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AL | Jays' Thomas hits 500th HR in loss

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:22:48 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS - Frank Thomas will remember the day he hit his 500th homer - for reaching the milestone and getting ejected.

The Toronto slugger hit a three-run shot in the first inning of the Blue Jays' 8-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins yesterday, becoming the 21st major leaguer to reach 500.

He also had an RBI double and tied his season high with four RBIs, then was ejected in the ninth inning by plate umpire Mark Wegner after being called out on strikes for the second time in the game. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons came out to argue and was also ejected.

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Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:22:48 +0000

Thomas blasts 500th homer

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:22:48 +0000

That meant his wife, three children and father-in-law got to see Thomas hit his 500th home run. And they were gone when Thomas got ejected.

"They had to leave for the airport at 1:45. My daughter said, 'Dad, you've got to do it in the first couple of at-bats,'" he said.

Thomas hit a three-run shot in the first inning of the Toronto Blue Jays' 8-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins, becoming the 21st major leaguer to reach 500.

Tigers' Rogers picks up home win

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:22:48 +0000

DETROIT -- Kenny Rogers allowed one run over six innings in his first home start since shoulder surgery, leading the Detroit Tigers past Texas 5-2 on Thursday.

Rogers (2-0) missed the first 12 weeks of the season after surgery to remove a blood clot from his throwing shoulder. When the left-hander returned last week, he gave up two hits in six shutout innings at Atlanta.

This time, he allowed four hits as Detroit stopped a two-game losing streak and remained a half-game ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central.

Yankees 8 Orioles 6, Suspended, 7 innings, rain

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:22:48 +0000

BALTIMORE (AP) - The New York Yankees got out of town without another loss. But they didn't get a win either. Their game against the Baltimore Orioles was suspended by rain.

The game was stopped after an hour, 25 minute delay. It was the second rain stoppage; the first one lasted 18 minutes.

New York was leading 8 to 6 in the top of the eighth when play was halted. The game will be resumed on July 27th, at the point it was stopped, when the Yankees return to Camden Yards.

3000! Biggio reaches career hit milestone

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:22:48 +0000

BIGGIO MILESTONE

He did it! The Astros' Craig Biggio has joined the 3,000-hit club.

Yanks Take New Approach to Season

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:22:48 +0000

BALTIMORE, June 28 ? Jorge Posada?s throw sailed into left field, a wild heave from an exhausted stalwart of the Yankees. Corey Patterson, who was trying to steal third base, trotted home with another run to put the Baltimore Orioles ahead by two in the seventh inning Thursday at Camden Yards.

With that sour scene, it seemed, the Yankees would surely fold up and slink home, thoroughly embarrassed by perhaps the worst trip of the Joe Torre era.

But in the top of the eighth inning, after the Yankees had scored twice to tie the score, Derek Jeter lashed a single up the middle to score two runs. There were two outs, no balls and two strikes, and rain was pelting the field. Yet Jeter delivered, and the Yankees held an 8-6 edge when umpires suspended the game at 11:28 p.m., after waiting 1 hour 25 minutes.

Yankees-Orioles game suspended by rain

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:32:43 +0000

BALTIMORE -- The New York Yankees got out of town without another loss. But they didn't get a victory, either, because their game against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night was suspended by rain.

Play was suspended after a delay of 1 hour, 25 minutes. It was the second rain stoppage; the first one lasted 18 minutes.

New York was leading 8-6 in the top of the eighth when the game was halted for the last time. Play will be resumed at the point it was stopped when the Yankees return to Camden Yards on July 27.

Astros' Biggio joins 3,000 club with five-hit night; Lee's grand slam in 11th beats Rockies

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:32:43 +0000

CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT - Craig Biggio (right) is congratulated by former Astros teammate Jeff Bagwell after Biggio got his 3,000th career hit during Houston's 8-5, 11-inning win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. Biggio, who had five hits in the game, played with Bagwell for 15 seasons. (Associated Press photo)

HOUSTON - Craig Biggio collected his 3,000th hit and Carlos Lee made sure he could celebrate it in style.

Biggio had five hits for only the second time in his 20-year career in becoming the 27th member of the 3,000 club and Lee hit a grand slam in the 11th inning to give the Houston Astros an 8-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.

Ripken has favorite seat in Camden Yard

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:32:43 +0000

I have decided to cover Camden Yard this week for my dive into history and fun facts on the country’s major league baseball parks. Camden Yard is home to the Baltimore Orioles.

And speaking of history, did you know Babe Ruth was born two blocks from Camden Yard, and a few years later his father operated Ruth’s Caf from the ground floor of their residence where Camden Yard’s centerfield is now located.The stadium has exclusively been the home for the Orioles since 1992. It seats 48,000 plus and cost nearly $110 million to construct. Not quite one year from it’s opening, it held the 1993 All-Star game where Kirby Puckett was awarded the MVP f...

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