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Phillips Hits a Slam; Griffey Ties Murray
Summary with new information since yesterday, from articles in English
Adam Eaton pitched into the seventh inning after a shaky start and seldom-used Mark Sweeney had the go-ahead hit for the second straight game in the visiting San Diego Padres' 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday. (article 1)
Before the series began, the Padres had lost 19 of 21 at Busch Stadium. (article 1)
Eaton survived a shaky start when Larry Walker and Albert Pujols homered on consecutive at-bats with one out in the first for the Cardinals, who have lost three straight for the first time this season. (article 1)
" Anytime you give up a solo home run, it's actually easier on your pitch count Eaton said. (article 1)
After Walker hit his third homer on a 1-1 pitch and Pujols hit his seventh on a 2-2 delivery, Eaton (4-1) gave up a double to the next hitter, Jim Edmonds, before settling down. (article 1)
Reds 11, Dodgers 3: Austin Kearns capped a six-run sixth with a two-run homer and D'Angelo Jimenez had three hits as host Cincinnati broke an eight-game losing streak. (article 1)
Marlins 4, Rockies 1: Josh Beckett (5-2) pitched seven shutout innings and host Florida extended Colorado's losing streak to 10 games. (article 1)
Beckett allowed five hits and one walk, lowering his ERA to 2.14. (article 1)
Left fielder Miguel Cabrera threw out a runner at the plate, went 3-for-4 with a walk and drove in Florida's first run. (article 1)
Braves 4, Astros 1: Julio Franco hit his first home run of the season and Horacio Ramirez (2-2) pitched seven shutout innings as Atlanta sent Houston to its 10th straight road loss. (article 1)
Andy Pettitte (2-3) gave up seven hits and three runs in seven innings for his first loss in seven career starts against the Braves. (article 1)
Pirates 3, Diamondbacks 2: Josh Fogg (2-2) limited host Arizona to two hits in seven-plus innings to help Pittsburgh to its fourth victory in five games. (article 1)
Matt Lawton went 3-for-4 with a walk, and the Pirates finished with 14 hits against five Arizona pitchers. (article 1)
Reds 11, Dodgers 3 Austin Kearns capped a six-run sixth inning with a two-run homer, and D'Angelo Jimenez had three hits as host Cincinnati snapped an eight-game losing streak. (article 2)
The Reds matched their season high in runs and avoided their longest losing streak since an 11-game drought in June 1998. (article 2)
Padres 5, Cardinals 4 Adam Eaton pitched into the seventh inning after a shaky start, and Mark Sweeney had the go-ahead hit for the second straight game in San Diego's win against host St. Louis. (article 2)
San Diego has its first series win in St. Louis since 1998. (article 2)
Phillies 4, Cubs 1 Jimmy Rollins snapped a tie in the fifth inning with an RBI single, and visiting Philadelphia sent Chicago to its seventh straight loss.Jon Lieber (5-1) was sharp against his former team, allowing one run, four hits, and two walks in 7 1/3 innings. (article 2)
Marlins 4, Rockies 1 Josh Beckett pitched seven shutout innings and host Florida beat Colorado, extending the Rockies' losing streak to 10 games. (article 2)
Nationals 11, Giants 8 Ryan Church hit a tiebreaking, bases-clearing double in the ninth inning and finished with career highs of four hits and four RBIs, and visiting Washington sent San Francisco to its season-worst fourth straight loss. (article 2)
Braves 4, Astros 1 Julio Franco hit his first home run of the season and Horacio Ramirez pitched seven shutout innings as Atlanta beat Houston, sending the Astros to their 10th straight road loss. (article 2)
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Source articles
- Padres extend win streak to six (baltimoresun.com, 05/08/2005, 596 words)
- Martinez struggles in victory (boston.com, 05/08/2005, 517 words)
- 11-run first helps Cardinals end slide (msnbc.msn.com, 05/08/2005, 716 words)
- Phillips Hits a Slam; Griffey Ties Murray (nytimes.com, 05/09/2005, 423 words)
- The Seattle Times: Mariners: Game of the Day: Dodgers jump Reds early (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 05/07/2005, 579 words)
- The Seattle Times: Mariners: M's split doubleheader with Red Sox (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 05/08/2005, 816 words)
- Sexson's slam helps M's snap 7-game skid (msnbc.msn.com, 05/08/2005, 979 words)
- This date in baseball (boston.com, 05/09/2005, 302 words)
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