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| Beckett headed to DL once more |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - The Boston Red Sox placed starting pitcher Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list Friday with right elbow inflammation. On Thursday, the club scratched Beckett from his scheduled start against the Chicago White Sox. He was to meet with specialist Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama Friday but the results of the meeting are unknown. Daisuke Matsuzaka took the hill for Beckett on Friday, and allowed two hits over eight scoreless innings to improve to 16-2 on the year as Boston |
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| Dice-K aims to extend unbeaten streak in matchup with White Sox |
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08/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Daisuke Matsuzaka will try to run his unbeaten streak to six straight starts tonight, when he leads the American League Wild Card- leading Boston Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series versus the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. Matsuzaka is 4-0 over his previous five starts, all Boston wins, but did not record a decision the last time out in a 6-5 victory at Toronto on August 24. Matsuzaka was reached for five runs and eight hits in six subpar innings and remained 15-2 on the season, |
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| Twins resume series with A's by the bay |
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08/29/2008 |
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| -game road trip. Starter Nick Blackburn lasted 5 2/3 innings and was touched for two runs on six hits while registering a pair of walks and as many strikeouts in the no-decision. With the loss, Minnesota fell 1 1/2 games back of the idle first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central and remained 2 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the wild card standings. Boston fell to New York earlier Thursday. Hoping to get the Twins back on track tonight will be right-hander Kevin Slowey, who is 10-8 with a 3.74 ERA. Slowey |
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| A's edge Twins in ninth |
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08/29/2008 |
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| their last six. Starter Nick Blackburn lasted 5 2/3 innings and was touched for two runs on six hits while registering a pair of walks and as many strikeouts in the no-decision. With the loss, Minnesota fell 1 1/2 games back of the idle first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central and remained 2 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the Wild Card standings. Boston fell to New York earlier Thursday. "We pretty much don't worry about the other guys, we have to take care of our own business," Twins manager Ron Garden |
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| Boston's Beckett to miss Friday start, will visit Dr. Andrews |
MLB Baseball |
08/28/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett has been scratched from his scheduled start against the Chicago White Sox on Friday because of right elbow inflammation. The 28-year-old righty plans to have the ailing elbow examined by renowned orthopedist Dr. Jams Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama. Beckett, who last pitched on August 17, had originally been dealing with numbness in the pinky and ring finger on his right hand, but the team learned later that elbow inflammation was also pla |
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| Giambi and Yanks avoid sweep by Red Sox |
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08/28/2008 |
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| Boston leads the season series, 8-7...The Red Sox were the Yankees' first opponent in Yankee Stadium, as Babe Ruth christened the new ballpark with a home run in New York's 4-1 triumph on April 18, 1923...Before the game, the Yankees optioned pitcher David Robertson to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and recalled pitcher Alfredo Aceves from the minor league affiliate...The Yankees will host Toronto for a three-game series this weekend, while the Red Sox head home for the weekend to take on the Chicago White Sox. |
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| Twins visit A's in next stop on grueling trip |
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08/28/2008 |
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| trip with the first of four clashes against the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum. Minnesota, who will close the trip with a visit to Toronto after this series, is 3-4 thus far on the trek and enters tonight's tilt a game back of the first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central and 2 1/2 behind the Boston Red Sox for the Wild Card. The Twins did not help their cause any earlier in the week, dropping two of three to the lowly Seattle Mariners, but salvaged the finale of the set on Wednesday. Brian Buscher' |
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| Dodgers recall DeWitt, designate Ozuna for assignment |
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08/27/2008 |
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| tarter at the hot corner for LA this season, was optioned to the minors to make room for the newly-acquired Casey Blake on July 26. The first-year player is hitting .257 with five home runs and 35 runs batted in over 88 games. Ozuna was released by the Chicago White Sox earlier in the season before scuffling to a .167 average (3-for-18) in 28 games for LA. He hit .281 in 34 games with the White Sox. The 34-year-old is a career .282 hitter over his seven seasons with Florida, Colorado, the White Sox and Dodgers. |
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| White Sox, O's close set in Baltimore |
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08/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Right-hander Radhames Liz makes his second start since returning from a stint in the minors tonight when the Baltimore Orioles entertain the visiting Chicago White Sox in the finale of a three-game series at Camden Yards. Liz, a 25-year-old who was signed as an undrafted free agent and reached the majors last season, made 10 starts in 2008 before being sent to Triple-A Norfolk following a July 26 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who touched him for seven hits and six runs in 5 2/3 i |
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| Floyd and Cabrera too much for Orioles |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (Best E Casino) - Orlando Cabrera went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles, a triple, two RBI and three runs scored as the Chicago White Sox downed the Baltimore Orioles, 8-3, in the second of three games from Camden Yards. Carlos Quentin went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, one RBI and one run scored, while Nick Swisher hit a two-run home run for the White Sox, who have won three straight. Gavin Floyd (14-6) got the win as he gave up just two runs on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts in eight |
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