturday. Wells finished with three hits, Rod Barajas hit a solo homer and Joe Inglett had two RBI for Toronto, which got a solid effort from John Parrish [...]

ChiSox return favor with home sweep of Cubs

June 30th, 2008

ChiSox return favor with home sweep of Cubs
MLB power rankings First they were a feel-good story. Now the Rays are a legit AL contender. There’s a new king in Aram Tolegian’s Power Rankings.
Ordonez on 15-day DL with pulled oblique The Detroit Tigers placed right fielder Magglio Ordonez on the 15-day disabled list [...]

American League wins bragging rights again

June 30th, 2008

American League wins bragging rights again The American League dominated the National League during regularly scheduled interleague play that concluded Sunday.

White Sox get even with Cubs

June 30th, 2008

White Sox get even with Cubs
Sweep revenge for the White Sox against the Cubs. Carlos Quentin, Brian Anderson and Jim Thome homered to back Mark Buehrle’s seven strong innings Sunday night as the White Sox completed a three-game sweep at …

Dunn’s homer helps Reds beat Indians

June 30th, 2008

Dunn’s homer helps Reds beat Indians
Bronson Arroyo bounced back from the worst start of his career and Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cleveland Indians 9-5 on Sunday.
Blue Jays break out, batter Braves in victoryVernon Wells homered and drove in three [...]

Hurley stifles Phillies for first career win

June 30th, 2008

Hurley stifles Phillies for first career win Hurley stifles Phillies for first career win Kason Gabbard couldn’t do it. Vicente Padilla couldn’t do it. But Eric Hurley, in his fourth Major League start, shut down Philadelphia’s potent offense to earn his first Major [...]

Perez pitches Mets past Yankees 3-1 (AP)

June 29th, 2008

Perez pitches Mets past Yankees 3-1 (AP)

Oliver Perez always manages to drive the New York Mets mad with his pattern — good start, bad start, something in-between. Except when he faces the New York Yankees. Perez pitched another gem against them Sunday, Carlos Delgado homered again and the [...]

Nolasco, Marlins stay perfect against Diamondbacks

June 29th, 2008

Nolasco, Marlins stay perfect against DiamondbacksRicky Nolasco pitched eight effective innings, and Cody Ross homered to lift the Florida Marlins to a 3-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Nolasco (8-4) struck out nine and gave up just one run and six hits for the Marlins, who have beaten the Diamondbacks all four [...]

Grand third lifts White Sox

June 29th, 2008

Grand third lifts White Sox
Nick Swisher got a taste of Chicago’s heated baseball rivalry last weekend at Wrigley and it was a rude awakening for the White Sox’s slugger.
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Recently, however, the Tigers have shown signs of living up to expectations [...]

How the Dodgers won without a hit

June 29th, 2008

How the Dodgers won without a hit How the Dodgers won without a hit The Dodgers‘ offense struggled on Saturday night, but some opportunistic baserunning and a smart at-bat by Blake DeWitt were enough for them to win without a hit. [...]