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A three run eighth inning helped the Boston Red Sox beat the Florida Marlins 6-5 Thursday to complete a three game series sweep. In other MLB action, Washington downs Tampa Bay 5-2 as suspended Rays reliever Joel Peralta gave up a tie breaking hit in the sixth inning.   Peralta was …

San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain throws the first perfect game in the almost 130 year history of the Giants franchise on Wednesday as the Giants at home blank the Houston Astros 10-0. Cain did get some nice defensive help on a couple of occasions to preserve the perfect game …

Tampa Bay’s David Price won his American League best eighth game as the Rays beat the New York Yankees 7-3 Thursday night. In other American League action, Boston got a complete game shutout from Clay Buchholz to down Baltimore 7-9; Chicago nips Toronto 4-3; Detroit stops Cleveland 7-5; and Oakland …

Dan Uggla hit two homers against his former team and Tim Hudson throws a complete game to lift the Atlanta Braves to an 11-0 skunking of the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. In other National League action, San Diego gets a walk off homer to beat San Francisco 6-5; Chicago blanks …

The Florida Marlins are playing good baseball after a slow start, and they won again Tuesday, downing Colorado 7-6. Brandon Phillips hits two homers to lift Cincinnati to a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves while the Tampa Bay Rays used a five run fourth inning to down Toronto 8-5. …

Atlanta starter Tim Hudson pitched into the eighth inning to give the Braves a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in interleague play.   The Florida Marlins also won, beating the Cleveland Indians 5-3. In other action, Milwaukee pounds Minnesota 16-4; the Chicago White Sox blank the Chicago Cubs 6-0; …

The 2011 Detroit Tigers went 95-67 and won the American League Central Division Title. Detroit fielded a roster with four players named to the 2011 MLB All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona.  Detroit Manager Jim Leyland witnessed All-Star campaigns from starting pitcher Justin Verlander, first baseman Miguel Cabrera, catcher Alex Avila, and closer Jose Valverde. …

Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton had the most prolific night of any other American League player in history when he went 5 for 5 with four home runs and a double as Texas beats Baltimore 10-3 Tuesday. Hamilton’s 18 total bases in a game is more than any other American …

Mariano Rivera has always been one to shag fly balls in the outfield during batting practice. He has said he hoped to play the position in a game one day before his retirement, but this routine proved to be dangerous for the 42-year-old closer Thursday night when he twisted his right …

For 23 years, Chipper Jones has been a professional baseball player. But, sadly for Braves fans, there will not be a 24th. On March 22, the Atlanta Braves third baseman announced that the end of the 2012 season would mean the end of his career. Jones was the first round …