Red Sox rally past Blue Jays in late innings
Boston's new closer Byung-Hyun Kim earns his third save in three chances striking out three of Toronto's top hitters in an 8 7 win at SkyDome. The drama centers on Kim fending off a potential tying run with Frank Catalanotto's leadoff double and a sequence of key outs.
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Varitek Jenkins win final All Star ballot spots
Boston catcher Jason Varitek and Milwaukee outfielder Geoff Jenkins won the final All Star ballot spots with 3,210,509 and 2,872,200 votes respectively. Varitek beat Frank Thomas, Eric Byrnes, Jason Giambi and Bengie Molina for the AL berth. Giambi later was added as a replacement. Jenkins topped Benito Santiago, Kenny Lofton, Orlando Cabrera and Luis Castillo for the NL berth.
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Braves Rout Mets as Ortiz Tops Glavine in Sweep
Braves hammer Glavine as Russ Ortiz becomes NL’s first 12-game winner with a 6-3 win over the Mets to complete a three-game sweep. Glavine allowed five runs in 5 1 3 innings, dropping to 0-3 against Atlanta this season.
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