The Baltimore Orioles are now first in the American League East once again after defeating the Boston Red Sox on May 6 by the score of 9-6 in 17 innings. Designated hitter Chris Davis picked up the win for the Orioles while centerfielder Darnell McDonald had his first loss.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Brandon Inge still has some pop in his bat.
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(Reuters) – Pinch-hitter Jonny Gomes hit a home run to lead off the 12th inning and the Oakland Athletics ended the Tampa Bay Rays’ six-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory on Saturday. Gomes condemned his former team mates to defeat with his fifth homer of the season. “It really was not any more special to get a home run against them,” Gomes, who played for Tampa Bay between 2003 and 2008, told reporters. “But an extra-inning home run is nice to have on your resume. …
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The 2012 MLB regular season is well underway with a full month of baseball already in the books. It is still a long road to October baseball but paths are already starting to take shape and many surprises have already occurred along the way. The beginning of the year brings promise but at this point in the season anything can still happen.
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Edwin Encarnacion is swinging a hot bat, which could give Toronto a scary lineup once Jose Bautista and Adam Lind wake up.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) David Price struck out 12 over eight strong innings and Jose Molina hit his first homer of the season to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to their sixth straight win, 7-2 over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Mariano Rivera drifted back to the outfield wall, just like he’d done in batting practice so many times before, baseball’s greatest closer tracking down another fly ball with childlike joy.
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After a slow start, the Oakland Athletics have a chance to end one of their longest road trips of the season on a winning note. Accomplishing that goal, however, might prove difficult for a couple of reasons.
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Larry Wayne’s magical mystery trip: Chipper Jones may not appear in every game on this year’s retirement tour, but it appears he’s going to do something special on the occasions that he does. The 40-year-old third baseman hit a two-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the 11th inning on Wednesday night to end a wild 15-13 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies .
”When I am in there, I want to make a splash,” Jones said. ”I did it tonight.”
The walkoff was the eighth of Chipper’s career and the scaled-back celebration at home plate signaled that he’d been there before. Actually, check that, because we know the Braves took age and injury history into consideration while lightly slapping him on the back.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Sean Rodriguez and Luke Scott homered for Tampa Bay, helping Rays right-hander James Shields become the AL’s first five-game winner with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
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