Sanchez raises average to .342; Bucs win
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Freddy Sanchez got three hits and raised his NL-leading batting average to .342 and Ian Snell struck out 10, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader.
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The New York Giants erased a 7-0  deficit with 24 unanswered points to beat the Tampa Bay  Buccaneers 24-14 on Sunday and set up a second-round playoffs  showdown against the Dallas Cowboys.
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Cody Ross ties Florida records with three home runs and seven RBIs, while Anibal Sanchez allows four hits and strikes out eight as the Marlins beat the New York Mets, 16-5.
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Jeromy Burnitz hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning to overshadow Barry Bonds&#39; 698th homer and lift the Colorado Rockies to an 8-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.
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Rookie Anibal Sanchez outdueled Roger Clemens, and Reggie Abercrombie hit a two-run homer to lead the Florida Marlins to a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
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For a team that overcame an 11-31 start, a five-run deficit was nothing. The resilient Florida Marlins became the first team in major-league history to climb above .500 after being 20 games under, rallying Monday to beat reeling Arizona 8-5.
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Pedro Martinez looked more comfortable in his latest playoff tuneup, but he was outpitched by Florida rookie Anibal Sanchez in the Marlins' 5-2 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday night.
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Barry Bonds moves within nine of passing Hank Aaron's record of 755 with a two-run shot Monday night, just the second homer since May 8 for the San Francisco slugger and his first of the month.
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The New York Giants' rousing road show powered through Tampa Bay. Now it heads to the only place where it flopped: Dallas. The Giants moved to 8-1 away from home with a dominating 24-14 NFC-wild-card playoff victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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Left fielder Jason Bay received 25 of 32 first-places votes in the National League. Shortstop Bobby Crosby was just a vote shy of being a unanimous pick for the A.L. honor.
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Ramon Hernandez's RBI double highlights a four-run fifth inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat Tampa Bay, 5-4, on Tuesday night.
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Anibal Sanchez won his major league debut at Yankee Stadium. In his third start he got the best of Roger Clemens. Not a bad month.
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Each time Matt Cain has taken the mound against San Diego this season, the game has been meaningful. He has pitched well every outing &#151; and his latest gem helped the Giants gain ground on their division rival in the wild card race. Cain carried a no-hit bid into the sixth on the way to his fourth straight victory, and San Francisco pulled within 2 1/2 games of the NL wild-card leading Padres with a 4-0 win Friday night.
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In the city where Hank Aaron completed his quest, Barry Bonds came out hammering. Bonds hit homer No. 751 in his first at-bat Tuesday night, a two-run shot that moved him within four of Aaron's record during the San Francisco Giants' 7-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
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Barry Bonds is still looking for No. 700. It was Corey Patterson who came through with the biggest home runs of the night.
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Joe Girardi is as surprised as anyone. &quot;I knew we would play better,&quot; the Florida Marlins&#039; rookie manager said, &quot;but I did not expect this.&quot; He&#039;s surely not alone.
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com. When Giants pitcher Jerome Williams gave up a leadoff double to Ramon Vazquez to start Thursday night&#39;s game, a San Diego broadcaster commented, &quot;Jerome doesn&#39;t look that overpowering and doesn&#39;t look comfortable on the mound.