Ethier, Dodgers reduce NL West lead to half-game

Ethier, Dodgers reduce NL West lead to half-game
Andre Ethier went 5-for-5 and drove in a career-high five runs, Derek Lowe held Arizona to two hits over eight innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers cut the Diamondbacks‘ NL West lead to a half-game with a 7-0 victory Friday night.

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Uribe goes yard twice as White Sox trample Angels
Juan Uribe homered twice, Paul Konerko added a solo shot and Mark Buehrle pitched six shutout innings to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-2 in a meeting of division leaders on Friday night.

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Zambrano’s shoulder problems not considered serious
Pitcher Carlos Zambrano’s shoulder problems are not serious, and he could return to the Chicago Cubs‘ rotation by the end of next week.

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Duke finally gets back on track

Pittsburgh Pirates‘ Zach Duke works against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept.

Broken wrist sidelines White Sox MVP candidate Quentin
Chicago White Sox All-Star left fielder Carlos Quentin, a leading contender for the American League MVP award, will undergo surgery next week on his fractured right wrist, the White Sox announced Friday.

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