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Nate Schierholtz  hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the San Francisco Giants defeated Los Angeles 5-2 Monday night, keeping the Dodgers winless since the All-Star break.

The Giants' 10th win in their last 12 games moved them past Colorado into second place in the NL West, four games behind idle San Diego.

The Dodgers have lost five in a row, including a four-game sweep at St. Louis, since the break and seven of their last 11. They dominated the Giants in the first half, winning five of six, including a three-game sweep last month in San Francisco.

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It only took one swing of the bat to end 13 years of bad luck for the National League. More than a decade since it last won baseball's all-star game.

A seventh inning, three-run double from Brian McCann sealed a 3-1 victory for the NL in the 81st midsummer classic.

With the bases loaded, the Atlanta Braves catcher sparked the offence with a line drive to right field that cleared the bases, scoring Scott Rolen, Matt Holliday and Marlon Byrd.

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The National League drought is over. The NL has defeated the American League, 3-1, in the All-Star Game for the first time since 1996. It look place Tuesday night just hours after legendary New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died.

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The old-timer walked to the plate, a bat in his hand, four home run derbies worth of experience to his credit, and none of them a victory.

But it being the derby's final round Monday night at Angel Stadium, Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz could change that last part.

And, after several home runs, many of which sailed into the elevated right-field stands, Ortiz did, winning his first derby by beating Florida shortstop Hanley Ramirez, 11-5, in the final. When it was over, Ortiz, who hit 32 home runs at an average of 417 feet, dedicated the victory to former major league pitcher Jose Lima.

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What’s often missed when discussing today’s broadband services to the home is the business infrastructure that often sits behind them. Consider, for examplethe official site of.

Major League Baseball, which offers subscribers access to HD-quality video for a full season of games, 2430 in all. While subscribers’ experiences are ultimately governed by their individual broadband speeds, MLB.com needs a mighty network to move all that video between stadiums and its home servers in New York City.

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Seattle shipped the 2008 Cy Young Award-winning southpaw along with right-handed reliever Mark Lowe to the A.L. West-leading Rangers for first baseman Justin Smoak and three minor leaguers.Lee, a two-time All-Star, was traded to Seattle in December by the N.L. champion Philadelphia Phillies. The 31-year-old had just 13 starts with Seattle, going 8-3 with a 2.34 ERA.

The crafty left-hander has a 98-55 record with a 3.84 ERA over nine major league seasons. Smoak, the Rangers' number one draft pick in 2008, is hitting .209 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs in 70 games for Texas this season. The Rangers have a 50-35 record this season and lead the West by 5.5 games over second-placed Los Angeles.

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The Texas Rangers plan to hold an auction next week for the team's sale in hopes of getting the bankruptcy plan approved, according to a court motion filed Monday.

The team, which had a pending sale to a group led by Pittsburgh lawyer Chuck Greenberg and Hall of Fame pitcher.

And team president Nolan Ryan, set a July 16 auction for bidders who meet certain Major League Baseball requirements.

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A spectator fell 10 metres from the second deck onto the field level seats while leaning to catch a foul ball at Rangers Ballpark during the fifth inning of Tuesday night's game between the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers.

Nelson Cruz of the Rangers had fouled a pitch into the club level in Section 235 along the first-base line in the fifth inning.

The ball hit a seat behind the spectator, who was reaching to snag it before losing his balance and tumbling backward onto the seats below.

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Canadian slugger Justin Morneau is the American League's starting first baseman and he'll be joined in the all-star game by three members of the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Minnesota Twins star from New Westminster, B.C., won a tight fan vote over Miguel Cabrera of the.

Tigers and Mark Teixeira of the Yankees, earning his first starting nod in four selections to the Midsummer Classic.

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Just call him All-Star Andy. Andy Pettitte is headed back to the All-Star Game for the third time in his career, replacing injured Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz on the American League roster.

Pettitte was likely headed to Anaheim regardless, as Joe Girardi had all but named him as CC Sabathia's replacement sinceSabathia won't be able to participate.

In the Midsummer Classic because of a new MLB rule that prohibits starters who pitch on the Sunday before the break from pitching in the All-Star Game.

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