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| Crawford's slam powers Rays to sweep of Cubs |
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06/20/2008 |
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| Bay's seven-run seventh inning, helping the Rays complete a three-game sweep of the league-leading Chicago Cubs with an 8-3 victory at Tropicana Field. The Rays have now swept three first-place teams this season, having bested the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim earlier in the year, each in a three-game series. "It validates what we've been doing and it does give us more confidence," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "We always think about winning a series, but once you win the first two games of a s |
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| Rays go for sweep of Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
06/19/2008 |
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| the Rays. Tampa Bay calls on right-hander James Shields, who makes his first appearance since being suspended for six games after his involvement in an on-field brawl with the Boston Red Sox earlier this month. He last pitched on June 10 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, dropping a 6-1 decision after allowing 10 hits and six runs in eight innings. His June 5 outing at Boston was cut short by the fight, which occurred after he'd allowed three hits and four runs in just one innings of work. Shields, who's |
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| Mets aiming for win in Manuel era at Anaheim |
MLB Baseball |
06/18/2008 |
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| The Jerry Manuel era didn't start off the way the New York Mets were hoping. The embattled club will try again to give its new manager a victory when it plays the rubber match of a three-game interleague series with the American League West-leading Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim tonight. Manuel began this season as the New York's bench coach but was named interim manager shortly after the team's 9-6 win over the Angels on Monday. Mets general manager Omar Minaya then fired skipper Willie Randolph in the early- mo |
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| Reyes leaves game with stiff hamstring |
MLB Baseball |
06/18/2008 |
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| Anaheim, CA (Best E Casino) - New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes left Tuesday's 6-1 loss against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with stiffness in his left hamstring. It happened in the first inning when Reyes appeared to suffer the injury after reaching on a single to center and he was then pulled from the game. He was visibly angry that interim manager Jerry Manuel, replacing the fired Willie Randolph, removed him from the game as he threw his helmet to the ground. Manuel, who removed Reyes from the game fo |
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| Duchscherer tosses gem in rout of Diamondbacks |
MLB Baseball |
06/18/2008 |
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| he sixth and seventh Davis' RBI single in the eighth plated Sweeney, who had doubled with two outs, for a 9-1 Oakland edge. The team kept piling on runs in the ninth, as Crosby hit a leadoff homer to left, Ellis hammered a three-run shot and Davis slammed a two-run home run to end the scoring. Game Notes Arizona had not given up 15 runs all season. The Diamondbacks previous high in runs allowed was 13, on April 13 against Colorado...Oakland previously scored 15 on May 1 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. |
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| Mets fire Willie Randolph |
MLB Baseball |
06/17/2008 |
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| Anaheim, CA (Best E Casino) - The New York Mets fired manager Willie Randolph following Monday's game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Bench coach Jerry Manuel, a former manager of the Chicago White Sox, has been named interim manager. The Mets also fired pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto, adding Ken Oberkfell, Dan Warthen and Luis Aguayo to the coaching staff. Randolph, in his fourth season as Mets manager, posted a record of 302-253. The club is just 34-35 this season and s |
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| Cubs battle Kazmir at the Trop |
MLB Baseball |
06/17/2008 |
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| by injuries in spring training and didn't make his 2008 debut until May 4, when he dropped a 7-3 decision to the Boston Red Sox. He subsequently reeled off six consecutive wins while allowing just four runs in 41 innings, before he fell, 4-2, to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on June 11. Kazmir, who's 4-0 at home this season, has never faced the Cubs. Chicago right-hander Ryan Dempster faces the Rays for the eighth time in his career. The 31-year-old Canadian, a third-round pick of the Texas Rangers in 1995, i |
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| Beltran homers twice as Mets top Angels |
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06/17/2008 |
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| Anaheim, CA (Best E Casino) - Carlos Beltran hit a pair of solo home runs as the New York Mets took the opener of a three-game interleague set against the Los Angeles Angels, 9-6. Luis Castillo went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored while David Wright drove in two and Brian Schneider drove in a run for the Mets, who have won three of four overall. Mike Pelfrey (3-6) got the win for the first time in 11 starts as he gave up six runs on eight hits in six-plus innings of work. "I was more aggressive tonight an |
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| Mariners fire GM Bavasi |
MLB Baseball |
06/17/2008 |
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| e president of baseball operations & general manager Bill Bavasi on Monday, and replaced him with Lee Pelekoudas on an interim basis. The Mariners are just 24-46 this season, the worst record in the major leagues, and are 17 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the AL West. Bavasi was in his fifth season as the head of the Mariners baseball operations after being named to that position in November of 2003, when he took over for Pat Gillick. Prior to joining the Mariners, Bavasi was the direct |
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| Mets to begin crucial road trip in Anaheim |
MLB Baseball |
06/16/2008 |
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| ll begin a six-game road trip tonight with manager Willie Randolph, but whether or not he returns with the team is anyone's guess. Randolph's crew continues its interleague slate this evening with the first of three games against the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium. With their manager's job hanging in the balance, the Mets took two of three games from the Texas Rangers over the weekend and split a doubleheader with them on Sunday at Shea Stadium. New York rallied late in the first g |
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