18 August 2008, 10:23 pm
Greg Maddux is headed back to the Los Angeles Dodgers. San Diego and Los Angeles agreed to a trade that puts the 353-game winner in a pennant race again, according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity Monday night because no announcement had been made. It was unclea... read more
18 August 2008, 10:00 pm
Gary Sheffield moved into familiar company with career homer No. 493. Sheffield hit a two-run drive in Detroit's four-run seventh, Curtis Granderson added two triples and four RBIs and the Tigers held on for an 8-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night. Sheffield went 3-for-5, scored two ru... read more
18 August 2008, 9:37 pm
CC Sabathia often talks about how much he likes to hit. He just hadn't done much at the plate with the Milwaukee Brewers until Monday night. Sabathia improved his perfect record with the Brewers, pitching another complete game in a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros. He also hit a two-run single in... read more
18 August 2008, 9:36 pm
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said he thinks the AL Rookie of the Year is on his team. He's reserving judgment on whether a White Sox player should also win the MVP award. Rookie Alexei Ramirez hit a three-run home run and Carlos Quentin hit his major league-leading 35th home run in the eighth to ... read more
18 August 2008, 9:03 pm
B.J. Upton slipped away from Tropicana Field without speaking to reporters, leaving others to answer questions about another baserunning gaffe that overshadowed a big Tampa Bay victory. The first-place Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 Monday night, but the postgame buzz was more about Upton gett... read more
18 August 2008, 8:11 pm
Before he came to the Boston Red Sox, Jason Bay didn't know much about Jon Lester. Bay likes what he's seen. And, to be sure, the Red Sox are also pretty pleased about what they've witnessed thus far from their new left fielder. Lester outpitched Jeremy Guthrie, and Bay homered twice and drove in fo... read more
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