Baseball NoteBook Injuries mar start to 2004 season
The article surveys a rash of MLB injuries, highlighting Brewers third baseman Wes Helms's knee injury in Puerto Rico, Sammy Sosa and Kerry Wood on the Cubs DL, David Wells's wrist and hand cuts, and Anaheim's Laura Glaus and others. It notes Johnson's desert heat remarks and Aurilia's Seattle slump, with other players facing surgeries, DL stints, or roster reshuffles as the season begins.
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Milwaukee
Ben Sheets
Arizona
Randy Johnson
Atlanta Braves
Brewers
Wes Helms
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Chicago Cubs
Sammy Sosa
Kerry Wood
Sosa
Wood
Chicago
San Diego
David Wells
Wells
Anaheim
Garrett Anderson
Troy Glaus
Glaus
Anderson
Darin Erstad
Tim Salmon
Brendan Donnelly
Southern California
Los Angeles Times
Twins Rout White Sox as Radke, LeCroy Spark 9-1 Win
Brad Radke allowed one run over seven innings and Matthew LeCroy homered twice as the Minnesota Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 9-1. Justin Morneau added three hits and two RBIs, lifting Minnesota after a rough stretch against Chicago, while Cuddyer and Morneau extended leads with timely hits. The White Sox, whose four-game win streak ended, fell one game back in the AL Central.
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Minneapolis
Brad Radke
Matthew LeCroy
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox
Justin Morneau
Minnesota
Chicago
Michael Cuddyer
Jose Valentin
White Sox
Twins
Radke
Morneau
Cotts
Torii Hunter
Cuddyer
Jon Adkins
RBI
Kelly Wunsch
Yankees
Magglio Ordonez
Clemens hit hard as Reds beat Astros 8 7
Roger Clemens struggled through five innings allowing six runs as Cincinnati toppled Houston 8 7 in a game that kept the Reds six games over .500 and created a three way tie atop the NL Central. Sean Casey and Ken Griffey Jr. drove in runs in the eighth to seal the win.
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Cincinnati
Roger Clemens
Clemens
Houston
Cincinnati Reds
Sean Casey
Ken Griffey Jr
Brad Lidge
Reds
Astros
Cubs
Rocket
Giambi placed on DL with sprained ankle in May setback
Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi goes on the disabled list for the first time in his 10 year career after a sprained right ankle worsened by a ninth inning stumble against the Rangers. He may miss 2 weeks to rest and recover.
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Arlington
Texas
New York Yankees
Jason Giambi
Giambi
Texas Rangers
Joe Torre
Yankees
Torre
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