National League standings and Thursday results
National League East standings show New York Philadelphia Montreal and others with thin margins while Central and West lists include Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego and San Francisco. Thursday results feature Cincinnati over Atlanta Arizona over Milwaukee St Louis beating Houston and Philadelphia over Montreal among others with several games postponed or in relief.
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Reds Rally Past Pirates On Dunn Three Run Shot
Adam Dunn blasted a go ahead three run homer in the fifth after a misplayed potential double play, driving in four on the day. The Reds hung on as Paul Wilson allowed four runs in five innings, with Todd Jones and Danny Graves closing it out for the win.
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Maddux returns to Cubs with first win in 17 years
Greg Maddux, back with the Cubs, earned his first Cubs victory since 1992 by beating the Mets 3-1. He pitched seven innings, allowed one run on seven hits, and escaped a bases loaded jam in the third. Moises Alou and Todd Walker supplied the offense, Borowski nailed down the save as Chicago snapped a skid and Maddux extended his Cubs win drought to a team record 11 years six months and 22 days.
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Crede's extra innings sacrifice beats Devil Rays in Chicago
Joe Crede lined a sacrifice fly in the 10th after three Tampa Bay miscues propelling the White Sox to a 3-2 win. Magglio Ordonez and Aaron Rowand sparked late rallies, while Esteban Loaiza and Victor Zambrano pitched well for their teams.
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Red Sox Rout Yankees in New York at Yankee Stadium
Boston connects for four homers including Bill Mueller on a three run shot to crush the Yankees 11 to 2. Derek Lowe takes a shutout into the seventh as Boston improves in the season series and Yankees slump. Alex Rodriguez boos, Sheffield misplays, and Jose Contreras suffers the loss for New York.
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