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This time, Al Reyes stopped the Red Sox rally. The Tampa Bay closer fanned Manny Ramirez with two runners on for the final out, and the Devil Rays held off Boston 6-5 on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, Reyes allowed two runs in the ninth that gave the Red Sox a 2-1 win. “The interminable ninth
Russell Martin has become quite comfortable hitting against Jason Jennings because of all the times they faced each other in the past. So it was no coincidence that the Dodgers’ All-Star catcher was able to record his first career two-homer game at his expense. Martin supported batterymate Brad Penny with his first homers in 14
Top pick David Price agreed Wednesday to an $11.25 million, six-year contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and all the other first-rounders also beat baseball’s new deadline for draft choices to sign. Price, a hard-throwing left-hander from Vanderbilt, is guaranteed $8.5 million under the deal, which includes a $5.6 million signing bonus.
The St. Louis Cardinals’ deal for Joel Pineiro didn’t make much of a ripple at the trade deadline, but it’s beginning to look like a key move that could help push the team back into contention in the National League Central. Pineiro, who was acquired in a trade with the Boston Red Sox on July
Slipping further behind Detroit in the standings was an option the Cleveland Indians couldn’t fathom. With their promising season in danger of unraveling, they needed a victory badly. How badly? “On a scale of 1 to 10?” closer Joe Borowski asked. “A 12.” Fausto Carmona struck out a career-high 10 and finally got his 14th
Tim Hudson was called for a couple of balks — nearly doubling his career total– and took a hard-hit liner off the leg. Otherwise, just another typical night for the Atlanta Braves’ ace. Hudson won his eighth in a row despite giving up Barry Bonds’ 759th homer and getting called for the first two balks
Five runs in the first inning, five more in the ninth. Such a night usually adds up to an easy victory. This one was anything but simple for the New York Mets. Moises Alou hit a two-run homer in New York’s big first inning, and the Mets held off Pittsburgh’s ninth-inning rally for a 10-8
Pitching with a narrow lead is no problem for Shaun Marcum. The Blue Jays’ right-hander won his fifth straight start, Alex Rios had three hits and Toronto beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 Wednesday night. “I like being in the close games,” Marcum said. “You don’t get so lackadaisical out there. You’ve got to focus
The Baltimore Orioles are causing fits for the top teams in the AL East. Miguel Tejada hit a tiebreaking double off suddenly struggling Mariano Rivera in the 10th inning, and Aubrey Huff added a two-run homer to lead Baltimore past the New York Yankees 6-3 on Wednesday. “As I told you when we took over
Jose Offerman was having a pretty good summer. Then in a flash, things went flying out of control. Looking for a last chance in the majors, the two-time All-Star turned violent at a minor league game Tuesday night. Hit by a fastball, Offerman charged the mound with his bat and swung at least twice, striking
This time, Al Reyes stopped the Red Sox rally. The Tampa Bay closer fanned Manny Ramirez with two runners on for the final out, and the Devil Rays held off Boston 6-5 on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, Reyes allowed two runs in the ninth that gave the Red Sox a 2-1 win. “The interminable ninth
This time, Al Reyes stopped the Red Sox rally. The Tampa Bay closer fanned Manny Ramirez with two runners on for the final out, and the Devil Rays held off Boston 6-5 on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, Reyes allowed two runs in the ninth that gave the Red Sox a 2-1 win. “The interminable ninth