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"And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come. " - Terrence Mann character in Field of Dreams

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May 2008
- Lee Leads Astros Over Nats 4-3
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 11:54 PM CDT
  
  Carlos Lee drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Lee's single, that flew just over the head of Lastings Milledge, scored Kaz Matsui and gave Houston its fifth straight victory. Matsui walked and stole second in the ninth before Joel Hanrahan (0-2) intentionally walked Lance Berkman. More »
- Royals Best Angels 9-4
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 11:23 PM CDT
  
  David DeJesus and Alex Gordon both homered and the Kansas City Royals, the lowest-scoring team in the AL, banged out 14 hits in a 9-4 victory Wednesday night over Jered Weaver and the Los Angeles Angels. Zack Greinke (4-1) went seven innings for the victory as the Royals snapped the Angels' four-game winning streak and won at home for just the fourth time in 13 games. More »
- Votto Homers Three Times, Reds Hit Seven to Rout Cubs 9-0
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 11:08 PM CDT
  
  Jon Lieber became only the second pitcher in Chicago Cubs history to give up four homers in an inning, and Joey Votto connected three times in all as the Cincinnati Reds powered their way to a 9-0 victory on Wednesday. Votto started a four-homer second inning off Lieber (2-2), who was making his first start of the season. More »
- Zito's Return Ruined by Nady's Homer
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 11:02 PM CDT
  
  Xavier Nady hit a two-run homer to spoil Barry Zito's mostly effective return to the Giants rotation and Pittsburgh's Phil Dumatrait pitched 5 2-3 scoreless innings for his first career win, leading the Pirates to a 3-1 victory Wednesday night. Zito's pitching line of five innings, three hits, two runs, two walks and five strikeouts was easily his best of the season. More »
- Marlins Power Rookie Pitcher to First Major League Win
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 10:56 PM CDT
  
  Florida Marlins rookie Burke Badenhop pitched 5 2-3 innings Wednesday night for his first major league victory, a 6-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, who lost their fifth game in a row. The Brewers' longest losing streak this season sent their record below .500 for the first time. More »
- Ellis' Walk-Off in 10th Pushes A's Over O's
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 10:53 PM CDT
  
  Mark Ellis broke out of his offensive funk in a big way. Ellis hit the first game-ending home run of his career with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday for a three-game sweep and their fourth straight victory. More »
- Lee Tops Wang; Tribe Blank Yanks
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 10:30 PM CDT
  
  Cliff Lee threw seven sharp innings Wednesday night to beat Chien-Ming Wang in a matchup of unbeaten starters, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees. Lee became the first Indians pitcher to win his first six starts since Greg Swindell in 1988 and lowered his major league-best ERA to a microscopic 0.81. More »
- Marcum K's 9 As Jays Defeat Rays 6-2
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 10:11 PM CDT
  
  Shaun Marcum came within an out of a shutout, Scott Rolen hit a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Wednesday night. Marcum (4-2) walked one and struck out nine, allowing two runs in 8 2-3. He won back-to-back starts for the first time this season and lowered his ERA to 2.59. More »
- Status Kuo: Dodgers Lefty Beats Mets Again 5-4
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 12:52 AM CDT
  
  Just 24 hours after hitting his first major league home run, Blake DeWitt got his first inside-the park homer _ a two-run shot off the top of the right-field fence _ that gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a lead they would not relinquish in a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night. More »
- Big Unit Earns 286th Career Win
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 12:29 AM CDT
  
  Stephen Drew hit a three-run homer and Randy Johnson earned his 286th victory as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Tuesday night in a matchup of NL division leaders. Drew's homer capped a five-run outburst against Adam Eaton (0-1) in the fourth inning. Johnson (2-1) went six innings, matching his longest outing, and allowed four runs on six hits and struck out six. More »
- Brown, Duchscherer Lead A's Past O's
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 12:23 AM CDT
  
  Justin Duchscherer is showing he's healthy again. Duchscherer won his second straight start in his third outing since coming off the disabled list and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Tuesday night for their third straight victory. Emil Brown gave the A's a quick lead with a run-scoring single in the first. More »
- Rangers beat Mariners 10-1
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 12:17 AM CDT
  
  Major league RBIs leader Josh Hamilton, Michael Young and David Murphy drove in three runs each to support stingy starter Sidney Ponson in the Texas Rangers' 10-1 victory over the sinking Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Seattle lost for the sixth time in seven games before the smallest crowd in Safeco Field history to move back into a last-place tie in the AL West. More »
- Looper Turns in Longest Outing of Career
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 12:11 AM CDT
  
  Braden Looper pitched into the ninth inning in the longest outing of his career and went 2-for-3 with an RBI, and the St. Louis Cardinals hung on for a 6-5 win over the slumping Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. Rick Ankiel hit his sixth homer of the season and Ryan Ludwick finished 4-for-4 with two doubles. More »
- Lee's 2-run double leads Astros over Nats 6-5
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 7, 08 12:05 AM CDT
  
  Carlos Lee had the go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning and Lance Berkman had a career-high five hits to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Miguel Tejada and Berkman both singled in the eighth before Lee's hit to right field. Austin Kearns dived for the ball, but it bounced just in front of him. More »
- Olsen Shuts Down Brewers to Carry Marlins
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 6, 08 11:54 PM CDT
  
  Scott Olsen allowed two hits in 8 2-3 innings, and Mike Jacobs hit a two-run homer to help the Florida Marlins beat the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 on Tuesday night. Ryan Braun doubled in the fourth and Prince Fielder singled with two outs in the ninth for Milwaukee's only hits. More »
- McLouth's 2 HR Help Duke Get 1st Win in Nearly 11 Months
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 6, 08 11:30 PM CDT
  
  Nate McLouth, dropped a spot in Pittsburgh's order to get more opportunities to produce runs, homered twice while driving in three runs and Zach Duke won for the first time in nearly a year as the Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 12-6 on Tuesday night. Duke (1-2) was winless in six starts this season and 12 games since June 12. More »
- Jones, Braves Win 4th Straight
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 6, 08 11:22 PM CDT
  
  Chipper Jones hit his 10th homer, Jair Jurrjens pitched six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 to improve the NL's best home record. Mark Kotsay added two hits, including a homer. Kotsay also delivered the defensive play of the game in the fifth inning, making an over-the-shoulder catch at the warning track of Tadahito Iguchi's drive. More »
- Anderson's 5 RBIs Lifts Angels Over Royals
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 6, 08 11:17 PM CDT
  
  Garret Anderson homered for the second straight game and drove in five runs to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Anderson, who had a two-run home run Monday night, slammed Brian Bannister's pitch over the right field wall for a three-run shot that tied the score 3-all in the fourth. More »
- Rays Sting Jays 5-4
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 6, 08 11:07 PM CDT
  
  Andy Sonnanstine won his fourth straight start, Eric Hinske homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday night, snapping Toronto's five-game winning streak. Sonnanstine (5-1) allowed four runs and 10 hits in six innings, becoming the fastest five-game winner in Tampa Bay's 11-year history. He walked one and struck out two. More »
- ChiSox's Floyd Loses No-Hitter in Ninth
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 6, 08 10:27 PM CDT
  
  Gavin Floyd's no-hit bid lasted until the ninth this time. Joe Mauer doubled with one out off Chicago's young right-hander for the Minnesota Twins' only hit and Floyd had to settle for a 7-1 victory as the White Sox ended a six-game losing streak. More »

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Chicago Cubs closer Ryan Dempster delivers a pitch against Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 3, 2007, in Chicago. The Cubs won 10-1. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Associated Press)

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Sean Marshall throws a pitch against Atlanta Braves during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 3, 2007, in Chicago. The Cubs won 10-1. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Associated Press)

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