McGwire hits 59th as Cardinals top Cubs in opener
Mark McGwire belted his 59th homer to break up Jon Lieber's perfect bid with zero outs in the seventh and fuel the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Sammy Sosa went 1-for-3 as Chicago lost on the road in a three game series opener.
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Minnesota rips 4-0 win at Oakland behind Ryan
Jason Ryan earned his first major league win by lasting six plus innings in a 4-0 Minnesota victory over Oakland in front of 6,512 fans. Oakland trailed the idle Red Sox by five games in the wild-card race as 13 games remained.
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Wednesday's MLB Scores and Matchups
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Cleveland Falls Short as Detroit Walks Off in 10th
In a tense late innings clash at Tiger Stadium, Detroit capitalized on a Tony Clark walk and a costly errant throw by David Riske to win in the 10th. Encarnacion’s single brought home the decisive run after Palmer’s two-run shot earlier, while Dwight Gooden pitched 5⅔ innings in a postseason audition. Cleveland notes focus on Karsay and Colon readiness as the final homestand at Detroit nears.
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