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Baseball

"The one constant through all the years... has been baseball. ...baseball has marked the time. ...it's a part of our past. ...It reminds of us of all that once was good and could be again..." 'Field of Dreams' 1989

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  • May 2008
    • Pujols Scores Winning Run

      Pujols Scores Winning Run

      (Newser) - A hustling Albert Pujols scored from second base on a groundout in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. After a one-out double to right, Pujols took off on contact as Rick Ankiel grounded out to second baseman Jonathan Herrera, who never glanced at Pujols before lofting a throw to Todd Helton at first. More »

    • Santana, Angels Shut Out Royals

      Santana, Angels Shut Out Royals

      (Newser) - Ervin Santana extended his outstanding start by pitching a four-hitter, and Garret Anderson and Brandon Wood hit consecutive homers in a four-run ninth inning to lead the Los Angeles Angels past the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Monday night. Santana joined teammate Joe Saunders at 6-0, becoming the third and fourth Angels pitchers to open a season 6-0 or better. More »

    • Jays Top ChiSox, Earn 4-game Sweep

      Jays Top ChiSox, Earn 4-game Sweep

      (Newser) - Dustin McGowan outpitched Javier Vazquez in an entertaining duel, and Matt Stairs homered to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping Chicago White Sox 1-0 Monday night for a four-game sweep. Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan walked the bases loaded in the ninth inning but got Pablo Ozuna to ground into a 1-2-3 double play to end the game, earning his fifth save. More »

    • BoSox Down Slumping Tigers

      BoSox Down Slumping Tigers

      (Newser) - Mike Lowell hit one of Boston's three homers for his first RBIs this season, and the Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 Monday behind a wild Daisuke Matsuzaka. Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz also connected for Boston, which won its fourth straight game and sent the Tigers to their fourth consecutive defeat. More »

    • Cueto Pitches Reds Past Cubs

      Cueto Pitches Reds Past Cubs

      (Newser) - Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer deep into the seats in right field, and rookie Johnny Cueto got back to hitting the corners with his 95 mph fastball, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a slump-busting 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The Reds ended a five-game losing streak by taking advantage of a pair of errors that set up five unearned runs off Ryan Dempster (4-1). More »

    • One Series Sweep for Another