Pitching takes a holiday in win
691764
The Red Sox' lead over the Yankees this morning is seven games again after quite an offensive showing in a 13-10 win over the Toronto Blue Jays last night at Fenway Park. Yet there is reason to feel uneasy.
611067
Vladimir Guerrero emerged from his deep slump by driving in four runs, and John Lackey became the major leagues' first 10-game winner last night, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-3 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds.
462277
The skinny: Suppan picked up the win Thursday, allowing the Padres two runs in six innings. In the same game, the Padres lost for the first time in Peavy&#39;s last 10 starts.
252945
* Turning point: After Mark Prior&#39;s 129-pitch gem in the opener, the Cubs lost their wild-card lead as David Weathers stifled Chicago&#39;s bats.
121029
Aubrey Huff had a memorable game with four swings of the bat. Howie Kendrick spoiled it all with just one.
477797
Curt Schilling was missing his overpowering stuff. Brian McCann and the Braves sure took advantage of it. McCann homered and drove in four runs off Schilling, who endured his first strikeout-free start since 1993 in Atlanta's 9-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.
729751
Vladimir Guerrero drives in four runs, and John Lackey becomes the first 10-game winner of the year as the Angles beat the Reds, 6-3.
249672
ST. LOUIS -- Good starting pitching, to the marauding Cardinals of St. Louis, is not much more than an afterthought these days. It&#39;s nice to have.
307565
ST. LOUIS Rick Ankiel won his first game in three and a-half years with a four-inning relief stint marred only by an errant curveball that beaned a batter and St.
195127
The San Diego Padres lost a home run and a nasty argument during a combative 11th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. What they didn't lose was a game they appeared to have little chance of winning until the ninth inning. Mike Cameron hit a go-ahead homer in the 11th inning after tying it with a run-scoring double in the ninth, and the Padres overcame a disputed call taking away a home run in a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
436887
Barry Bonds swung at nine pitches and none of them left the ballpark. He made one spectacular throw and it saved the game.
613743
ne bad breaking ball did in the Yankees yesterday. Usually, one mistake does not cost them so dearly, but the Yankees are not usually scrounging for hits either.
657951
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
694778
Not to the Astros, not to the St. Louis Cardinals and certainly not to the Atlanta Braves, who saw firsthand what kind of impact he can have by feasting on the league&#39;s best pitching staff during the National League Division Series.
122058
NEW YORK -- Tom Glavine pitched one of his best games this season _ and nearly went home without a win.
271992
The Chicago Cubs found a good way to make up for their poor hitting -- a shutdown pitching performance by Kerry Wood. Wood&#39;s eight shutout innings made up for another listless performance by the Cubs&#39; offense
681308
LOS ANGELES -- After Eric Gagne faltered in the ninth inning of Thursday night&#39;s game, John Smoltz notched a save and then remarked that there weren&#39;t too many occasions in which he would pitch in the same game as the dominant ...