Offerman lifts Red Sox past Athletics in crucial win
Jose Offerman's tiebreaking triple sparked a three-run seventh as Boston beat Oakland 7-4, widening its edge for the AL wild card. Boston leads by two games for the fourth playoff spot, with two of three in the series in the books.
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McGwire climbs all time list as Phillies edge Cardinals
Mike Lieberthal belts a three run homer in the eighth to lift the Philadelphia Phillies 6 5 over the St Louis Cardinals to avoid a three game sweep. Mark McGwire hits his 48th for the Cardinals and moves to 15th on the all time list with 505 career homers. Ron Gant and Scott Rolen homer as the rally starts and Lieberthal adds his 25th.
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Baseball Schedule Highlights for Friday and Tonight
The American League slate features Kansas City at New York and Anaheim at Chicago with both games at early afternoon times. Minnesota visits Baltimore while Oakland travels to Boston and Texas visits Cleveland later. Friday's card lists Kansas City at Tampa Bay and Toronto at Oakland among evening games.
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National League Wed Baseball Matchups Listed
Milwaukee at Houston starts the slate with Karl facing Holt in a 1:35 p.m. game. Atlanta visits Colorado with Smoltz opposing Kite in the 4:05 p.m. slot. Pittsburgh travels to Cincinnati to meet Harnisch in the 7:05 p.m. game.
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Meggers Leads Binghamton Past Akron 8-0 In EL
Mets overpower Aeros 8-0 as Mike Meggers collects three hits including a homer. Arteaga earns the win with four innings of relief, while Akron starter Ross Atkins allows eight hits and seven runs in 3 2 3 innings. Bryan Gainey drives in two in the first as Binghamton builds early lead. Cleveland rehab assignment Dwight Gooden slated to start Thursday.
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Cleveland leads by narrow margin in tense Toronto chess
A fragmented score shows Ceveland and SGreen from Toronto among leaders with mixed results. Notable entries include Gonzalo from Seattle and Delgado of Toronto, with several players posting double digit scores and odd punctuation signaling a chaotic round.
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