ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Evan Longoria went three-for-four and drove in three runs Wednesday night, helping the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 for their second three-game sweep of the World Series champions this season. The Rays

Hickory saved its best for last in its series opener against the Columbus Catfish, using an eighth-inning comeback to win, 3-2. After a Quinn Stewart sacrifice fly drove in the first run for the Catfish in the first inning and Chase Fontaine's first home

LEXINGTON, KY. - The BlueClaws stretched their winning streak to five games on Wednesday night, recording a 4-2 win over Lexington at Applebee's Park. Jacob Diekman gave the BlueClaws six strong innings. Despite walking five hitters, the BlueClaws

SEATTLE - Miguel Cairo drove in three runs with two doubles to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Wednesday night. Cairo, making just his second start at second base, drove in the game's first run with a two-out double in the

Quintero, who suffered a concussion and spent the night at Methodist Hospital in Houston after Dodgers shortstop Luis Maza's swing hit him, visited the Astros' clubhouse and is taking it easy. 'I just told him he ought to be real thankful it wasn't any

Catcher Mike Rivera Defensive gems help save Milwaukee's big lead against Randy Johnson and D-Backs. Inside pitch The Brewers scored a run off a relief pitcher Tuesday night, which normally isn?t major news. But they hadn?t scored off a reliever

Jeff Kent, a former Astro, hit a solo home run off Wesley Wright with one out in the 11th to end a four-frame scoring drought and, effectively, the game, 7-6. 'It was a fastball up and over the plate,' Wright said of the home run pitch. 'I wanted to get

(Kannapolis, NC) - Matt Brown knocked in the go-ahead run in the top of the tenth inning and the Captains tacked on two more runs in the inning as the Lake County Captains came from behind to beat the Kannapolis Intimidators on Wednesday 8-5 in ten

The Astros first baseman wants his teammates to join him, so much so that he has offered a challenge to left fielder Carlos Lee. He told Lee that if Lee was nominated to the All-Star team, he would be asked to hit in the contest. 'He said no initially,

Villarreal, 26, had struggled through most of the season, compiling a 5.42 ERA over 35 relief appearances. If he clears waivers, he will have the right to accept or refuse the Minor League assignment because he has five years of big league experience.