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Brewers top Giants, stay atop NL Central (AP)
NL Roundup: Pujols powers Cardinals past Pirates
AL Roundup: Teixeira's grand slam caps Yankees' romp
Cruz powers Rangers with 8 RBIs
Cruz busts slump with 8 RBIs in Rangers' romp
Ellsbury HR lifts Red Sox as M's slide reaches 13
Hamels dominates as Phillies beat Padres
Fittingly, Roberto Alomar enters Hall with Pat Gillick
Jordan Conn: Alshon Jeffery's success extra sweet with hometown South Carolina
White Sox Top Indians
Cruz ends skid with 8 RBIs, Rangers roll (AP)
Red Sox hand Mariners 13th straight loss (AP)
Uggla's pinch HR in 9th lifts Braves (AP)
Lackey outpitches Felix on sweltering night at Fenway
Isner overpowers Lu to reach semifinals in Atlanta
Report: Tennessee self-imposes 2-year probation
Uggla's pinch-homer in 9th lifts Braves past Reds
Graphic details revealed in beating of Giants fan
Two charged with assault in Stow beating case
Dykstra to stand trial on car theft, drug charges

Brewers top Giants, stay atop NL Central (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:52 PM PDT

Nyjer Morgan pointed his finger at the crowd, crossed his arms and taunted a sea of Giants fans he was once among many times. Even wins don't come quietly for the Milwaukee Brewers anymore. Jonathan Lucroy and Yuniesky Betancourt drove in two runs each, Morgan stole the spotlight after a spectacular catch and the Brewers held on to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Friday night.

NL Roundup: Pujols powers Cardinals past Pirates

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:02 PM PDT

Albert Pujols went 4 for 5 and homered for the second consecutive game to lead the Cardinals past the Pirates 6-4.

AL Roundup: Teixeira's grand slam caps Yankees' romp

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:08 PM PDT

Mark Teixeira hit a grand slam and Nick Swisher had a three-run drive in a nine-run third inning and the Yankees routed the Athletics 17-7.

Cruz powers Rangers with 8 RBIs

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:17 AM PDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Nelson Cruz got his boomstick back in a big way for the Texas Rangers .

Cruz busts slump with 8 RBIs in Rangers' romp

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:33 PM PDT

Ellsbury HR lifts Red Sox as M's slide reaches 13

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:27 PM PDT

Jacoby Ellsbury continued his July power surge with his seventh home run of the month and John Lackey picked up his third consecutive win as the Boston Red Sox extended Seattle's losing streak to 13.

Hamels dominates as Phillies beat Padres

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:39 PM PDT

Cole Hamels tossed eight dominant innings and the Phillies beat the Padres for the eighth straight time, 3-1.

Fittingly, Roberto Alomar enters Hall with Pat Gillick

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:33 PM PDT

Roberto Alomar and Pat Gillick, brought together by a trade, will be honored along with Bert Blyleven with induction into the Hall of Fame.

Jordan Conn: Alshon Jeffery's success extra sweet with hometown South Carolina

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Alshon Jeffery always imagined himself playing for for SC ... the other SC. Now, the star wideout is enjoying extra-sweet success with him hometown Gamecocks, writes Jordan Conn.

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White Sox Top Indians

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:00 PM PDT

Chicago 3, Cleveland 0

Cruz ends skid with 8 RBIs, Rangers roll (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 09:25 PM PDT

Nelson Cruz broke out of an extended slump with a career-high eight RBIs and Colby Lewis took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of his 10th victory as the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Friday night. Cruz drove in runs with hits in each of his four at-bats. His RBI double in the second put Texas ahead to stay and he added a three-run homer, his 22nd, in the fourth off Jo-Jo Reyes...

Red Sox hand Mariners 13th straight loss (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:32 PM PDT

Seattle's slump is quickly approaching the worst in franchise history. The Mariners' losing streak reached 13 with a 7-4 loss at Boston on Friday night, putting Seattle just one loss away from tying the longest skid the club has ever had. Felix Hernandez pitched six strong innings, but Boston got to him in the seventh with five runs, breaking open a 2-1 game and extending the Mariners'...

Uggla's pinch HR in 9th lifts Braves (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Dan Uggla was a last resort for the Atlanta Braves. He ended up having the game's biggest hit. Uggla's first career pinch-hit home run lifted the Braves to a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Uggla, who missed the last two starts with a strained left calf, batted with two outs in the ninth inning for reliever Jonny Venters (5-1) with Alex Gonzalez on second base.

Lackey outpitches Felix on sweltering night at Fenway

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:17 AM PDT

BOSTON (AP) -- Seattle's slump is quickly approaching the worst in franchise history.

Isner overpowers Lu to reach semifinals in Atlanta

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:12 PM PDT

John Isner took less than an hour to defeat Yen-Hsun Lu in straight sets and advance to the semifinals at the Atlanta Tennis Championships.

Report: Tennessee self-imposes 2-year probation

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:18 PM PDT

Reports indicate Tennessee has self-imposed a two-year probation on its athletics department in response to alleged NCAA violations.

Uggla's pinch-homer in 9th lifts Braves past Reds

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 12:17 AM PDT

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Dan Uggla was a last resort for the Atlanta Braves .

Graphic details revealed in beating of Giants fan

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:23 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two men arrested in the near-fatal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan on opening day at Dodger Stadium have been charged with mayhem, assault and battery.

Two charged with assault in Stow beating case

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 11:20 PM PDT

Two men were charged Friday in the near-fatal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium.