Wright gives NL 2-1 lead in All-Star game
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David Wright homered, Carlos Beltran dashed around the bases and the All-Star game got off to a sizzling start, with the National League taking a 2-1 lead after three innings Tuesday night.
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ATLANTA - Carlos Beltran belted a solo home run to right field, his second of the series off Atlanta starter Jaret Wright, to put the Houston Astros ahead of the Braves 3-0 after three innings in the decisive Game 5 of their NL Division Series on Monday night.    Wright, the Game 1 loser, gave up two runs in the second inning...
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Carlos Beltran belted a solo home run to right field, his second of the series off Atlanta starter Jaret Wright, to put the Houston Astros ahead of the Braves 3-0 in the middle of the third inning in the decisive Game 5 of their NL Division
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Theoretically, Jake Peavy pitched well enough to win. Realistically, though, the San Diego Padres simply couldn't score enough runs for their All-Star ace.
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Oliver Perez pitched seven scoreless innings, David Wright hit his fourth homer in the last four games, and the New York Mets shut out the Braves, 3-0, last night in Atlanta, increasing their National League East lead over their rivals to 2 1/2 games.
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David Wright&#039;s drive to the center-field wall capped a ninth-inning comeback in the New York Mets&#039; 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.
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Larry Walker hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.
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Mark Kotsay drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning single, and the Oakland Athletics increased their lead over the Los Angeles Angels to 1 1/2 games in the AL West with a 3-2 victory Wednesday.
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TOKYO (Sports Network) - Carl Crawford led off the game  with a homer and David Ortiz hit a monstrous shot to lead a  team of Major League Baseball All-Stars to a 5-3 win over a  squad of Japan stars in Game 2 of their series at the Tokyo  Dome.
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Chien-Ming Wang has become the New York Yankees' ace, coming through while others struggle. Wang tied Toronto's Roy Halladay for the major league lead with his 16th win, combining on a four-hitter and leading the Yankees over the Detroit Tigers 2-0 in the opener of Wednesday's day-night doubleheader.
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Ichiro Suzuki had two hits to move within three of tying the single-season record, and the Seattle Mariners pounded Tim Hudson in a 7-2 victory over the host Oakland Athletics last night.
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The 41-year-old lefthander pitched six strong innings and shut down the Indians for the second time in a week, leading the Minnesota Twins to an 8-1 victory Saturday.
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Albert Pujols hits his 44th home run, and Jeff Suppan takes a shutout into the eighth inning Tuesday night to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 2-0 victory over the Nationals.
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BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox held a 2-1 lead over the New York Yankees after two innings of play Monday in Game 5 of the ALCS. After singles by Orlando Cabrera and Manny Ramirez in the first off Yankees starter
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Pedro Martinez hardly had to outpitch Tim Hudson &#151; Oakland's All-Star right-hander staked Boston to a huge lead himself.
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Brandon Webb pitched like the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner when he needed to. Overcoming uncharacteristic wildness, Webb threw seven shutout innings to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
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SECOND INNING WHITE SOX -- Dye flied to center. Uribe homered (14) to left. Richar grounded to second. Gonzalez singled to left. Hall lined to second. ONE RUN, TWO HITS, ONE LEFT.