San Diego Padres reliever Joe Thatcher has 30 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.66 in 21.2 innings this season.
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Joba Chamberlain can’t throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza’s no-hitter.
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The U.S. is fighting two wars, and millions are looking for work. So what is making politicians thump their lecterns in two of New England's hottest political races this summer? Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. The ballplayer-turned-businessman is back in his favorite spot — the center of attention — after his startup video game company was offered a sweetheart deal to leave Massachusetts…
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Several teams are on the verge of falling out of pennant races, leaving fewer suitors for top players on the block.
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The Boston Red Sox have scratched outfielder J.D. Drew with tightness in his left hamstring. Boston made the move Tuesday night just a few minutes before the Red Sox faced the Los Angeles Angels in the second game of their series. Drew hit a two-run double in the ninth inning of Boston's 6-3 victory over the Angels on Monday night.
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The New York Yankees are trying to obtain Toronto Blue Jays reliever Scott Downs before the non-waiver trading…
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John Lackey expected a little appreciation of his eight years with the Los Angeles Angels. He got mostly boos in his return to Orange County, perplexing the Angels' former ace. Lackey still left his old mound with another win when the Red Sox backed him with another late-inning rally. Lackey gave up seven hits while pitching into the eighth inning, and Jed Lowrie's two-run double in the…
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Blessed with some free time in New York on Monday, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols went the tourist…
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When the line drive hit Dan Haren's right forearm with a sickening smack, a collective shudder pulsed through Angel Stadium. Not even the Boston Red Sox wanted Haren's debut with the Los Angeles Angels to end with an ugly injury. A few hours later, Haren grimaced gratefully when he rubbed the bandage on his bruised arm.
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‘I never knew what it was like to be loved by a city until I arrived in Chicago’
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