Article: SKYCHIEFS END LOSING STREAK; MIKE SMITH PITCHES THREE-HIT BASEBALL FOR EIGHT INNINGS AND BEATS ROCHESTER.(Sports)

Article: MARLINS 9, BREWERS 6; Despite Jenkins' home run in ninth ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 3, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... made by manager Ned Yost in the ninth inning. It had looked bleak for the ... past two weeks. Milwaukee's losing streak is the team's longest since ... after it. "Two outs in the ninth inning, to tie the ball game up, was ...

Article: FENWAY ROCKING; PRO BASEBALL; SUDDEN VICTORY; Red Sox end ...
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  September 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... the stage for the team's 90th victory. "It was a big swing," Epstein said. "It went from a potential four-game losing streak and doubts - not inside this clubhouse, but I know outside - to a one-game winning streak and a lot of m

Article: MARINERS SURVIVE TENSE NINTH INNING IN DETROIT, ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  August 23, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... Mariners trying to end an eight-game losing streak. After scratching, clawing and ... a five-run lead entering the ninth inning, the Mariners almost saw it all ... players as a way to end a long losing streak. He sprinkled, and the Mariners ...

Article: MLB ROUNDUP: Houston escapes ninth-inning scare to ...
Naperville Sun, The (IL);  May 12, 2006 ;     565 words ... ... into the seventh inning, Dan Wheeler escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and the Houston Astros snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. All-Star closer Brad Lidge gave up an RBI single to pinch-hitter ...

Article: SKYCHIEFS RALLY, END LOSING STREAK; TIM WHITTAKER ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  May 12, 2004 ;     699 words ... ... backs in the form of an eight-game losing streak. The SkyChiefs pushed away that stubborn ... second straight series sweep before the ninth-inning rally. Hard-luck starter Sean Douglass ... save, came in to close the game in the ninth inning. But Syracuse wasn't finished. After ...

Article: A little ninth-inning magic; Twins rally for five ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... stealing, the Twins rallied for five runs in five batters to earn a 6-2 victory over Tampa Bay, ending their nine-game losing streak at The Trop. They scored as many runs in that five-batter stretch as they had in the first two games of the series ...

Article: Jays' slide picks up speed; Not even a six-run burst in the ...
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  June 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... a grand slam, in the ninth inning yesterday to nearly rescue ... prepared to end their losing streak, but instead they played ... someone to stop the crushing losing streak. Hopefully, this (six-run ninth inning) gets us jump-started ...