Ankiel Near Return Pace and Gonzalez Injury Update
St Louis pitcher Rick Ankiel needs at least two more bullpen sessions before a rehab assignment after tendinitis sidelined him since March 3. Alex Gonzalez will miss time but avoid surgery after a dislocated left shoulder. Orlando Hernandez MRI is precautionary as he may miss a turn in the Yankees rotation. Also notes include Homer Bush’s roster move and tonight’s baseball TV listings.
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Red Sox rout White Sox 9 0 in Boston
Derek Lowe allowed two hits in eight innings as Boston beat the Chicago White Sox 9 0 in Boston. Lowe improved to 7 1 with a 1.90 ERA, aided by Shea Hillenbrand and Jason Varitek homers and Rich Garces finishing the shutout.
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Stadium bill may push settlement of contraction suit
Minnesota Twins and Major League Baseball seek to settle the contraction lawsuit as a $330 million ballpark financing plan nears approval. The measure bars bond sales until the case is resolved, with Gov. Ventura having 14 days to sign. The commission faces pressure to dismiss the suit to allow a stadium.
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D C sports commission forms task group to pick stadium sites
Washington DC officials form the Major League Baseball Park Site Evaluation Project with six firms to study finance transport and design options for a potential Washington stadium. The panel aims to report to MLB by season end as bids from Malek Collins Snyder Johnson Johnson group and others swirl around relocation talks.
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Homers Lift Cardinals Over Reds in Narrow Series Win
Woody Williams fired six scoreless innings as Jim Edmonds and Albert Pujols homered to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the Cincinnati Reds 7-3. The win gives St. Louis three of four in the series, cutting Cincinnati’s NL Central lead to three games and pushing the Cardinals to nine wins in 11 games.
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Williams shines as NL stars accumulate hits after injury layoff
Williams (1-0) holds opponents hitless for 12 innings since returning from a five week DL with a left side strain. He yields five hits with five strikeouts and one walk. In the eighth, Jason LaRue belts a three run homer off Dave Veres, snapping a 15 inning scoreless streak by the St. Louis bullpen. Tino Martinez improves to .224 with eight hits in 18 at bats over the last week and drives in runs in six of seven games.
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Major League Boxscores and Leaders Snapshot
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