Brewers Braun leaves with sore shoulder (AP)

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Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun has left Thursday night’s game against the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning with a soreness in his left shoulder. Braun, the NL leader with 12 homers, flied out to right field for the final out of the fifth inning. Carlos Gomez then came into the game in [...]

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Yankees Offense Comes Alive in 13-2 Win Over
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Yankees rout Os 13-2 for 2-game sweep (AP)

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CC Sabathia scattered seven hits over eight shutout innings, Nick Swisher drove in four runs and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-2 Thursday night for a two-game sweep. Mark Teixeira and Eduardo Nunez homered for the Yankees, who have matched a season high with three straight wins after a six-game skid.

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Rockies 7, Phillies 1: Jason Giambi Finds Missing
Thong, Makes Online Sports Fans Feel Silly

post from Purple Row on 19 May 2011 11:01:33 PM. © Purple Row

"But I read online yesterday that this guy was done! What happened?"

Jason Giambi responded to last night's furious criticism with his first career three home run night, in the midst of an unusual game that saw a scratched starting pitcher, three rainy innings, two banged up outfielders and a partridge in a pear tree.

The game began in a period of cloudy but docile weather, but the radar foreshadowed a downpour about 30 minutes into the game. Joe Blanton was the Phillies probable starter for the game, but was pulled at the last minute with recurring elbow problems, in favor of Kyle Kendrick, who has been pitching largely out of a relief role this year.

The Rockies got started in the first inning with singles from Dexter Fowler and Troy Tulowitzki. Giambi's first home run of the evening brought them home. The rain began to fall heavily in the third inning, but knowing that the weather would calm down in the near future, the game continued. The rain didn't stop Giambi, who knocked his second home run of the game, bring home Carlos Gonzalez who had doubled earlier in the inning. Unfortunately, the rain would do some negative damage when Gonzalez injured his groin while chasing a fly ball in the bottom of the inning. Ryan Spilborghs replaced him in the game, and he himself would later sustain an injury when a pitch from reliever Scott Mathieson would connect with his inner elbow, though Spilborghs was able to recover quickly and stay in the game .

The rain died down but the Giambi train kept rolling in the fifth, when the first baseman hit yet another home run, this time off of reliever Danys Baez, bringing around Tulowitzki who had reached on an error. Giambi became one of the oldest players in MLB history to hit three home runs in a game. He would strike out in his final two at bats of the game.

Other offense notes: Jose Lopez had a four hit game tonight, Seth Smith had a three hit game along with Giambi, while Jonathan Herrera had two hits. Chris Iannetta struck out in four of his five at bats during the game.

Jhoulys Chacin pitched effectively for most of the game, with the only major hiccup coming in the fourth inning. Chacin got what should have been the final out of the inning by striking out Ross Gload, but Gload was able to reach first base as the wild pitch got by Iannetta behind the plate. Raul Ibanez, the only opposing player to get multiple hits off of Chacin, knocked a ground rule double that brought around Placido Polanco, who had reached on a single. Chacin left the game after the seventh inning with 113 pitches thrown and nine strikeouts to four hits and one walk, with just the one run allowed.

Matt Lindstrom and Felipe Paulino pitched a clean eighth and ninth in relief to wrap up the game in the win column. The Rockies are currently tied for first place in the division. The Giants still have a game to play tonight.

23 - 19

Games Back: 0

Streak: Won 1

Games Left: 120

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Rockies Giambi has 3 HRs, 7 RBIs in win (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 19 May 2011 10:57:24 PM. © MLB News Blog

With one mighty cut after another, Jason Giambi looked like the old Giambino. Giambi became the second-oldest player to hit three homers in a game and tied his career high with seven RBIs, leading the Colorado Rockies past the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 Thursday night. “It’s nice to contribute and get an opportunity to play,” said [...]

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ChiSox pound Carmona again, beat Indians (AP)

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Gavin Floyd pitched seven solid innings and Carlos Quentin homered as the Chicago White Sox rocked Fausto Carmona for the second time this season and beat the first-place Cleveland Indians 8-2 on Thursday night. Floyd (5-3) followed up Jake Peavy’s three-hit shutout on Wednesday night by allowing a run and five hits as the White [...]

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Red Sox rally for sixth straight victory (AP)

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Carl Crawford hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to their season-high sixth straight win, 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. After blowing a 3-1 lead in the eighth by giving up back-to-back homers to Brennan Boesch and Miguel Cabrera, Boston rallied in [...]

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Chip Caray for President

It?s been raining in New York for the last week or longer; I lost count. The vegetation is so green and over grown that it makes me feel like I?m in the Pacific Northwest?I half expect to see the Twilight…[...]

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Ethier photoed making obscene gestures (AP)

Andre Ethier was photographed making obscene gestures earlier this week and Dodgers manager Don Mattingly has talked with the star outfielder about it. “You just don’t like seeing it,” Mattingly said Thursday. “Speaking from an organizational standpoint, it’s not something that we can condone.

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Burriss called up to replace DeRosa

DeRosa = $12 million down the drainAccording to sfgiants.com, San Francisco Giants infielder Mark DeRosa was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a left wrist strain and Emmanuel Burriss was recalled from Triple-A Fresno to assume a backup/utility role with the team. Burriss was destroying Triple-A pitching with a .361 batting average and 16 steals.

On a 1-2 pitch from Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw Wednesday, DeRosa began to gather his swing when he quickly jumped out of the batter's box in pain, as if he had been hit by a pitch.

DeRosa spent about a minute leaned over in pain while Giants trainer Dave Groeschner attended to him.

A Comcast Sports Net camera caught DeRosa slamming his helmet down the tunnel as Groeschner escorted him inside the clubhouse.

It's DeRosa's second time on the DL this year.

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