Houston rallies to bury Cards
Houston Astros stormed back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 in Houston. Jeff Kent powered the win with a homer and three hits, Craig Biggio and Bagwell added RBIs, while Jerrome Robertson earned the victory. Cardinals added Esteban Yan via trade and Isringhausen worked toward activation.
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Lofton Pirates streak past Cubs with 9-4 win
Kenny Lofton extended his hitting streak to 25 games as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 9-4. Aramis Ramirez went 4-for-5 with an RBI, Randall Simon and Graham Nunez added two hits each, and Kris Benson earned a May win in a strong 7 1 3 innings. The Cubs’ Eric Karros and Corey Patterson hit two-run homers but the offense otherwise stagnated.
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Braves Rally Sends Braves Past Reds In 10th
In Atlanta Chipper Jones started extra innings with a leadoff homer off Chris Reitsma giving the Braves a 3 2 win. Trey Hodges earned the decision after escaping a 10th inning jam as Mark DeRosa committed an error. Mets Beat Phillies 4 2 Al Leiter six scoreless innings Jeremy Burnitz two run homer fueled New York victory.
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Halladay tosses first complete game as Jays sweep Sox
Roy Halladay pitched Toronto to a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox for the Jays sixth straight victory. Carlos Delgado went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs as Toronto tied a franchise May win record at 19-6, his first complete game since 2002. Halladay improved to 6-0 in May, matching a team milestone with six wins in a month.
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Rangers rally as Palmeiro Teixeira power past Reyes
Rafael Palmeiro homered for the third time in four games, his 13th of the season, and Alex Rodriguez or Teixeira added a two run shot to fuel Texas past Tampa Bay 3-0 in the second inning. Omar Vizquel stole home for Cleveland against Detroit in a 5-2 win. Sidney Ponson and Baltimore hammered Anaheim 12-4 behind three Orioles homers. Derek Jeter and the slumping Yankees beat Boston 11-3 snapping a skid. Bobby Kielty rally helped Minnesota beat Oakland 4-3. Edgar Martinez homered twice as Seattle crushed Kansas City 15-7.
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Detroit lands Sanchez in trade for Brewers centerfield bid
Detroit Tigers acquire Alex Sanchez from Milwaukee to fill centerfield role. The speedster, 26, will start this afternoon against Cleveland after Detroit sent two minor leaguers Gary Warner and Chad Petty to Milwaukee. Sanchez traveled from San Diego where the Brewers had been.”
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Around the League Update Highlights Baseball drama Tuesday
Tuesday night baseball featured Andres Torres and Gene Kingsale failing to secure centerfield as Sanchez eyeing Toledo call up. Barry Bonds returned from knee injury for the Giants against the Diamondbacks. John Smoltz ended a 73 game winning stretch as Braves lost to Reds. William Ligue Jr pleaded guilty in the father son beating at Comiskey Park and faces sentencing June 18.
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