Kevin Gregg was one strike away from a victory, one strike from ending the opening night of a crucial weekend series against the New York Mets with a hug from his catcher and a handshake line on the field.
The second number in Barry Zito's record keeps getting unbelievably bigger.
Felix Hernandez stopped baseball's hottest team, Raul Ibanez homered and drove in three runs and the lowly Seattle Mariners beat Cleveland 3-2, ending the Indians' winning streak at 10 games on Friday night.
Ben Zobrist hit a grand slam, Cliff Floyd drove in five runs and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays guaranteed their first-ever winning season with a 14-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
Curtis Granderson and Jeff Larish both drove in two runs and the Detroit Tigers scored all their runs in the fifth inning of a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
The NFL suspended Minnesota left tackle Bryant McKinnie for four games without pay Friday for violating the league's personal conduct policy, a blow to the protection of Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson's blind side.
Lance Berkman hit a game-ending solo home run off former teammate Russ Springer to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
Ben Zobrist hit a grand slam, Cliff Floyd drove in five runs and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays guaranteed their first-ever winning season with a 14-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
Lastings Milledge and Ryan Zimmerman both drove in two runs and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
Former Seattle SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz is dropping his lawsuit against new team owner Clay Bennett, ending an attempt to return the team from its new home in Oklahoma City.
Maybe receiver Chad Johnson can go by the name that his head coach hates.
Carlos Beltran came through with the big hit that had eluded the New York Mets all night.
Carlos Beltran came through with the big hit that had eluded the New York Mets all night.
Maybe receiver Chad Johnson can go by the name that his head coach hates.
The NFL suspended Minnesota left tackle Bryant McKinnie for four games without pay Friday for violating the league's personal conduct policy, a blow to the protection of Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson's blind side.
Ryan Braun hit a three-run home run, and the Milwaukee Brewers handed the Pittsburgh Pirates their eighth straight loss with a 3-1 win Friday night.
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Daniel Cabrera began serving his six-game suspension Friday for throwing at the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez after the ruling was upheld by Major League Baseball.
What rivalry?
Michael Phelps and his eight gold medals are everywhere these days.
Josh Beckett was put on the 15-day disabled list Friday because of a strained right elbow after the Boston ace was examined by Dr. James Andrews.
