O's Jump Out Early But Fail to Close
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The Orioles score two in the top of the first off Oakland's Dan Haren but struggle the rest of the way as Baltimore falls, 4-3, to the A's.
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Well, at least that one's out of the way. Happened pretty quick, too. Turns out the Americans can't play singles very well, either.
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NO ROOM AT THE INN: So now we know what the Cardinals&#39; problem was in the first two games: a lack of late-night food. Because it was a busy weekend in Boston, with a big
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Miguel Tejada, Melvin Mora and Nick Markakis homered, and the Baltimore Orioles shook off another home run by Nick Swisher in an 8-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
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After consecutive late-game collapses, the beleaguered Baltimore bullpen was filled with high fives and hugs. And only one Orioles reliever got into the game. Jay Payton had three hits, including a two-run double that keyed a five-run rally, and starter Daniel Cabrera went a much-needed eight innings to lead Baltimore over the Seattle Mariners 9-5 Wednesday and stop the Orioles' five-game losing streak.
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AMHERST -- In close games all season long, the University of Massachusetts had been able to shift to a higher gear. Yesterday, they stalled.
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With four games left in their season, the Baltimore Orioles are still within reach of a meaningful goal. They can&#39;t make the playoffs and are locked into third place in the AL East, yet the
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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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John Smoltz is used to closing out games for the Atlanta Braves. Blowing saves is something he&#39;s not accustomed to. &quot;It&#39;s a shock to your system,&quot; he said.
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After getting the clutch two-out hit that gave him his first multi-RBI game in the majors, Brandon Watson was not done. He stretched the single into a double with a headfirst slide that barely beat the throw from right field.
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Josh Beckett's so locked in it would surprise few if he were led to the mound blindfolded and still hit Jason's Varitek's mitt location spot on. No matter that the Red Sox scored 13 runs last night, Beckett could have been staked to 1 1/2 runs and he could have held on to the lead. The fact that the Rockies ...
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Remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto, which delayed the start of yesterday's game by 68 minutes, packed a bigger wallop than the Red Sox lineup in their 6-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Navy experiencesÃÂ its first overtime Saturday, but it leaves a nauseous aftertaste when the Mids miss their first extra point and fallÃÂ to Tulsa, 24-23.
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In order for the Houston Astros to make it to the postseason, they are probably going to have to do what they did on Sunday a few more times: score lots of runs in games not started by Roy Oswalt or Roger Clemens.
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The top half of the first inning passed with deceptive speed and ease. Three minutes. Eight pitches. It was quick and efficient even by Tim Wakefield standards. But as with all things pertaining to the knuckleball, fortunes also change in a hurry; some might say they rise and fall with the wind. So, without any warning, an auspicious start quickly ...
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By now the Swede was on a roll and he broke the Las Veganâs opening service game. He went on to hold serve until 4-3, when a couple of closes calls helped Agassi break back to 4-4.
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- Lew Ford flied out to right. None on with one out and Jacque Jones due up. - Jacque Jones grounded out to second. None on with two out and Torii Hunter due up.