...seventh. Damon scored when pinch-hitter Sean Rodriguez grounded out, and the Rangers escaped further damage when the second pitcher of the inning, Alexi Ogando, induced pinch-hitter Sam Fuld to hit a roller to second base.The Rays weren't...

...22-year-old righty allowed three unearned runs and three hits in four innings, walking five. Gallardo became the second pitcher in major league history to start a postseason game without recording a win that year. He pitched in three games before...

...Painter , second; and Margie Candler , third. Over 10 Inches: Joan Kampschror , first; and Suzanne Painter , second. Pitcher or Tankard Other Flowers (other than Dresden): Suzanne Painter , first. 10 Inches or Over (other than Dresden...

...DEALIN': Augusta GreenJackets ace Kevin Pucetas will start today at Kannapolis with a chance to become only the second pitcher in team history to win 17 South Atlantic League games in one season. Elvin Hernandez went 17-5 in 1996. Pucetas...

...definitely helps to score in the first inning." Pucetas worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the first and became the second pitcher in the SAL to 14 wins. He lowered his league-best ERA to 1.80. "He has been consistent all year long. He always...

...against Atlanta. Pitching with a big lead in the third inning, Ankiel walked four of eight batters and became only the second pitcher in major league history to throw five wild pitches in an inning. Ankiel went 1-2 in 2001 while trying to work through...

...either the first or second inning. They threatened to score more when Jeff Kent singled with runners on first and second. Pitcher Russ Ortiz rounded third base but, with Bonds on deck, was held up by third base coach Sonny Jackson. Ortiz actually...

...Smoltz had said numbers weren't important to him, but it clearly wasn't business as usual when he became the second pitcher in major league history to record a 20-win season and register 50 saves. "It's amazing I could reach this level...

...in the saves record because of everything I went through," said Smoltz, whose next save will make him just the second pitcher in major-league history to have a 20-win season and a 50-save season. "I would temporarily rank it higher...

...position to tie Cy Young's record of 15 straight seasons with 15 or more wins. Last year, Maddux became only the second pitcher in major-league history to win 15 games for 14 consecutive seasons. "I don't know what more you can say about...