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Sep 14, 2007 4:43 AM CDT

Ryan Ends 13-year Tenure as Twins' GM

Bill Smith will take the reins as Ryan shifts to advisory role

(Newser) - Terry Ryan, the second most senior general manager in Major League Baseball, has announced that he will step down at the end of this season. The man who led the Minnesota Twins through tough times in the 1990s into playoff contention in recent years will cede responsibility to his longtime...

Cubs Battle Back to Top of NL Central

Sep 14, 2007 4:40 AM CDT

Cubs Battle Back to Top of NL Central

Four homers propel Chicago to 6-2 triumph in Houston

(Newser) - The Cubs edged a half game ahead of Milwaukee in the heated National League Central race last night, shelling the Astros' Woody Williams (8-15) for six runs on four longballs to Houston's two. Chicago's defense stepped it up as well, pulling in key double plays to help Steve Trachsel lock...

Moose Shuts Out Jays as Yanks Take 7th Straight

Sep 13, 2007 6:40 AM CDT

Moose Shuts Out Jays as Yanks Take 7th Straight

Mussina returns from 'pen with 4-1 win

(Newser) - After a wretched August when three losses and a 17.69 ERA sent veteran Mike Mussina to the bullpen, the Yankees finally got to see Moose dominate again last night. Filling in for an injured Roger Clemens, Mussina kept the Blue Jays scoreless for 5 2/3 innings and paved the...

Pirates Raid
MLB Offices
for New Prez

Sep 13, 2007 6:32 AM CDT

Pirates Raid MLB Offices for New Prez

Foundering franchise looks to turn the ship around

(Newser) - The Pirates have selected Frank Coonelly as their new president, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. The chief labor counsel for Major League Baseball will replace CEO Kevin McClatchy when he steps down at the end of this season. With the Pirates just one loss away from their 15th straight losing season,...

Papi Puts Away the D-Rays With Just 2 Swings

Sep 13, 2007 3:02 AM CDT

Papi Puts Away the D-Rays With Just 2 Swings

Walk-off homer boosts Sox to 5-4 win

(Newser) - Jonathan Papelbon got the win, but it was David Ortiz who had all the RBIs in Boston's 5-4 defeat of the Devil Rays last night at Fenway, AP reports . Ortiz went deep in the third inning to narrow Tampa Bay's 4-0 lead to 4-3, and came through again in the...

White Sox Extend a Hand to Guillen

Sep 12, 2007 6:06 AM CDT

White Sox Extend a Hand to Guillen

Embattled manager to stay in Chicago through 2012

(Newser) - The Chicago White Sox have extended Ozzie Guillen's contract through the 2012 season, despite a layer of controversy surrounding the skipper. The man who led the White Sox to a World Series victory in 2005 has seen his team fall to the bottom of the MLB barrel this season, but...

Braves' Loss Marks End of an Era

Sep 12, 2007 2:06 AM CDT

Braves' Loss Marks End of an Era

Mighty Braves find themselves scrambling for wild-card for second straight year

(Newser) - After a 14-year reign at the top of the National League East, the Atlanta Braves have all but ceded the division to the Mets for the second straight season. ESPN cites poor performances from the back end of the rotation, but even stalwart No. 2 pitcher Tim Hudson was out-dueled...

Pirates Raid Brewers, 9-0

Sep 11, 2007 9:45 AM CDT

Pirates Raid Brewers, 9-0

McLouth homers into the river, Armas sends Milwaukee downstream

(Newser) - Tony Armas pitched a career-maker for Pittsburgh last night, shutting out the Brewers over six innings and helping the Pirates ferment the tight NL Central division race. Nate McLouth started things big for the Pirates, hitting the 1000th home run at PNC Park into the river, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review...

52nd Homer for A-Rod as Yanks Sweep Kansas

Sep 10, 2007 4:29 AM CDT

52nd Homer for A-Rod as Yanks Sweep Kansas

Rodriguez' 7th homer in 5 games shoots Yanks to 6-3 win

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez' two-run homer in the first inning yesterday boosted the Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals, and helped Yank ace Chien-Ming Wang collect his 18th win of the season. A-Rod, now with 52 home runs this season and a .583 batting average in the four-game...

Cubs Drop Out of First Place

Sep 10, 2007 3:43 AM CDT

Cubs Drop Out of First Place

Pittsburgh series' win keeps things interesting in the NL Central

(Newser) - Freddy Sanchez' second-inning bases-loaded triple yesterday propelled a Pirates victory over the Cubs, 10-5. The loss allowed Milwaukee to take sole possession of first place in a congested, bumbling National League Central that Chicago had led since August 17. Call-up outfielder Nyjer Morgan continued to impress with three RBIs and...

A-Rod Belts 51st Home Run

Sep 9, 2007 4:59 AM CDT

A-Rod Belts 51st Home Run

He's first Yankee to hit 50 since Maris, Mantle

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez reached another milestone in his outstanding season yesterday in Kansas City, knocking in his 50th and 51st home runs as the Yanks trounced the Royals 11-5. It's the first 50-plus home run season for a Yankee since 1961, when both Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris accomplished the feat....

HGH Use
Mars Ankiel Comeback

Sep 8, 2007 7:17 AM CDT

HGH Use Mars Ankiel Comeback

Cards outfielder admits taking hormones during recovery from surgery

(Newser) - St. Louis Cardinals’ star slugger Rick Ankiel acknowledged using Human Growth Hormone last night, facing reporters in the dugout after news emerged yesterday that he had received HGH from a pharmacy involved in a prescription-drug scandal. Ankiel took delivery of HGH for a year following a routine elbow surgery in...

Arizona Puts Padres Away 9-6

Sep 6, 2007 5:12 AM CDT

Arizona Puts Padres Away 9-6

D'backs hammer San Diego's ace to regain division lead

(Newser) - Jake Peavy gave up eight runs in four innings for a crushing loss that prevented San Diego from pulling ahead of the Diamondbacks in the National League West race. The Padres ace had a stellar record against arch-rival Arizona, including 45 strikeouts in 26 innings and a 1.71 ERA,...

Cubs Retain Half-Game Lead Over Brew Crew

Sep 6, 2007 4:10 AM CDT

Cubs Retain Half-Game Lead Over Brew Crew

With Zambrano scuffling, Lilly proves stabilizer for rotation

(Newser) - Since signing mercurial ace Carlos Zambrano to a $91.2 million contract, the Cubs have chalked up a 0-5 record and an 8.29 ERA in his last six starts. But off season acquisition Ted Lilly is stepping up. Lilly cooled off the Dodgers to keep Chicago a half game...

A-Rod Powers Yanks Past Mariners

Sep 6, 2007 3:16 AM CDT

A-Rod Powers Yanks Past Mariners

Rodriquez hits two homers in 7th in key victory

(Newser) - A-Rod wasn't even supposed to play in last night's game. Less than two hours before the opening pitch, Rodriguez was stuck in a Manhattan hospital while doctors examined his injured ankle. Hours later, he cracked his Major League-leading 47th and 48th homer in the 7th inning, leading the Yankees to...

Arizona Within .001 of San Diego

Sep 5, 2007 4:31 AM CDT

Arizona Within .001 of San Diego

D-Backs pound Young, keep division race interesting with 9-1 win

(Newser) - As they have done all season, Arizona followed a lopsided loss with a win, prevailing 9-1 against division-leading San Diego following a 10-2 drubbing. With a 77-63 record, the D-Backs are now just .001 behind the Padres (76-62) in the standings. Enormous All-Star Chris Young, 6'10", was walloped for five...

He's Ba-a-ack

Sep 4, 2007 6:46 AM CDT

He's Ba-a-ack

Pedro notches 3000th strikeout, lasts five innings in 10-4 win over Reds

(Newser) - Eleven months after rotator cuff surgery, Pedro Martinez became the 15th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 strikeouts, scoring a win over Cincinnati in his first major-league start of 2007. The wily vet allowed three runs, two earned, in five innings on 76 pitches, and had made just...

D'backs Back on Top in NL West

Aug 31, 2007 6:14 AM CDT

D'backs Back on Top in NL West

Arizona squeaks by in huge game against Padres to regain the division lead

(Newser) - After chalking up an eight-run lead and then watching it dwindle, the Diamondbacks held on to win 8-7 and move back ahead of San Diego in the NL West. D'backs closer Jose Valverde gave up a solo homer to Milton Bradley in the ninth before striking out two Padres to...

Yanks Sweep Sox In The Bronx

Aug 31, 2007 4:17 AM CDT

Yanks Sweep Sox In The Bronx

Wang's one-hitter gives Yanks half-game lead in AL wild card race

(Newser) - Pitcher Chien-Ming Wang's one-hit outing handed the Yankees a 5-0 win over Boston last night, the final installment of a crucial three-game sweep in the Bronx. Though the Sox busted Wang's no-hitter in the seventh, the righty blanked their All-Star lineup to give New York a half-game lead over Seattle...

Phillies Trounce Mets as Wagner Melts Down

Aug 31, 2007 3:18 AM CDT

Phillies Trounce Mets as Wagner Melts Down

NY closer blows a save; Mets' division lead narrows to two games

(Newser) - The Mets counted on closer Billy Wagner to pull off a crucial two-inning save last night, and he blew it. Wagner surrendered one run in the eighth inning and two in the ninth, the last on a Chase Utley single that won the game 11-0 for Philadelphia. The Phillies' key...