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Minor leaguer suspended

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From the Associated Press

Hector Made, an infielder in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, was suspended for 50 games Thursday for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance under baseball’s minor league program.... Shortstop Alex Gonzalez will miss several games for Cincinnati, which put him on the bereavement list.

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* Washington 2, at Atlanta 0: Ronnie Belliard hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning against John Smoltz, and the Nationals ended a six-game losing streak. Ryan Zimmerman also hit a run-scoring single for the Nationals (2-8), who had never before led a game this year at the time a pitch was thrown. Their only previous win was April 4, when Dmitri Young hit a game-ending single that capped a three-run ninth inning in a 7-6 victory over visiting Florida. Washington has been outscored, 61-23, and hasn’t scored during the first three innings of any game.

* at New York 5, Philadelphia 3: Tom Glavine (2-1) beat Jamie Moyer (1-1) in the oldest matchup of left-handed starters in major league history, getting his 292nd victory. Glavine is 41 and Moyer 44, and together they total 85 years 163 days. The previous high for a matchup of lefty starters was 83 years 299 days, when Tommy John of the New York Yankees and Jerry Reuss of the Chicago White Sox met on May 2, 1988, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Glavine gave up three runs and four hits -- two of them Jimmy Rollins homers -- in six innings. Billy Wagner got his second save.

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