Rockies Top Dodgers to Keep Wild Card Hopes Alive
Jhoulys Chacin worked seven innings as the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3. Todd Helton and Carlos Gonzalez homered, Gonzalez added a triple and two RBIs, and Gonzalez's seventh inning shot made it 5-1. The win keeps Colorado four games back of Philadelphia in the NL wild card race.
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Jhoulys Chacin
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Carlos Gonzalez
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Rod Barajas
Dodgers
Troy Tulowitzki
Helton
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Chad Billingsly
Miguel Olivo
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Arizona
Ronald Bellisario
Bellisario
Marty Foster
Chacin
Manny Ramirez
Ramirez
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Los Angeles
Rangers fall as A’s Braden dominates in 5-0 win
Dallas Braden fired a four-hitter for his second career shutout as Oakland blanked Texas 5-0 at Rangers Ballpark. Barton homered and drove in four, Suzuki had four hits, and Kouzmanoff started the scoring with an RBI single. Harden struggled before Holland mopped up.
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Jack Cust
Ron Washington
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Kevin Kouzmanoff
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Jorge Cantu
USA Opens World Championship With Dominant Win Over Croatia
Kevin Durant scored 14 points and Eric Gordon added 16 as the United States rolled to a 106-78 victory over Croatia in its World Championship opener in Istanbul. The U S built a 47-26 lead late in the first half with a 12-0 run anchored by Durant and Gordon, while all 12 players scored. Croatia stayed within reach through one quarter before the U S pulled away in the second period and now faces Slovenia and Brazil in upcoming group play.
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