Archive for May, 2009
Tuesdays National League Capsules
CINCINNATI -Joey Votto hit a two-run homer in the seventh – an inning after right-hander Roy Oswalt failed to hold a lead against the team hes beaten like no other – and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 6-4 victory Tuesday night that sent the Houston Astros to their sixth straight loss. Vottos homer off [...]
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Rays 2B Iwamura carted off with knee injury
Second baseman Akinori Iwamuras aim was to turn a double play for the Tampa Bay Rays, and thats what happened – but not the way he planned. A bizarre sequence ended with Iwamura writhing on the grass due to a knee injury, and with Floridas John Baker out at the plate to complete a 1-4-6-2 [...]
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Rockies place Iannetta on disabled list
The Colorado Rockies have placed catcher Chris Iannetta on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. The move was announced moments before the first pitch of Sundays game against the Tigers. Iannetta strained the hamstring while running the bases in Saturdays 4-3 win over Detroit. Yorvit Torrealba replace Iannetta on Saturday and started [...]
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Baseball Capsules
NEW YORK -Alex Rodriguez hit a tying homer off Brad Lidge in the ninth inning and Melky Cabrera capped the three-run rally with an RBI single, giving the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. John Mayberry Jr. hit a three-run homer in his major league debut and Raul Ibanez [...]
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Giambi hits 400th career homer
Jason Giambi has joined the 400 home run club. Oaklands designated hitter connected for the milestone homer leading off the fourth inning of the Athletics game against Arizona on Saturday night, becoming the 44th player in major league history to reach 400 homers. Giambi hit a 3-2 pitch off Dan Haren into the right-field bleachers, [...]
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