Stairs carries A's past Rays with three run homer
Matt Stairs put Oakland ahead with a 392 foot three run shot off Dwight Gooden and drove in four as the A's beat Tampa Bay 9-2. Kevin Appier won for the first time since April 19, pitching six strong innings with eight strikeouts. Jeff Tam earned the save after Stairs added an RBI force in the seventh.
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Schedule of Today's Major League Baseball Games
American League matchups include Anaheim at Minnesota and Cleveland at Detroit with several night games across Seattle at Baltimore Boston at New York and Oakland at Tampa Bay. Friday and later schedules feature Toronto at Detroit, Oakland at Baltimore, Boston at New York, Seattle at Tampa Bay, Anaheim at Kansas City, Texas at Minnesota, and Cleveland at Chicago White Sox. National League games cover Atlanta at Milwaukee, Florida at St Louis, Chicago Cubs at Colorado, Montreal at San Francisco, Philadelphia at Houston, Pittsburgh at Arizona, Florida at Cincinnati, New York Mets at St Louis, Pittsburgh at Colorado, Milwaukee at Arizona, Montreal at San Diego, Philadelphia at Los Angeles, Chicago Cubs at San Francisco.
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Realignment plans inch forward in staged steps for MLB
Boston and national reports describe slow realignment progress with plans for Fenway Park, expected Detroit talks delayed by Bud Selig, and a late June or July meeting outlook. Proposals include NL four division format and mixed AL realignments, sparking White Sox Twins Royals concerns about postseason access. Derek Jeter resumes live batting practice after abdominal strain, eligible to return soon.
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McGwire hits 20th as Cardinals press offense
McGwire tied or led the league with his 20th homer as St. Louis beat Florida 5-1. Lankford matched him with back-to-back homers for the second straight game, part of a Cardinals' surge that included 13 consecutive homer sequences. Bonds also homered for SF.
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