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SCOREBOARD
Thursday, June 12
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego (3:35 p.m. EDT). Jake Peavy (4-3, 2.91 ERA) will make his first start since being placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 20 with lingering pain in his elbow.
STARS
Wednesday
- Corey Hart, Brewers, hit two homers and drove in four runs in a 10-6 rout of Houston.
- Ryan Dempster, Cubs, gave up four hits and struck out 11 in a complete-game, 7-2 victory over Atlanta.
- Jorge Cantu, Marlins, hit a pair of solo home runs and scored three times, the last on Dan Uggla's grand slam in the ninth inning of a 6-2 win over the Phillies.
- Carlos Beltran, Mets, hit a two-run, game-winning homer in the 13th inning for a 5-3 win over Arizona. Beltran finished with four RBIs and scored twice.
- Braden Looper, Cardinals, gave up three hits and struck out four in a complete-game, 10-0 rout of the Reds.
- David Murphy, Rangers, hit a grand slam and added a solo homer for a career-high five RBIs, helping Texas to an 11-5 rout of the Royals.
- Justin Verlander, Tigers, gave up four hits and struck out three in a complete-game, 5-1 victory over the White Sox.
- Felix Hernandez, Mariners, gave up four hits and walk over eight innings in a 2-1 win over Toronto.
GRAND WIN
Dan Uggla hit a game-ending grand slam with one out in the ninth off Tom Gordon, helping Florida beat Philadelphia 6-2. It was the first game-ending home run in Uggla's career, and the second in Marlins history: Bobby Bonilla did it Sept. 16, 1997, against the Rockies.
TOUGH LOSS
Garret Atkins slid home safely in the ninth inning when Giants catcher Bengie Molina dropped the ball trying to make a swipe tag, giving Colorado a 1-0 win over San Francisco. Atkins had tagged up on Yorvit Torrealba's flyout, and left fielder Fred Lewis' throw beat him. Atkins was initially called out by plate umpire Fieldin Culbreth, but was ruled safe when the ump saw the ball on the ground. Molina was charged with an error.
SORE-IANO
Alfonso Soriano could miss up to six weeks with a broken left hand after the Cubs star was hit by a pitch Wednesday night against Atlanta. It happened in the second inning on a pitch from Jeff Bennett. The Chicago leadoff man will be in a splint for three weeks, Cubs spokesman Peter Chase said. Soriano spent time on the disabled list earlier this season with a calf injury.
MURPHY'S BIG NIGHT
Rangers outfielder David Murphy hit a grand slam to spur a seven-run inning in an 11-5 rout of the Royals, then added a solo shot in the ninth inning for good measure. The five RBIs were a career high for Murphy, who leads AL rookies with 46 RBIs and 77 hits.
MILTON VS LEFEBVRE
Milton Bradley stormed out of the Texas clubhouse after an 11-5 victory over Kansas City and bounded up four flights of stairs looking for Royals TV announcer Ryan Lefebvre. Bradley heard what he considered derogative remarks made by Lefebvre on a TV in the clubhouse. Lefebvre said he had been discussing how Josh Hamilton had turned his life around from alcohol and cocaine addictions, while Bradley - known for his volatile temper - had not made an effort to get in the good graces of baseball fans.
DOUMIT DOIN' IT
Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit homered for the third time in two games and also singled twice in a 3-1 win over the Nationals. Doumit is 7-for-8 in the series, after going 4-for-4 with two homers and two doubles Tuesday night. The hot streak comes after he went 1-for-12 the previous three games in his return from a stint on the disabled list.
GETTING STINGY
Randy Wolf combined with two relievers on a five-hitter, helping San Diego beat the Dodgers 4-1. Wolf (5-4) had his fifth straight outing where he allowed two runs or fewer, giving up just four hits in seven innings. He's won three straight decisions in his last five starts, with a 1.90 ERA during that span.
TROUBLE BREWING
The Astros had a rough night with Milwaukee in town. Not only did they give up five home runs and allow the Brewers to snap a five-game skid at Minute Maid Park, but Houston catcher Brad Ausmus and manager Cecil Cooper were each tossed on seperate plays moments apart.
TWIN (STREAK) KILLING
Justin Morneau drove in three runs to help Minnesota beat Cleveland 8-5 and snap a six-game losing streak. The win also snapped a long winless streak for Nick Blackburn, who allowed two runs and seven hits over six innings to win for the first time since May 16.
SPEAKING
"That's a real bummer. ... It's hard to sit back and enjoy the victory when one of your best players, one of the leaders of your team, goes down. He's proven in the past he's a pretty darn quick healer. It's up to the other guys to pick him up.'' - Cubs starter Ryan Dempster, on Alfonso Soriano breaking a bone in his left hand that could sideline the star outfielder six weeks.
SEASONS
June 12
1922 - Hub Pruett struck out Babe Ruth three consecutive times as the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 7-1.
1928 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees had two triples and two homers in a 15-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
1939 - The Baseball Hall of Fame was officially dedicated at Cooperstown, N.Y.
1954 - Milwaukee's Jim Wilson pitched the year's only no-hitter, blanking the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.
1959 - The San Francisco Giants' Mike McCormick tossed a 3-0, five-inning no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies. Richie Ashburn singled in the top of the sixth for the Phillies, but the hit didn't count because the game was stopped by rain.
1970 - Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hurled a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres. Ellis walked eight and hit a batter, and Willie Stargell hit two homers.
1981 - Thirteen games were canceled due to the players' strike.
1997 - After 126 years, baseball broke its tradition and played interleague games.
1999 - Cal Ripken went 6-for-6, homering twice and driving in six runs as the Baltimore Orioles scored the most runs in franchise history with a 22-1 rout of the Atlanta Braves.
2005 - Hee-Seop Choi hit three homers in his first three at-bats, including a go-ahead solo shot in the sixth, to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past Minnesota 4-3.
2006 - Jason Grimsley was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball, less than a week after federal agents raided his home during an investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.
2006 - Chicago's Jose Contreras won his 15th straight start and struck out a career-high 11 batters to help the White Sox defeat Texas 8-3.
2007 - Justin Verlander mixed 99 mph heat with crazy curveballs to pitch a no-hitter in the Detroit Tigers' 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Verlander struck out a career-high 12, walked four and benefited from several stellar defensive plays.
Today's birthdays: Kyle McClellan 24; Hideki Matsui 34.
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Thursday, June 12
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Baseball Today
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SCOREBOARD
Thursday, June 12
Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego (3:35 p.m. EDT). Jake Peavy (4-3, 2.91 ERA) will make his first start since being placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 20 with lingering pain in his elbow.
STARS
Wednesday
- Corey Hart, Brewers, hit two homers and drove in four runs in a 10-6 rout of Houston.
- Ryan Dempster, Cubs, gave up four hits and struck out 11 in a complete-game, 7-2 victory over Atlanta.
- Jorge Cantu, Marlins, hit a pair of solo home runs and scored three times, the last on Dan Uggla's grand slam in the ninth inning of a 6-2 win over the Phillies.
- Carlos Beltran, Mets, hit a two-run, game-winning homer in the 13th inning for a 5-3 win over Arizona. Beltran finished with four RBIs and scored twice.
- Braden Looper, Cardinals, gave up three hits and struck out four in a complete-game, 10-0 rout of the Reds.
- David Murphy, Rangers, hit a grand slam and added a solo homer for a career-high five RBIs, helping Texas to an 11-5 rout of the Royals.
- Justin Verlander, Tigers, gave up four hits and struck out three in a complete-game, 5-1 victory over the White Sox.
- Felix Hernandez, Mariners, gave up four hits and walk over eight innings in a 2-1 win over Toronto.
GRAND WIN
Dan Uggla hit a game-ending grand slam with one out in the ninth off Tom Gordon, helping Florida beat Philadelphia 6-2. It was the first game-ending home run in Uggla's career, and the second in Marlins history: Bobby Bonilla did it Sept. 16, 1997, against the Rockies.
TOUGH LOSS
Garret Atkins slid home safely in the ninth inning when Giants catcher Bengie Molina dropped the ball trying to make a swipe tag, giving Colorado a 1-0 win over San Francisco. Atkins had tagged up on Yorvit Torrealba's flyout, and left fielder Fred Lewis' throw beat him. Atkins was initially called out by plate umpire Fieldin Culbreth, but was ruled safe when the ump saw the ball on the ground. Molina was charged with an error.
SORE-IANO
Alfonso Soriano could miss up to six weeks with a broken left hand after the Cubs star was hit by a pitch Wednesday night against Atlanta. It happened in the second inning on a pitch from Jeff Bennett. The Chicago leadoff man will be in a splint for three weeks, Cubs spokesman Peter Chase said. Soriano spent time on the disabled list earlier this season with a calf injury.
MURPHY'S BIG NIGHT
Rangers outfielder David Murphy hit a grand slam to spur a seven-run inning in an 11-5 rout of the Royals, then added a solo shot in the ninth inning for good measure. The five RBIs were a career high for Murphy, who leads AL rookies with 46 RBIs and 77 hits.
MILTON VS LEFEBVRE
Milton Bradley stormed out of the Texas clubhouse after an 11-5 victory over Kansas City and bounded up four flights of stairs looking for Royals TV announcer Ryan Lefebvre. Bradley heard what he considered derogative remarks made by Lefebvre on a TV in the clubhouse. Lefebvre said he had been discussing how Josh Hamilton had turned his life around from alcohol and cocaine addictions, while Bradley - known for his volatile temper - had not made an effort to get in the good graces of baseball fans.
DOUMIT DOIN' IT
Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit homered for the third time in two games and also singled twice in a 3-1 win over the Nationals. Doumit is 7-for-8 in the series, after going 4-for-4 with two homers and two doubles Tuesday night. The hot streak comes after he went 1-for-12 the previous three games in his return from a stint on the disabled list.
GETTING STINGY
Randy Wolf combined with two relievers on a five-hitter, helping San Diego beat the Dodgers 4-1. Wolf (5-4) had his fifth straight outing where he allowed two runs or fewer, giving up just four hits in seven innings. He's won three straight decisions in his last five starts, with a 1.90 ERA during that span.
TROUBLE BREWING
The Astros had a rough night with Milwaukee in town. Not only did they give up five home runs and allow the Brewers to snap a five-game skid at Minute Maid Park, but Houston catcher Brad Ausmus and manager Cecil Cooper were each tossed on seperate plays moments apart.
TWIN (STREAK) KILLING
Justin Morneau drove in three runs to help Minnesota beat Cleveland 8-5 and snap a six-game losing streak. The win also snapped a long winless streak for Nick Blackburn, who allowed two runs and seven hits over six innings to win for the first time since May 16.
SPEAKING
"That's a real bummer. ... It's hard to sit back and enjoy the victory when one of your best players, one of the leaders of your team, goes down. He's proven in the past he's a pretty darn quick healer. It's up to the other guys to pick him up.'' - Cubs starter Ryan Dempster, on Alfonso Soriano breaking a bone in his left hand that could sideline the star outfielder six weeks.
SEASONS
June 12
1922 - Hub Pruett struck out Babe Ruth three consecutive times as the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 7-1.
1928 - Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees had two triples and two homers in a 15-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
1939 - The Baseball Hall of Fame was officially dedicated at Cooperstown, N.Y.
1954 - Milwaukee's Jim Wilson pitched the year's only no-hitter, blanking the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.
1959 - The San Francisco Giants' Mike McCormick tossed a 3-0, five-inning no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies. Richie Ashburn singled in the top of the sixth for the Phillies, but the hit didn't count because the game was stopped by rain.
1970 - Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hurled a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres. Ellis walked eight and hit a batter, and Willie Stargell hit two homers.
1981 - Thirteen games were canceled due to the players' strike.
1997 - After 126 years, baseball broke its tradition and played interleague games.
1999 - Cal Ripken went 6-for-6, homering twice and driving in six runs as the Baltimore Orioles scored the most runs in franchise history with a 22-1 rout of the Atlanta Braves.
2005 - Hee-Seop Choi hit three homers in his first three at-bats, including a go-ahead solo shot in the sixth, to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past Minnesota 4-3.
2006 - Jason Grimsley was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball, less than a week after federal agents raided his home during an investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.
2006 - Chicago's Jose Contreras won his 15th straight start and struck out a career-high 11 batters to help the White Sox defeat Texas 8-3.
2007 - Justin Verlander mixed 99 mph heat with crazy curveballs to pitch a no-hitter in the Detroit Tigers' 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Verlander struck out a career-high 12, walked four and benefited from several stellar defensive plays.
Today's birthdays: Kyle McClellan 24; Hideki Matsui 34.
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