Persistence pays off: White Sox land Peavy with second pitch, Boston adds MartinezJake Peavy said yes to the Chicago White Sox, and Victor Martinez will take aim at the Green Monster. Roy Halladay, however, stayed put in Toronto. Rockies-Mets game postponed by rain, to be made up as part of day-night DH on ThursdayNEW YORK — After two hectic days of front-office chaos, general manager Omar Minaya and the New York Mets took a much-needed breather Wednesday at rain-soaked Citi Field. Phillies get Cy Young winner Lee, OF Francisco from IndiansPHILADELPHIA — Cliff Lee is more than just a consolation prize. Griffey upstages Halladay in Mariners’ 3-2 win over Blue JaysSEATTLE — Ken Griffey Jr. doubled twice and drove in the decisive runs in the seventh inning, and the Seattle Mariners tagged Roy Halladay with a season-high 11 hits while beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Wednesday. Kendrick drives in 5 runs, leads Lackey and Angels over Indians 9-3ANAHEIM, Calif. — Howie Kendrick homered and drove in a career-high five runs as the Los Angeles Angels beat Cleveland 9-3 Wednesday, hours after the Indians traded away reigning AL Cy Young winner Cliff Lee. Person familiar with trade tells AP Phillies acquire pitcher Cliff Lee from the IndiansPHILADELPHIA — Looking for an ace to bolster their so-so rotation, the Philadelphia Phillies acquired Cliff Lee from the Indians, who traded the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner for the second straight season. The defending World Series champion Phillies are sending Cleveland four minor league prospects for Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco, a baseball official familiar with the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Person familiar with trade tells AP Phillies acquire Indians’ LeePHILADELPHIA — Looking for an ace to bolster their so-so rotation, the Philadelphia Phillies acquired Cliff Lee from the Indians, who traded the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner for the second straight season. Cleveland rocks: Indians hit 4 homers, score a dozen to finish off sweep of SeattleSEATTLE — In three days, the Cleveland Indians may have clubbed the Seattle Mariners out of contention. Indians trade reliever Rafael Betancourt to Colorado for minor league pitcher Connor GrahamTORONTO — The Cleveland Indians have traded reliever Rafael Betancourt to Colorado for minor league pitcher Connor Graham. Cliff Lee throws complete game as Indians defeat Mariners, 4-1CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee won for the first time in more than a month, allowing one run in his second complete game of the season to give the Cleveland Indians a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi says he’s willing to listen to offers for ace Roy HalladayTORONTO — Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi says he’s willing to listen to offers for ace Roy Halladay. “I don’t think anything has changed, I just think, ‘You know what, why not listen? The worst we can say is no,’” Ricciardi told The Canadian Press on Tuesday. Jays GM Ricciardi says he’s not shopping Roy Halladay, but will listen to offersST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Roy Halladay wants to keep pitching for Toronto, but is willing to consider accepting a trade if approached by the Blue Jays. Streaking Rangers sweep Rays, welcome back slugger Josh Hamilton for series vs. AngelsARLINGTON, Texas — The streaking Texas Rangers have been winning lately with some outstanding pitching and defense. Their offense is about to get a huge lift — and that’s bad news for opponents. Gio Gonzalez records first win of season as A’s avoid three-game sweep, 5-2CLEVELAND — Gio Gonzalez pitched six strong innings for his first win of the season and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 on Sunday. White Sox pound Indians 11-4 in rain-reduced game to move over .500 for first time since May 2CLEVELAND — Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye drove in two runs apiece, Chicago chased Cleveland ace Cliff Lee in the fourth inning and the White Sox pounded the miserable Indians 11-4 in a game called in the seventh inning on Tuesday night to move above .500 for the first time since May 2. Ryan Theriot’s bad-hop single in 10th helps Cubs rally from 7-run deficit to top Indians 8-7CHICAGO — Ryan Theriot hit a bad-hop single with two outs in the 10th inning and the Chicago Cubs, saved by Derrek Lee’s late homer, rallied from an early seven-run deficit to beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 Friday. Lee homered twice, including a solo shot with one out in the ninth off former Cubs ace Kerry Wood that made it 7-all. Theriot’s 2-out single in 10th caps Cubs’ rally from 7-run deficit, beat Indians 8-7CHICAGO — Ryan Theriot hit a bad-hop single with two outs in the 10th inning and the Chicago Cubs, saved by Derrek Lee’s late homer, rallied from an early seven-run deficit to beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 Friday. Indians’ Cliff Lee loses no-hitter in eighth, but beats Cardinals, 3-0CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee threw seven innings of no-hit ball before settling for a three-hitter to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night. Tough-luck ace Cliff Lee goes 8 innings, finally gets run support as Indians crush Twins 10-1MINNEAPOLIS — Cliff Lee has been patiently waiting for run support. That pesky bunt by Minnesota’s Carlos Gomez wasn’t nearly enough to distract Cleveland’s reigning Cy Young Award winner. Tough-luck Lee goes 8, finally gets some help from Indians in 10-1 victory over TwinsMINNEAPOLIS — Cleveland gave Cliff Lee the run support he needed for once, and the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner cruised through eight innings to spur the ailing Indians past the Minnesota Twins 10-1 on Wednesday. |
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