Justin Upton’s homer, 3 RBIs lead Doug Davis and Diamondbacks past Pirates 7-0PHOENIX — Justin Upton homered and drove in three runs, and Doug Davis rebounded from his worst start of the season with six sharp innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 7-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Guillen’s RBI single in 10th caps Tigers’ 4-3 victory over White SoxDETROIT — Carlos Guillen’s RBI single in the 10th inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Biggest comeback in club history lifts Rays over Blue Jays 10-9 in 12 inningsTORONTO — Jason Bartlett hit an RBI double in the 12th inning, capping the biggest comeback in Tampa Bay history, and the Rays erased an eight-run deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Saturday. All-Star Zach Duke pitches Pirates past Diamondbacks 10-3, Jones homers againPHOENIX — Zach Duke won for the first time in a month and rookie Garrett Jones hit his major league-best 10th homer in July, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Tigers beat White Sox 4-3 on bases-loaded walk for day-night doubleheader sweepDETROIT — Clete Thomas drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning to force home the tiebreaking run, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Friday night for a sweep of their day-night doubleheader. Washburn pitches 7 scoreless innings, leading Mariners to 2-1 win over TigersDETROIT — Jarrod Washburn pitched seven scoreless innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Thursday. Jair Jurrjens allows 3 hits, Braves beat Giants 4-2 to hand Tim Lincecum 1st loss in 5 weeksATLANTA — Even the Giants’ stopper couldn’t stop the Atlanta Braves — or San Francisco’s slide. Branyan homers in eighth to lift Seattle Mariners to 2-1 victory over Detroit TigersDETROIT — Russell Branyan hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning to give Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Marco Scutaro hits two of Toronto’s five homers as Blue Jays beat Indians 10-6TORONTO — Marco Scutaro hit two of Toronto’s season-high five home runs and matched a career-high with four RBIs, leading the Blue Jays to a 10-6 win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday. Moss’s homer, Pirates’ fifth of game, supplies 8-7 win over BrewersPITTSBURGH — Brandon Moss hit Pittsburgh’s season-high fifth homer of the game leading off the ninth inning and the Pirates won a series against Milwaukee for the first time in nearly two years, rallying to beat the Brewers 8-7 on Wednesday. Blackhawks winger Hossa rehabilitating shoulder injury suffered in Stanley Cup finalsCHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks say recently signed winger Marian Hossa is rehabilitating a shoulder injury he suffered during the Stanley Cup playoffs while with Detroit. USA Basketball adds Gordon, Randolph to minicamp roster; 4 players pull outLos Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon and Golden State forward Anthony Randolph are heading to USA Basketball’s minicamp, while four players are pulling out. Giants, saddened by owner’s death, end slump by beating Pirates 4-3PITTSBURGH — Matt Cain and their only productive inning of the weekend gave the San Francisco Giants exactly what they needed to get through a difficult day on and off the field. CC Sabathia beats Justin Verlander, A-Rod homers as Yankees top Tigers 2-1NEW YORK — CC Sabathia beat All-Star Justin Verlander in a prime pitching matchup that lived up to its billing, and Alex Rodriguez’s pop-fly homer sent the New York Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Jones’ 2nd homer of game wins it, Pirates beat Giants 2-1 in 14 inningsPITTSBURGH — Garrett Jones’ homer in the 14th inning, his second of the night and fifth in four games, ended Pittsburgh’s four-game losing streak and the Pirates beat the Giants 2-1 on Friday night. Bronson Arroyo has second straight shutdown start, Reds beat Brewers 4-0CINCINNATI — Bronson Arroyo gave his second straight scoreless performance, using his vast array of pitches to full effect for seven innings, and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of Edwin Encarnacion’s four hits and two Milwaukee errors to beat the Brewers 4-0 on Friday night. Top-seeded Taylor to face lefty Benjamin for US Amateur Public Links titleNORMAN, Okla. — Top-seeded Nick Taylor of Canada has advanced to the finals of the U.S. Amateur Public Links, where he will face Brad Benjamin of Rockford, Ill. Montana college coach hires identical twin brother as assistant coachHELENA, Mont. — Take a look down the Carroll College men’s basketball bench this fall, and you might think you’re seeing double. Pirates in danger of becoming 1st major pro team to endure 17 consecutive losing seasonsPITTSBURGH — There’s an ageless expression that’s been used by numerous coaches about players who don’t seem to develop and may need nudging out the door — get ‘em good, or get ‘em gone. Garrett Gilbert of Texas, Skylar Diggins of Indiana chosen as HS athletes of the yearLOS ANGELES — Quarterback Garrett Gilbert, headed to Texas in the fall, and guard Skylar Diggins, a Notre Dame basketball recruit, were honored as national high school athletes of the year Wednesday. Night for a Prince: Fielder wins Home Run Derby, beating St. Louis boppers on own turf
That floating feeling: Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, 42, enjoying first All-Star trip
Orlando Magic match offer from Dallas Mavericks to retain Marcin GortatORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic have retained backup center Marcin Gortat, matching the $34 million, five-year deal offered by the Dallas Mavericks to the restricted free agent. Josh Beckett pitches 3-hitter for 100th career victory as Red Sox blank Royals 6-0
Diamondbacks release veteran first baseman Tony Clark
Lackey outpitches Sabathia and Angels complete sweep of Yankees with 5-4 victoryANAHEIM, Calif. — John Lackey pitched seven solid innings and the Los Angeles Angels knocked around CC Sabathia to complete a sweep of the New York Yankees with a 5-4 victory Sunday. Thomas drives in 5, Inge homers twice to lead Tigers to 10-1 win over IndiansDETROIT — Clete Thomas drove in five runs and Brandon Inge homered twice as the Detroit Tigers routed the Cleveland Indians 10-1 on Sunday. Trevor Hoffman, Carlos Pena, Zach Duke added to All-Star rosters as replacementsST. LOUIS — Trevor Hoffman was supposed to take his sons fishing. Instead, they’re all headed back to the All-Star game. Rob Johnson homers in 7th to lift Mariners over Rangers 4-1; Russell Branyan hits 22ndSEATTLE — Rob Johnson hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. San Francisco follows up no-hitter by beating Padres 2-1SAN FRANCISCO — Pablo Sandoval homered for the second straight day, Justin Miller pitched solidly after an injury forced starter Matt Cain out and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Saturday night. Pavano leads Indians to 5-4 win over TigersDETROIT — Carl Pavano allowed two runs in eight innings, Travis Hafner drove in a pair, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 Saturday night. Angels use 7-run fifth for second straight comeback win against YankeesANAHEIM, Calif. — All that power in the Yankees’ lineup couldn’t overcome the Los Angeles Angels’ pesky, grind-it-out offense in another comeback by the team that does them better than anyone else. Kendry Morales, Erick Aybar homer as Angels beat Yankees 10-6ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kendry Morales and Erick Aybar hit three-run homers and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to spoil Mark Teixeira’s first appearance in Anaheim with a 10-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night. Michael Young’s 3-run homer leads Texas to 6-4 victory over SeattleSEATTLE — Michael Young hit one of three home runs by Texas, a three-run shot in the third inning, and the Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Friday night. All-Star Edwin Jackson turns in 7 solid innings as Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 5-1DETROIT — All-Star Edwin Jackson pitched seven strong innings and the Detroit Tigers beat Cliff Lee and the Cleveland Indians 5-1 on Friday night. |
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ST. LOUIS — Prince Fielder beat the hometown boppers on their own turf.
ST. LOUIS — The moment Tim Wakefield realized what it meant to be at the All-Star game came well before he dressed alongside Derek Jeter or warmed up next to Roy Halladay.
