Niemann sharp, pitches Rays past Brewers (AP)

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Jeff Niemann tossed six scoreless innings in his return from a back injury, Evan Longoria homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Monday night in their first-ever appearance at Miller Park. Niemann (2-4) had spent the last 45 days on the disabled list with a lower back strain, but looked [...]

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Phil Hughes Reaches 95 MPH in Rehab Start

post from Bronx Baseball Daily » Bronx Baseball Daily, a New York Yankees blog on 20 June 2011 11:17:11 PM. © Bronx Baseball Daily » Bronx Baseball Daily, a New York Yankees blog

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Gonzalez powers BoSox in rout of Padres (AP)

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Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs with a single and double in a 10-run seventh inning against his former team and the hot-hitting Boston Red Sox rolled to a 14-5 win over the struggling San Diego Padres on Monday night. Gonzalez boosted his major league-leading RBI total to 67 since the Padres, unable to give [...]

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Ivan Nova pitches Yankees past Reds

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Ivan Nova pitched brilliantly over eight innings, easily maybe the best start of his career, and the Yankees escaped a ninth-inning Reds? rally to win their sixth game in seven days. Scoreboard Says: Yankees 5, Reds 3 W: Ivan Nova L:[...]

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Rockies 8, Indians 7: Rox Come Back, Then Hold
On, for Victory in Road Trip Opener

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Colorado Rockies' Jason Giambi celebrates in the dugout after his three-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians on Monday, June 20, 2011, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

On the strength of a big six-run fifth inning, the Rockies delivered rare road tacos to their fans as they held on for a one-run victory over the Indians.

The Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Troy Tulowitzki. However, Cleveland countered with three in the bottom of the inning off of Juan Nicasio on a home run by Travis Hafner. They would tack on one more on a solo blast by Carlos Santana - again, coming against Nicasio, who was certainly not at his best tonight.

Trailing 4-1 heading into the fifth, the Rockies found themselves with two quick outs on the board after consecutive groundouts by Ty Wigginton and Charlie Blackmon. Then, the floodgates opened, beginning with a Chris Iannetta walk and ending with a Wigginton strikeout. Here's what happened in between:

Carlos Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Grady Sizemore. Chris Iannetta to 2nd.
Chris Nelson singles on a line drive to center fielder Grady Sizemore. Chris Iannetta to 3rd. Carlos Gonzalez to 2nd.
Todd Helton walks. Chris Iannetta scores. Carlos Gonzalez to 3rd. Chris Nelson to 2nd.
Troy Tulowitzki doubles (18) on a ground ball to left fielder Michael Brantley. Carlos Gonzalez scores. Chris Nelson scores. Todd Helton to 3rd.
Jason Giambi homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. Todd Helton scores. Troy Tulowitzki scores.
Seth Smith doubles (18) on a ground ball to right fielder Shin-Soo Choo.

The Rockies led 7-4 after their half of the inning was complete. The Tribe didn't waste any time getting back in it, as they plated two more runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning, both coming on a bloop single by Shin-Soo Choo off of Rex Brothers. Nicasio exited before the hit, but the runs were charged to him. His final line wasn't pretty, as he lasted just 4.2 innings and six runs on seven hits and two walks - though he did strike out six.

Matt Lindstrom, who was awarded with the win, pitched a scoreless sixth inning. Rafael Betancourt allowed an inherited runner to score in his two-thirds of an inning of work, as Matt Reynolds gave up a base hit to Santana after pitching a very effective inning and a third. However, that came after the Rockies tacked on an insurance run on an errant pick off attempt by Cleveland catcher Lou Marson that allowed Charlie Blackmon, who had reached base via his second walk of the season, to score from second base. The Rox lucked out, as Chris Iannetta would have been out had the throw been half-decent.

Huston Street came on to pitch a 1-2-3 inning in the ninth for his 21st save of the season, despite allowing a couple of hard-hit balls.

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Games Back: 3

Streak: Won 1

Games Left: 90

The Rox are back at .500 overall, as well as on the road. Click through to see the usual stuff.

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Tomorrow, the Rox will send Jhoulys Chacin (8-4, 2.81) to the hill, and the Tribe will counter with Mitch Talbot (2-4, 5.02). Game time is 5:05 PM MT.

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Hudson Dominant In Braves Shutout Win Over Jays

post from Talking Chop on 20 June 2011 11:01:15 PM. © Talking Chop

Hudson's homer was all the Braves needed tonight.

Tim Hudson pretty much won this game by himself.

Hudson took a one-hit shutout into the ninth inning, outpitching Toronto starter Ricky Romero and even hit his second career home run in a 2-0 Braves victory over the Blue Jays.

His dominant run started in the second inning. Following a one-out single by J.P. Arencibia, Hudson retired 20 straight hitters. He induced 14 groundouts, nine of them to Alex Gonzalez, and struck out eight.

While Hudson stymied the Jays bats, the Braves offense tried to break through against Romero. Four times in the first six innings did the Braves put a runner on second base, but they failed to score each time.

The game was scoreless into the seventh, and that's when Hudson helped himself. With one on and two outs, Hudson crushed...CRUSHED...the first pitch he saw for a two-run home run and Romero knew it when he hit it.

Two hitters reached against Hudson in the ninth, and that's when Craig Kimbrel slammed the door. He struck out the side, two of them swinging, for his 20th save.

Jose Bautista's 24-game reaching base streak came to an end; he was 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. Yunel Escobar was 1 for 4 in his return to Atlanta since the 2010 trade.

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A-Rod Dealing with Shoulder Injury

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Giambis HR helps Rockies best Indians (AP)

Jason Giambi’s gigantic three-run homer in Colorado’s six-run fifth inning off Fausto Carmona sent the Rockies to an 8-7 win Monday night over Cleveland, the Indians’ first loss in seven interleague games this season. Giambi’s 440-foot shot — his 422nd career homer — against Carmona (4-9) helped the Rockies win for the fifth time in [...]

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Tim Hudson 2, Blue Jays 0

Hudson was awesome. So was Alex Gonzalez in the field. I still miss Yunel.

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Yankees score 4 in 1st, beat Reds 5-3 (AP)

Alex Rodriguez started New York’s four-run first inning with an RBI single, and rookie Ivan Nova handled the NL’s most prolific offense for eight innings, leading the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. The Yankees have won nine of 11, moving a season-best 13 games over .500 at 42-29.

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