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| Young ends New York Marathon; AL continues dominance |
MLB Baseball |
07/16/2008 |
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| ord eighth time the city of New York has hosted the All-Star game. The Big Apple also hosted the All-Star game at Ebbets Field in 1949, at the Polo Grounds in 1934 and 1942, Shea Stadium in 1964 and Yankee Stadium in 1939, 1960 (game two) and 1977...San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum wasn't available to pitch in the game due to an illness. Lincecum went to New York-Presbyterian Hospital with flu like symptoms and was released....The American League is 17-3-1 in the last 21 All-Star games...The teams combined |
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| Lincecum, Giants hand Dempster first loss at Wrigley |
MLB Baseball |
07/13/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Tim Lincecum tossed eight brilliant innings and helped himself at the plate with an RBI triple as the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the Chicago Cubs with a 4-2 win at Wrigley Field. Lincecum (11-2) allowed a run on six hits and struck out nine for the Giants, who snapped a six-game losing streak and reached the All-Star break with a 40-55 record. Brian Wilson allowed a run in a rocky ninth inning but held on for his 25th save. Ray Durham went 2-for-4 |
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| Harden solid in debut as Cubs edge Giants in extras |
MLB Baseball |
07/12/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Reed Johnson drove in the game-winning run with a single in the 11th inning as the Chicago Cubs squandered a five-run lead in the ninth, but came back to edge the San Francisco Giants, 8-7, in the second of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. Jim Edmonds hit a two-run homer, doubled and knocked in four, while Mark DeRosa had two hits, including a triple and two runs scored for the Cubs, who have won six of their last eight games. Ryan Theriot finished with three hits, two walks and |
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| Former Yankees OF Murcer passes away at 62 |
MLB Baseball |
07/12/2008 |
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| nt surgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Later tests revealed the tumor to be malignant. Murcer, a lifetime .277 hitter, slugged 252 home runs and drove in 1,043 runs in 1,908 major league games with the Yankees, San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 17 seasons in the big leagues. "Bobby Murcer was a born Yankee, a great guy, very well-liked and a true friend of mine," Yankees chairperson George M. Steinbrenner said. "I extend my deepest sympathies to his |
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| Johnson, Cubs edge Giants in extras |
MLB Baseball |
07/12/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Reed Johnson drove in the game-winning run with a single in the 11th inning as the Chicago Cubs squandered a five-run lead in the ninth, but came back to edge the San Francisco Giants, 8-7, in the second of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. Jim Edmonds hit a two-run homer, doubled and knocked in four, while Mark DeRosa had two hits, including a triple and two runs scored for the Cubs, who have won six of their last eight games. Ryan Theriot finished with three hits, two walks and |
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| Harden to make Cubs' debut in matinee with Giants |
MLB Baseball |
07/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Rich Harden makes his debut with the Chicago Cubs this afternoon, when the team plays the middle test of a three-game set against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field. Harden, whose acquisition from Oakland on Tuesday came just one day after division-rival Milwaukee picked up ace CC Sabathia, had been tremendous for the Athletics this season. He compiled a 5-1 record with a 2.34 ERA in 13 starts and recorded 92 strikeouts in only 77 innings, while allowing only five home runs in 2008. Howev |
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| Giants head into Wrigley for weekend set with Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
07/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs try to get back on the winning track when they open a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Chicago gave up its highest run total at home of the season on Thursday, when the team was denied a sweep of its three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds by falling, 12-7. Mike Fontenot was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and three runs scored, while Ryan Theriot knocked in two runs for the Cubs, who had a three- game winning streak snapped. Ted Lill |
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| Longoria and Hart voted as final All-Stars; Holliday to start for NL |
MLB Baseball |
07/10/2008 |
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| runs and 22 doubles in 80 games so far this season. On the National League ballot, Hart received eight million votes to get the nod. He was followed by David Wright of the New York Mets, Pat Burrell of the Philadelphia Phillies, Aaron Rowand of the San Francisco Giants and Carlos Lee of the Houston Astros. Hart has compiled a .293 batting average with 14 long balls, 56 RBI and 46 runs scored in 90 games for the Brewers. In other All-Star news, Colorado Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday will start in right field for |
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| Five runs equal five wins: Santana shuts down Giants |
MLB Baseball |
07/10/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Johan Santana threw five shutout innings to win for the first time in over a month, and the New York Mets blanked the San Francisco Giants, 5-0, at Shea Stadium. Ramon Castro provided the early offense with a three-run homer in the fourth inning off Jonathan Sanchez, as the Mets posted their fifth straight victory, the most since Jerry Manuel took over as manager for the fired Willie Randolph. Carlos Delgado had three hits and scored twice. Three Mets relievers combined to throw per |
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| Mets' Santana aims to get on winning track versus Giants |
MLB Baseball |
07/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Johan Santana will try to break out of his current funk tonight, when he leads the New York Mets in the second test of a three-game series versus the San Francisco Giants at Shea Stadium. Santana is 0-4 with a 2.48 earned run average over his last six starts, having been part of a lost to Philadelphia the previous time out on July 4 at Citizens Bank Park. He was reached for two runs and six hits in eight innings before the bullpen imploded in the 3-2 setback. The two-time Cy Young Award winner, |
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