National League standings and Wednesday results recap
The National League table shows East led by Atlanta at 68 51 with 0.571, followed by Florida 60 59, Philadelphia 59 62, New York 57 61, Montreal 50 70. Central has St Louis 78 41, Chicago 65 55, Houston 60 60, Pittsburgh 57 61, Cincinnati 57 63, Milwaukee 55 64. West shows Los Angeles 70 49, San Francisco 67 56, San Diego 64 56, Colorado 54 66, Arizona 37 85. Wednesday games: Montreal 6 2 SF, SF 14 4 Montreal, Houston 9 8 Chicago Cubs 7 Milwaukee 5 11, Cincinnati 5 St. Louis 4. Tonight’s schedule includes Mets at Colorado, Arizona 6 Pittsburgh, Atlanta at Los Angeles, Florida at San Diego, and more.
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Astros Rally, Triple Play Seal Phillies’ Loss in Philly
In Philadelphia, the Astros rallied with seven runs in the seventh led by Bruntlett Biggio and Berkman homers and a pivotal triple play to beat the Phillies 12-10. Todd Pratt sparked a bases loaded triple play. Houston sweeps the series as Philadelphia suffers a 1-9 homestand and manager uncertainty rises.
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Cubs rally past Brewers for 9-6 win in Milwaukee
Greg Maddux avoided win number 301 after a rough four-run first inning as Sammy Sosa homered twice and Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez also went deep. Nomar Garciaparra and Moises Alou reached base early, Capuano struggled with eight earned runs in 4 13 innings, and LaTroy Hawkins secured the save.
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Rain Delay Spurs Incomplete Cardinals Pirates Game Report
Weather interrupted play in the eighth inning of the Cardinals Pirates game. A full game story is available at The Southern.
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Guillen Suspended Two More Games Over Umpire Remarks
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen receives a two game ban and $2,000 fine for calling umpire Hunter Wendelstedt a liar after an Aug. 9 game. Guillen had already served a two game suspension and $1,000 fine for arguing earlier, with Harold Baines set to manage in his absence.
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Higginson's homers spark Tigers past White Sox 8 4
Higginson homered twice and Wilfredo Ledezma worked six innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 8 4. Craig Monroe joined Higginson with a first half homer, Ledezma blanked Chicago until the sixth, and Gary Knotts earned the save.
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Baseball official voices displeasure over handling of remarks
Williams criticizes how a supervisor addressed him describing the tone and manner as inappropriate. He states he is not a subordinate and does not work for the person referenced, signaling tension over the management of the situation.
City orders inspections at Wrigley Field over safety fears
Chicago officials demanded a new round of inspections at Wrigley Field and threatened to block Monday’s Cubs game against the Milwaukee Brewers if independent verification does not show the 90 year old ballpark is safe. Buildings Commissioner Stan Kaderbek cited recent “shoddy” repairs and concrete chunks fallen from the upper deck.
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Angels top Rays 10 7 as Guerrero and Paul pace win
At St Petersburg Vlad Guerrero belted a three run homer and Josh Paul added a grand slam to lift the Anaheim Angels over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-7. Erstad also homered as Anaheim took two of three in Florida and trimmed Oakland's lead in the AL West while staying two behind Boston and Texas for the wild card. John Lackey earned the win, Francisco Rodriguez saved, and Crawford swiped base 50 for a second straight season.
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