Baseball scoreboard shows varied league results
In the American League Kansas City defeated Oakland 11 to 6 and Toronto beat Boston 13 to 2 while Baltimore topped Texas 8 to 1 and New York Yankees edged Detroit 6 to 6. Cleveland won 7 to 3 over Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay beat Anaheim 8 to 6. Seattle and Minnesota posted 6 runs each. In the National League Houston led 9 to 1 over Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia beat Montreal 12 to 5, Atlanta 5 to 2 over NY Mets, Cincinnati 4 to 3 over Florida in 11 innings, Pittsburgh 7 over St. Louis 2, Arizona 8 over San Diego 3, Milwaukee 5 to 3 against Los Angeles, and San Francisco 6 to 2 versus Colorado.
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Upcoming Baseball Schedule Highlights
Today and Sunday slate features NY Yankees at Detroit and Chicago White Sox at Cleveland among 14 games. Notable matchups include Texas at Baltimore and Seattle at Minnesota today, with additional Sunday games across Atlanta at NY Mets, Houston at Chicago Cubs, and Cincinnati at St. Louis.
League Leaders Show Up in American League Stats
A compact snapshot of AL leaders lists Blalock Mora Bradley Jones Baldelli M Young and Delgado atop batting, with Delgado Wells and others leading runs RBI and hits. Pitching leaders include Mulder Loaiza Moyer and Mecie, while Huntington stars like Mussina Clemens Halladay and Lofton show up in separate RBI and hits tallies.
Maddux tops Glavine as Braves topple Mets 5 2
Greg Maddux earned his 277th win facing former teammate Tom Glavine as Atlanta defeated New York 5-2 at Shea. Solo homers by Gary Sheffield, Chipper Jones, Julio Franco and Mark DeRosa fueled the Braves, who won their third straight. Glavine gave up five runs in seven innings.
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Astros rout Cubs as Miller fans career-high 14
Wade Miller pitched a two-hit gem and Brad Ausmus drove in three with a three run double to back a 9 to 1 Houston victory over Chicago. Sammy Sosa returned from a toe injury but went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts.
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Giants beat Rockies as Ainsworth fans career-best eight
San Francisco rookie Kurt Ainsworth struck out a career-high eight over 6 2/3 innings to help the Giants defeat Colorado 6-2 and end the Rockies five-game win streak. Rich Aurilia homered and had two RBIs as San Francisco opened a four-game series with solid pitching and timely hitting. The Giants sit unbeaten after three games of a 12-game homestand.
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Contreras strengthens Yankees rotation with shutout win over Tigers
DETROIT Jose Contreras dazzled in his first Yankee start, a 6-0 victory over the Tigers, while Juan Rivera made a leaping grab and Jason Giambi drove in two. Contreras, signed for 32 million over four years, could stay in the rotation as New York rails atop Boston in the AL East. The crowd at Comerica Park reached 28,003 as Detroit continued its scoreless stretch.
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