10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Yahoo! Sports - MLB News http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb Latest news and information about the MLB. AP Magowan stepping down from Giants (AP) San Francisco Giants owner and managing general partner Peter Magowan waits for the start of a media conference Friday, May 16, 2008, in San Francisco. Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants at the end of this season.

Peter Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants. The 66-year-old Magowan will retire from his duties at the end of the season on Oct. 1 but maintain an ownership stake, the team said Friday.


]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 19:00:22 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-giants-magowan:1 AP Werth's 3 HRs, 8 RBIs power Phils to win (AP) Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher David Purcey throws against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of an interleague baseball game Friday, May 16, 2008, in Philadelphia.

Jayson Werth could not remember ever being this productive in a game -- that's including Little League. Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. "Anything can happen on any given day, I guess," Werth said.


]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 19:51:22 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-280516122.torphi.recap:1 AP Rays earn eighth win in nine games (AP) St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols grounds out during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Friday, May 16, 2008, in St. Louis. Pujols was 0-for-4 with two groundouts, an infield popup and a strikeout, ending his streak of reaching base in all 42 games to start the season in the Cardinals' 3-1 loss.

Andy Sonnanstine's strong pitching was no surprise. After carrying a shutout into the eighth inning, the right-hander has won his last five decisions for the Tampa Bay Rays. It was Sonnanstine's second-career two-hit game that the St. Louis Cardinals didn't see coming. "The guy doesn't even probably take BP, so you've got to give him credit," Cardinals starter Braden Looper said after the Rays' 3-1...


]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 21:16:10 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-280516124.tamstl.recap:1 AP Soriano hits 2 HRs, Cubs top Pirates 7-4 (AP) Chicago Cubs closer Kerry Wood, right, celebrates with catcher Geovany Soto after the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 in a baseball game on Friday, May 16, 2008 in Chicago.

Alfonso Soriano got booed and jeered during a slow start. Now he's showing again that he can carry a team. Soriano homered in his first two at-bats, Geovany Soto and Mark DeRosa went deep and the surging Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 Friday for their seventh win in eight games. Soriano connected on the first pitch from Tom Gorzelanny for his third leadoff home run in four games.


]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 15:20:09 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-280516116.pitchc.recap:1 AP Braves win eighth straight at home (AP) Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann, left, is unable to make the play as Oakland Athletics' Ryan Sweeney (15) slides home to score on a bunt by Athletics Dana Eveland, not pictured, during the second inning of a Major League Baseball game, Friday, May 16, 2008, at Turner Field in Atlanta. Eveland advanced to first off an error.

Leave it to Chipper Jones to sum up the Atlanta Braves' season after another win at Turner Field: "We're not bad here. We stink on the road." Mark Kotsay knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a two-out RBI double, and the Braves edged the Oakland Athletics 3-2 Friday night for their eighth straight home victory.


]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 20:45:16 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-280516115.oakatl.recap:1 AP Hamilton homers twice, Rangers win 16-8 (AP) Houston Astros Lance Berkman reacts after being picked off at first base during the seventh inning of an interleague baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Friday, May 16, 2008. The Rangers won 16-8.

Josh Hamilton almost made a spectacular running catch to start the game. Other than that, he was perfect. After his near-catch in the first inning, when he reached over his head in deep center to get the ball in his glove before it popped out when he tumbled to the ground, Hamilton went 5-for-5 with two long home runs.


]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 21:54:27 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-280516113.houtex.recap:1 AP Arizona hands Tigers fifth straight loss (AP) Arizona Diamondbacks' Justin Upton (10) is forced out on a double play during the eighth inning of a baseball game as Detroit Tigers' Placido Polanco throws to first Friday, May 16, 2008 in Phoenix.

Eric Byrnes lined out to left field in his first at-bat Friday night and finally felt good about his swing. Byrnes broke out of a monthlong slump with a homer and two RBIs, Dan Haren pitched seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Detroit 4-3 to hand the slumping Tigers their fifth straight defeat.


]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 22:33:00 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-280516129.detari.recap:1 Mets hold meeting after Wagner's remarks (AP) Mets manager Willie Randolph called a closed-door meeting in response to the latest remarks by closer Billy Wagner, who said Friday he was being critical of the media, not his teammates. With the Mets off to a 20-19 start following last September's collapse, questions about Randolph's future have come up on talk radio and in newspaper columns, although it apparently has not been a topic of debate... Fri, 16 May 2008 18:18:02 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-mets-yankeesppd:1 AP Scott, Mora lead surging O's over Nats (AP) Baltimore Orioles left fielder Luke Scott makes a catch on a fly ball by Washington Nationals' Wily Mo Pena during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 16, 2008, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 5-3.

The Washington Nationals' poor outfield play proved costlier than the Baltimore Orioles' baserunning blunders. Luke Scott homered, Melvin Mora hit a tiebreaking double in the fifth inning and the Orioles rallied past Washington 5-3 Friday night for their sixth win in seven games and third consecutive come-from-behind victory.


]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 20:07:56 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-280516101.wasbal.recap:1 AP Dunn's walk lifts Reds over Indians 4-3 (AP) Cleveland Indians third baseman Casey Blake (1) and outfielder Ben Francisco can't reach a bloop fly ball hit by Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto that fell in for a double in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 16, 2008, in Cincinnati. Cincinnati won 4-3.

It's been a long time since Cleveland's pitching staff got walked on this way. Adam Dunn homered and drew a tiebreaking walk with the bases loaded in the eighth inning Friday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to their season-high fourth straight win, 4-3 over the intrastate rival Indians. The Reds got home runs from Brandon Phillips and Dunn, then won it with the only run in the game not produced...


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