BASEBALL ROUNDUP Redman Helps Put A&#39;s Back on Track
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ark Redman pitched seven strong innings for his 10th victory and Billy McMillon homered to lead the Oakland Athletics past the White Sox, 4-2, in Chicago yesterday.
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The New York Yankees edged arch rivals the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday, ace reliever Mariano Rivera pitching out of a bases-loaded jam to secure a win set up by Derek Jeter's eighth-inning clutch home run.
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The Oakland Athletics thrive on offense when Eric Chavez is hitting. He is finally beginning to feel like himself again at the plate following a frustrating month in which his troublesome forearms have hindered his swing.
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Hideki Matsui breaks out of a long slump with a go-ahead home run, and the New York trims its deficit in the AL East at the Orioles' expense.
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DETROIT (Ticker) -- After reverting back to last season&#39;s hapless club in the first game of a doubleheader, the Detroit Tigers were picked up by their young ace in the second.
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After agreeing to push back the scheduled starting time of today&#39;s doubleheader, the Yankees took some jabs at the Devil Rays yesterday for not leaving the Tampa area earlier after two of their
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Mark Redman pitched eight strong  innings as the Oakland Athletics clung on to first place in the  American League West with a 3-1 road win over the Baltimore  Orioles on Monday.
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A little rest did a lot of good for Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod rejoined the Yankees' lineup and showed off All-Star form last night, hitting a home run that tied him with Lou Gehrig on the career list and leading host New York to a wild 14-9 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
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Mike Hampton didn&#39;t get the memo describing Citizens Bank Park as a great place to be a hitter. The Atlanta lefty, who wasn&#39;t having the best August, must have been
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PITTSBURGH -- According to published reports, the Pirates and A&#39;s are close to completing a deal which would send catcher Jason Kendall to Oakland for left-handed pitchers Mark Redman and Arthur Rhodes.
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Considering how much time Jason Repko has missed this season, his two-run bloop single must have felt like a line drive off the scoreboard. Repko's seventh-inning hit gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a five-run cushion, and they needed every one of those runs in holding off the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 Monday night.
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The A&#39;s fell from sole possession of first place and have five games to reassume exclusive control of the American League West.
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Scott Hatteberg's two-out single in the 11th inning -- his fourth hit of the game -- sends the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory Sunday over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Mark Redman pitched seven sharp innings to win his fifth straight start and the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-0 Sunday for their sixth victory in seven games.
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Edgar Gonzalez held Cincinnati hitless through six innings, but Adam Dunn's 39th homer helped the Reds rally for a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Ryan Freel drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single and the Reds avoided a three-game sweep.
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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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The A's use home runs by Erubiel Durazo and Eric Chavez to finish a four-game sweep of the crumbling Orioles, 9-4, on Thursday.