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Talk about your pushy New Yorkers. Strutting into Jacobs Field for the weekend, the Yankees made themselves right at home. They bullied the Cleveland Indians before leaving with three wins and the same confidence that has made them champions many times before. “I feel like we’re the team,” Andy Pettitte said.
Jeff Weaver is accustomed to slow starts. He’s also getting used to dominating late in the year. Weaver pitched his second shutout of the season and Adrian Beltre hit a two-run homer to lead the Seattle Mariners past the Chicago White Sox 6-0 Sunday. Weaver, who started the 2006 season 1-7 before becoming the World Series hero for the St.
Magglio Ordonez was simply trying to get an opposite-field hit when he led off the second inning. By the time the inning was over, Ordonez had two homers and a place alongside Al Kaline in Detroit Tigers lore. Ordonez hit two homers in an eight-run second and Detroit beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6 Sunday to win consecutive games for only the second time since mid-July.
If Brian Giles is going to hit for power anywhere, it’s at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park against the Reds. San Diego’s right fielder hit two home runs for the second consecutive day and Jake Peavy remained unbeaten against Cincinnati in the Padres’ 10-4 victory Sunday. “I’ve hit the ball like that before,” said Giles.
Hard luck Anthony Reyes won his second game of the season and Ryan Ludwick homered and drove in four runs, helping the surging St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-2 on Sunday. Reyes (2-11) worked six innings and got his first career hit and RBI during a five-run third for St. Louis, which took two of three from the sagging Dodgers to complete a 5-2 homestand.
When Tom Glavine first got to New York, the former Braves star struggled on the mound and heard the fans chanting ‘Tom-my Glav-ine’ with a simple twist: “With some expletives added,” Glavine said. It took him four years, but it’s safe to say he’s turned around even the most hardened Mets fans. Glavine became the 23rd pitcher to win his 300th game last Sunday night, beating the Chicago Cubs 8-3 at…
Rick Ankiel has a simple message for St. Louis Cardinals fans. “Don’t hold me to days like this,” he said. Ankiel homered twice and drove in three runs, the latest power display by the former pitcher, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Saturday. Ankiel, who scored three times, hit the first pitch he saw in the first and seventh innings to right field, giving him three home…
With another strong performance at Boston’s favorite home away from home, Josh Beckett became the first major leaguer to reach 15 wins. His only regret was that he couldn’t finish what he started. Beckett came within one out of his third career shutout, and Julio Lugo and J.D. Drew each drove in two runs to help the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 Saturday.
Jim Leyland usually gives his players all the credit for victories. Saturday, he gave it to someone else. “Dave Dombrowski showed today why he’s such a good general manager,” the Detroit Tigers manager said after a 5-2 win over Oakland on Saturday night. “He knows what we need and he takes care of it.” The Tigers came into the game with their bullpen in tatters after allowing 37 runs in four games,…
Rick Ankiel has a simple message for St. Louis Cardinals fans. “Don’t hold me to days like this,” he said. Ankiel homered twice and drove in three runs, the latest power display by the former pitcher, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Saturday. Ankiel, who scored three times, hit the first pitch he saw in the first and seventh innings to right field, giving him three home…
