Rich Aurilia is not prone to overstatement. 

Rich Aurilia is not prone to overstatement. 

Frank McCourt is counting on Manny being man enough to apologize to his teammates for the awkward position he put them in last week - and the sooner, the better. 

LOS ANGELES (AP) Barry Zito outpitched Chad Billingsley to record his first win of the season on his sixth attempt, and the San Francisco Giants beat theLosAngelesDodgers 3-1 on Friday night. 

If the San Francisco Giants were worried about reigning NL Cy Young award-winner Tim Lincecum after his first two starts, they aren't anymore. 

Eric Stults turned in his second career shutout. 

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For the longest time, as the curtain was pulled back to reveal the ugly truth of the steroid era, the RedSox miraculously were untouched. 

REDSOX 7, Rays 3 

So much for the Dodgers receiving an immediate financial windfall from Manny Ramirez's 50-game suspension. 

May 9, 2009 (Chicago Argus delivered byNewstex) --I must admit that when I first learned that Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez passed a test for an illegal substance (meaning it was in his system), my first thought was to brace myself for what I  

For better or worse, RedSox left fielder Jason Bay will always be linked to Manny Ramirez, so he wasn't surprised when reporters huddled around his locker three hours before last night's game against the Indians. 

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--RHP Chad Billingsley suffered his first defeat in 12 regular-season starts, his previous one having come Aug. 

--1B James Loney was out of the lineup for just the third time this season because he came in 1-for-20 lifetime against Barry Zito.