Milton Bradley

Mariners' Bradley has knee surgery

Seattle -- Seattle Mariners outfielder Milton Bradley underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday and will miss 4-to-6 weeks, the team said.

Cincinnati Reds team physician Dr. Timothy Kremchek performed the surgery on the meniscus in Bradley's right knee, and Bradley is expected to begin rehabilitation Wednesday in Seattle.

The surgery caps a tumultuous and disappointing year for Bradley, who came to the Mariners in a trade for pitcher Carlos Silva in the off-season.

He has not played since July 26 after batting .205 with eight homers and 29 RBI in 73 games. Reports surfaced in May that Bradley had packed up and left Safeco Field during a game after being benched.

Milton Bradley sued over back Chicago rent

Chicago -- Milton Bradley's former landlord says the ex-Cub allegedly skipped out on his rent following his trade to Seattle.

Bradley was sued Friday for $44,000 he allegedly still owes on the lease on his upscale Chicago apartment plus late fees and interest, the Chicago Sun-Times said Saturday.

Bradley allegedly moved out and stopped paying rent in October as the baseball season came to a close. He was traded to the Mariners last month.

Landlord Pantelis Kotsiopoulos said he went to Cook County Circuit Court after failing to get satisfaction from Bradley's people.

MLB: N.Y. Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 2

New York, Sept. 4: Omir Santos hit a two-run single in a five-run eighth inning Friday, leading the New York Mets to a 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Fernando Tatis started the rally with a pinch RBI single followed by Cory Sullivan's RBI single, the two-run single by Santos and a rally-capping RBI single by Anderson Hernandez.

Sullivan also hit a solo homer for the Mets, who have a modest two-game winning streak.

The winner was reliever Brian Stokes (2-4). Closer Francisco Rodriguez got his 29th save by retiring the final two batters with the bases loaded.

Jeff Baker led Chicago with three hits and one RBI.

MLB: Chicago Cubs 4, Houston 1

Chicago, Sept. 1: Rookie Randy Wells earned his 10th victory Tuesday while pitching the Chicago Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros.

Wells (10-7) gave up one unearned run on seven hits with two walks over 6 2/3 innings.

Milton Bradley contributed a home run in the win.

Brian Moehler (8-10) was the loser after allowing three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 frames.

Michael Bourn had three of Houston's eight hits, reaching base safely with a hit or walk for the 25th straight game.

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MLB: Chicago Cubs 9, Washington 4

Chicago, Aug. 27: Koyie Hill and Derrek Lee had two-run doubles in a six-run eighth Wednesday that broke open a close game and gave the Chicago Cubs a 9-4 win over Washington.

The Cubs had only a 3-2 lead before sending 10 men to the plate in the eighth.

Chicago won for the third time in nine outings and stayed a distant nine games behind St. Louis for the lead in the National League Central.

Milton Bradley added a homer and drove in three runs for the Cubs, who piled up 13 hits.

Angel Guzman (3-3) got the win with an inning of work in relief of starter Rich Harden.

Washington lost for the seventh time in nine games and dropped its 82nd contest of the season.

MLB: Chicago Cubs 7, San Diego 1

San Diego, Aug. 20: Rich Harden gave up a lone hit over seven innings Wednesday, sending the Chicago Cubs coasting to a 7-1 victory over San Diego.

Harden (8-7), plagued by a lack of run support in recent outings, gave up a two-out single to Adrian Gonzalez in the first inning and the Padres did not manage another hit until Sean Marshall gave up two singles and a run in the ninth. Harden walked three and struck out eight.

In his previous outing, Harden gave up just two runs on two hits in seven innings, but left the game against Philadelphia with the score tied. Against Cincinnati in the start before that, the Cubs were shut out while Harden gave up three runs.

MLB: St. Louis 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Chicago, July 13: Ryan Ludwick hit a a pair of two-run home runs Sunday to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win in the nightcap of a doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs.

The Cubs took the opener 7-3 behind a six-inning effort by starter Carlos Zambrano, who also contributed a solo homer to go along with a three-run homer by Micah Hoffpauir.

Cardinals' starter Adam Wainwright (10-5) got the win in the second game, allowing two runs on seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Wainwright also had two hits for St. Louis, which salvaged a split of the four-game series with the Cubs and heads into the All-Star break with a 2 1/2 game lead over Milwaukee in the NL Central.