Smoltz Blows Save, But Braves Win on Homer in 10th
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June 3, 2008 Adam Jones broke a tie with a three-run double in the eighth inning, and the Orioles overcame another home run by Manny Ramirez to beat the Red Sox 6-3 in Baltimore last night and avoid a four-game sweep. (article 3)
Baltimore blew a 2-0 lead, then rallied with a four-run eighth against Hideki Okajima (1-1), who came in with an 0.72 ERA. (article 3)
Ramirez homered in a third consecutive game to reach 502 for his career, two behind Eddie Murray for 23rd place in baseball history. (article 3)
In Arlington, Casey Blake homered twice and matched a career high with seven RBIs before Ben Francisco hit a tiebreaking two-run homer to power Cleveland. (article 3)
Yunel Escobar hit the first game-ending homer of his career, a two-run shot in the 10th inning, and the Braves rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Florida Marlins on Monday night. (article 1)
Pitching in relief for the first time since 2004, Smoltz came on in the ninth with a 4-3 lead. (article 1)
The Marlins were down to their last out when Jeremy Hermida drove in two runs with a single. (article 1)
Ken Griffey Jr. then singled past Jones, and the third baseman also failed to come up with Brandon Phillips' grounder for a game-ending error. (article 4)
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- Smoltz Blows Save, But Braves Win on Homer in 10th (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 642 words)
- Smoltz hopes bullpen role will help with shoulder (Washington Post, 06/03/2008, 388 words)
- BALTIMORE O-VOIDS SWEEP VS. BOSTON (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 415 words)
- Rookie Bruce Leads Reds Past Braves (Washington Post, 06/02/2008, 464 words)
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