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| ALCS shifts to Fenway for Game 3 |
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10/13/2008 |
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| ason since Yankee starters won 10 straight in 1998-99. The last Red Sox starter to lose a playoff game was Tim Wakefield in Game 4 of the 2007 ALCS at Cleveland. Tampa will counter with righty Matt Garza, who absorbed the Rays' lone ALDS loss to the Chicago White Sox. He gave up five runs and seven hits in six innings of that one and is now winless in his last six starts. Garza had never previously thrown more than 100 innings in his career, and with 190 and change under his belt now, he could be running out of |
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| Rays replace Hinske with pitcher for ALCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/10/2008 |
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| their roster for the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox. Manager Joe Maddon has decided to carry 11 pitchers instead, replacing Hinske with Edwin Jackson. Hinske was on the roster, but did not get to the plate against the Chicago White Sox during Tampa Bay's 3-1 series victory in the American League Division Series. Hinske finished with 20 home runs and 60 RBI in 133 games for the Rays during the regular season. The 31-year-old Hinske appeared in one game and failed to get a hit in hi |
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| Upstart Rays welcome Red Sox to the Trop for start of ALCS |
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10/10/2008 |
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| The AL East's doormat since their inception in 1998, the Rays managed a franchise-high 97 wins this season on their way to their first-ever division title. Tampa's surprising run continued in the ALDS, as the Rays disposed of the AL Central-champion Chicago White Sox in four games. Tampa easily won the first two games of that series at home before falling in Game 3 at Chicago. The Rays, though, overcame that hiccup and got a great performance from Andy Sonnanstine in Game 4 to advance. Evan Longoria's magnificen |
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| Keys to winning the 2008 ALCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/08/2008 |
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| ship Series against the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field. After winning a franchise-best 97 games this season, the Rays won their first AL East title and then proceeded to pick up their first postseason victory, disposing of the AL Central champion Chicago White Sox in four games of the ALDS. While the Rays are newcomers here in these playoffs, the defending world champion Red Sox are ALCS regulars, appearing in this round for the fourth time in the last six years. With Tampa's surprising season, the Red Sox ha |
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| ALCS Preview - Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays |
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10/08/2008 |
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| The AL East's doormat since their inception in 1998, the Rays managed a franchise-high 97 wins this season on their way to their first-ever division title. Tampa's surprising run continued in the ALDS, as the Rays disposed of the AL Central-champion Chicago White Sox in four games. Tampa easily won the first two games of that series at home before falling in Game 3 at Chicago. The Rays, though, overcame that hiccup and got a great performance from Andy Sonnanstine in Game 4 to advance. Boston, meanwhile, was rel |
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| American League Game Capsules |
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10/07/2008 |
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| Angels, while Bay and Lowrie each recorded a multi-hit game for the Red Sox, who won the best-of-five series, 3-1. Final Score: Tampa Bay 6, Chicago 2 Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - B.J. Upton hit two solo homers, and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, to clinch their first berth in an American League Championship Series in franchise history. Andy Sonnanstine (1-0) held the White Sox to two runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings, with four strikeouts and a walk, to win Game 4, and in the proces |
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| Rays roll over White Sox, punch ticket to ALCS |
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10/06/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - B.J. Upton hit two solo homers, and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, to clinch their first berth in an American League Championship Series in franchise history. Andy Sonnanstine (1-0) held the White Sox to two runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings, with four strikeouts and a walk, to win Game 4, and in the process clinch this American League Division Series for the Rays, who are making their first postseason appearance. Tampa Bay will battle division rival Bos |
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| White Sox try to force fifth game against Rays |
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10/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Chicago White Sox try to stave off playoff elimination this evening when they play Game 4 of the best-of-five American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays at U.S. Cellular Field. Chicago lived to play another day on Sunday, as DeWayne Wise hit a two-run double in a three-run fourth, helping the White Sox pick up a 5-3 win. Tampa Bay still leads the series 2-1, and can advance to its first-ever American League Championship Series with a win tonight. John Danks (1-0) gave up s |
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| Rays hope to break out the brooms in the Windy City |
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10/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Rays attempt to win their first-ever postseason series this afternoon, as they try to complete a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox in the American League Division Series at U.S. Cellular Field. Tampa, playing in its first postseason, pushed the Sox to the brink of elimination on Friday in Game 2 of this best-of-five set, as Akinori Iwamura hit a two-run home run and Dioner Navarro knocked in two with a pair of hits, helping Tampa Bay take a commanding two-game lead with |
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| Mets officially make Manuel manager |
MLB Baseball |
10/03/2008 |
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| nterim basis when Willie Randolph was relieved of his managerial duties after a 34-35 start to the 2008 campaign. New York finished out of the postseason despite a 3 1/2 game lead in the National League East with 17 games left to play. But the club nevertheless compiled a 55-38 record with Manuel at the helm. The 54-year-old spent six seasons as the manager of the Chicago White Sox from 1998-2003, going 500-471 with one American League Central title and AL Manager of the Year award to his credit (both in 2000). |
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