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Show Tuesday, April 25, 2006 DAILY HERALD THE DAY IN BASEBALL Star of the day | Chicago's Carles Za:nbrano struke out 12 Florida hitters in the Cubs’6-3 victory over the Marlins. Zambrano GAMEOF THE DAY AMERICAN LEAGUE Cubs win in Sth Athletics hit way: to victory in Texas Rick Gano HE ASS! THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Jacque Jones hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied against Florida's bullpen for a 6-3 victory over — Nick Swisher and Eric the Marlins on Mondaynight. Carlos Zambrano matched a career high with 12 strikeouts but | remained winless in five starts this season because Chicago couldn't muster any offense until he was out of the game. CHICAGO FLORIDA hit off lefty Jason Vargas in the first _—«® |B innings,the Cubs broke through 3 inthe eighth against relievers Matt Herges and Josh Johnson (1-2). - Ex-Marlin Juan Pierre opened the inning with a | St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols connects for a solo home run on Monday. Marlins catcher Matt Treanorcouldn't hold onto Cards win behind Pujols’ HR Miguel Cabrera's low throw as Pierre scored on the fielder’s choice to makeit 3-1 Johnson then struck out Michael Barrett before Matt Murton delivered a tying, two-run single. Jones, hitting just .200 entering the gameand booed earlier after making anout, followed with his three-run shot toleft, his third homerof the season. David Aardsma(1-0) got the win with a scoreless eighth. Ryan Dempsterclosed forhisfifth save. Florida took a 3-0 lead on Cabrera’s two-run homer in the first off Zambrano. Josh Willingham had an RBIdoublein thethird. Facing a Cubs team missing injured star Derrek Lee, Vargas held Chicagohitless until Neifi Perez doubled in thefifth. With runneronfirst and oneoutin the seventh, Vargas hit Jones with a pitch and was replaced by | | | | | | | Herges. Hestruck out Perez andgot pinch-hitter John Mabry on a hot hopperto secondto endthe inning. ss sensu | |. L Ben. 1257 Baltimore 11-9. 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Dodger 6, Houston 2 After the Rangers closed A239 802 4891 within 32 on Meee: A Tun-scoring single, Bra ANGELS3, TIGERS 0 we 54 TODAY'S GAMES Colorado niet eee egaerro herc eon 4) W—Sersnet18 HOR ER BB SO es 9 8 0 4 a of 2 > 6 €t6ncaacion(8), Juilen 1) 0P— agen iSegoracwcovn’ OBerat, Hage a 55> Sasi two and walked one. ph 1 0 0 Omostrp 33-36 3 Totals | 73 3 5 | Hoey amantea WP—Loe || WI 11 421 Oakland, which left 12 base runnersstranded, had lost nine of 12 “We're fighting for . wins right now,” Swisher said. “We have too much talent on this team not to be winningballgames.” Blanton (2-2) allowed two runs andeighthits in six innings. Hestruck out MILWAUKEE 1-73 8 on 000 210 — BREWERS3, BRAVES 2 Stlouls SanDiego corde —_—Phadeiphia_ 203 010 0k — 6 E--Foog (2) DP-Priladelpnia 1. LOB— Gasaie Pnocoona 6 28bames Rolins (). Uy (6), BAbreU (6) HR—Marrero (4) S—Sulvan 2 Barmes, Lige SF—BAnreu oH R ER BB SO 3b when memo 30 Str. 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Heis 11-3 -||_ningstreak erd Hehas Mench tothird with one Manuel's latest batting or- \ strikeoutlast season and _had fanned only oncein 71 at-bats through Detroit’s first 19 games. Aftersettling for a pair of no-decisions at Baltimore and Minnesota, Chavezhithis eighth two pitcheslater off Wilson. Kevin Mench, who was3-for-hit his fourth homerun and added an RBIsingle for Texas, who —_sawits four-game win- Wilkerson singled to move der. Manuel moved Utley from the fourthorfifth spots to’secondandbatted WASHINGTON cluding Placido Polanco, whowas the toughest playerin the majors to out in the sixt! Houston ahead again, but. Lidge (0-1) couldn't hold the lead. After Kenny Lofton tripled with oneout, the ciwcwnars ninth forhis eighth save in nine attempts. Santana fanned six of his first nine batters — homerof the season and gave Oaklanda 2-1 lead. to lead the Phillies. | All-Star closer walked J.D. | outall three batters in the thethirdstraight game— atwo-runshot off Texas reliever C.J. Wilson(1-1) It was Swisher's ninth 6, Rockies 5: At Chase Utley and Ryan Howardwereinstant hits in their new. spots in Philadelphia manager Charlie | Drew andJeff Kent. Gar| |: REDS4, NATIONALS 2 5:05 om The A’s came into the point,” Swishersaid. | PHILLIES 6, ROCKIES 5 inningsuntil J.D. Drew homeredtotie the score at 1. Lance Berkman's eighth-inning shot off win- : WEDNESDAY'S GAMES DevalaLeanges,35pm Sp Boston at Cleveland, | Francisco Rodriguez followed Brendan Donnelly and Scot Shields out of the bullpen and struck Abreudrovein three runs MONDAY'S RESULTS irsgels mes 2Deri 0 Gnsonat Seattle, late loaded jam in the third. season. The right-hander scattered five hits, set a careerhigh with 10 strikeouts and escaped a bases- Athletics past the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Monday night. “We're scrappingand not laying downfor anybody.” ‘Swisher homered for Philadelphia, CoryLidle ner Takashi Saito (2-0) put a oh Sy ‘Koonin de ANYYave Meesnee: 1), fleapm, Baltimore (Lopez 1-1) at Toronto (Chacin 3-0), 5:07 p.m. Oakland (Zito 1-2) at Texas(Padilla 2-1), 6:05 p.m. Minnesota (Lohse 1-1) at Kansas City (Elarton 0-4), 6:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Vazquez 1-1) at Seattle (Pineiro 2-1), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Bonderman 1-2) at LA Angels (Carrasco 0-0), 8:05 p m. Diamondbackspast the San Diego Padres. Webb(3-0) drovein Arizona’sfinal run with the thirdinfield single in the ninth off Chan Ho Park. The sinkerballer allowed pinch-hitter Mark Bellhorn and Dave Roberts opened the ninth with consecutive singles, but Jose Valverde got three outs for his fourth save,Valverdestruck out Josh Barfield and Brian Giles before Mike Piazza flied out with runners at second andthird to endit. returned to the capital, ending Los Angelesto GB | | | He was chased after eclipsing Sundaynight’s previous low of 21,569. Astros. Pct Diamondbacks 4,Padres 1: At San Diego, Brandon Webbpitched neatly into the ninth inning and John- and walked none. ly into the eighth inning forhis first major league win and Cincinnati rode someearly offense to a victory over Washington. Washingtonfell to 1-5 at homethis season, and the announced crowdof 19,264 was the smallest at 46,382-capacity RFK Stadium since baseball awin over the Houston WoL | —six hits, struck out four Ramirezpitched effective- slam off Brad Lidge inthe ae ineifirst is with the ers, | | | was chased with a6-3lead ny Estrada hit 4 two-run double to lead the Arizona Reds 4, Nationals 2: At with 5-16 record. Pujols’ shot to left in the first off Oliver Perez (1-3) left him one homer shy of the major league record for April shared by Ken Griffey Jr. (1997) and Luis Gonzalez (2001)withsix gamesleft. the six and sevenholes. Lidle (2-2)fell one strikeout shy of matching his career high and scattered six hits before he and two runners on and twooutsin the seventh. a leadoff tripleto Marcus Giles inthe third, then re- Taguchi had three hits and two RBls and Hector Luna had a pair of RBIsingles for the Cardinals, who have wonfour offive. 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