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Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5
07.06.2008 00:17
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TORONTO (AP) -- Melvin Mora, Kevin Millar and Adam Jones all homered in Baltimore's six-run eighth inning and the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Friday night.
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Mariners 8, Red Sox 0
07.06.2008 00:17
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BOSTON (AP) -- Felix Hernandez held a Boston lineup without Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz to six hits over six innings as the Seattle Mariners snapped a four-game losing streak with an 8-0 victory over the Red Sox on Friday night.
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Indians 4, Tigers 2
07.06.2008 00:17
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DETROIT (AP) -- Paul Byrd pitched seven sharp innings and Casey Blake had a two-run double in Cleveland's three-run fourth, leading the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
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Astros 6, Cardinals 1
07.06.2008 00:17
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HOUSTON (AP) -- Hunter Pence had an RBI double and the Houston Astros scored three runs on two St. Louis errors in their 6-1 victory over the Cardinals on Friday night.
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Giants 10, Nationals 1
07.06.2008 00:17
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tim Lincecum pitched seven sharp innings to win his fourth straight decision, Jose Castillo hit a three-run homer and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 10-1 on Friday night.
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Reds 11, Marlins 3
07.06.2008 00:17
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MIAMI (AP) -- Jay Bruce continued his sizzling start in the majors with three hits and three more RBIs, Johnny Cueto pitched six innings to win his third straight start, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the sliding Florida Marlins 11-3 on Friday night.
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Diamondbacks 3, Pirates 1
07.06.2008 00:16
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Brandon Webb became the majors' first 11-game winner with his second successive effective start, holding Pittsburgh to one run and three hits over seven innings and driving in a run during the Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-1 victory over the Pirates on Friday night.
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Phillies 4, Braves 3
07.06.2008 00:16
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Shane Victorino drove in the go-ahead run with a triple in the 10th, then threw out Gregor Blanco at the plate in the bottom of the inning as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Friday night.
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Op-Extra Guest Columnist | Heading Home: The Problem With Being Preordained
07.06.2008 00:16
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The retired Cubs outfielder revisits his former team’s epic 2003 collapse, and the failed expectations that accompanied it.
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Baseball
Dream Round of Golf Becomes a Humbling Test
07.06.2008 00:16
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John Atkinson, who won an essay contest explaining why he could shoot less than 100 on a golf course set up for a United States Open, failed to do so.
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Golf
Full of Laughs, Ochoa Makes Serious Charge Into Lead
07.06.2008 00:16
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Lorena Ochoa was a joy to watch Friday, stringing together seven birdies in a round of 65 to reach the halfway point at 10-under-par 134.
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Golf
California Teachers Challenge Proposed Cuts
07.06.2008 00:15
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Tens of thousands of teachers formed picket lines outside nearly 900 Los Angeles schools to protest cuts to education financing.
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Science & Education
Audit Faults an Education Nonprofit
07.06.2008 00:15
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A federal audit of a nonprofit that recruits college graduates to teach in low-income schools, shows the group did not properly account for government money in received for teacher training.
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Science & Education
City and Teachers’ Union Disagree on Reserve Pool
07.06.2008 00:15
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The teacher’s union says city teachers who are not assigned to permanent classroom jobs still play a vital role in the school system.
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