Rain Down Starts Runs

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Carpenter did look like the pitcher the Cards had hoped for his last time out on Thursday against Philadelphia, as he held the Phillies to a run and five hits in seven innings.

"He's had a rough stretch, but we always feel like he's our most dominant pitcher," Skip Schumaker said.

The Cards will be trying to make it two straight wins tonight after winning Tuesday's opener, as Matt Holliday and Colby Rasmus belted solo home runs to lead St. Louis to a 6-2 victory. Nick Punto added a pair of hits, including an RBI single, while David Freese also had a pair of hits for the Cardinals, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

"I felt strong, I wished that rain wouldn't have come in," Lohse said. "I felt I could have gotten quite a bit deeper than just five. You can't do anything about the weather, so the rest of the guys came in and did a good job."

J.J. Hardy smacked a solo home run and Nick Markakis chipped in a pair of hits for the Orioles, who have lost four of their last six games and six of 10.

"It was more of a case of us not doing anything offensively," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of his starter's performance. "It's a process for him, he's doing some things real well and there's some things he'll do better at as he goes forward."

(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets exploded offensively on Tuesday to move above .500 for the first time since the first week of the season. Tonight, they shoot for a series win when they play the middle test of their three-game interleague set against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Jason Bay and Carlos Beltran each cleared the bases in the fourth and fifth inning, respectively, to break a 299-game drought without a grand slam, as the Mets rolled to a commanding 14-3 win.

"We're not one of those bopping teams," Bay admitted. "We're more of a string two or three hits together instead of a bloop and a blast. It was nice to show that we can still hit the ball out of the ballpark."

"It sure feels like the beginning of the season, if we were at all," Dickey said about his team having a winning record. "Hopefully this is going to be that resistance point that when we break through we can really continue to go."

Tigers starter Rick Porcello (6-6) continued his recent struggles, yielding seven runs on 11 hits in just 3 2/3 innings. Over his last three starts, he has given up 21 runs in 11 1/3 frames.

Heading to the hill for the Mets tonight will be lefty Chris Capuano, who has won three of his last four starts. Capuano beat the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, scattering five hits over six scoreless innings before leaving with cramps in his right side. He also struck out seven without walking a batter and improved to 6-7 on the year to go along with a 3.99 ERA.

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•    The idea of walking to school in the rain makes me want to curl up in bed and just go back to sleep.

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•    2nd test: PakvEnd: Day 3 Pakistan 257/10 England 241/6 Overs 95.0 Broad 13* Ian Bell 22* #trail by 16 runs Saeed Ajmal* 4/83

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•    Cricket: IND 272 & 142-4 off 46.0 overs(VVS Laxman 23*, V Kohli 13*).IND need 358 runs. AUS 604-7d & 167-5d

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•    I swear you yankees eat whatever!

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•    Panesar has a real chance of bursting back into Test match contention with a good 2nd innings bowling here on this pitch #bbctms

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•    4 Overs Left for Days Play. India 272, 174/4. Need 326 more runs to win..!!

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•    Still no wickets for The Haus or Spearhead Siddle in this innings. Expecting 2 hattricks to wrap this badboy up tonight based on series form

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•    Scratchy Laxman playing his last innings in Australia. Dropped by Ponting. Hopefully century awaits. #destiny

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•    Ni nao hia eh~ everytime i wanna go out then rain so big -.-" _l_!!!

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