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| White Sox' Jenks headed to DL |
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07/09/2008 |
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| e sweep with a scoreless inning of relief. However, the reliever felt soreness near his left scapula the day before and has been dealing with discomfort ever since. The 6-foot-3, 275-pound closer has converted 18 of 21 save opportunities this season, with a miniscule 1.95 earned run average and a 2-0 record. Scott Linebrink has been handling the closing duties for the White Sox, but he blew a two-run, extra-inning lead against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday before the club came back to win, 8-7 in 13 innings. |
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| Padres' Tomko to DL, among other moves for San Diego |
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07/09/2008 |
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| cher Brett Tomko on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained right elbow. The move is retroactive to July 1. The journeyman right-hander has made two relief appearances for the Padres since being signed by the club after his release from the Kansas City Royals on June 21. Tomko signed a one-year, $3 million contract in the off-season with Kansas City, but struggled to a 2-7 mark with a 6.97 earned run average. This is Tomko's third stint with the Padres, having pitched for the club in 2002 and again in 20 |
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| White Sox hang on to beat Royals in 13 innings |
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07/09/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - Orlando Cabrera went 2-for-6 and drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 13th inning, as the Chicago White Sox outlasted the Kansas City Royals, 8-7, in the opener of a three-game set. The ChiSox jumped on top in the 13th inning. Alexei Ramirez cracked a one-out single and came around as Cabrera followed with a double, giving Chicago an 8-7 cushion. Esteban German led the home half off with a single off Nick Masset. David DeJesus went down swinging for the first out, though |
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| Cabrera leads O's into Toronto |
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07/08/2008 |
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| ankees in the Bronx on May 20. He's just 1-3 in eight starts since, however, as his record has plunged to 6-4 and his earned run average has ballooned to 4.34. The one victory did come in his last start, though, when he went the distance against the Kansas City Royals, allowing seven hits and two runs, while walking none and striking out two in a 5-2 win on July 2. He is 4-7 in 14 lifetime starts against Toronto with a 4.39 ERA in 82 innings. Toronto right-hander Dustin McGowan dropped a 4-3 decision to the Oriol |
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| MLB-leading Rays go for eighth straight win in finale with KC |
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07/07/2008 |
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| s certainly done his part as of late. Garza will attempt to put together another dominating start and lead the red- hot Rays to an eighth consecutive victory when he takes the mound for this afternoon's finale of a four-game series with the visiting Kansas City Royals. The 24-year-old Garza is 3-1 with a 1.55 earned run average over his last four starts and has yielded just one run in each of his three wins during that stretch. A key offseason pickup for the Rays, the former Minnesota Twin has amassed an impressi |
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| Tampa tops Royals, run win streak to seven |
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07/06/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - Carlos Pena went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs batted in, as the Tampa Bay Rays extended their winning streak to seven games with a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. James Shields (7-5) allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings to pick up the win, and had eight strikeouts to one walk. Shields has won three straight starts, as Tampa Bay's win streak is the longest of its season. The American League East-leading Rays have twice won six games in a row. Evan Longori |
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| Rays try to keep shining against Royals |
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07/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Rays will attempt to extend their winning streak to six games this evening, as they continue a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Tropicana Field. Expected to pitch for the surprising Rays will be Andy Sonnanstine, who is 9-3 despite a 4.60 ERA. Has has been outstanding lately, going 2-0 with a 3.18 ERA in his last three outings. Sonnanstine has surrendered 122 hits in 101 2/3 innings of work, but he has yielded only 19 walks during that span. Tonights game marks jus |
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| Rangers head to Baltimore for three |
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07/04/2008 |
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| a, a righty, has been nearly unstoppable on the road this season, as he owns a 7-1 record in 10 away outings. He is also 2-3 with a 5.70 ERA in five career appearances, four starts, against Baltimore. Baltimore just split a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Camden Yards, but had a two-game winning streak stopped with Thursday's 10-7 loss. Aubrey Huff hit a solo homer and a two-run shot, while Adam Jones was 2- for-4 with two RBI and a run scored for the Orioles. Adam Loewen took the loss after he pe |
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| Royals' offense heats up in Baltimore |
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07/03/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (Best E Casino) - Mark Grudzielanek had four hits and Jose Guillen added three runs batted in, as the Kansas City Royals battered the Baltimore Orioles with a seven-run sixth inning to earn a 10-7 victory in the finale of a four-game set at Camden Yards. Grudzielanek scored twice with an RBI and Guillen had two hits with a run scored. Billy Butler and Tony Pena Jr. each added two hits, an RBI and two runs scored in the win for Kansas City, which notched its second win in the last six games. Joel P |
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| O's go for series win over Royals |
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07/03/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Kansas City Royals have shown improvement this season, but the team still hasn't found a way to end its struggles against the Baltimore Orioles. Baltimore will attempt to clinch its ninth consecutive series win over the Royals when the clubs complete a four-game set this evening at Camden Yards. After falling to Kansas City in extra innings during Monday's opener, the Orioles have rebounded with back-to-back victories, including last night's 5-2 triumph behind a complete-game effort by Dan |
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