Notes: Two-strike, two-out blues
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Chicago Cubs manager Dusty Baker talked to LaTroy Hawkins on Thursday, and said he&#39;ll go to the right-hander again if the team is in a save situation.
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Schneider&#39;s four hits tied a career-high...Wilkerson leads the majors with eight lead-off home runs this season...Hernandez hasn&#39;t beaten the Braves since August 18, 2000 in San Francisco, when he was a member of the Giants...Montreal beat Atlanta for the
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First, Marco Scutaro. Now, Manny Ram&#xED;rez. It's not supposed to work this way. A starting pitcher is not supposed to pitch seven or eight innings and give up one solo home run -- and take the loss. It's certainly not supposed to happen two starts in a row.
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They knew that their batsmen would get them a bunch of runs, one way or another. Larry Walker, their one-time wanna-be hockey player, would get a bunch of hits. Maybe Tim Wakefield's knuckler would flutter out of the strike zone for a few walks. Manny Ramirez might do a double twisting layout vault in the outfield.
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The Braves&#39; magic number to clinch the NL East remained at 10, thanks to Florida&#39;s 4-3 victory over Montreal...Keppinger&#39;s error was the 130th this season for the Mets, tops in the majors...Betemit&#39;s RBI was the first of his career...Atlanta holds a 10-6
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1906 &#151; Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox pitched a two-hitter over the Chicago Cubs for a 3-0 win and a 2-1 lead in the World Series.
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Randy Johnson has a long memory, of good games and bad. In two years as a Yankee, there have been plenty of each.
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at Fenway Park Records: Boston is 86-56 (second in the AL East); Tampa Bay is 61-80 (fourth in AL East). Tonight (7:05, NESN, WEEI): LHP Scott Kazmir (1-1, 5.62) vs. RHP Pedro Martinez (16-5, 3.44). Tomorrow (7:05 p.m., NESN, WEEI): RHP Dewon Brazelton (6-7, 4.33) vs. RHP Tim Wakefield (11-9, 4.64). Thursday (7:05 p.m., NESN, WEEI): LHP Mark Hendrickson (8-14, ...
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A victory over Baltimore, a loss by the Red Sox, and a defeat for Detroit. It's almost as though the New York Yankees won three times last night.
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10:12 pm: This is it. If the Red Sox are ever going to do something, it&#39;s got to be now. It&#39;s the bottom of the fifth inning in Game 4. Two outs.
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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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What a difference a week makes. Two debates. Two games. Two wins. The Yankees sure are looking tough. A week ago the Boston Red Sox looked like world beaters, or at least Yankee-beaters.
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Four runs were already in. Mike Lowell was at the plate, awaiting the pitch from an ineffective Robinson Tejeda, who had just loaded the bases with two outs in the second inning by walking David Ortiz, hitting Manny Ram&#xED;rez, and walking J.D. Drew. With Josh Beckett -- a near certainty to be named to the American League All-Star team today ...
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Wouldn't you know it? The third batter of the game, Vernon Wells , hit a slow roller up the middle that Doug Mientkiewicz , playing second base for the second time in his career, backhanded near the bag (like a first baseman). He stepped on second and made a strong off-balance throw to first for an inning-ending double play.
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One team, two seasons. They have been the Sybil of the American League.
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The Boston Red Sox have two shutouts this season. One by Curt Schilling and one by his rookie replacement.
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The senator, the slugger and a tale of two baseballs.