A wild one in Chicago ; White Sox win 10th in row; Zambrano goes off

BASEBALL

ROUNDUP

Carlos Zambrano was screaming as he stormed through the dugout ina full-fledged tantrum that was all too familiar for the ChicagoCubs.

In a flash, he was being separated from Derrek Lee. Then, he wasbeing sent home, and it's anybody's guess when he'll be back.

Zambrano was given an indefinite suspension from the Cubs after awild meltdown that stole the spotlight yesterday, when the hostChicago White Sox beat their crosstown rivals, 6-0, for their 10thstraight win.

Jake Peavy (7-5) allowed three hits over seven innings to run hisscoreless streak to 21 innings, Carlos Quentin hit his fourth homerin four games, and the White Sox matched their longest winningstreak in 34 years.

But all that was overshadowed by the confrontation in thevisitor's dugout following the White Sox's four-run first inning.

"That's something that can't be tolerated," said manager LouPiniella.

And general manager Jim Hendry said it won't be. "It's not thefirst time I've had to have some intervention with Z, and it's justsomething I won't allow the other players to have to go throughwithout some kind of disciplinary recourse."

Zambrano (3-6) screamed as he walked down the dugout steps pastLee and stormed toward the other end after the first inning. Leeappeared to yell something, and as Zambrano headed back toward him,Piniella, pitching coach Larry Rothschild, and bench coach AlanTrammell stepped between them.

Piniella said Zambrano was upset after some of his teammatesdidn't try to make diving stops, though the balls were hit hard.

Astros 7, Rangers 4 - Geoff Blum had the go-ahead RBI doubleamong his three hits as visiting Houston ended Texas's 11-gamewinning streak - the longest in the major leagues this season.Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton had three hits to extend his career-best hitting streak to 19 games.

Yankees 2, Dodgers 1 - CC Sabathia (9-3) won his fifthconsecutive start with eight sharp innings, Alex Rodriguez homeredin the sixth inning to snap a tie, and visiting New York beat JoeTorre and Los Angeles.

Phillies 9, Blue Jays 0 - Roy Halladay (9-6) tossed sevenscoreless innings in his first start against his former team andPhiladelphia beat Toronto in a road game for the Phillies at theirown ballpark. The series was moved from Toronto to Philadelphiabecause of the G20 Summit.

Reds 10, Indians 3 - Drew Stubbs drove in four runs with a homerand a single to power host Cincinnati past Cleveland, which hasdropped six in a row.

Padres 3, Marlins 0 - Will Venable's two-run homer in theseventh broke a scoreless tie, Clayton Richard gave up five hits insix innings, and San Diego spoiled Florida interim manager EdwinRodriguez's home debut.

Mets 5, Twins 2 - David Wright homered and drove in two runs,Jason Bay added an RBI double, and host New York took advantage oftwo defensive miscues by Minnesota to win for the 15th time in 19games.

Braves 3, Tigers 1 - Billy Wagner earned his 400th career saveand Brian McCann hit his 100th career homer as host Atlanta ended athree-game skid by beating visiting Detroit.

Royals 4, Cardinals 2 - Zack Greinke (3-8) went eight-plusinnings and Scott Podsednik ignited a three-run third inning,helping Kansas City snap St. Louis's five-game winning streak atKauffman Stadium.

Athletics 14, Pirates 4 - In Oakland, Coco Crisp singled,doubled, and tripled and Ben Sheets won for the first time in morethan a month.

Brewers 8, Mariners 3 - Jonathan Lucroy hit his first majorleague homer and Dave Bush (3-5) went six innings to help hostMilwaukee win a season-high fifth straight.

Orioles 7, Nationals 6 - Pinch runner Jake Fox scored thewinning run in the ninth on a throwing error by Cristian Guzman ashost Baltimore rallied from a six-run deficit to beat Washington.

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A wild one in Chicago ; White Sox win 10th in row; Zambrano goes off

BASEBALL

ROUNDUP

Carlos Zambrano was screaming as he stormed through the dugout ina full-fledged tantrum that was all too familiar for the ChicagoCubs.

In a flash, he was being separated from Derrek Lee. Then, he wasbeing sent home, and it's anybody's guess when he'll be back.

Zambrano was given an indefinite suspension from the Cubs after awild meltdown that stole the spotlight yesterday, when the hostChicago White Sox beat their crosstown rivals, 6-0, for their 10thstraight win.

Jake Peavy (7-5) allowed three hits over seven innings to run hisscoreless streak to 21 innings, Carlos Quentin hit his fourth homerin four games, and the White Sox matched their longest winningstreak in 34 years.

But all that was overshadowed by the confrontation in thevisitor's dugout following the White Sox's four-run first inning.

"That's something that can't be tolerated," said manager LouPiniella.

And general manager Jim Hendry said it won't be. "It's not thefirst time I've had to have some intervention with Z, and it's justsomething I won't allow the other players to have to go throughwithout some kind of disciplinary recourse."

Zambrano (3-6) screamed as he walked down the dugout steps pastLee and stormed toward the other end after the first inning. Leeappeared to yell something, and as Zambrano headed back toward him,Piniella, pitching coach Larry Rothschild, and bench coach AlanTrammell stepped between them.

Piniella said Zambrano was upset after some of his teammatesdidn't try to make diving stops, though the balls were hit hard.

Astros 7, Rangers 4 - Geoff Blum had the go-ahead RBI doubleamong his three hits as visiting Houston ended Texas's 11-gamewinning streak - the longest in the major leagues this season.Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton had three hits to extend his career-best hitting streak to 19 games.

Yankees 2, Dodgers 1 - CC Sabathia (9-3) won his fifthconsecutive start with eight sharp innings, Alex Rodriguez homeredin the sixth inning to snap a tie, and visiting New York beat JoeTorre and Los Angeles.

Phillies 9, Blue Jays 0 - Roy Halladay (9-6) tossed sevenscoreless innings in his first start against his former team andPhiladelphia beat Toronto in a road game for the Phillies at theirown ballpark. The series was moved from Toronto to Philadelphiabecause of the G20 Summit.

Reds 10, Indians 3 - Drew Stubbs drove in four runs with a homerand a single to power host Cincinnati past Cleveland, which hasdropped six in a row.

Padres 3, Marlins 0 - Will Venable's two-run homer in theseventh broke a scoreless tie, Clayton Richard gave up five hits insix innings, and San Diego spoiled Florida interim manager EdwinRodriguez's home debut.

Mets 5, Twins 2 - David Wright homered and drove in two runs,Jason Bay added an RBI double, and host New York took advantage oftwo defensive miscues by Minnesota to win for the 15th time in 19games.

Braves 3, Tigers 1 - Billy Wagner earned his 400th career saveand Brian McCann hit his 100th career homer as host Atlanta ended athree-game skid by beating visiting Detroit.

Royals 4, Cardinals 2 - Zack Greinke (3-8) went eight-plusinnings and Scott Podsednik ignited a three-run third inning,helping Kansas City snap St. Louis's five-game winning streak atKauffman Stadium.

Athletics 14, Pirates 4 - In Oakland, Coco Crisp singled,doubled, and tripled and Ben Sheets won for the first time in morethan a month.

Brewers 8, Mariners 3 - Jonathan Lucroy hit his first majorleague homer and Dave Bush (3-5) went six innings to help hostMilwaukee win a season-high fifth straight.

Orioles 7, Nationals 6 - Pinch runner Jake Fox scored thewinning run in the ninth on a throwing error by Cristian Guzman ashost Baltimore rallied from a six-run deficit to beat Washington.

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A wild one in Chicago ; White Sox win 10th in row; Zambrano goes off

BASEBALL

ROUNDUP

Carlos Zambrano was screaming as he stormed through the dugout ina full-fledged tantrum that was all too familiar for the ChicagoCubs.

In a flash, he was being separated from Derrek Lee. Then, he wasbeing sent home, and it's anybody's guess when he'll be back.

Zambrano was given an indefinite suspension from the Cubs after awild meltdown that stole the spotlight yesterday, when the hostChicago White Sox beat their crosstown rivals, 6-0, for their 10thstraight win.

Jake Peavy (7-5) allowed three hits over seven innings to run hisscoreless streak to 21 innings, Carlos Quentin hit his fourth homerin four games, and the White Sox matched their longest winningstreak in 34 years.

But all that was overshadowed by the confrontation in thevisitor's dugout following the White Sox's four-run first inning.

"That's something that can't be tolerated," said manager LouPiniella.

And general manager Jim Hendry said it won't be. "It's not thefirst time I've had to have some intervention with Z, and it's justsomething I won't allow the other players to have to go throughwithout some kind of disciplinary recourse."

Zambrano (3-6) screamed as he walked down the dugout steps pastLee and stormed toward the other end after the first inning. Leeappeared to yell something, and as Zambrano headed back toward him,Piniella, pitching coach Larry Rothschild, and bench coach AlanTrammell stepped between them.

Piniella said Zambrano was upset after some of his teammatesdidn't try to make diving stops, though the balls were hit hard.

Astros 7, Rangers 4 - Geoff Blum had the go-ahead RBI doubleamong his three hits as visiting Houston ended Texas's 11-gamewinning streak - the longest in the major leagues this season.Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton had three hits to extend his career-best hitting streak to 19 games.

Yankees 2, Dodgers 1 - CC Sabathia (9-3) won his fifthconsecutive start with eight sharp innings, Alex Rodriguez homeredin the sixth inning to snap a tie, and visiting New York beat JoeTorre and Los Angeles.

Phillies 9, Blue Jays 0 - Roy Halladay (9-6) tossed sevenscoreless innings in his first start against his former team andPhiladelphia beat Toronto in a road game for the Phillies at theirown ballpark. The series was moved from Toronto to Philadelphiabecause of the G20 Summit.

Reds 10, Indians 3 - Drew Stubbs drove in four runs with a homerand a single to power host Cincinnati past Cleveland, which hasdropped six in a row.

Padres 3, Marlins 0 - Will Venable's two-run homer in theseventh broke a scoreless tie, Clayton Richard gave up five hits insix innings, and San Diego spoiled Florida interim manager EdwinRodriguez's home debut.

Mets 5, Twins 2 - David Wright homered and drove in two runs,Jason Bay added an RBI double, and host New York took advantage oftwo defensive miscues by Minnesota to win for the 15th time in 19games.

Braves 3, Tigers 1 - Billy Wagner earned his 400th career saveand Brian McCann hit his 100th career homer as host Atlanta ended athree-game skid by beating visiting Detroit.

Royals 4, Cardinals 2 - Zack Greinke (3-8) went eight-plusinnings and Scott Podsednik ignited a three-run third inning,helping Kansas City snap St. Louis's five-game winning streak atKauffman Stadium.

Athletics 14, Pirates 4 - In Oakland, Coco Crisp singled,doubled, and tripled and Ben Sheets won for the first time in morethan a month.

Brewers 8, Mariners 3 - Jonathan Lucroy hit his first majorleague homer and Dave Bush (3-5) went six innings to help hostMilwaukee win a season-high fifth straight.

Orioles 7, Nationals 6 - Pinch runner Jake Fox scored thewinning run in the ninth on a throwing error by Cristian Guzman ashost Baltimore rallied from a six-run deficit to beat Washington.

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