Adrian Gonzalez homers on 3 straight pitches over 2 games (Yahoo! Sports)

Going from drought to downpour seemingly in an instant, Boston Red Sox slugger Adrian Gonzalez snapped an extended power outage during a series against the Texas Rangers that wrapped up Thursday night. Using the Ballpark at Arlington as his launching … Continue reading →

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Yankees beat Reds 4-2 in DH opener (AP)

Can't score many runs, can't beat an American League team. The Cincinnati Reds are stuck in a rut that gets deeper with each game. Jorge Posada ended the second-longest homer drought of his career on Wednesday, connecting on a two-run shot that sent the New York Yankees to its fourth straight win, 4-2 over the Reds in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

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Yankees’ Rodriguez snaps homer drought, goes deep twice (Yahoo! Sports)

Alex Rodriguez finally broke out Tuesday, belting a pair of solo home runs against James Shields to help the New York Yankees snap their six-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Rodriguez had been in a serious power slump, hitting only one home run in 21 games...

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MLB teams with the longest drought between World Series titles (Associated Content)

In the eyes of most, the San Francisco Giants were fortunate to make it to the post-season, let alone advance to the World Series. The Giants barely snuck into the playoffs with a win over the San Diego Padres on the last day of the season to determine the final playoff spot in the National League. Once they arrived though, they played like a team who had been there before. They eliminated the Braves in four games, knocked out the two-time defending NL champion Phillies in five games to advance to the World Series for the first time since 2002.

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Alex Rodriguez hits homer No. 600 in Yankees win (AP)

Alex Rodriguez needed exactly three years -- not a day more or less -- to jump from 500 home runs to 600. Reaching 700 may take a while longer. And 800 -- well, too early to think about. "So much of it depends on health," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He's probably maybe going to get more days off." A-Rod became the youngest member of the 600-home run club on Wednesday,...

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Wells breaks out of slump as Jays beat Twins (The Canadian Press)

Toronto Blue Jays' Fred Lewis(notes) (centre left) and Jose Bautista(notes) (centre right) celebrate with Alex Gozalez (left) and John McDonald(notes) (right) after defeating the Minnesota Twins in MLB action Toronto Wednesday, July 7, 2010. The Toronto Blue Jays won 6-5 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

TORONTO - Vernon Wells is feeling better, and so are the Toronto Blue Jays.


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