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| Kotchman homers as Angels complete sweep of Phillies |
MLB Baseball |
06/22/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Casey Kotchman hit a two-run home run as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim scored all their runs in the second en route to a 3-2 win over Philadelphia, completing a three-game sweep of the Phillies. Gary Matthews Jr. drove in a run and scored once for the Angels, winners in four of their last five overall. Chone Figgins and Torii Hunter each went 2- for-4 in the win. Jered Weaver (7-7) held Philadelphia to a run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings to earn the win -- striking out six |
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| Oakland wraps up series with Marlins |
MLB Baseball |
06/22/2008 |
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| in the ninth inning after Cody Ross toed the game on a solo homer in the eighth. Jorge Cantu and Wes Helms each added an RBI for the Marlins, who are 18-19 on the road and moved up in the division standings after the Phillies lost on Saturday to the Los Angeles Angels at Citizens Bank Park. Ricky Nolasco started for Florida and went seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits for a no-decision. Renyel Pinto took the win in relief as he pitched a perfect eighth, then Kevin Gregg got his 13th save of the year |
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| Angels' SS Izturis departs |
MLB Baseball |
06/21/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim infielder Maicer Izturis left Saturday's 6-2 win against the Philadelphia Phillies after the second inning because of tightness in his right hamstring. Izturis walked in his only plate appearance. Erick Aybar pinch hit for Izturis in the third and remained in the game at shortstop. Aybar was key to the victory, clubbing the go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning. The 27-year-old Izturis entered play batting .266 with three home runs and 27 R |
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| Myers hopes to right ship against Halos |
MLB Baseball |
06/21/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Brett Myers has been atrocious on the mound this season for the Philadelphia Phillies. The starting pitcher will try to get back on track this evening, when the Phillies resume a three-game interleague series versus the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Citizens Bank Park. Myers has lost two straight and seven of his last eight decisions to fall to 3-8 with a 5.58 earned run average in 15 starts this season. The Phillies are only 4-11 when Myers takes the ball this year. In his most recent star |
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| Astros hang on to top Rays, snap eight-game skid |
MLB Baseball |
06/20/2008 |
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| rkman brought Matsui home with a sac fly to left, and the Astros were up 4-1. Game Notes Prior to Friday's game, the Rays added another element of legitimacy to the league's most surprising start, sweeping the National League pace-setting Chicago Cubs in a three-game set. It marked Tampa Bay's third sweep this season of a first-place team, following previous shutdowns of the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...Houston swept a three-game set from the Rays the last time these teams met back in 2003. |
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| Angels head East hoping to break out of recent rut |
MLB Baseball |
06/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - It's a rare occasion when Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim closer Francisco Rodriguez fails to protect a late-inning lead. It's even more uncommon when the standout fireman's team loses two series in a row. Both abnormal feats happened in Anaheim's 5-4, 10-inning home loss to the turbulent New York Mets on Wednesday. Rodriguez yielded a game-tying single to David Wright with two outs in the top of the ninth, and the Mets completed the comeback when one-time Angel Damion Easley homered off Justin |
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| A's kick off long homestand |
MLB Baseball |
06/20/2008 |
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| orts Network) - Seattle has seemingly been out of the AL West race since opening day, and Texas, while still hanging around, figures to fade as the summer sun intensifies. It appears that the Oakland Athletics are the only team capable of giving the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim a run in the division. Tonight, the A's hope to halt a two-game slide as they begin a nine-game homestand with three in a row against the Marlins. Rich Harden will be on the hill for the home team, and he carries a sparkling 4-0 record an |
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| Mets road trip takes them to Colorado |
MLB Baseball |
06/20/2008 |
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| a three-game series with the defending National League champion Colorado Rockies. The Mets began a turbulent week by firing manager Willie Randolph just a few short hours after the team began its current road trip with Monday's 9-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Randolph was replaced on an interim basis by one-time Chicago White Sox skipper Jerry Manuel, who lost his debut as the man in charge in Tuesday's setback to the Angels. New York then rebounded with a thrilling come-from-behind win in We |
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| Slumping Astros visit Rays for three |
MLB Baseball |
06/20/2008 |
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| cy to the league's most surprising start, sweeping the National League pace-setting Chicago Cubs in their own three-game set. It marked Tampa Bay's third sweep this season of a first-place team. following previous shutdowns of the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. On Thursday in Baltimore, Alex Cintron went 3-for-4, scored twice and belted his first homer of the season as the Orioles survived a shaky ninth inning to wrap up a three-game sweep of the stumbling Astros with a 7-5 win. Shawn Chacon (2 |
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| Sweeping away the frustration |
MLB Baseball |
06/20/2008 |
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| not pitching like the ace LA needed, in fact the right-hander had not won since May 2nd, and was in the midst of a personal five-game losing streak. At this point in time, the veteran hurler is just 5-9 with an atrocious 5.88 ERA. ON DECK Los Angeles enjoyed a much needed day of rest yesterday, but now the Dodgers must get back to business tonight when they open a three-game set against the Cleveland Indians. The homestand will also include visits from the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. |
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