Tue, Sep 19, 2006 - Page 19 News List

Twins win with five double plays

CLOSING IN By beating the Indians on Sunday with outstanding defense, the Twins moved within one game of the division-leading Tigers and four ahead in the wild card

AP , CLEVELANDAP, LOS ANGELES

Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 1

At Phoenix, Jeff Francis gave up three hits in eight strong innings and Jeff Baker hit his first homer of the season to help Colorado beat error-prone Arizona.

Cubs 11, Reds 3

At Chicago, Carlos Zambrano hit his fifth homer of the season and threw seven shutout innings in his return to help Chicago beat Cincinnati.

Nationals 6, Brewers 1

At Washington, Austin Kearns homered and hit the go-ahead single in the seventh to lead Washington over Milwaukee. Doug Davis (10-11) was perfect for the first 4 1-3 innings before Kearns hit his 23rd home run of the season.

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