Saturday, September 4
MLB: Oakland 8, Los Angeles Angels 0
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Gio Gonzalez and three relievers combined on a five-hitter Friday and Oakland broke things open with a six-run seventh to down the Los Angeles Angels 8-0.
MLB: Colorado 4, San Diego 3
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Jason Giambi and Troy Tulowitzki hit two-run homers during the early innings Friday and the Colorado Rockies held on down the stretch to defeat San Diego 4-3.
MLB: LA Dodgers 4, San Francisco 2
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Chad Billingsley gave up two hits in eight innings and had a two-run single Friday, pacing the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-2 win over San Francisco.
Friday, September 3
MLB: Seattle 1, Cleveland 0
SEATTLE, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Luke French took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Friday and the Seattle Mariners survived a shaky ninth inning for a 1-0 victory over Cleveland.
MLB: Arizona 4, Houston 3
PHOENIX, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Augie Ojeda put Arizona in front with an eighth-inning sacrifice fly Friday and the Diamondbacks won their fourth straight with a 4-3 decision over Houston.
MLB: Minnesota 4, Texas 3
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Denard Span singled in the go-ahead run during a two-run seventh inning Friday and the Minnesota Twins held on to edge Texas 4-3.
MLB: Detroit 9, Kansas City 5 (11 innings)
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Will Rhymes broke an 11th-inning tie with a two-run triple Friday and the Detroit Tigers went on to defeat Kansas City 9-5.
MLB: St. Louis 3, Cincinnati 2
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Mitchell Boggs and Kyle McClellan both worked out of late-inning trouble Friday to protect a one-run lead and bring St. Louis a 3-2 win over Cincinnati.
MLB: Florida 6, Atlanta 1
MIAMI, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Logan Morrison scored after each of his two triples Friday and Chad Tracy had a key two-run double in lifting the Florida Marlins to a 6-1 win over Atlanta.
MLB: Pittsburgh 8, Washington 5
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Garrett Jones keyed two big innings with doubles and had three RBI Friday, pacing the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-5 decision over Washington.
MLB: Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 1
BALTIMORE, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Rafael Soriano finished off 3 1/3 innings of two-hit pitching by the Tampa Bay relief corps Friday, helping the Rays down Baltimore 4-1.
Calcavecchia leads on Champions Tour
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Mark Calcavecchia, seeking his first Champions Tour victory, seized a two-shot lead Friday after one round of the First Tee Open.
Strasburg has successful surgery
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Washington rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg underwent surgery Friday to replace the ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm, the team said.
MLB: Philadelphia 1, Milwaukee 0
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Cole Hamels allowed three hits over seven innings Friday and Philadelphia kept up the pressure in the National League East with a 1-0 win over Milwaukee.
Zach Johnson shares lead in PGA playoffs
NORTON, Mass., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Zach Johnson and Jason Day shared the first-round lead Friday at the Deutsche Bank Championship, which went on despite the fringe affects of Hurricane Earl.
Masoli cleared to play for Ole Miss
OXFORD, Miss., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The NCAA reversed an earlier decision and will allow former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli to play for Mississippi this season, the association said Friday.
MLB: Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 6
CHICAGO, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Alfonso Soriano and Blake DeWitt each hit three-run home runs Friday in powering the Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 victory over the New York Mets.
MLB: New York Yankees 7, Toronto 3
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Curtis Granderson drove in three runs Friday, helping the New York Yankees extend their winning streak to seven games with a 7-3 win over Toronto.
'Philadelphia' co-stars have boy
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- TV stars Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney delayed having their baby as long as possible to catch the Philadelphia Phillies-Los Angeles Dodgers game.
Morgan, Volstad suspended for brawl
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Major League Baseball suspended five players, both managers and a coach Friday for their actions in a brawl-marred Washington-Florida game.
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