Yankees run home win streak to 10 with 5-1 triumph over Twins
Yankees run home win streak to 10 with 5-1 triumph over Twins
Mike Mussina baffled the Twins for eight innings, Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run double and the New York Yankees beat Minnesota 5-1 Wednesday for their 10th straight home win. Justin Christian drove in two runs with a double, and Richie Sexson had a sacrifice fly and 13 putouts and three assists at first base as the Yankees completed a 6-0, post-break homestand with sweeps of Oakland and the Twins.
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Crowley charged with tutoring Loewen
In his 22 years as a major league hitting coach, Terry Crowley has never faced a challenge like the one that awaits him with Adam Loewen, the former Orioles pitcher who’s trying to save his career by becoming a …
Cubs falling out of favor with MLB? (Yahoo! Sports)
Long considered a member of the Major League Baseball establishment with Andy MacPhail as team president and…
Griffey hits No. 606 before Padres rally to win
The San Diego Padres finally made a dent in their daunting number.Not once all season had they rallied to win a game when they trailed after eight innings. Something bad always seemed to happen, leaving them 0-53 when they went to that last at-bat without the lead.
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Jimenez tosses 4-hitter, Rockies rout Dodgers 10-1
Ubaldo Jimenez threw a four-hitter in his first career complete game and Ian Stewart homered and drove in four runs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 10-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
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Abreu sends surging Yanks to 9th straight home win
Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning and drove in three runs, leading the surging Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Tuesday night, their ninth consecutive victory at home.
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Phils rally for six in 9th, top Mets to take over NL East lead
So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had two-run doubles in a six-run ninth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied against the New York Mets‘ makeshift bullpen for an 8-6 victory Tuesday night, taking over first place in the NL East.
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Famed baseball writer Jerome Holtzman dies
Jerome Holtzman, a longtime Chicago baseball writer who made the Hall of Fame, created the save rule and later became the game’s official historian, has died. He was 81.
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