If you love baseball history, or have someone that you know that loves the genuine history of the game, take a flyer on a book by John Rosengren - Hammerin Hank, George Almighty and The Say Hey Kid. I know for one that this is going to make a...

Jose Guillen used a solo home run and a bases-loaded walk to help drive in three runs and lead the Royals to a 8-4 victory over the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. Billy Butler drove in two for Kansas City, which scored five of their runs in the first...

Shawn Riggans smacked a two-run homer and scored twice as the red-hot Rays downed the Yankees, 5-2, in the finale of a four-game set at Tropicana Field. Akinori Iwamura hit a solo shot, and B.J. Upton and Carl Crawford each plated a run for Tampa...

Lance Berkman smacked a go-ahead solo homer in the top of the ninth inning as the Astros rallied past the Giants 8-7 in the finale of a four-game series at AT&T; Park. Berkman knocked in three total for Houston, which overcame a six-run deficit to...

Jason Bay smacked a pinch-hit, go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Pirates rallied past the Cardinals, 11-5, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Busch Stadium. Raul Chavez hit an RBI-double and Freddy Sanchez added a...

Cole Hamels tossed his first career complete-game shutout as the Phillies blanked the Braves 5-0 in the finale of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park. Hamels scattered four hits and walked two while striking out six to improve to 5-and-3 with...

Brandon Webb took a shutout into the seventh inning and became the majors' first nine-game winner as the Diamondbacks hung on to beat the Rockies 8-5 at Chase Field. Webb struck out eight while allowing six hits and three runs in seven and a third...

Jim Thome singled in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning as the White Sox pulled out a 4-3 win over the Angels in the finale of a four-game set at the Big A. A.J. Pierzynski went 3-for-5 with an RBI for Chicago, which won the final two...

Alfonso Soriano went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and three RBI to help power the Cubs to an 8-5 win over the Padres at Wrigley Field. Geovany Soto also homered and knocked in three for Chicago, which has won five of its last six games. Kosuke...

Juan Pierre doubled home the go-ahead runs in the top of the ninth and Andruw Jones plated an insurance run as the Dodgers rallied for a 6-4 win over the Brewers at Miller Park. Pierre finished 3-for-5 with three RBI and a stolen base for Los...

Rookie Luke Hochevar and three relievers combined on a six-hitter as the Royals blanked the Tigers 2-0 in the second-of-three at Kauffman Stadium. Hochevar scattered four hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings to improve to 3-and-2....

Todd Wellemeyer allowed just two hits and a run over seven solid innings to pitch the Cardinals to a 5-1 win over the Pirates at Busch Stadium. The right-hander walked three and struck out five to improve to 4-and-1 with the win. Troy Glaus and...

Making his major league debut, Paul Janish singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Reds a 7-6 win over the Marlins at Great American Ball Park. It salvaged a bullpen meltdown in the ninth inning for Cincinnati, which...

Orlando Hudson had a two-run double and Micah Owings hurled six shutout innings as the Diamondbacks held on to beat the Rockies 4-3 at Chase Field. Owings scattered five hits and two walks with five strikeouts to move to 5-and-1 with the win. Four...

Miguel Tejada singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh and Brad Ausmus added a two-run homer in the ninth as the Astros downed the Giants 6-3 at AT&T; Park. Tejada also had a run-scoring single in the first and Lance Berkman followed with his...