Maddux wins No. 302, gives Baker 1,000th victory as manager
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Greg Maddux pitched the Chicago Cubs into the lead in the NL wild-card race and gave Dusty Baker a win to remember. Maddux threw seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win, Baker got his 1,000th victory
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It demands a look. And a second look. And perhaps even a third. When 1.364 pops up in the on-base plus slugging category for the American League Championship Series, it brings to mind a true middle-of-the-order hitter. It brings to mind Manny Ram&#xED;rez (a gaudy 1.491), or David Ortiz (1.225). But, no, that number belongs to Kevin Youkilis, ...
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Going, going, gone. The massive 46-ounce Louisville Slugger used by Babe Ruth to drill the first home run in Yankee Stadium history was sold for a record $1.26 million Thursday to an unidentified private collector.
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Greg Maddux threw seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win and also drove in a run, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.
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Greg Maddux pitched seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win and also drove in a run, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.
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Greg Maddux reached the 15-win plateau for a record 17th straight season and also drove in two runs in the second inning to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Thursday.
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The Houston Astros claimed their 11th straight win, thanks to a 9-7 success over the Cincinnati Reds. Mark Lamb and Carlos Beltran both homered while Roy Oswalt won for the 17th time this season as the Astros
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Greg Maddux broke his slump in the desert and San Diego took a one-game lead in the NL West. Maddux extended his streak without a walk to 49 1-3 innings over seven starts, and won for the first time in Phoenix as San Diego routed Arizona 10-2 on Monday.
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Greg Maddux pitched the Chicago Cubs into the lead in the NL wild-card race and gave Dusty Baker a win to remember. Maddux threw seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win, Baker got his 1,000th victory as a manager and Chicago beat the Montreal Expos 5-2 on Monday night...
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Greg Maddux is doing his part to pitch the Los Angeles Dodgers into the playoffs &#151; and keep the Cincinnati Reds out. The 40-year-old right-hander earned his 330th win to move ahead of Steve Carlton for 10th place on the career list, and the Dodgers beat the visiting Reds 7-3 Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
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The Nippon Ham Fighters, managed by Trey Hillman, are going back to the Japan Series. The former Montreal Expos player Fernando Seguignol hit a three-run homer to help the Fighters to a 6-2 victory against the Chiba Lotte Marines, managed by Bobby Valentine, to win the Pacific League championship series, three games to two. Hillman, formerly a successful manager in the Yankeesâ minor league system, has been mentioned as a successor to Joe Torre.
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Greg Maddux and the San Diego Padres neared agreement Tuesday night on a $10 million, one-year contract.
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Hideki Matsui broke out of a long slump and Phil Hughes picked up his first victory at Yankee Stadium, helping New York win again. But the suddenly surging wild-card leaders also owe a big thanks to the Big Hurt.
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The Milwaukee Brewers finally got their offense going again, with Prince Fielder leading the way. The big first baseman homered, doubled and singled to help the Brewers snap a five-game losing skid with a 10-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
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Greg Maddux and the San Diego Padres neared agreement last night on a $10 million, one-year contract.
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Greg Maddux, as masterful as he was in his prime, no-hits San Diego through the first 6 1/3 innings, and the Dodgers beat the Padres 3-1 to build their NL West lead to 1 1/2 games.
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Greg Maddux slogged through five innings &#151; issuing his first walk in 10 starts &#151; and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Tuesday night, the fifth straight win for the NL wild-card leaders.