Recap: Sept. 3 at a glance

September 4, 2010 by Sunil Joshi ·  

Cole Hamels and Curtis Granderson made a complicated game look easy on Friday and in the process, helped their club to important wins. For the Padres, on the other hand, things look awfully tough.

A's pull away late to pick up Gio, shutout

September 4, 2010 by Alex Espinoza ·  

Propelled by a six-run seventh inning, the A's picked up an 8-0 victory over the Angels on Friday, as lefty Gio Gonzalez went six innings to earn the win.

Billingsley the difference in Dodgers' victory

September 4, 2010 by Ken Gurnick ·  

Chad Billingsley tossed a two-hitter over eight innings and singled home the decisive runs as the Dodgers beat the Giants on Friday night, 4-2.

Giambi delivers as Rockies top Padres

September 4, 2010 by Thomas Harding ·  

Jason Giambi homered and made a key defensive play to back Aaron Cook in Friday night's victory over the National League West-leading Padres.

D-backs beat Astros to extend win streak

September 4, 2010 by Steve Gilbert ·  

A sacrifice fly by Augie Ojeda in the bottom of the eighth helped lead the D-backs past the Astros, 4-3, on Friday night in front of 24,748 at Chase Field.

French denied no-hitter, but gem lifts Seattle

September 4, 2010 by Jim Street ·  

Luke French didn't make history with a no-hitter Friday, but his seven-inning, one-hit performance helped the Mariners eke out a 1-0 victory over the Indians.

Cards hang on after fast start to gain ground

September 4, 2010 by Matthew Leach ·  

The Cardinals' survival series started appropriately on Friday night, with the home team clinging to victory by its fingernails, with a 3-2 win over the Reds.

Phillips returns to less-than-warm welcome

September 4, 2010 by Mark Sheldon ·  

If Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips isn't Public Enemy No. 1 in St. Louis, he's probably No. 1-A. It was one of the least surprising subplots to surface from of Friday's important series opener between the first-place Reds and second-place Cardinals.

Garza backs up his words as Rays top O's

September 4, 2010 by Pete Kerzel ·  

Matt Garza yielded a run on five hits to win his third straight decision, and the Tampa Bay Rays didn't lose any ground in the playoff race, earning a 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night in the opener of a nine-game road trip.

Jones gets back into groove to help lift Bucs

September 4, 2010 by Jenifer Langosch ·  

Led by Garrett Jones' pair of RBI doubles, the Pirates rolled to an 8-5 win over the Nationals as they opened up a homestand at PNC Park on Friday night.

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