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Edwin Jackson / Cardinals get to Jackson with two-run homer in victory
ST. LOUIS – Well-traveled pitcher Edwin Jackson faced the Cardinals Wednesday night at Busch Stadium, the third former team he has started against this year. Read more Edwin Jackson news
Jesse Crain / Phil Rogers: White Sox’ Crain seems good fit for Tigers
No strong team needs relief pitching more than the Tigers. No reliever is hotter than Jesse Crain. Read more Jesse Crain news
C.J. Wilson / Saunders’ WP scores only run in M’s loss to Angels
In a game in which every pitch was critical, the only run scored on a wild pitch. That's all that separated C.J. Wilson and Joe Saunders. Read more C.J. Wilson news
Chris Davis / AL roundup: Chris Davis' two HRs lead O's over Tigers
DETROIT — Chris Davis cleared the fences twice, giving him a major league leading 26 homers, to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 13-3 Wednesday.Davis hit a two-run homer and Taylor Teagarden followed with a three-run home run in Baltimore’s six-run fourth. Against embattled reliever Jose Valverde, Davis hit another two-run shot for [...]
Brandon Belt / NL roundup: Gregor Blanco's triple helps Giants beat Padres, 4-2
SAN FRANCISCO — Gregor Blanco had a pinch hit, two-run triple in the seventh inning, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.Brandon Belt and Marco Scutaro also drove in runs and the Giants won their second straight following a three-game slide. Scutaro and Hunter Pence each [...]
Kevin Correia / Correia picked up his sixth win of the season against the White
Correia picked up his sixth win of the season against the White Sox on Wednesday. He went 6.2 innings while giving up two runs on five hits and striking out six. [...] Read more Kevin Correia news
Zack Wheeler / Harper: Armed skipper should stay with Mets
For Terry Collins, it was around the fifth inning of Zack Wheeler’s debut on Tuesday when he had a vision of how dramatically different it could be to manage the Mets in the coming years. Read more Zack Wheeler news
Justin Grimm / Grimm (6-5) only lasted five innings but managed to pick up
Grimm (6-5) only lasted five innings but managed to pick up the win against the Athletics on Wednesday. [...] Read more Justin Grimm news
Francisco Rodriguez / Francisco Rodriguez nearing big save milestone
Brewers closer Francisco Rodriguez allowed two hits and faced the winning run Wednesday against the Astros, but was able to shut the door for his 299th career save. Rodriguez allowed two one-out singles in the ninth inning, but retired the final two batters with ease to close out a 3-1 win [...] Read more Francisco [...]
Edward Mujica / Edward Mujica bounces back with win
Cardinals closer Edward Mujica worked a quick, uneventful ninth inning Wednesday against the Cubs to bounce back from a pair of subpar outings. Mujica retired the Cubs in order on three fly balls, needing just eight pitches to end the inning and close out a 4-1 win [...] Read more Edward Mujica news