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| Wild Card-leading Red Sox open set vs. Orioles |
MLB Baseball |
09/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Red Sox continue their chase for the top spot in the American League East with tonight's opener of a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Boston has won five of its last seven games but has actually lost ground in the division race to front-running Tampa Bay, which posted its fifth straight victory on Sunday. The Red Sox fell to 5 1/2 games behind the Rays after dropping a 4-2 decision to Chicago yesterday afternoon. The White Sox reached Tim Wakefield (8-9) |
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| Orioles to activate OF Jones from DL |
MLB Baseball |
09/01/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - The Baltimore Orioles announced on Sunday that they will activate outfielder Adam Jones off the 15-day disabled list on Monday. Jones had been on the DL since August with a fractured left foot after fouling a pitch off his foot August 2 against Seattle. Acquired in the trade that sent lefty Erik Bedard to Seattle, Jones has posted a .279 average with seven homers and 50 runs batted in 108 games this season. In addition, the team will recall Garrett Olson from Triple-A Norfo |
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| Bartlett shines as Rays complete sweep of O's |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - Jason Bartlett went 4-for-4 with a solo homer and finished with three runs scored and two driven in to lead the Tampa Bay Rays in a 10-4 rout of the Baltimore Orioles, which completed a three-game sweep from Tropicana Field. James Shields (12-8) got the win by allowing a run on six hits over seven innings. Willy Aybar had a pair of RBI for the Rays, who have won five straight and seven of nine overall. Rocco Baldelli went 3-for-3, scored twice and drove in a run to give Tam |
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| Rays' Shields tries to match career-best win total against O's |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - California-born right-hander James Shields can equal a career-best in wins today, when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Baltimore Orioles in the finale of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Shields, a 26-year-old, reached the big leagues and made 21 starts for Tampa Bay in 2006, going 6-8. He became a full-time member of the rotation last season and won 12 games in 31 starts, a number he can match today after beginning this season with an 11-8 mark through his first 27 outings. The stakes hav |
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| Orioles option Liz, recall Salazar |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - The Baltimore Orioles optioned pitcher Radhames Liz to Triple-A Norfolk and recalled infielder Oscar Salazar from Norfolk on Saturday. The moves came prior to the middle contest of a three-game set between the Orioles and Rays. Liz is 5-3 with a 6.95 ERA in 12 starts with the Orioles this year. Salazar hit .235 with two homers and four RBI in 17 at-bats over nine games for Baltimore in 2008. |
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| Orioles send Liz to minors for short time |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - The Baltimore Orioles have sent starting pitcher Radhames Liz to Triple-A Norfolk, but intend to bring back the right- hander in time to start Tuesday's game at Boston. Liz is 5-3 with a 6.95 ERA in 12 starts with the Orioles this year. The Orioles used the extra spot on the roster to recall infielder Oscar Salazar from Norfolk. He was recently named to the International League All- Star team after batting .316 with 13 home runs and 85 RBI for the Tides. Earlier this year, |
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| Rays continue series with Orioles |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| hat they've finally established themselves as a winning team for the first time in franchise history, the Tampa Bay Rays can go about finishing the job by nailing down an American League playoff berth. The club continues a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles this afternoon at Tropicana Field. The Rays, long the doormat of the AL's East Division, guaranteed they will finish with a record above .500 for the first time in franchise history with win No. 82 on Friday night. Their previous high watermark had |
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| Rays pound O's behind Floyd, Zobrist |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - Ben Zobrist smacked a grand slam and Cliff Floyd drove in five runs as the Tampa Bay Rays crushed the Baltimore Orioles 14-3 in the first of three weekend games at Tropicana Field. The win guarantees the Rays their first winning season in franchise history, as the club now stands at 82-51 after winning five of their last seven. "To get to 82 wins is important for us as an organization," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "We've done it. It's behind us, now we can go past it." Fl |
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| Baltimore 3B Mora leaves game |
MLB Baseball |
08/29/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - Baltimore Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora left Friday's 14-3 trouncing at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays in the third inning with a strained left hamstring. Mora suffered the injury attempting to beat out a grounder. The third baseman has been one of the hottest hitters as of late, raising his average from .248 at the beginning of August to .283. The 36-year-old has had 13 multi-hit games in the month, and for the season has 23 home runs and 97 RBI. |
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| Kazmir, Rays welcome Orioles to the Trop |
MLB Baseball |
08/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Southpaw Scott Kazmir pitches for a piece of Tampa Bay franchise history tonight when the Rays take on the visiting Baltimore Orioles in the opening test of a three-game weekend series at Tropicana Field. A former first-round draft pick of the New York Mets - 15th overall - in 2002, Kazmir can guarantee the Rays their first above-.500 record with their 82nd win of the season in game No. 133. Tampa Bay had never won more than 70 games in any one season prior to this year, which now finds them |
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