Braun Cordero lift Brewers past Astros
Milwaukee’s rookie Ryan Braun homered and Francisco Cordero earned his 40th save as the Brewers defeated the Astros 5-3. Carlos Villanueva, in his first Brewers rotation start, worked six innings to stifle Houston’s comeback while Backe’s return from Tommy John surgery faltered in his first appearance in over a year.
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Major League Baseball standings and today’s schedule
American League results include Seattle toppling the Yankees 7 1 and Boston crushing Toronto 13 10. Cleveland blanked Minnesota 5 0 while Kansas City defeated Texas 8 1 and L A Angels beat Oakland 9 5. Tuesday’s games feature Boston over Toronto 5 3 and Yankees routing Seattle 12 3 with several other AL NL matches and a full slate of today’s probable pitchers across both leagues.
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Buchholz to pitch from bullpen after no hitter
Boston manager Terry Francona said Clay Buchholz will work out of the bullpen for now to protect his workload and set up saves for Jonathan Papelbon. A potential start later is possible, Wakefield returns to rotation.
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Yankees Top Mariners as Wang and Posada Shine
New York built a 12-3 win over Seattle led by Chien-Ming Wang’s 17th victory and Jorge Posada homering twice. Posada Abreu and Cano each had four hits, boosting the Yankees wild-card lead. Seattle dropped to 10th loss in 11. The crowd-pleasing play included Matsui's eighth-inning throw to curb Beltre.
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