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| White Sox try to force fifth game against Rays |
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10/06/2008 |
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| mer, and Akinori Iwamura had two hits and drove in the other run for the AL East champions. Getting the call for the White Sox tonight will be righty Gavin Floyd, who is 17-8 with a 3.84 ERA. Floyd last pitched last Monday in makeup game against the Detroit Tigers. He picked up the win that night, surrendering two runs (one earned) and five hits in six innings. Floyd, who will be making his first-ever postseason appearance, has never faced the Rays. Tampa will counter with Andy Sonnanstine, who will also be m |
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| Brewers try to force a fifth game against Phils in NLDS |
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10/05/2008 |
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| ladelphia, meanwhile will counter with Joe Blanton, who will be making his first-ever postseason start. Blanton, acquired from Oakland in July, was 4-0 with a 4.20 ERA in 13 starts for the Phils. Blanton, who tossed two scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers in the 2006 ALCS, received a no-decision in his only other appearance against the Brewers back on September 14. The Phillies won five of their six regular-season matchups with the Brewers this year. Game 5 of this series, if necessary, will be playe |
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| A century and counting? Cubs try to avoid brooms at Chavez Ravine |
MLB Baseball |
10/04/2008 |
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| 1 with a 1.97 ERA with the Cubs after being acquired from Oakland. Harden, though, walked 11 batters in 11 innings over his final two starts of the season. Harden, who has never faced the Dodgers, lost his only other postseason start, falling to the Detroit Tigers in the 2006 ALCS. Los Angeles, meanwhile, will hand the ball to Japanese righty Hiroki Kuroda, who was up-and-down in his first major league season, posting a 9-10 mark to go along with a 3.73 ERA. Kuroda was, however, 1-1 this season against the Cu |
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| Danks, Thome carry White Sox into postseason |
MLB Baseball |
09/30/2008 |
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| toss which decided the location of the tie-breaker. The season series was dominated by the home club, with the White Sox 7-2 at home, but the Twins 8-1 when hosting Chicago. The White Sox forced the playoff by winning a makeup of a rainout with the Detroit Tigers on Monday in Chicago, 8-2, thanks largely to Alexei Ramirez's tie-breaking grand slam in the sixth inning. Danks and Blackburn dominated into the seventh inning, but Danks needed a tremendous play by Griffey and AJ Pierzynski to keep the Twins off t |
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| Tigers' hurler Garcia leaves game |
MLB Baseball |
09/29/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Freddy Garcia left Monday's 8-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox in the sixth inning with stiffness in his right shoulder. Garcia started the frame by walking Chicago's Dewayne Wise, then after Wise stole second, Garcia summoned the Tigers' training staff while favoring his right arm. After momentary consultation, Garcia was pulled from the contest. Armando Galarraga was called on to take the mound. "He pitched tremendous. It's terrible we lost him |
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| Zobrist, Blalock share AL weekly honor |
MLB Baseball |
09/29/2008 |
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| inal week of the season. Zobrist hit .455 down the stretch for the AL East champion Rays. He added four multi-hit performances during the span, ending the campaign by going 7-for-15 with four home runs and seven RBI in a four-game series against the Detroit Tigers. It was the first weekly award for the 28-year-old. Blalock posted a .400 average for the week with four home runs and nine runs batted in, also compiling a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .444 on-base mark. The 27-year-old slugger homered in five c |
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| White Sox hope to keep playoff hopes alive against Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
09/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - For the Chicago White Sox, the objective is simple -- defeat the Detroit Tigers this afternoon and live to play another day. Lose, and go home. Since Chicago is a half game back of the Twins in the AL Central, it must make up today's game against the Tigers. Should the White Sox win this afternoon, they will host a one-game playoff on Tuesday against Minnesota to decide the division. Chicago managed to keep its playoff hopes alive on Sunday, as Mark Buehrle was solid on the hill and Paul K |
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| American League Game Capsules |
MLB Baseball |
09/29/2008 |
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| ce in the AL Central. Franklin Gutierrez went 2-for-3 in defeat. Final Score: Tampa Bay 8, Detroit 7 (11 Innings) Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - Ben Zobrist hit a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to edge the Detroit Tigers, 8-7, in the finale of a four-game series at Comerica Park. Zobrist finished with two hits, while Eric Hinske hit a two-run homer and knocked in three and, Jonny Gomes chipped in with two run-double for Tampa Bay, which salvaged one game in the seri |
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| Zobrist hits game-winner for playoff-bound Rays |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - Ben Zobrist hit a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to edge the Detroit Tigers, 8-7, in the finale of a four-game series at Comerica Park. Zobrist finished with two hits, while Eric Hinske hit a two-run homer and knocked in three and, Jonny Gomes chipped in with two run-double for Tampa Bay, which salvaged one game in the series. The Rays (97-65), set a franchise-record for wins this season, in addition to claiming their first American L |
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| Pettyjohn toes the rubber for Reds in St. Louis |
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09/28/2008 |
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| n seven years today when the Cincinnati Reds close out a three- game weekend series and their 2008 schedule against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. A 31-year-old native of Phoenix, Pettyjohn last started in the big leagues in 2001 with the Detroit Tigers, for whom he appeared in 16 games and started nine times while posting a 1-6 record and a 5.82 earned run average. He's come from the bullpen twice for the Reds this season, tossing a scoreless inning at Arizona on Sept. 14 and allowing two hits and |
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