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

Josh Fogg allowed just 2 runs on 5 hits through 7 innings to hold down the Cubs as the Rockies beat Chicago, 5-2

Mike Lowell went 2-for 3 with three RBIs to help the Red Sox past the Orioles, 4-3

Aaron Harang pitched a complete game, and Rich Aurilia had 3 hits, a homer, and 3 RBI as the Reds kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 5-2 win over the Pirates

Chuck James outpitched Roger Clemens, and Chipper Jones delivered a knockout blow with a 2-run homer as the Braves defeated the Astros, 4-1

Curtis Granderson hit 2 home runs and Carlos Guillen had 3 hits and 3 RBI, but the Royals shelled Jamie Walker and the Tigers bullpen with 3 -11th inning home runs to beat Detroit, 9-7

John Maine pitched 6 solid innings, and the Mets bullpen did their normal reliable job as New York topped Washington, 4-3

Shane Victorino went 5-for-6 with 3 runs and 3 RBI, and Pat Burrell hit 2 home runs, reached base 5 times, scored 4 runs and drove in 4 runs to give Jamie Moyer and the Phillies all the offense they needed to crush the Marlins, 14-2

Four consecutive walks by the Indians in the 9th inning lead to a literal walk-off win as Cleveland edged Tampa Bay, 2-1

Gary Sheffield hit a 3-run homer, and Jorge Posada added a 2-run shot, and the Yankees cruised to 7-2 win over the Blue Jays behind the arm of Mike Mussina

Jermaine Dye hit his 44th home run, and Freddy Garcia allowed just one run in 7 1/3 innings as the White Sox held off the Twins, 4-3

Albert Pujols hit a 3-run homer, and Juan Encarnacion and Scott Rolen combined to go 7-for-10 with 5 runs scored as the Cardinals doubled up the Brewers, 10-5

Livan Hernandez allowed just one run on 4 hits over 7 innings of work, and Eric Byrnes hit a 2-run homer to lead Arizona past San Diego, 3-1

Ervin Santana pitched 7 scoreless innings, and Chone Figgins doubled, homered, and drove in 4 runs as the Angels shutout the A's, 6-0

J.D. Drew hit a 2-run homer in the 7th inning, and the Dodgers scored twice more in the 9th inning to stage a dramatic come-from-behind win over the Giants, 4-3

Nelson Cruz and Michael Young each drove in 2 runs as the Rangers rallied to beat the Mariners, 6-5

"Short Stops" Around the League - September 29, 2006

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