Baseball Digest Daily Blog: "Short Stops" Around the League

Chris Burke and Adam Everett each had 3 hits and the Astros scored 6 times in the 7th inning to come back and defeat the Reds, 7-3
Ray Durham hit his 20th homer of the season and drove in 3 to lead the Giants past Arizona, 7-6
Joe Crede hit 2 homeruns and Jermaine Dye chipped in 3 RBI as the White Sox got back at the Tigers tonight, roughing up Zach Miner in a 7-5 win
Rookie Matt Garza won his first Major League game as the Twins beat the Orioles, 4-1
Miguel Cabrera went 3-for-4 with 2 HRs, 3 runs scored, and 4 RBI in a wild game in Florida that saw the Marlins hang on to defeat the Nationals, 9-7
Esteban Loaiza was the story of this game, pitching a complete game 4-hit shutout to boost the A's past the Blue Jays, 6-0
Jose Reyes had 3 hits, 3 RBI, homered, scored 2 runs, and stole 2 bases to lead the Mets to a slugfest victory over St. Louis, 10-8
Jorge Cantu homered and had 3 hits as Tampa Bay continued to beat up on Texas, winning this one, 7-3
Pittsburgh's stars Jason Bay and Freddy Sanchez both homered tonight to lead the Pirates to their second straight victory over Atlanta, 5-4
Ben Sheets was on tonight, allowing just one run on 6 hits through 7 innings to help Milwaukee drop Colorado once again, 7-1
Brett Myers and Angel Guzman pitched terrific games, but it was a Jimmy Rollins double in the ninth inning that was the difference maker as the Phillies nipped the Cubs, 2-1
The Royals managed 19 hits tonight but lost to the Indians who had just a mere 16! What's worse is that Kansas City lead this game 10-1 after the first inning and went on to lose 15-13 in 10 innings. Cleveland scored 4 runs in the 9th to tie the game and 2 in the 10th to win it. Mike Sweeney and Mark Teahen had 4 hits for the Royals. Hector Luna had 4 hits for Cleveland.
Jason Giambi, Jorge Posada, and Robinson Cano combined to drive in 7 runs and Chien-Ming Wang pitched 7 strong innings as the Yankees cruised by Seattle, 9-2
Geoff Blum had 4 hits and drove in 3, and Woody Williams was solid for 7 innings as the Padres beat the Dodgers again this evening, 7-2
David Ortiz hit his 45th homer and Wily Mo Pena added a solo shot to help Boston end their 6 game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Angels

"Short Stops" Around the League - August 23, 2006

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