Indians Blank Rangers To Extend Five Hitter Streak
Cleveland and starter Steve Woodard, on two days rest, shut out the Texas Rangers 2-0 as Jim Thome scored on Travis Fryman's sacrifice fly and the bullpen blanked the rest. Woodard delivered 57 scoreless innings in his latest outing for the Indians, who stretched their winning streak to six and closed within 2 1/2 games of the A's in the wild card race.
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Angels release Ken Hill in final season of 16.05 million deal
Ken Hill, 34, was released by the Anaheim Angels in the final year of a three-year 16.05 million contract. He went 5-7 with a 6.52 ERA in 16 starts this season, spent three weeks on the disabled list, and recently admitted considering retirement due to an arthritic elbow.
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Reds rally past Braves in 10th for late miscue win
In Cincinnati, Chris Stynes grounded out to Chipper Jones but an error on the throw kept Atlanta from ending it. Dante Bichette then delivered a go-ahead single in the 10th after Ken Griffey Jr. was walked, giving the Reds a 3-2 victory and snapping a five-game skid.
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