PHOENIX (AP) -- Two months ago, the St. Louis Cardinals' acquisition of Woody Williams was greeted with a ho-hum. The Cardinals were no sure thing for the playoffs, and Williams was 8-8 with a 4.97 ERA at San...

...walked four. He also hit a two-run homer. Possible surgsery for Padres hurler SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Padres pitcher Woody Williams has an aneurysm under his right armpit and doctors will recommend surgery. Williams reported numbness in his throwing...

...the speakers were retired pitcher Doug Drabek, Rockies pitcher Pete Harnisch and Cardinals teammates Dave Veres, Woody Williams and Mike Matheny. Unlike a memorial service for longtime Cardinals broadcaster Jack Buck at the stadium last Thursday...

...4 and 5 Saturday, Sunday and Monday. "No way is this series over. If it is, we should just stay here," said Woody Williams, the St. Louis right-hander who returned from a pulled rib muscle to go six innings in the losing effort. Aurilia...

...Pittsburgh's 5-4 loss to Houston, Brian Giles went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, lacking just a single for the cycle. ... Woody Williams of San Diego pitched a complete game, giving up seven hits in a 3-1 loss to Atlanta. SLIPPING AL West-leading...

...Benes gave a banged-up rotation an immediate lift in mid-July and in Game 3 he'll be filling in for the injured Woody Williams. Williams had been manager Tony La Russa's choice to pitch Game 3, but still is bothered by a sore left side and...

...support and all the love that we've seen from the Cubs organization as well as baseball has been overwhelming," Woody Williams said before the game, tears filling his eyes. "It's such a great loss, losing a man and a husband and a father...

...in eight innings -- all in the first two -- as Florida swept Montreal for the first time. Rockies 3, Padres 2 Woody Williams allowed two runs and eight hits in eight innings in his first start following surgery for an aneurysm, but visiting...

...three RBIs each to lead visiting Florida. Padres 6, Pirates 1 Phil Nevin hit a homer and drove in three runs, and Woody Williams (2-3) pitched 7 2-3 solid innings for host San Diego. White Sox 2, Mariners 1 Seattle had runners in scoring...

...Padres 2 Curt Schilling became baseball's first nine-game winner, and Jay Bell went 4-for-4 with a homer off Woody Williams (4-4) as host Arizona won its seventh straight. Astros 10, Dodgers 9 Richard Hidalgo hit a leadoff home run...