Young finishing strong, hits homer

Twins OF Delmon Young went 2 for 5 with a home run, a triple, two RBI and two runs scored Friday at Kansas City. He's batting .429 (12 for 28) over his last seven games. Read More

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Konerko breaking out, hits homer

White Sox 1B Paul Konerko hit his 23rd homer and second in five games Monday at Boston, finishing 1 for 2 with two walks, three RBI and two runs scored. He's batting .333 (6 for 18) over his last five games after 0 for 22 over his previous seven. Read More

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Varitek comes off bench, hits homer

Red Sox C Jason Varitek, who was out of the starting lineup for a fourth straight game because of neck spasms Friday against the Yankees, came off the bench in a blowout loss and homered and walked in two plate appearances. He's scheduled to catch Saturday and Sunday. Read More

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Reimold hitting better, hits homer

Orioles rookie OF Nolan Reimold hit his first home run since June 27 on Friday against the Red Sox, finishing 1 for 4 with two RBI. He finished July on a hot streak, batting .500 (12 for 24) over his last seven games. Read More

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Guillen coming around, hits homer

Royals OF Jose Guillen, only recently coming out of a dreadful 1-for-19 stretch, hit his first home run since June 21 on Saturday at Boston. He finished 2 for 4 with two RBI and two runs scored and is batting .292 (7 for 24) over his last six games. Read More

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Spilborghs gets start, hits homer

Rockies OF Ryan Spilborghs, who has gone back to starting occasionally against left-handed pitchers, hit his first home run since June 4 on Monday at the Dodgers. He finished 2 for 5 with a double and two RBI. Read More

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Guillen swinging well, hits homer

Royals OF Jose Guillen continued to hit the ball well Tuesday against the Tigers, going 2-for-4 with his fourth home run of the season and two RBI. He's now batting .333 (27-for-81) in May. Read More

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Huff snapping out of it, hits homer

Orioles 1B Aubrey Huff, who was only 1-for-11 over his previous three games, went 1-for-2 with his fourth home run of the season Thursday against the Twins. He also walked twice, scored two runs and drove in two. Read More

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Lopez plays first base, hits homer

Mariners 2B Jose Lopez went 1-for-3 with his second home run of the season -- a three run shot in the fifth inning -- Wednesday against the Rays. He started the game at second base but moved to first when Mike Sweeney left with back spasms. Read More

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Stewart starts again, hits homer

Rockies 3B Ian Stewart started for the third straight game Monday at Arizona -- the second in left field -- and went 1-for-4 with his third home run. He has gone 3-for-9 with two home runs during this three-game stretch. Read More

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Reynolds able to play, hits homer

Diamondbacks 3B Mark Reynolds, who was out of the starting lineup Sunday because of a strained quadriceps, played Monday against the Rockies and went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, two RBI and his third home run of the season. He's batting .275. Read More

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C. Pena still on a tear, hits homer

Rays 1B Carlos Pena went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Yankees. He has three homers and nine RBI in his last four games and is hitting .278. Read More

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