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Times wires Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Angels 3, Athletics 1 11 innings OAKLAND, Calif. — Alberto Callaspo hit a go-ahead two-run double in the 11th inning for Los Angeles. Kendrys Morales drew a one-out walk in the 11th off Justin Norberto and was lifted for pinch-runner Peter Bourjos, who moved to third on Howie Kendrick's two-out single. Callaspo drove both home with a double to leftfield.

Times wires Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Mariners 5, Rangers 3 SEATTLE — Alex Liddi hit the first grand slam by an Italian-born player in a half-century, Kevin Millwood pitched six shutout innings, and Seattle took two of three. After Dustin Ackley was intentionally walked with one out in the fifth, Liddi lined Scott Feldman's first pitch just over the yellow line on top of the leftfield wall.

Times wires Sunday, May 20, 2012 Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5 LOS ANGELES — Pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke hit his first major-league homer, a go-ahead three-run shot in the seventh against his father's former team as the Dodgers completed a three-game sweep. Van Slyke, whose father is former All-Star Andy Van Slyke, drove Mark Rzepczynski's 3-and-0 pitch out to leftfield.

It was a wild finish to the baseball regular season. Down a run in the bottom of the 7th, Maine-Endwell rallied to tie and then walked away with a win when a headfirst slide into home just beat the throw from leftfield.

Fans line along the leftfield line watch as College of the Siskiyous' Stephanie Lascelles gets set to run from third base. Lascelles scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning of Friday's 2-1 win over Feather River in the first round of a Northern Super Regional playoff series in Weed.

Times wires Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Pirates 5, Nationals 4 PITTSBURGH — Rod Barajas hit a two-run homer off Washington closer Henry Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth to lift Pittsburgh. The veteran catcher drilled a shot down the leftfield line that sailed a few rows into the seats for his first home run and RBIs of the year. The Nationals went ahead 4-3 on Adam LaRoche's two-run blast in the ...

Times wires Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Astros 3, Marlins 2 HOUSTON — Pinch-hitter Brian Bogusevic hit an eighth-inning RBI double, and Houston ended Miami's season-long seven-game winning streak. Travis Buck singled with two outs and Bogusevic drove one to the leftfield corner, which a leaping Logan Morrison just missed. The Astros had tied it when two errors on one play by Omar Infante scored two in ...

Times wires Saturday, May 12, 2012 Athletics 11, Tigers 4 OAKLAND, Calif. — Brandon Inge hit a three-run homer and drove in four for Oakland. Inge sent a 2-and-1 pitch into the elevated leftfield bleachers in the sixth for his fifth homer of the year and fourth since joining Oakland on April 30 after Detroit released him. It was his second homer in two nights after he hit a grand slam in ...

Times wires Thursday, May 10, 2012 Mariners 2, Tigers 1 SEATTLE — Former Ray John Jaso hit an RBI single in the eighth inning, lifting Seattle. Pinch-hitter Michael Saunders led off the eighth with a double down the leftfield line off Detroit reliever Luke Putkonen, just the third hit of the game for the Mariners. Chone Figgins moved Saunders to third base before Duane Below came into the game ...

Times wires Monday, May 7, 2012 Indians 3, White Sox 2 GAME 2 CLEVELAND — Shelley Duncan's RBI double in the eighth inning gave Cleveland a sweep of the day-night doubleheader. Duncan ripped left-hander Matt Thornton's pitch into the leftfield corner, scoring Asdrubal Cabrera. Chicago has lost six of seven. Cleveland's Josh Tomlin pitched 71/3 strong innings, most of the final three in a steady ...

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