Coming off his first loss in 18 starts, Carlos Zambrano appeared to be in trouble again when Justin Upton hit a two-run homer that nearly landed in a restaurant at the back of the second deck. The long drive turned out to be just what Zambrano needed to snap back into form. The right-hander settled in after Upton's first-inning homer to bounce back from a shaky outing, and Alfonso Soriano hit a…

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Armando Galarraga threw a two-strike breaking ball in the fifth inning where he wanted, just above the dirt. Alfonso Soriano hit it over the wall in left-center. Facing Soriano again two innings later, Galarraga threw what he thought was another good pitch, only to see it go out in the opposite game. It was that kind of night.

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What could be better than soaking up the sun, eating hot dogs and during the seventh inning stretch with Mom on Mother's Day? Not much. Thanks to Major League Baseball you can honor Mom by taking her to watch a great ballgame where she can participate in some very special…

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The Chicago Cubs needed Ryan Dempster to get untracked Thursday night. Instead, he had the shortest outing of his 266 career starts. "We have a lot of work to do in the next five days, that's for sure," manager Mike Quade said. Dempster allowed seven runs on four hits, four walks and a hit batter — all in the first inning.

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Rockies’ star Carlos Gonzalez is off to a slow start, but he’s got plenty of company all over the MLB landscape.

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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer

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As all those protests last season reminded us, this year's All-Star Game will be held at Phoenix's Chase Field. And with the game's July 12 fast approaching, Major League Baseball has started promoting the game the only ways it knows … Continue reading →

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In between back-to-back losses to the woeful Arizona Diamondbacks, the Philadelphia Phillies received some good news on the injury front. Reliever Jose Contreras, placed on the disabled list on Sunday, will be out for three to four weeks.

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The Philadelphia Phillies are 15-7 following there 3-0 loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 25, but there is a bigger cause for concern. Once again, the Phillies' offense produced very little. The team managed just three hits and failed to score more than four runs in…

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Jered Weaver wasn't unhittable, but once again he was unbeatable.

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