Redding, Boone back Nationals’ 5-2 win over Pirates
Redding, Boone back Nationals’ 5-2 win over Pirates
Tim Redding allowed one run over 6 1-3 innings, Aaron Boone homered and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Sunday.
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Former Rangers Manager Valentine Topic Of Film
“We have only 12 teams. We are sending a team of 28 players. There are a few players from each team leaving”
Bobby Valentine has transformed from baseball manager to movie star.
The former New York Mets and Texas Rangers manager is featured in the documentary “The Zen of Bobby V,” which is being screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be televised by ESPN2 on May 13 — the manager’s 58th birthday.
“I was really tired of being in the States or talking to Americans here in Japan who would refer to Tom Selleck in “Mr. Baseball” or Bob Whiting and “You Gotta Have Wa” as their only reference point to Japanese baseball,” he said Wednesday night from Tokyo during a video news conference. Read more
Jeter’s four hits carry Yankees past Mariners
After getting swept at home by Detroit last week, the New York Yankees dusted themselves off and answered immediately: Three easy wins over Seattle. Derek Jeter had four hits and New York got consecutive homers from Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano during a six-run outburst, beating the slumping Mariners 8-2 Sunday to finish a lopsided three-game sweep.
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Furcal leads Dodgers to seventh straight win
“I thought the walk-off a couple of days ago was a good feeling but this is incredible. I’m at a loss for words.”
Rafael Furcal and Skip Schumaker aren’t known for their power strokes at the plate. via New York Post
Dodgers top struggling Rockies to win eighth straight
James Loney homered and drove in six runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 12-7 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to eight.
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