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The Washington Nationals organization must be very happy today after its ace pitcher Stephen Strasburg made a successful comeback from Tommy John surgery on Tuesday. The righthander went five shutout innings and said he felt no pain but his team could not hold the lead and Los Angeles beat the …

Cliff Lee threw a complete game five hitter to help the Philadelphia Phillies down the Atlanta Braves 9-0 Monday night. The win for Lee is his 16th of the season. In other National League action, Arizona stays hot, beating Colorado 10-7 while San Francisco keeps pace with a 7-2 win …

Normally in September baseball fans are looking forward to exciting finishes and excellent pennant races but this year, that is not the case as it looks like the playoff picture is just about in shape. In the National League, Philadelphia owns baseball’s best record despite losing 5-4 to Florida. The …

The Boston Red Sox now have a game and a half lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East after beating the Yankees 9-5 Wednesday night in Boston. Boston had three homers in the game, including one by Jacoby Ellsbury that broke a 5-5 tie to give …

The Arizona Diamondbacks won their eighth game in a row on Tuesday, beating the Colorado Rockies 9-4. The win gives Arizona a six game lead in the National League West after second place San Francisco lost 5-2 to Chicago. In other NL action, Los Angeles downs San Diego 8-5; St.Louis …

The Arizona Diamondbacks have opened up a five game lead in the National League West after winning their seventh straight game, a 5-1 win over Colorado Monday night. The second place Giants lost to Chicago 7-0 as Tim Lincecum took the loss. In other action, New York sweeps a doubleheader …

On a weekend in which some games were postponed because of Hurricane Irene, there was still plenty of action in big league baseball. David Price and Tampa Bay blank Toronto 12-0 as Price fans 14 in seven shutout innings. In other American League action, Texas now has a three game …

Brian McCann homered twice to lift the Atlanta Braves to an 8-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Atlanta took three of four in the series and now moves on to play the New York Mets. In other National League action, Arizona beats Washington 8-1 to open a three …

The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are still tied for first place in the American League Eastern division after wins on Wednesday. Boston hammered Texas 13-2 while New York lost 6-4 to Oakland. Both teams are back in action today. Meanwhile the Los Angeles Angels move to …

The Detroit Tigers increase their lead in the American League Central division after beating the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 Tuesday night in St. Petersburg. Detroit now leads Cleveland by six games after the Tribe split a doubleheader with Seattle. In other AL games, Boston pounds Texas 11-5 as Oakland downed …