PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP)David Ortiz homered for the third straight game during a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday night. The slugger, who has been sidelined since May 30 because of a partially torn tendon sheath in his wrist,

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)While the scrappy are showing theyve got what it takes to beat the , they say doing so in July means no more than beating anyone else. Pinch hitter Erick Aybar hit a bases-clearing triple to highlight a four-run seventh, and the

Quirky five-run sixth inning ruins strong outing by angry Toronto ace Matt Garza dominated the weak Toronto offence on his way to a victory Saturday evening. (J. Meric/Associated Press) Saturday night was one of those rare moments in baseball ? Roy

NAHEIM, California -- The Los Angeles Angels extended their lead in the American League West divisi on to a season-best seven games by beating the Boston Red Sox 11-3 on Friday. Angels slugger Garret Anderson went 4-for-4 from the plate, hitting the

The 41-year-old right-hander has appeared in 47 games for the Astros, recording a 3.86 ERA and 4-4 record while striking out 30 in 44 innings of work this season. Because of this, Astros manager Cecil Cooper said he will be more selective in the innings

And while Wade has not specified certain clubs or players in which he is interested, he maintains that Houston will be as aggressive as possible over the next 12 days. 'We'd like to get some late-inning bullpen help to help with Doug Brocail so we're not

Brian Moehler posted yet another solid start, allowing one run on four hits in seven innings, and a couple of Houston players who had been struggling prior to the All-Star break came through to secure the win. With the score tied at 1 in the bottom of

Zambrano, in his third start since coming off the disabled list with a strained right shoulder, shed the pitch-count restrictions placed on him by Chicago management, but the righty allowed more runs to Houston than he has in his previous 14 innings of

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Rookie all-star Evan Longoria hit his first career grand slam during a five-run sixth and Matt Garza threw 7 2-3 scoreless innings to help the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays past the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Saturday night. THE

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria, center, is congratulated by teammates Akinori Iwamura, left, and Carl Crawford after his sixth inning grand slam against the Toronto Blue Jays during the baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla. on