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Jon Garland allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings but was not around when the game was decided, with the White Sox claiming a 4-3 victory and a split of this four-game set. Jim Thome’s RBI single in the ninth inning was the difference.

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Brandon Webb won for the ninth time in as many starts as the D-backs beat the Rockies, 8-5, on Thursday night at Chase Field. The win gave Arizona a sweep of the three-game series and the D-backs have won eight of their nine games against the Rockies this season.

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Cole Hamels authored a four-hit, five-whiff performance that gave the Phillies their first complete game of the season, a 5-0 win over the Braves at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday.

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The 12th installment of the Subway Series gets underway on Friday, as the Yankees welcome the one that got away, pitcher Johan Santana, to the Bronx.

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Since an answer didn’t drop from the sky with a solution to Brett Myers’ struggles, the Phillies will continue to ponder. A day after the right-hander’s worst outing of the season, pitching coach Rich Dubee though Myers’ pitches were fine, except for poor location.

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Scott Kazmir’s 100th career start was certainly one to remember. The lefty tossed six scoreless innings of three-hit ball to secure a 5-2 win over the Yankees on Thursday.

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Apparently, not even a bad starting performance and shoddy defense is enough to stop the Astros these days. They received very little from Chris Sampson on the mound, and Mark Loretta was, at best, rusty as Miguel Tejada’s replacement at short, committing two errors. And still, the Astros overcame a wide deficit to beat the Giants, 8-7, on Thursday.

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An admirable display of sportsmanship, involving three Division II softball players from the Northwest, will result in some high-profile surroundings for those collegiate athletes on Friday night — on the pitcher’s mound at Safeco Field.

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