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Millar Blast Leads Birds Past Red Sox

Baltimore Sun  |  Aug 13, 07 2:15 AM CDT

(Newser) - Orioles infielder Kevin Millar handed his former squad a crushing loss last night, blasting a three-run homer in the 10th inning that lifted Baltimore over the Red Sox, 6-3. Millar's dinger gave the Birds their first series sweep of Boston in two seasons and dropped the Sox to four games ahead of the Yankees in the AL East. More »

Webb Throws Shutout, Again

Associated Press  |  Aug 12, 07 12:58 PM CDT

(Newser) - Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb threw his second complete-game shutout in a row Saturday night, a 1-0 beauty against the Nationals. Webb broke his own team record with 33 consecutive scoreless innings and catapuled the D'Backs to their 17th victory in 20 games. More »

Rick Ankiel Hits 3-Run Shot in Comeback

St. Louis Post-Dispatch  |  Aug 10, 07 7:37 AM CDT

(Newser) - The feel-good story of the season continued last night when St. Louis Cardinal Rick Ankiel hit a 3-run homer to help secure a 5-0 win over the Padres. For Ankiel, a troubled pitcher  making a comeback as an outfielder, it was the first homer  since 2000. More »

Harris's Grab Wins Series Game for Braves

Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Aug 10, 07 6:32 AM CDT

(Newser) - Willie Harris made a spectacular ninth-inning grab to rob the Mets' Carlos Delgado of what would have been a game-tying home run. The catch helped preserve a 7-6 win by the Braves, clinching the series victory over the first-place Mets. More »

Clemens, Torre Hit With Suspensions

New York Post  |  Aug 10, 07 3:14 AM CDT

(Newser) - Roger Clemens was suspended five games and Joe Torre one for their part in Tuesday's contentious Yankees/Blue Jays game. The combative three-game series saw a number of incidents, culminating with Roger Clemens beaning Alex Rios in the back as payback for pitches thrown at A-Rod. More »

Bonds Breaks Record Again

San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 9, 07 7:00 AM CDT

(Newser) - Barry Bonds broke the home run record again last night -- and this time it was his. Bonds hit #757 in last night's 5-0 win over the Nationals to a notable lack of pomp, though it could have been that the celebration was reserved for manager Bruce Bochy's 1,000th win. More »

Colorado Rocks Milwaukee, 19-4

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  |  Aug 9, 07 6:19 AM CDT

(Newser) - Rookie Brewer Yovani Gallardo had a string of quality starts disrupted by a 2.2-inning, 11-run massacre in Colorado, the most runs given up by a Brewers pitcher in almost five years. Despite a miserable two-out walk-double-triple-double-single-homer sequence in the second, Gallardo was sent out to start the third to protect a weary bullpen. More »

'Stupid' Feud Continues

MSNBC  |  Aug 9, 07 5:42 AM CDT

(Newser) - The Blue Jays third base coach accused two Yankees of "terrible" slides that endangered his middle infielders, a perpetuation of the bad blood between the teams that began with A-Rod's infielder-distracting yawp on May 30. Toronto second baseman Aaron Hill, however, has had enough of the sniping and the plunkings, calling the feud "stupid." More »

Wells Cut by Padres; May Hang It Up

Associated Press  |  Aug 9, 07 5:00 AM CDT

(Newser) - David Wells may have pitched his last game. The Padres released the 44-year-old left-hander yesterday to make room for Chris Young, who's coming off the disabled list. It's up to Wells now whether he'll retire or stay available and try to land a spot with another team. The boisterous Boomer hasn't shown any signs of mellowing; just last week commish Bud Selg fined him $5,000 for an argument with an ump More »

'This Record Is Not Tainted'

San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 8, 07 7:48 AM CDT

(Newser) - Barry Bonds' 756th career homer had barely landed in the AT&T Park bleachers last night when the vitriol swirling around his pursuit of Henry Aaron's record began flowing in earnest. Reactions around the country range from dispassionate observation at home ("What does it all mean?" wonders the Chronicle 's Gwen Knapp) to resignation and disgust—pretty much everywhere else. More »

Rookie Upton Dazzles in AZ Loss

Arizona Republic (Phoenix)  |  Aug 8, 07 5:49 AM CDT

(Newser) - In his first home game, soon-to-be-20 Justin Upton tripled, homered, and doubled, before narrowly grounding out in the 9th to miss the cycle.  All told, he had three of the four hits against a resurgent Tom Gorzelanny, the young Pirates ace who had stumbled in his last three outings but easily got the 8-3 win. More »

Benches Clear in Yanks Win Over Jays

New York Daily News  |  Aug 8, 07 5:46 AM CDT

(Newser) - Roger Clemens was ejected and the benches cleared twice yesterday in the Yankees tension-filled 9-2 win over the Blue Jays. The Jays made it clear they were still incensed over A-Rod's "Ha!" play when pitcher Josh Towers hurled his first pitch of the third inning directly right at A-rod's left knee.  More »

756*

San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 7, 07 11:23 PM CDT

(Newser) - Barry Bonds became Major League Baseball's all-time leading home run hitter last night, brushing aside Hank Aaron's vaunted record with a 435-foot solo shot to right center in the bottom of the 5th. Bonds 756th came off a 3-2 pitch from Nats starter Mike Bacsik—whose father denied Aaron his 756th home run in 1976. More »

Schilling Returns From DL, Loses