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Thome homer ends marathon White Sox victory over Angels
Tribune staff reporterJim Thome hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 15th to lead the White Sox to a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Saturday night. The Angels hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning to take a 5-2 lead. Paul Konerko homered in the...Tags: Baseball
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Seventh-inning stretch
Pop Quiz Name the Hall of Famer who played a Swedish hockey player in the 1981 television movie "Miracle On Ice." Yes, to clarify, he's a Baseball Hall of Famer. Three Free-Agent Bats 1. Manny Ramirez, Dodgers. Even at 36, he's about as high-impact...Tags: Johnny Damon, David Wright, Manny Ramirez, New York Mets, George Brett
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Pujols, Wellemeyer lead Cardinals past Marlins
Albert Pujols feels as good as he has in two years, and it shows. The All-Star first-baseman hit a two-run home run and Todd Wellemeyer pitched a career-high eight innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins 5-3 on Saturday night....Tags: Lobbying, Felipe Lopez, St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, Luis Gonzalez
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Soriano hits 3 HRs, Cubs outslug Reds to end slide
AP Sports WriterSomething about September gets Alfonso Soriano going. Soriano homered three times at the top of Chicago's retooled batting order, and the first-place Cubs emerged from their longest losing streak of the season by keeping their composure and beating...Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Lou Piniella, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs, Jason Marquis
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AL Capsules
Gregg Zaun hit a game-ending grand slam in the 13th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Saturday to extend their season-high winning streak to seven. Lyle Overbay added two solo homers for Toronto, which matched its longest...Tags: Josh Hamilton, Chris Smith, Boston Red Sox, Greg Smith, Scott Rolen
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Mets-Phillies postponed to Sunday
david.lennon@newsday.comIf the Mets weren't tired of questions involving last September's collapse in the wake of Friday's 3-0 loss to the Phillies, then the second wave of doubleheader talk probably finished them off. With Hurricane Hanna downgraded to a tropical storm and...Tags: Carlos Beltran, Mike Schmidt, Cy Young, Carlos Delgado, David Wright
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Thome's homer in 15th lifts White Sox over Angels
AP Sports WriterJim Thome homered in the 15th inning to pass Mickey Mantle on the career list and give the Chicago White Sox a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels that extended their AL Central lead Saturday night. Thome's 537th home run came off Justin Speier (1-...Tags: Jose Contreras, Matt Thornton, Jerry Owens, A.J. Pierzynski, Gavin Floyd
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Where are they now? Jeffrey Maier
jim.baumbach@newsday.comNow that instant replay on home run calls is officially a part of Major League Baseball, it's the perfect time to catch up with the Yankees fan involved in one of the most controversial -- and important -- home runs in team history. Yes, Jeffrey Maier....Tags: American League, Baseball, Wesleyan University, Derek Jeter, Boston Red Sox
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Sheets wins career-high 13th for Milwaukee
Ben Sheets' at-bat in the second inning left him numb and could have been disastrous for Milwaukee. Fortunately for the Brewers, the feeling returned to his hand. Sheets pitched a five-hitter for his career-high 13th win and the Milwaukee Brewers beat...Tags: Mike Cameron, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Baseball, Ben Sheets
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NL Capsules
The Arizona Diamondbacks gave Manny Ramirez three chances to hurt them Saturday. He came through twice, and that was enough for the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers. Ramirez hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to break a scoreless tie and added a...Tags: Felipe Lopez, Chad Billingsley, Ben Sheets, Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs
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Dodgers' Rafael Furcal getting closer to return
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMindful of the fact that he has not faced major league pitching since early May, Rafael Furcal said he did not want to risk a premature return that might hurt the Dodgers in the stretch run of a pennant race. "You don't want to go out there on the...Tags: American League, Chad Billingsley, Basketball, Surgery, Jeff Kent
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Hanna wreaks havoc with NY sports scene
caitlin.strang@newsday.comAlthough Tropical Storm Hanna slowed down and posed no serious threat in the New York City area Saturday, the severe weather caused a maelstrom of scheduling conflicts for sports throughout the region. Sunday -- which already promised to be an exciting...Tags: Weather Reports, Tropical Weather, Atlanta Falcons, Arthur Ashe, NASCAR
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