With a runner on third base in the ninth inning, Buster Posey hit a flare to right field that was caught by a diving Gerardo Parra. Two innings later, Posey and the Giants got a break. Posey hit a two-out single to the same spot Parra robbed him earlier and Nate Schierholtz followed with a two-run triple, helping San Francisco stay close to the NL West lead with a 2-0 win over the Arizona…

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired right-hander Matt Gorgen from Tampa Bay to complete the trade that sent reliever Chad Qualls to the Rays. Qualls was traded to Tampa Bay on July 31 for a player to be named. Gorgen, a 23-year-old right-hander, was 3-2 with a 1.65 ERA and tied for the Southern League lead with 22 saves for Class Double-A Montgomery.

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Don’t look now, but Minnesota’s late-season charge up the ranks has the Twins just behind the Yankees.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks made the most of the few opportunities they had Wednesday night, and Daniel Hudson took care of the rest. Hudson pitched seven effective innings and the Diamondbacks ended the San Francisco Giants' four-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory. Miguel Montero, Stephen Drew and Kelly Johnson each drove in a run for Arizona, which snapped a four-game skid.

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Houston Astros rookie Brett Wallace hit the first home run of his career on Tuesday night, a solo shot to center…

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San Francisco's push to make the playoffs has gained some serious momentum — Tim Lincecum is back to his old self. The ultra-lanky right-hander was almost perfect through six innings and three Giants homered Tuesday night in a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Francisco has won four straight and six of seven, keeping up the pressure on San Diego in the NL West.

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Anyone who's ever been transferred to another city by their employer knows the expense involved with the…

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It's impossible to talk about the San Diego Padres' 2010 season without using some variation of the word "surprise." As in, they were surprisingly good for so long that it's pretty surprising they've fallen so quickly. On Aug. 26, they had 76 victories and were — surprisingly (OK, shockingly) — tied with the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays in the loss column in the race for baseball's best record. When Labor Day arrived, they still had 76 victories.

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Get rid of the first eight games of the season and the Houston Astros would be a .500 team. Unfortunately the first week of the season does count in the standings and the Astros are eight-games under after Hunter Pence's three-run home run in the first inning helped them beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Sunday.

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Carlos Lee has been an RBI machine for the Houston Astros since the end of July. He tacked on four more Saturday night. Lee hit a three-run homer in Houston's four-run eighth inning and also singled in a run in the first, leading the Astros to a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Angel Sanchez tripled and scored on Aaron Heilman's wild pitch to get the Astros within two in the eighth…

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