p.m. PT Padres Headlines ? Peavy prevails as Friars finish off Sheets ? Padres look to play spoiler against Phils ? Young placed on 15-day DL by Padres ? Banks issues six free passes; Padres fall ? Padres put their chips on Peavy for finale ?

Kuroda pitches Dodgers past Phillies

Cubs top Braves despite Kotsay's cycle

CLEVELAND -- Lou Montanez hit a tiebreaking double during an eight-run eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles went on to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-6 Thursday night and split their four-game series. The Orioles sent 13 men to bat in the eighth,

By Paul Sullivan, 6:27 p.m. ATLANTA--Braves rookie Francisley Bueno was suspended three games and fined by on Thursday for throwing at the head of Alfonso Soriano in the ninth inning of the first game of Wednesday?s doubleheader. Bueno, who was making

By Paul Sullivan, 8:05 p.m. ATLANTA--

Son of Boss Hank Steinbrenner has sounded the 'wait till next year' rallying cry, and it sure looks as if the Yankees are heeding it. What is curious, however - and, not to mention, very un-Boss-like - is that Hank is blaming injuries for this seemingly

Derek Jeter has seen just about everything during his 13-plus seasons with the Yankees. He has entered the final quarter of the season with an enormous lead in the American League East, he has found his team in a heated battle at the top of the division

The pearl white balls being thrown on the manicured fields of the USA Baseball National Training Complex are a far cry from the old matchbox cars in Tyler Matzek's childhood home, but it's still the same game. One person is throwing, while the other guy tries to hit it. These days the roles are reversed from the backyard games he played with his father as a 4-year-old: Matzek is the one throwing pitches that have left some of the nation's top hitters confused all summer.

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