Cubs win, Soriano hurt (AP)

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Just when the new-look Chicago Cubs began to play some winning baseball, Alfonso Soriano went down with an injury. The star outfielder came out in the fifth inning Monday night after straining his left hamstring while attempting a diving catch in Chicago’s 12-4 rout of the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field.Read the full [...]

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'The Hits Keep Coming' - Episode Six Preview

post from Oriole Post - The World of Baseball and Beyond on 17 April 2007 05:12:00 AM. © Oriole Post - The World of Baseball and Beyond

Bloggers Ian of Random Thoughts and Jason of My Baseball Bias and I produce an hour long baseball show every week called, ?The Hits Keep Coming? on Blog Talk Radio.

Every week at 7PM Eastern Time (6PM Central/ 5PM Mountain/ 4PM Western/Pacific) we chat, analyze and comment about the world of Major League Baseball.

If you?d like to call in, the phone number is 718-664-6564 or you can send us an instant message if you use AOL IM at hitskeepcoming20.

Join us at: http://blogtalkradio.com/oriolepost at 7PM Eastern Time on Wednesday night!

This week, Jeff and Vince of Sox and Pin Stripes (soxandpinstripes.com) will join us in going over the Red Sox and Yankee rivalry, as it starts up again this weekend. We?ll touch upon the rivalry in general in the United States, as well as Japan, and also questions for our guests.

Other Topics We?ll Go Over:

The events of Jackie Robinson Day
The weather in the Northeast this weekend
The struggles of the Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets
More Yankee pitchers on the DL
African-Americans in the Majors

Every show will be available for replay and downloading for podcasting soon after the show goes off the air.

For a replay of last weeks show, just download from one of the links below:

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Quick Hits - MLB Stuffage

post from Oriole Post - The World of Baseball and Beyond on 17 April 2007 05:01:00 AM. © Oriole Post - The World of Baseball and Beyond

? Yankee Doodle Dandy? Staring pitchers, Mike Mussina and Carl Pavano joined fellow Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang on the disabled list Sunday.

? The Colorado Rockies placed infielder Kazuo Matsui on the 15-day disabled list Sunday because of back spasms.

? The Cleveland Indians want to honor Larry Doby: Now that baseball has saluted Robinson's 60th anniversary, the Indians have asked Major League Baseball for permission to have their players wear Doby's No. 14 on July 5 in Detroit to commemorate the six decades since he bravely battled prejudice. Team spokesman Bart Swain said while the club awaits word from MLB, it is planning to honor Doby during the team's Hall of Fame weekend at Jacobs Field when the New York Yankees are in town Aug. 10-12. (CNNSI)

? Reds? centerfielder, Ryan Freel agreed to a $7 million, two-year contract extension through the 2009 season with the Cincinnati Reds.

? Los Angeles Angels slugger Vladimir Guerrero left Monday's game against the Red Sox with a bruised right wrist after being hit by a pitch from Boston's Josh Beckett in the first inning. However, X-Rays were negative and it looks to be day-to-day for Vladmir.

? Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan will miss four to six weeks with an elbow sprain and All-Star third baseman Troy Glaus will be placed on the disabled list Tuesday.

? The Colorado Rockies placed pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim on the 15-day disabled list Monday with a thumb injury and purchased the contract of pitcher Zach McClellan from Triple-A Colorado Springs.

? The Big Unit Closer to Returning: Randy Johnson plans to make one more minor league start before joining the Arizona Diamondbacks' rotation.

? Soriano Injured? Alfonso Soriano strained his hamstring and left in the fifth inning of last night?s Cubs game with the San Diego Padres when he attempted a diving catch. Soriano then got up and slipped while attempting a throw. Trainer Mark O'Neal tended to him, and Soriano walked off gingerly under his own power. The initial diagnosis was a strained left hamstring, and the Cubs hoped to know more after an MRI exam on Tuesday.

? Dogders? ace, Jason Schmidt, underwent an MRI exam on his right arm on Monday, after he has pitched with decreased velocity this season.

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Northern exposure (Yahoo! Sports)

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CHICAGO – Justin Morneau raised his profile with an MVP season, but his success could force the Twins into a difficult decision.Read the full story.

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Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 1 (AP)

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While it’s too early to call any series critical, the Los Angeles Dodgers sent an early message to the young Arizona Diamondbacks. Nomar Garciaparra drove in two runs with a homer and a double as the Dodgers won for the ninth time in 11 games, beating Arizona 5-1 Monday night. Brad Penny (3-0) allowed one [...]

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Pirates 3, Cardinals 2 (AP)

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Salomon Torres refused to let the St. Louis Cardinals beat him again. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ closer, who had a loss and a blown save during St. Louis’ three-game sweep in Pittsburgh last week, got Albert Pujols to foul out with the bases loaded for the final out in a 3-2 victory on Monday night. “Everybody [...]

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Astros 4, Marlins 3 (AP)

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Right fielder Joe Borchard crashed into Dan Uggla, knocking Morgan Ensberg’s ninth-inning, bases-loaded foul pop out of the second baseman’s glove. Given another chance, Ensberg singled to left on the next pitch, giving the Houston Astros a 4-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Monday night. Kevin Gregg (0-1) walked Mark Loretta and Lance Berkman [...]

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Indians 1-hit win 1 for record books

The Indians are the first team in nearly 55 years to win a game with their only hit coming in their first at-bat.Grady Sizemore led off Cleveland’s 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday with a double. On April 23, 1952, the only hit for the St. Louis Browns in a 1-0 win [...]

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Giants 8, Rockies 0 (AP)

The rain stayed away, and the San Francisco Giants finally squeezed in another game. Barry Zito gave up three hits in six innings for his first victory with San Francisco, and Ray Durham and Bengie Molina hit back-to-back homers in the third as the Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-0 Monday night. San Francisco hadn’t [...]

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Tigers 12, Royals 5

The Kansas City Royals haven’t figured out how to stop Ivan Rodriguez.Rodriguez had a grand slam and six RBIs to back Justin Verlander’s first win of the season in the Tigers’ 12-5 victory over the Royals on Monday night.“They’ve made adjustments to me, but I get to make adjustments too,” said Rodriguez, who has a [...]

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