National League Standings and Schedule Highlights
NL East leading Florida and New York in tight race with Atlanta and Philadelphia. Central and West divisions show shifting gaps as results from Wednesdays and Thursdays push standings. multiple games previewed for Friday with several cross division matchups and pitcher matchups listed.
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Diamondbacks edge Rockies in late rally
In Denver Richie Sexson and Shea Hillenbrand each homered and drove in three as Arizona beat Colorado 11 to 10. Down 7-2 in the third, the Rockies closed to 11-10 with three runs in the eighth before Matt Mantei earned the save. Casey Daigle allowed six runs in four-plus innings but got no win for the Dbacks.
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Ordonez's walk-off HR seals White Sox sweep of Royals
Magglio Ordonez delivered a walk-off homer off D J Carrasco in the 10th inning to lift Chicago to a 6-5 win and complete a three-game sweep over Kansas City. Frank Thomas added a two-run shot and Aaron Rowand also homered as the White Sox scored 28 runs in the series, their third straight win over the Royals.
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Cubs Rough up Pirates as Zambrano Shuts Down Rally
Ramirez hit his third homer in two days against his old team and Barrett and Alou added long shots to fuel a 9-1 Cubs lead. Zambrano battled early jams, then settled in, retiring the Pirates as Chicago cruised. Pirates manager McClendon lamented the quiet offense and looming road trip.
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Baseball scores and standings from Wednesday games
In the American League results Yankees beat Rays 5-1 and White Sox topped Royals 10-9. Other notable scores include Twins 10 over Indians 6 and Oakland 9 over Texas 4. Several games were weather affected and schedule details list pitching matchups and times.
AL Ramouts Blue Jays Roll Tigers 11 Nothing
Roy Halladay pitched a complete game shutout for Toronto in Detroit his first win of the season yielding eight hits one walk and five strikeouts. Jason Johnson took the loss as Detroit fell further in the standings while Minnesota Texas and Cleveland also posted wins in a day of heavy action.
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