Baseball Roundup: Cards Win; Schilling Out
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Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen hit back to back homers to lead the St.Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros Thursday in the National League Championship Series.
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This one felt like it should have counted for more. The brilliant blue sky, the barrage of first-inning hits off New York starter Kevin Brown, and the masterful performance by Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling seemed wasted somehow. The regular-season home finale, a dominating win against a most hated rival, should have carried more weight.
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CHICAGO --- Elvis didn&#39;t leave the building on Friday night, but Manny Ramirez and Orlando Cabrera both did. And Curt Schilling left the Chicago White Sox feeling &quot;all shook up.&quot; ...
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Sixteen hours later, it seemed even more remarkable than when it was actually unfolding. Curt Schilling's gritty performance in Tuesday's 4-2 win in Game 6 over the Yankees, pitching with a dislocated tendon that was sutured to his skin, is already being spoken in the same breath as some of the historic postseason feats involving injured stars. ...
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Though manager Terry Francona wasn't willing to discuss his playoff rotation in the wake of last night's 7-3 win over Oakland, he did allow that there is some wiggle room in the way things are currently set up, with Daisuke Matsuzaka and Curt Schilling following Josh Beckett .
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Albert Pujols's go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning lifts St. Louis to a 4-2 victory over San Diego, ending the Cardinals' seven game skid.
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The way the Red Sox are playing, Curt Schilling might not lose again this season. Backed by Manny Ramirez's 17th career grand slam and solo shot, Schilling won his sixth straight start to become the first 19-game winner in the majors this year, beating Seattle 13-2 on Friday night for the Red Sox's 21st win in 24 games.
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Curt Schilling helped Boston move halfway to a first World Series championship since 1918 as the Red Sox defeated St. Louis, 6-2, on Sunday.
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Albert Pujols's three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning was the difference in the Cardinals' 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres last night in St. Louis, ending a seven-game losing streak during which the Cardinals' NL Central lead shriveled to 1 1/2 games.
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Manny Ramirez homered twice, Curt Schilling moved into a tie for the major league lead with 17 wins and the streaking Boston Red Sox beat the Anaheim Angels 10-7 Tuesday night.
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In a repeat of last year&#39;s season, the Red Sox and Yankees are going all the way to game seven. An injured Curt Schilling pitched through the pain Tuesday night to lead the Bo Sox to a 4-to-2 victory.
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Blood soaked through his sock, but Curt Schilling paid it little attention. He had a game to worry about, and he hadn&#39;t even taken the field.
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Boston Red Sox's hopes of a World Series title may literally be hanging by a thread -- the one holding together the ankle of Curt Schilling. Schilling, who led the Major Leagues in wins this season with 21, will take to the mound Sunday to face the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Two of the Fall Classic with as much attention focused on his right ankle as his powerful right arm.
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Mike Matheny, Edgar Renteria and the St. Louis Cardinals can win with singles, doubles and triples, too. After tying a postseason record with five home runs
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(Sports Network) - Boston ace Curt Schilling will take aim at his Major League-leading 18th win this afternoon, as the Red Sox finish up a three-game set versus the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park.
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Curt Schilling lives for this stuff. He was deprived of a win by a bookkeeping necessity. But anyone who witnessed the 3-2 Red Sox triumph knows how superb the big righthander was in this extremely important game, and who was the true &quot;winning&quot; pitcher in this sensational contest. Losers of three straight, playing a team that has mystified them this ...
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David Ortiz supported Curt Schilling with two home runs against the Devil Rays. Barry Zito didn't need much support at all to beat the Mariners again.