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Phillies 5, Cardinals 1

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:21:24 +0000

ST. LOUIS - Shane Victorino typically spends off days relaxing in the dugout. He changed his routine Sunday and the move worked.Victorino had a pinch-hit, three-run double to break a tie with two outs in the eighth inning Sunday and lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. It was his first pinch-hit of the season and came after he barely fouled off a 3-2 breaking ball to keep the at-bat going."Today, for some reason I went to the cage three or four times," he...

Recap: St. Louis vs. Philadelphia

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:21:24 +0000

St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Shane Victorino came through with a pinch- hit, bases-loaded triple in the eighth to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Busch Stadium.

Michael Bourn went 3-for-5 with two RBI for the Phillies, who have won three of five.

The game was held up twice due to rain, causing about two hours of delays and shortening the starting pitchers' outings. Cole Hamels went just three innings, allowing one run on three hits, while Kip Wells let up one run over five frames.

Victorino delivers off bench for Phils

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:21:24 +0000

BIGGIO WATCH

Four to go: The Astros' Craig Biggio is closing in on the 3,000-hit club.

Victorino's 2B the difference for Phils

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:21:24 +0000

ST. LOUIS -- Shane Victorino typically spends off days relaxing in the dugout. He changed his routine Sunday and the move worked.

Victorino had a pinch-hit, three-run double to break a tie with two outs in the eighth inning Sunday and lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. It was his first pinch-hit of the season and came after he barely fouled off a 3-2 breaking ball to keep the at-bat going.

"Today, for some reason I went to the cage three or four times," he said. "It turned out for the better."

Frustration building for low-scoring Braves

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:21:24 +0000

ATLANTA --The losses are mounting now, one blending right into the next. And the Atlanta Braves are reaching a boiling point.

The manager and catcher were feuding with the umpire Saturday. The ace pitcher and star third baseman were feuding with each other. And when it was all over, the Braves were no closer to ending their current rut.

Atlanta scored a run for the first time since Monday, but still lost 2-1 to the Detroit Tigers at Turner Field. Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander allowed just four hits in seven innings, and the Braves lost their fourth game in a row and 14th in their past 20 games.

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Cox ties record for ejections

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:02:10 +0000

Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox wasn't going to argue with plate umpire Chad Fairchild, and he ended up with a record-tying ejection anyway.

Cox was tossed Saturday from the Braves' 2-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers in the bottom of the ninth inning. He ran onto the field too late to save Brian McCann from being ejected by Fairchild.

Cox's ejection gave him 131 for his career, tying the record set by John McGraw. He already has the record for most ejections by a manager because 14 of McGraw's came as a player.

James strikes in many ways

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:02:10 +0000

All-state in football, basketball and baseball, the 6-foot-4, 185-pound Williston senior could have had his pick of scholarship offers in any of the sports.

He chose his favorite, baseball, and the outfielder/right-handed pitcher signed a national letter of intent with Florida.

More options came on Major League Baseball's draft day when the Philadelphia Phillies told him they were ready to select him in the sixth round. However, he turned down the money offer.

Flyers' Pohle likes GBL 'vibe' — and is showing it at the plate

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:21:30 +0000

"It was miserable," he said of his 22-game stint with the independent Frontier League's Chillicothe Paints in 2004. "I have no clue what I was doing there. It was a bad experience. I think the biggest thing I took away was that I got to see a deer up close for the first time."

Serving a proverbial sentence in the Midwest is something Pohle can now talk about freely from the comforts of home — quite literally. Raised in Buena Park, which lies just outside of Anaheim, he has shined over the past two years in the Golden Baseball League only a few miles away at Goodwin Field for the Orange County Flyers.

The appeal of playing close to home was what brought the 28-year-old out of a retirement stupor created by his situation in Chillicothe. Once an obscure prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system, Pohle has used a lively bat to become a marquee favorite for the Flyers' small but loyal fan base in Fullerton.

Padres GM Kevin Towers was a pitcher on Beaumont's minor-league baseball franchise in the 1980s

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:21:30 +0000

Names and positions spill from Kevin Towers' mouth like a teacher taking roll in a high school classroom.

We had Pat Casey at first base, Mark Wasinger at second, and Al Newman and Ozzie Guillen were shortstops.

He scans the infield and looks to home plate at Vincent-Beck Stadium.

Phillies pitcher, NBA's Grizzlies honored for charity work

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:21:30 +0000

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- One day after Jamie Moyer's stingy pitching helped the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals, he was honored for his generosity off the field. Moyer, 44, and the NBA's Memphis Grizzles were honored Saturday with the Steve Patterson Sports Philanthrophy Award, presented at the Associated Press Sports Editors Convention. The award annually goes to a sports franchise and an individual athlete for leadership in community service. "As an athlete you're on a stage an...

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