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| Ludwick homers in fifth straight game |
 Ryan Ludwick said he simply followed Albert Pujols' lead. Ludwick tied a franchise record with a homer in his fifth straight game, only four pitches after Pujols' grand slam, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on Wednesday. "The best part about it is we're winning," Ludwick said. |
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| Rays win on Pena's homer in 6-run 9th |
 Carlos Pena admits there is a growing sense thatTampa Bay might be destined for big things this season. That said, the Rays are trying to stay calm about their success. Pena's three-run homer capped a six-run rally in the ninth inning that carried the Rays past the Cleveland Indians 10-7 Wednesday for one of their most thrilling victories in a wondrous season. |
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| Bucs' Karstens near perfect in 2-hitter |
 Jeff Karstens has given the Pittsburgh Pirates a perfect start. Almost a perfect game, too. The recently acquired right-hander set down his first 23 batters before Chris Young's two-out double in the eighth inning and finished with a two-hitter Wednesday in a 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
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| Kendrick pitches Phillies by Marlins 5-0 |
 Kyle Kendrick doesn't have overpowering stuff and he doesn't light up the radar gun. Somehow he keeps finding ways to win. Kendrick pitched six scoreless innings, Ryan Howard homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 5-0 on Wednesday night. The NL East-leading Phillies moved 2 1/2 games up on Florida and three ahead of the New York Mets. |
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| Cubs score 8 in 3rd to beat Astros 11-4 |
 Now that Alfonso Soriano is back from the disabled list and feeling fine, the hits are coming at a healthy rate. Soriano launched a three-run homer after Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam during an eight-run burst in the third inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 11-4 Wednesday. The Cubs won for the ninth time in 11 games, and improved the NL's best record to 69-46. |
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| Joba on DL with rotator cuff tendinitis |
| Joba Chamberlain was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the New York Yankees due to rotator cuff tendinitis in his pitching shoulder. The club said Chamberlain will rest for about a week before beginning a throwing program. Chamberlain had gone to see noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews after undergoing an MRI on his ailing right shoulder Tuesday. |
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| Thome HR lifts White Sox over Tigers 5-1 |
 John Danks was so good on Wednesday night, White Sox catcher Toby Hall decided to stop calling curveballs. Why torment the Tigers? "I just felt after the first inning that he had good commandof his (other) three pitches and we decided to get rid of one," Hall said. Jim Thome hit a three-run homer and Danks worked efficiently into the seventh inning, helping the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 victory... |
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| Wakefield dominates Royals, Red Sox win |
 Tim Wakefield's knuckleball must be better than Trey Hillman's. The Kansas City manager tossed his version to Royals hitters in batting practice Wednesday afternoon, hoping to get them ready for the Boston knuckler who's second in Red Sox history with 1,778 strikeouts. It didn't work. Wakefield's floating, tantalizing signature pitch shut down the Royals on four hits through six crisp innings. |
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| Baek outpitches Pedro, Padres top Mets |
 For one night at least, Padres manager Bud Black saw a lot of the traits that made his team successful last year and one major thing he didn't see much of in 2007 -- power. Jody Gerut hit Pedro Martinez's opening pitch for the first of San Diego's three homers and Mets third baseman David Wright committed a costly error, helping the Padres beat New York 4-2 on Wednesday night. |
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