Mitchell has tying HR, Dodgers win in 11 (AP)

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Russell Mitchell tied the game with a two-out homer in the ninth inning, and Juan Castro had the go-ahead single in a three-run 10th as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Friday night. Jamey Carroll started the 10th with a single off Sergio Santos (2-1) for his fourth [...]

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Royals Francis bests Cards Carpenter (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 20 May 2011 11:35:26 PM. © MLB News Blog

Breaking through for his first victory since July 30 put a smile on Jeff Francis’ face, not a bounce in his step. “I mean, I’m still 1-5,” the right-hander said Friday night after combining with two relievers in Kansas City’s 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. “As much relief as there may be, it’s [...]

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Red Soxs run hits 7, rip Cubs at Fenway (AP)

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Adrian Gonzalez had four of Boston’s 19 hits, adding four RBIs on Friday night as the Red Sox welcomed the Chicago Cubs back to Fenway Park for the first time since 1918 by beating them 15-5. Kevin Youkilis had two doubles and a two-run homer, and Jacoby Ellsbury also had three hits for Boston, which [...]

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Nats score team-record 17 runs, rout Os (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 20 May 2011 10:59:25 PM. © MLB News Blog

Danny Espinosa homered and drove in five runs, Jayson Werth hit two homers and had four RBIs, and the Nationals had their biggest offensive outing since moving to Washington in a 17-5 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. Roger Bernadina, Wilson Ramos and Laynce Nix also homered for the Nationals, who recorded a [...]

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Mets 2 Yankees 1 May 20, 2011

post from The Mets Report on 20 May 2011 10:56:54 PM. © The Mets Report

The Mets finally got the kind of start from R.A. Dickey that they’ve been looking for. He still didn’t look as sharp as he did last season but he certainly pitched well enough to get the job done. He went 6 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits and 3 walks. It was a great ... Continue Reading

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Rookies bunt lifts Indians over Reds (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 20 May 2011 10:43:23 PM. © MLB News Blog

Rookie pinch-hitter Ezequiel Carrera bunted home Shin-Soo Choo from third base with two outs in the eighth inning, sending the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night in the Ohio Showdown’s series opener. Carrera, called up from Triple-A Columbus earlier in the day when Travis Hafner went on the [...]

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Halladay pitches Phillies past Rangers (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 20 May 2011 10:31:24 PM. © MLB News Blog

Roy Halladay was backed by another light night at the plate from the Phillies. Well, except for two big swings. Ben Francisco and Raul Ibanez homered, and Halladay threw eight strong innings to lead Philadelphia to a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. Halladay (6-3) struck out seven and walked one for [...]

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Dickeys knuckler gets Mets by Yanks 2-1 (AP)

R.A. Dickey regained command of his knuckleball and confounded the Yankees for six innings, Daniel Murphy homered and a youthful Mets lineup won the Subway Series opener 2-1 Friday night in front of a surprisingly lackluster New York crowd. Justin Turner had three hits, including a tying double off Freddy Garcia (2-4) to give him [...]

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Walker drives in 5, Pirates rout Tigers (AP)

Neil Walker homered and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Detroit Tigers 10-1 on Friday night. Walker’s two-run double in the sixth off Detroit reliever Brayan Villarreal helped break open a tight game. Walker later added a three-run homer in the ninth as the Pirates won their third [...]

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Johnsons HR helps Astros rally by Jays (AP)

Chris Johnson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Friday night. The Astros (16-29), owners of the worst record in baseball, had lost five straight and 10 of 12 coming in, but rallied to win despite trailing 2-0 through seven [...]

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