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Ricky Romero has no answers for his control problems. Romero walked a career-high seven in six-plus innings for Toronto, and B.J. Upton hit an RBI double in the 11th that sent the Tampa Bay Rays over the Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednesday.
Barry Zito has no success at Miller Park. Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in a six-run first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second and the Milwaukee Brewers rocked Zito again Wedneysday in an 8-5 win over the San Francisco Giants .
The Pirates' offense once again didn't support their strong pitching. Pittsburgh limited the New York Mets to three runs but lost for the second consecutive day, held to five hits in a 3-1 defeat Wednesday.
The Orioles had just wasted two home runs by Nick Johnson in a 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox , yet the mood in the clubhouse wasn't completely somber.
B.J. Upton hit an RBI double in the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednesday.
Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in a six-run first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second and the Milwaukee Brewers rocked Barry Zito again at Miller Park in an 8-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
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Sporting a lineup top-heavy with sluggers, the Boston Red Sox got the power they needed from the bottom third of their batting order in a feel-good win over the Baltimore Orioles .
Jonathon Niese allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings, helping the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday for their third win in four games.
On a seventh-inning sacrifice bunt back to the mound, Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Brad Ziegler opted to throw to second base instead of first.
Hector Noesi wanted his pitch to Elvis Andrus to end up in the dirt. And it did -- on the warning track.
Bob Melvin has little to explain about Oakland's losses the past two days: Four hits in two games is not going to amount to much.
Ivan De Jesus showed some surprising muscle at the plate and Dee Gordon hung tough turning two.
Alberto Callaspo hit a go-ahead two-run double in the 11th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Wednesday.
Inning after inning, Milwaukee had San Francisco starter Matt Cain in trouble. Time after time, the slumping Brewers let the Giants' right-hander off the hook.
After seeing his third pitch of the night fly high for a home run, Chicago Cubs left-hander Travis Wood figured his night couldn't get any worse for him.
Alex Liddi hit the first grand slam of his career, and second grand slam ever by an Italian-born player, Kevin Millwood threw six shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners took two of three from division-leading Texas with a 5-3 win over the Rangers on Wednesday.
San Diego manager Bud Black said his team caught St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright on the wrong night.
Ricky Nolasco overcame a rough start, pitched six innings and even drove in the tiebreaking runs. Then, on the verge of a Marlins record for career victories, he could only watch.
Toronto third baseman Brett Lawrie had an interesting game with the umpires. Slumping Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer during a five-run fourth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Blue Jays 8-5 on Tuesday night.
Gavin Floyd just can't find a way to beat the Twins. The White Sox right-hander dropped his eighth straight start against Minnesota on Tuesday, getting roughed up in a 9-2 loss to open a three-game series.
Kevin Youkilis wasted no time getting back into a groove at the plate in his first game off the disabled list.
Roy Halladay said the Philadelphia Phillies just need to start having more fun. Jordan Zimmermann pitched six solid innings, and Ian Desmond and Rick Ankiel homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Phillies on Tuesday night.
Maybe it's just the ballpark. Brandon Beachy gave up a career-high three homers -- two by Brandon Phillips -- as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Tuesday night in another game of all-or-nothing.
James McDonald is evolving into a top-of-the-rotation starter in front of manager Clint Hurdle's eyes, to the point Hurdle calls it "fun" to watch McDonald pitch.
Adam Wainwright threw a four-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 on Tuesday night.
J.D. Martinez hit the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning and Jose Altuve had a solo homer to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
Ricky Nolasco overcame a rough start, pitched six innings and even drove in the tiebreaking runs. Then, on the verge of a Marlins record for career victories, he could only watch.
P.J. Walters tossed his first career complete game and Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer as the Minnesota Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 9-2 on Tuesday night.
When the bullpen door swung open, Chris Perez braced himself. After criticizing Cleveland's fans for failing to support the first-place Indians, Perez wasn't sure what to expect when he came in for the ninth inning with another game on the line.
Brian Matusz handed the baseball to manager Buck Showalter and headed off the mound, walking ever so slowly toward the Orioles dugout as many in the crowd of 25,171 stood and cheered.
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Jordan Zimmermann pitched six solid innings, and Ian Desmond and Rick Ankiel homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
Robinson Cano homered, Phil Hughes beat Kansas City for the second time this month and the New York Yankees -- still looking to bust out with the bats -- eked out a 3-2 victory over the Royals on Tuesday night.
Lucas Duda smacked a go-ahead RBI-single in the top of the eighth in support of starter R.A. Dickey and the New York Mets edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Brandon Phillips drove in three runs with a pair of homers off Brandon Beachy on Tuesday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in another game of all-or-nothing.
Chris Perez wants to stay in Cleveland, even if he is at odds with some Indians fans.
Joe Girardi was frustrated. Six losses in seven games left the New York Yankees last in the AL East.
The Boston Red Sox placed outfielder Cody Ross on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and activated Kevin Youkilis, who was on the DL with a strained lower back.
Slumping Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer during a five-run fourth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 on Tuesday night.
Chicago police officers will get free tickets to a White Sox game as a thank you for their service during the NATO summit.
When the game was over, Yu Darvish felt the need to apologize. The latest challenge in his season-long education of pitching in the majors did not go well.
The Los Angeles Angels are showing no signs of putting their slow start behind them.
Except for one pitch, Patrick Corbin had a nice night against the Los Angeles Dodgers .
One day after their best offensive performance of the season, the Milwaukee Brewers looked lost at the plate again. And this time, it dragged late into the night.
Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners chased Texas' Yu Darvish after just four innings in his shortest start of the season, and the Mariners rolled to their fourth straight win in a 6-1 victory over the Rangers on Monday night.
Matt Treanor, Andre Ethier and James Loney homered to power Chris Capuano to his sixth victory, and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their fifth straight by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Monday night.
Tommy Milone scattered five hits over seven innings and Kila Ka'aihue drove in the go-ahead run, leading the pesky Oakland Athletics past the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Monday night.
Buster Posey homered off the Miller Park scoreboard and had three RBIs as the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Tuesday night.
Jesus Guzman was the hero for about five minutes. Guzman's two-run double off St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte with two outs in the eighth inning gave the San Diego Padres a one-run lead Monday night. But Guzman was trumped in the bottom half by Tyler Greene, who hit a two-run homer that held up for a 4-3 victory.
