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Beckett, Red Sox extend Mariners' losing streak to 14
Rangers place Beltre on DL
Vogelsong now 8-1, regains NL's best ERA (AP)
Cards rout Pirates, move into 1st
Rangers rally in 9th, win on Young's hit (AP)
Edwards rolls to win at Nashville
Rangers use small ball to rally, walk off vs. Jays
Khan stops Judah with 5th-round KO
Beckett, Red Sox deal M's 14th consecutive loss
Khan KOs Judah in 5th round, wins 140-pound title fight
Red Sox hand Mariners 14th straight loss (AP)
Khan stops Judah to win another 140-pound title
Cardinals use HRs to beat back Pirates again
Berkman, Molina HRs get Cards by Pirates (AP)
Carl Edwards dominates for Nationwide victory
Khan takes down Judah with controversial KO
NL roundup: Renteria fills in for Cozart, rallies Reds
AL roundup: A's and Twins end 11-game losing skids
FIFA bans bin Hammam for life for role in bribery scandal
Beckett, Red Sox deal M's 14th consecutive loss

Beckett, Red Sox extend Mariners' losing streak to 14

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 10:43 PM PDT

Terry Francona's 1,000th win as a major league manager sent the Mariners to their club record-tying 14th consecutive loss.

Rangers place Beltre on DL

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 04:37 PM PDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Rangers placed All-Star third baseman Adrian Beltre on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring prior to Saturday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Beltre will be out an estimated two to three weeks.

Vogelsong now 8-1, regains NL's best ERA (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT

Ryan Vogelsong already has figured out the easiest way to win with the San Francisco Giants: Just give the bullpen a lead. He's done it better than anyone this season. Vogelsong labored through five innings to regain the National League's best ERA, five relievers combined to throw four scoreless innings and the Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Saturday night.

Cards rout Pirates, move into 1st

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 11:06 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- It's only a matter of time, slugger Lance Berkman spent most of the past three months figuring, before the St. Louis Cardinals put together a sustained run of their best baseball.

Rangers rally in 9th, win on Young's hit (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 09:13 PM PDT

Small ball led to a big victory for the Texas Rangers. Three straight ninth-inning bunts set up Michael Young's winning single as the Rangers rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night. "You just have to play baseball according to the way it presents itself," Rangers manager Ron Washington said of the ninth-inning bunts.

Edwards rolls to win at Nashville

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 09:07 PM PDT

GLADEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Carl Edwards dominated the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday night at Nashville Superspeedway.

Rangers use small ball to rally, walk off vs. Jays

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 09:32 PM PDT

Rangers 5, Blue Jays 4

Khan stops Judah with 5th-round KO

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 10:46 PM PDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Amir Khan won another 140-pound title Saturday night by stopping Zab Judah in the fifth round of their scheduled 12-round fight.

Beckett, Red Sox deal M's 14th consecutive loss

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 11:06 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) -- The Seattle Mariners had plenty of chances to score. As usual during their club record-tying 14-game losing streak, they squandered most of them.

Khan KOs Judah in 5th round, wins 140-pound title fight

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:22 AM PDT

Amir Khan won another 140-pound title Saturday night by stopping Zab Judah in the fifth round of their 12-round fight.

Red Sox hand Mariners 14th straight loss (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 09:21 PM PDT

The Seattle Mariners had plenty of chances to score. As usual during their club record-tying 14-game losing streak, they squandered most of them. The Boston Red Sox gave Terry Francona his 1,000th win as a major league manager with a 3-1 victory behind another strong outing by Josh Beckett and a tiebreaking, two-run single by Jacoby Ellsbury in the seventh inning Saturday night.

Khan stops Judah to win another 140-pound title

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 09:26 PM PDT

Amir Khan got another big win, even if he would have liked to do it in a bit more spectacular fashion.

Cardinals use HRs to beat back Pirates again

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 09:17 PM PDT

Lance Berkman and Yadier Molina homered during St. Louis' five-run fifth inning, Jaime Garcia won his 10th game and the Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates for the second consecutive night, 9-1 on Saturday night.

Berkman, Molina HRs get Cards by Pirates (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 08:24 PM PDT

It's only a matter of time, slugger Lance Berkman spent most of the past three months figuring, before the St. Louis Cardinals put together a sustained run of their best baseball. They've chosen a familiar place to perhaps begin an ascension up the NL Central standings. Berkman and Yadier Molina homered during St.

Carl Edwards dominates for Nationwide victory

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 08:05 PM PDT

Carl Edwards dominated the field, leading 125 of 225 laps to win the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway.

Khan takes down Judah with controversial KO

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 07:55 PM PDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Amir Khan won another 140-pound title Saturday night by stopping Zab Judah in the fifth round of their scheduled 12-round fight.

NL roundup: Renteria fills in for Cozart, rallies Reds

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:12 AM PDT

Edgar Renteria drove in three runs Saturday, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to an 11-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

AL roundup: A's and Twins end 11-game losing skids

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:03 AM PDT

The Oakland Athletics snapped an 11-game losing streak to the New York Yankees with a 4-3 victory Saturday.