Matt LaPorta hit two home runs and Joe Bateman helped stave off a late rally to preserve Huntsville's 8-6 win Monday night over West Tenn in the last of a tremendous five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars improved to 39-26 and moved into first

HOOVER, Ala. -- Robbie Hudson scored on David Cook's bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the tenth inning, giving the Birmingham Barons a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Montgomery Biscuits Monday night and clinching the team's first first-half division title

HOOVER - Robbie Hudson scored in the 10th inning Monday night at Regions Park on a David Cook sacrifice fly and jumped into the arms of waiting teammates. His Birmingham Barons had defeated the Montgomery Biscuits, 4-3, and guaranteed themselves a

Wilson and his wife, Julie, hosted their fourth annual 'Bowling with the Bucs' fund-raiser tournament on Monday night at AMF Noble Manor Lanes in Crafton, Pa. The event benefits Pirates Charities. 'The thing that comes to mind is family and the

Ken Griffey Jr. connects for career home run No. 600 in Monday's 9-4 Reds win. (Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press)Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. hit the 600th home run of his major-league career during the first inning of Monday's 9-4 victory

Ichiro Suzuki, left, is all smiles following Monday's 3-2 Mariners road triumph. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press)Miguel Cairo drove in the decisive run with a squeeze bunt as the visiting Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 in 10 innings at the

The slumping Seattle Mariners fired hitting coach Jeff Pentland and replaced him with special assistant Lee Elia. Elia, who turns 71 next month, was Seattle's batting coach from 1993-97 and is perhaps best known for a tirade he once unleashed as manager

The Cincinnati Reds' Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 600th career home run on Monday in Miami, off the Florida Marlins' Mark Hendrickson. MIAMI - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th home run on Monday night, completing his long ascent and becoming the sixth player in

TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that jet lag hampers the performances of continent-crossing pro baseball players but may boost the home field advantage of West Coast teams. An analysis of 10 years of pro baseball scores found

GARY, IN-The Joliet JackHammers and Gary SouthShore RailCats were rained out at U.S. Steel Yard on Sunday afternoon. The RailCats did not announce a make-up date for the game so the contest will be made up as part of a doubleheader at a later date. The