A Rod serves suspension as flu keeps him out
A Rod dropped his appeal of a four game suspension and began serving the penalty with the Yankees hosting Seattle. He will miss Sunday’s game and the first two games of a series at Minnesota after a fight at Fenway Park.
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Indians edge closer to Twins in AL Central race
The Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 to pull within one game of the division lead. Hafee and Martinez homered for Cleveland as they extend a six-game win streak and gain seven games on the Twins in 10 days.
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Braves Rally Past Cardinals With Home Runs
Chipper Jones blasted two homers and Julio Franco delivered a go ahead two run double in the seventh as the Braves beat the Cardinals 9 7 to widen their NL East lead. Andruw Jones and Rafael Furcal also homered for Atlanta while Albert Pujols went deep twice for St Louis.
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