Royals benefit from unique double play

Nothing like the ol’ 1-4-3-5 double play. With an assist on a line-drive out, no less. It happened in the Tampa Bay half of the third inning of Friday night’s Royals-Rays contest at Tropicana Field.

Jays, Rolen both come away winners

Sending the veteran third baseman closer to home, the Jays granted Scott Rolen’s request to be traded on Friday.

Wright breaks out home run trot at home

It took David Wright 23 games and nearly two months, but he finally got to break out his home run trot again at Citi Field.

D-backs edge Mets thanks to wild pitch

Justin Upton scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the eighth, and the D-backs beat the Mets on a soggy Friday night at Citi Field.

Schmidt, Ethier lift Dodgers past Braves

Jason Schmidt, given a last chance to show he can still pitch, did just that Friday night, tossing a one-hitter for six innings as the Dodgers rode Andre Ethier’s three-run homer to a 5-0 win over the Braves.

Halladay stays put through Deadline

The circus pulled out of town and left Roy Halladay behind. After weeks of speculation and rampant rumors, the ace pitcher remains with the Jays.

Big Papi remains in search for answers

A day later, Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was still trying to find the answers for exactly what substance he tested positive for in 2003. Once he does, Ortiz promises to have a thorough session with the media to explain what happened.

Defense leads Rockies over Reds

Chris Iannetta and Carlos Gonzalez began the eighth inning by launching solo shots off David Weathers to give the Rockies a 5-3 victory over the Reds on Friday night at Great American Ball Park in front of 22,130.

Pena, Burrell back Price in win over KC

On a quiet non-waiver Trade Deadline day, Tampa Bay got clutch hits by slumping sluggers Carlos Pena and Pat Burrell to back a strong performance by David Price in an 8-2 win over Kansas City at Tropicana Field.

Pedro ‘very positive’ after rehab start

Pedro Martinez said he was “a little rusty” but felt healthy after giving up five runs in five innings in a Triple-A rehab start on Friday.

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