Royals Stop White Sox Streak With 4-2 Win
Kansas City Royals halted Chicago's five-game run by beating the White Sox 4-2. Teahen and Brown homered, Grudzielanek singled to set up Teahen's 14th homer in the sixth. Detroit beat Boston 3-2. Yankees beat Orioles 6-3. Twins down Indians 4-1. Angels over Rangers 9-7. Blue Jays 4, Devil Rays 3 with Halladay earning his 15th win.
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2006 American League Batting and Pitching Leaders
A compact list of top AL performers by batting and pitching categories. Mauer and Jeter lead batting averages runs and hits, with Sizemore and Hafner strong in RBIs and runs. Notable pitching leaders include Halladay and Santana with wins and low ERAs, plus high strikeout totals and saves by Jenks and Papelbon.
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Major League Baseball standings and schedules update
National and American League standings are listed with results from Monday and Tuesday games. Key matchups include Detroit at Boston, New York Yankees at Baltimore, and Toronto at Tampa Bay. Tonight’s slated pitching duels feature Verlander at Wells and Smoltz at Traber among others with multiple games across leagues.
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Cardinals Shut Out Reds To Stretch Lead In NL Central
Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter dominated Cincinnati, allowing four singles and striking out six as St. Louis won 5-0. Albert Pujols and Belliard contributed key hits, with Belliard collecting the 1000th career hit. Jim Edmonds left early with dizziness. Reds catcher Jason LaRue and Edwin Encarnacion struggled at the plate.
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Reyes three homers not enough for Mets
Jose Reyes hit three homers for the Mets but Philadelphia Phillies won 11 4 behind Dellucci two homers and Victorino solo shot. Randy Wolf earned his first win since elbow surgery, pitching seven innings and contributing two hits and two RBIs. El Duque Orlando Hernandez struggled, giving up 11 runs in four innings. Phillies moved within 3 5 games of wild card while Mets bragged NL East lead remains large.
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New Busch Stadium
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Ryan Howard
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Doug Davis
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Tony Graffanino
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Washington
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Atlanta
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NL Batting and Leaders Highlight Major Stats
Player averages led by Sanchez Pittsburgh at .345 and MiCabrera Florida at .337 with Pujols St. Louis at .332. Utley Philadelphia topped runs with 99, Howard 106 RBIs, and Reyes New York 98 runs. Sanchez and MiCabrera also key doubles and MiCabrera leads with 143 hits.
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