Scott Hairston is making the most of his home runs for the San Diego Padres. Hairston hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning Wednesday night, lifting the Padres over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3. The win increased San Diego’s lead in the NL wild-card race to 2 1/2 games over Philadelphia, which lost 2-1 in 10 innings at St.
Yadier Molina helped the New York Mets this time. Molina singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory Wednesday night that stopped Philadelphia’s six-game winning streak and dropped the Phillies 2 1/2 games back of the NL East-leading Mets.
Doug Davis appears to be running out of gas. The Arizona Diamondbacks aren’t. Conor Jackson homered and Chris Snyder had three hits and three RBIs, and the Diamondbacks defeated San Francisco 6-4 on Wednesday night. Mark Reynolds added three hits and two RBIs for the Diamondbacks, who stayed one game ahead of San Diego in the NL West.
Hunter Pence lost his breath on one hit and won the game with another. An inning after crashing into the right-field wall, Pence singled home the winning run in the 10th and the Houston Astros beat Milwaukee 5-4 Wednesday night, dropping the Brewers one game behind Chicago in the NL Central. Rickie Weeks hit a two-run homer in the ninth off Astros closer Brad Lidge to force extra innings.
Alfonso Soriano got the Cubs started with his swing and saved them with his arm Wednesday night as Chicago reclaimed first place in the NL Central with another dramatic victory. Soriano hit a leadoff home run and made a great throw to preserve a tie in the top of the eighth. The Cubs then scored a strange, go-ahead run in the bottom half of the inning after Ken Griffey Jr.
Roberto Luongo and Corey Schneider combined to make 21 saves and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 4-0 in a preseason game on Wednesday night. Alexander Edler opened the scoring with 1:05 left in the second period and Jason Jaffray made it 2-0 1:36 into the third. Michael Grabner added a power-play goal 6 minutes later, and Ryan Shannon scored with 21 seconds left for the Canucks…
Dennis Packard scored on a rebound with 4:52 left in the third period and Thomas Greiss made 19 saves, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 1-0 preseason victory over the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. Patrick Rissmiller carried the puck into the right circle and took a wrist shot that bounced off goalie Jonas Hiller, but Anaheim defenseman Todd Bertuzzi checked Packard into…
Donovan McNabb smiled when a reporter asked for his opinion on the upcoming opponent and pumped his fist when the next question was about his poor start. Once the topic switched to McNabb’s comment about black quarterbacks, his mood changed quickly. In a bizarre interview that ended with McNabb walking off the podium at the Philadelphia Eagles practice facility Wednesday, the five-time Pro Bowl…
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The New York Mets gathered in the infield for fist bumps and high-fives Wednesday night, and while they had celebrated 83 previous victories this season, No. 84 somehow seemed so important. Beating the Washington Nationals 8-4 behind Mike Pelfrey’s good-enough start, David Wright’s three RBIs and a hobbled Moises Alou’s three hits not only ended New York’s five-game losing streak, it allowed the NL…
