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| Rays rally past Orioles; magic number at one |
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09/25/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (Best E Casino) - Akinori Iwamura drove in three runs and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles, coming back from a six-run deficit for an 11-6 triumph at Camden Yards. The Rays remained on the brink of their first division title in franchise history. They continue to hold a three-game lead over Boston in the AL East and reduced their magic number to one by way of holding the season series tiebreaker over the Red Sox with just four games remaining. Boston, which |
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| With division title in sight, Rays wrap set with Orioles |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Rays may have an opportunity to capture the first American League East title in the franchise's mostly dubious history in tonight's finale of a four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. The Rays reduced their magic number to win the East to two with Tuesday's doubleheader sweep of the hapless Orioles, Tampa's seventh victory in its last nine games. With another win tonight, coupled by a loss by Boston to Cleveland on Wednesday, Joe Maddon's surprising club wil |
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| Rays sweep DH at Baltimore, magic number at two to win division |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (Best E Casino) - Dioner Navarro led an eighth inning charge for the Rays, as Tampa Bay scored six runs -- including five with two outs -- to down the Baltimore Orioles, 7-5, to sweep a doubleheader at Camden Yards and move closer to the AL East title. Tampa Bay won, 5-2, in the first game. It was the first time in franchise history that the Rays swept a doubleheader. Ben Zobrist finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and Evan Longoria hit his 26th homer of the season as the Rays extended their AL |
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| Rays inch closer to division crown, beat O's in DH opener |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (Best E Casino) - Fernando Perez had three hits and knocked in two runs to give the Rays a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a doubleheader, as Tampa Bay inched closer to its first division title. James Shields (14-8) picked up the win, giving up only two runs on eight hits and a walk in seven innings while striking out eight. Dan Wheeler pitched a perfect ninth for his 13th save of the season as the Rays won for the sixth time in eight contests. Shields' 14 wins ties a franchis |
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| Blue Jays try and put Yanks out of their misery |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2008 |
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| teran Mike Mussina, who is 18-9 with a 3.57 ERA, takes the mound, as he continues his pursuit of winning 20 games for the first time in his 17-year major-league career. The 39-year-old right-hander reached 19 victories in both 1995 and 1996 with the Baltimore Orioles and got as high as 18 in 1992, 1999 and 2002. He'll pitch once more on the season's final weekend. Mussina won his last start, on September 18 against the Chicago White Sox, after dropping two straight to Seattle and Tampa Bay. The Pennsylvania nati |
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| Rays, O's to play two at Camden Yards |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Rays can move further towards achieving their goal of an American League East title in tonight's doubleheader with the host Baltimore Orioles from Camden Yards. Tampa Bay extended its lead on defending world champion Boston in the division standings with a 4-2 victory over the Orioles in Monday's opener of this four- game series. That win coupled with the Red Sox' 4-3 loss to Cleveland last night, put the Rays 2 1/2 games up in the AL East race and reduced the team's magic numbe |
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| Rays topple O's, extend AL East lead |
MLB Baseball |
09/22/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (Best E Casino) - David Price was impressive in his first major league start and Akinori Iwamura had a two-run single, as the Tampa Bay Rays downed the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, in the opener of a four-game series from Camden Yards. Jason Bartlett doubled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning for Tampa Bay, which clinched a playoff berth for the first time in franchise history Saturday and lengthened its lead over Boston for the AL East title to 2 1/2 games after the Red Sox lost to Clevelan |
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| Baltimore/Oakland September 6 rainout canceled |
MLB Baseball |
09/22/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (Best E Casino) - The September 6 rainout between the Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles will not by played, Baltimore announced on Monday. The game was originally part of a day/night doubleheader, but the day portion was postponed due to heavy rain. The contest was originally scheduled for September 7. Major League Baseball determined that the contest would not be played. |
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| Price makes first big league start for playoff-bound Rays in Baltimore |
MLB Baseball |
09/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Highly-touted pitching prospect David Price will make his first major league start when the Tampa Bay Rays start up a four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles tonight at Camden Yards. Price, taken by the Rays with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2007 draft following a stellar career at Vanderbilt University, was brought up to the big club when rosters expanded in September and has made a pair of relief appearances in preparation for tonight's outing. The 23-year-old made his major league deb |
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| Yankees' Matsui to have knee surgery |
MLB Baseball |
09/22/2008 |
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| throughout the 2008 season, playing in just 93 games and hitting .294 with nine home runs and 45 RBI. Matsui went 1-for-3 and scored a run as the Yankees closed out their residence at iconic Yankee Stadium with one final victory, a 7-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles Sunday. The victory kept the Yankees 6 1/2 games behind Boston in the AL wild card race, and kept alive the club's slim playoff chances for another day. The Red Sox beat Toronto earlier Sunday to clinch at least a tie of the wild card. Boston has se |
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