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May 09 2008

Kason Gabbard threw an eye high pitch at Richie Sexson. That was it for the Mariners 6 foot 8 1st baseman. He charged the mound, sparking a 4th inning brawl in Texas' 5-0 triumph over Seattle Wednesday. "I am 6 foot 8. He can hit corners at will", Sexson said. "6-8 and all of a sudden he's up that high?

In a matchup of hard throwing right handers, Boston's Josh Beckett got the best of Detroit's struggling ace, Justin Verlander. And Beckett reached a milestone along the way, as well. Beckett had 8 strikeouts, that included the 1,000th of his career, to lead the Red Sox to a 5-1 triumph over the Detroit Tigers.

Jason Giambi and the sluggish Yankees suddenly turned sluggerish. The Yankees played home run derby Thursday, with Giambi, Johnny Damon, Robinson Cano and Wilson Betemit connecting in a 6-3 win over the Indians that prevented a 3 game sweep.

The Braves waited until the last inning of a memorable homestand to put an end to a streak of one run futility they hope to forget. The Braves in the end won a one run game when Matt Diaz hit a bases loaded single in the 9th inning to beat the Padres 5-4 Thursday.

Diamondbacks left hander Doug Davis mentioned he was pronounced cancer free after a sophisticated test showed no spread of the disease. Davis mentioned he got the news from surgeon Dr. Bob Evani, who removed the pitcher's cancerous thyroid gland on April 10th.

Bad news for the Marlins, If they play Milwaukee again, it will not be until the postseason. And at the moment, the Brewers do not look like playoff contenders. Matt Treanor hit a 3 run homer and 1st place Florida completed a 3 game sweep Thursday night by triumphing over Milwaukee 7-2.

Reigning NL MVP Jimmy Rollins was to rejoin the Phillies Friday in San Francisco after missing a month with a sprained left ankle. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel mentioned he will watch Rollins warm up and would put his player shortstop back in the lineup immediately.

An extra inning grand slam sent the Tampa Bay Rays home feeling good after an 9 game road trip that had its ups and downs. Dioner Navarro hit a grand slam in the 13th inning after Carl Crawford drove in the go ahead run with a sacrifice fly and the Rays beat the Blue Jays 8-3 Thursday night.

This was the guy who led the American League in losses last year? Actually, no, said Daniel Cabrera's manager and teammates. The poised, 6 foot 9 pitcher who shut down Kansas City on 3 hits whilst leading the Orioles to a 4-1 win Thursday night is a far different pitcher than he was in 2007.