Archive for July, 2009
NL Capsules
PHILADELPHIA -Cole Hamels pitched seven effective innings, Jayson Werth and Pedro Feliz both had three hits and Philadelphia beat San Diego 9-4 on Thursday night. One day after their 10-game winning streak ended, the NL East-leading Phillies moved 6 1/2 games ahead Atlanta and Florida with their 15th win in 17 games. Kyle Blanks hit [...]
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Red Sox made 2 trades after falling out of 1st
The Boston Red Sox added some depth a day after they dropped out of first in the AL East, and got rid of shortstop Julio Lugo in one of Wednesdays deals. Boston traded Lugo and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Chris Duncan, announcing the swap hours after they acquired first baseman Adam [...]
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AL Capsules
NEW YORK -A J Burnett won his fourth straight decision and Nick Swisher had a big day with his bat and glove, leading the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Wednesday for their sixth consecutive victory. Jorge Posada homered and drove in two runs, Alex Rodriguez had an RBI single and Mariano [...]
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NL Capsules
PHILADELPHIA -Aramis Ramirez and Jeff Baker each had a two-run double and the Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia 10-5 on Wednesday to snap the Phillies 10-game winning streak. Carlos Zambrano (7-4) won his third straight start for the Cubs, who avoided their first three-game sweep in Philadelphia since 1999. The NL East-leading Phillies lost for only [...]
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Braves retire Greg Madduxs No. 31
On the day the Atlanta Braves retired Greg Madduxs number, his former manager Bobby Cox led the praises. I get asked by managers and press people all the time, how good was he? Cox said. Was he the best pitcher I ever saw? Was he the smartest pitcher I ever saw? Was he the best [...]
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