Clay Buchholz pounced on the bunt near the first-base line, yet all the Boston starting pitcher could do was watch one Texas runner slide across home plate while another ran safely to first. The flu-ridden Rangers used that squeeze bunt by rookie Elvis Andrus, a home run ...

Miguel Tejada singled in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning Wednesday night, helping the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 to complete a three-game sweep of their NL Central rival. Tailing 3-2 entering the ninth, Ivan Rodriguez led off with a single ...

The Boston Red Sox made two trades, giving up high-priced shortstop Julio Lugo but adding an outfielder and a first baseman to their lineup. Boston sent Lugo and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Chris Duncan. Earlier in the day they dealt two minor league players to Pittsburgh for first baseman Adam LaRoche. In the 33-year-old Lugo, the ...

The Boston Red Sox have acquired outfielder Chris Duncan from the St. Louis Cardinals for shortstop Julio Lugo and cash. Lugo was designated for assignment Friday, and owed about $13 million through next season. Duncan, the son of Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan, hit .227 with five ...