Lilly leads Cubs past Diamondbacks 3-1 (AP)
Lilly leads Cubs past Diamondbacks 3-1 (AP)
Instead of his glove and his temper, Ted Lilly got attention for his pitching and his bat. After giving up a first-inning homer to Chris Young, Lilly regrouped and helped the Chicago Cubs beat Arizona 3-1 Friday in the teams‘ first meeting since the Diamondbacks‘ first-round playoff sweep seven months ago.
D’backs’ Webb shuts down Phillies to go to 8-0
Brandon Webb became the first pitcher to win his first eight starts in three years, tossing his 13th career complete game to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Thursday.
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Pudge, Rogers lift Tigers by Yankees 6-5 (AP)
Kenny Rogers picked off his major league record 92nd runner and the Detroit Tigers picked up right back where they left off in the Bronx — taking it to the New York Yankees. Rogers held New York to just two runs in six-plus innings and picked Wilson Betemit off first base in the second inning, helping Detroit to a 6-5 win over the Yankees.
Rangers record third straight shutout (AP)
Texas Rangers pitchers keep posting zeros — 31 in a row, to be exact. “It’s a contagious thing,” reliever Jamey Wright said. “You want to come in and keep the momentum going. You really want to be in there right now.” The surging Rangers got their third consecutive shutout, and extended the second-longest scoreless streak in team history to 31 straight innings, when Scott Feldman, Wright and two…
Twins rally off Papelbon, beat Red Sox (AP)
Mike Lamb was looking for a hit like this. Jonathan Papelbon? He’s not used to this. The struggling Lamb lifted the Minnesota Twins past the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Friday night with a two-run single in the ninth inning against Papelbon, who blew his second consecutive save opportunity. On Wednesday in Detroit, he gave up two unearned runs due to Julio Lugo’s error and Placido Polanco’s broken-bat…
Phillies’ Rollins doesn’t miss a step in return from injury
The reigning NL MVP came off the disabled list and hit a two-run homer, an RBI double and also singled, sending the Phillies past the struggling San Francisco Giants 7-4 on Friday night.
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Fantasy 50: Berkman on the rise
Lance Berkman’s torrid start has been a boon for his fantasy owners. But where does he rank in Roger Rotter’s latest Fantasy 50?
LeBlog: Major-league thoughts
There’s an interesting trend emerging this season. Barry LeBrock says it’s got something do with what money can’t buy.
Fantasy Insider: Dealing overachievers is doubly iffy
With the first month of the season in the books, one of the pieces of advice fantasy owners are always told is they should be selling high on guys who’ve overachieved in April. That’s fine, but what usually isn’t included in those statements is whom to acquire in return for those hot starters.
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