Tommy Hanson is a major reason why the Atlanta Braves are closing the season with a flourish. They're going to need more than Hanson's help to get into the playoffs. The rookie pitched seven innings Saturday for his 11th win, Yunel Escobar drove in three runs and the Braves beat the Washington Nationals 11-5 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory.
Dodgers manager Joe Torre is facing a math problem as the playoffs approach: 6 into 4 won't go. Torre plans to go with a four-man rotation if the Dodgers reach the playoffs, but they're currently using six: Randy Wolf, Clayton Kershaw, Hiroki Kuroda, Jon Garland, Vicente Padilla and Chad Billingsley.
Adam Lind had self-preservation on his mind as he rounded the bases after his game-ending solo drive in the 10th inning Saturday. Lind's second homer of the game gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-4 victory over the Mariners that included Seattle star Ichiro Suzuki's first career ejection. It was the second multihomer game of the season for Lind, who threw his helmet high in the air as he…
Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was ejected from Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays for arguing a called third strike in the fifth inning. It's the first ejection of the season for the Mariners and the first of Suzuki's career, including his years in Japan. Suzuki used his bat to draw a line on the outer edge of the plate, indicating that David Purcey's strike…
Carlos Zambrano was ready to talk about next year after throwing his first complete game since his no-hitter last year. Zambrano threw a two-hitter, and drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Friday night, denying the St. Louis Cardinals the chance to clinch the NL Central title.
