Braves’ Jones, Hudson leave game with injuries

Braves’ Jones, Hudson leave game with injuries
Atlanta slugger Chipper Jones and ace Tim Hudson left Wednesday night’s game against Florida with injuries, a pair of blows to the Braves‘ already slim playoff hopes.

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Bloggin’ baseball: Brewers fans excited about Sabathia
Sports Weekly continues its season-long series of Q&As with bloggers who cover teams in the news. This week, we check in on the Milwaukee Brewers, who, after having acquired pitcher C.C. Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians, are chasing the NL-Central first-place Chicago Cubs.

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Red Sox top Mariners 6-3 in 12th, complete the sweep
Mike Lowell hit a two-run single off Sean Green in the 12th inning, and the Red Sox took advantage of two outfield errors to beat the lowly Mariners 6-3 on Wednesday and complete Boston’s first series sweep at Seattle in 15 years.

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Giants recall backup catcher Holm

The San Francisco Giants recalled catcher Steve Holm from Triple-A Fresno on Tuesday to be Bengie Molina’s backup.

Ramirez’s bum knee might be OK for weekend Yankees series
Manny Ramirez missed the victory for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday with what his manager said was a sore knee.

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Cubs activate OF Soriano from DL
The Chicago Cubs activated All-Star outfielder Alfonso Soriano before their game against Arizona on Wednesday night, batting him leadoff in the final game of the series.

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Tough to watch what’s going on in National League West
Larry King, TV personality and baseball aficionado, tries watching National League West games as a Los Angeles Dodgers season-ticket holder, but sometimes he slams his eyelids in angst, unable to fathom what he’s seeing.

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