Cardinals rally in 9th, top Braves in 11 (AP)

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On a tough day for the Braves, Nick Punto just added to their misery. Punto drove in two runs with an 11th-inning triple after St. Louis rallied in the ninth, giving the surging Cardinals a 5-3 victory over Atlanta on Friday night. Braves rookie Cory Gearrin (0-1) dug his own hole, plunking Ryan Theriot in [...]

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Romero pitches Blue Jays past Yankees (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 29 April 2011 11:52:31 PM. © MLB News Blog

Facing Alex Rodriguez with the bases loaded hardly fazed Ricky Romero. Because what the Toronto pitcher saw earlier in the game, now that was truly scary. Romero got right back up after a frightening line drive flattened him, twice retired Rodriguez in dicey spots and led the Blue Jays past the New York Yankees 5-3 [...]

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Santanas slam extends Tribe home streak (AP)

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In 110 years, the Cleveland Indians have never enjoyed an April like this. Their surprisingly good start took a new twist Friday night when Carlos Santana hit a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning to give the Indians a 9-5 win over the Detroit Tigers. “Unbelievable,” said shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, whose two-run [...]

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Royals snap 6-game skid, get past Twins (AP)

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Jarrod Dyson scored on a sacrifice fly in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Friday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Kansas City trailed 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth when Wilson Betemit doubled with one out and moved to third on Kila Ka’ahiue’s single.

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Cardinals 5, Fratboys 3 (11 innings)

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I didn’t see two innings of this one, so I’ve got next to nothing to say. I saw Jason Heyward’s homer, that was awesome.

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Giants bats fall silent in 3-0 loss to Nats

post from 22gigantes on 29 April 2011 11:03:14 PM. © 22gigantes

Jason Marquis outduelled Tim Lincecum to pitch the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 win over the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park on Friday.

Marquis pitched a complete game, allowing just five hits with seven strikeouts and not issuing a walk.

But I hardly give credit to Marquis.

The Giants' eight starters are batting .225 so far on this 10-game road trip. They've only had four extra base hits in the four games they've played so far, all doubles.

The Giants went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position Friday to extend their eight-game slump in such situations to .151 (8-for-53).

Washington outhit the Giants 7-5 Friday. San Francisco is 0-8 when being outhit by their opponents this season.

Laynce Nix hit a two-run home run in the second inning to drive in Wilson Ramos, who was credited with a double when Aaron Rowand and Cody Ross knocked gloves in right-center field as they converged on his line drive. The ball appeared to be in Rowand's glove before he collided with Ross.

In the fifth inning, Ian Desmond scored from second on a single by Marquis, who drove a chin-high fastball into the outfield to aid his cause.

Lincecum was nearly equal to Marquis, allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out seven in seven innings without allowing a walk. But the Giants' bats fell silent again.

Notes:

Prior to Friday's game, the Giants had won 8 out of 10 games at Nationals Park.
The Giants went 13-9 last year in March and April and are 12-13 so far this season in the first two months
Before Friday, Lincecum had allowed one run-or-fewer in each of his three road starts this season (the lowest road ERA in the Majors). He allowed three earned runs on Friday.
Andres Torres may be activated from the DL next Friday (May 6).

GAME SUMMARY
Final score:WAS 3, SF 0 [view box score] [video highlights]Winning pitcher: Marquis (3-0) Losing pitcher: Lincecum (2-3)Save: noneGame ball: Nix (2-for-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, HR)Top play: Nix's 2-run home run in the second inningGiant homers: noneGiants' record: 12-13, 3rd place, 5 games back [full standings]Streak: Lost 1Next up: SF at WAS, Saturday, 1:05 p.m. PDT [download press pass]TV/Radio/Web: CSN Bay Area, KNBR 680 AM, sfgiants.comStarters: Jonathan Sanchez (2-1, 3.21) vs. John Lannan (2-2, 4.05)Venue: Nationals Park
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4/29 Overflow Thread

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4/29 Overflow Thread

Royals working on another loss.

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Ms win fourth straight, beat Red Sox (AP)

Jason Vargas pitched seven solid innings and got his first victory of the season as the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Friday night for their fourth straight win. Jack Cust hit an RBI double in the seventh to give Seattle the lead as the Mariners roughed up reliever Bobby Jenks (1-2), [...]

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Dodgers Blake out with staph infection (AP)

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday, although he is expected to be out up to six weeks after developing a staph infection in his left elbow. Blake is expected to be released from the hospital Saturday, two days after having surgery to clean out the infection, [...]

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Nats Marquis tops Lincecum with shutout (AP)

Jason Marquis has been in the majors for more than a decade and still doesn’t consider himself a finished product. Marquis pitched a five-hitter to beat Tim Lincecum, and reserve outfielder Laynce Nix made the most of a rare start by connecting for a two-run homer that carried the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 victory [...]

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