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| White Sox take aim at fifth straight win against Twins |
MLB Baseball |
06/07/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Chicago White Sox take aim at their fifth straight victory when they battle the Minnesota Twins in the second matchup of a four- game set at U. S. Cellular Field. The White Sox are hoping Mark Buehrle can reverse his fortunes of late and extend that streak. In his last 10 starts, Buehrle has had little success, winning just once, while losing six times. The last time the left-hander was on the hill, the White Sox suffered a 4-3 loss to Tampa. The 29-year-old did not factor in the decisi |
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| Crede, ChiSox roll past Twins |
MLB Baseball |
06/07/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Joe Crede recorded his seventh career 4-for-4 effort at the plate, as his two solo home runs along with Carlos Quentin's three-run blast powered the Chicago White Sox to a 10-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Jermaine Dye also homered for the Sox, who have rattled off four straight victories. Orlando Cabrera tallied three hits, while A.J. Pierzynski went 2- for-4 with two RBI and a run scored for the victors. Javier Vazquez (6-4) was credited with the win, surviving four runs |
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| Angels may lack offense, but not resourcefulness |
MLB Baseball |
06/06/2008 |
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| appearances this year, while often struggling with his command. WELCOME ABOARD The Angels were the last team to make a pick in the 2008 First Year Player Draft, as the franchise forfeited its first-round selection after signing Hunter away from the Minnesota Twins during the offseason. When it finally came time to choose, Anaheim didn't stray far from its own backyard. Anaheim grabbed Tyler Chatwood, a right-handed pitcher from Redlands, CA, on Thursday with its second-round pick (74th overall) in this year's |
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| Mets to sic Santana on light-hitting Padres |
MLB Baseball |
06/06/2008 |
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| 7 2/3 innings, while striking out six in the victory. The left-hander improved to 7-3 with a 3.20 earned run average on the season, and 100-47 in his career. The two-time American League Cy Young Award winner won the first 93 of those games with the Minnesota Twins, but after signing a six-year extension with the Mets in February, it appears he'll be dominating the NL for the next few seasons. Santana will start tonight against San Diego, which he faced just twice in his career and went 1-1 with a 3.55 ERA. Th |
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| Twins' Blackburn returns to hill after scare, takes on White Sox |
MLB Baseball |
06/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The last time Minnesota Twins starter Nick Blackburn took the hill he earned a hospital visit after a line drive glanced off of his nose. Tonight, he will put all jitters aside in the opener of a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. In the fifth inning of Sunday's 5-1 win at Yankee Stadium, New York outfielder Bobby Abreu ripped a hard liner that deflected off of Blackburn's glove and hit him in the nose. Blackburn went down before quickly getting to his fe |
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| Rays select SS Tim Beckham with top pick in draft |
Headlines |
06/05/2008 |
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| ly one thing was missing - prospects. One, Aaron Hicks, a high school outfielder and alumnus of baseball's Urban Youth Academy in Compton, Calif., attended with his family and went on stage to shake hands with Selig and pose for pictures after the Minnesota Twins made him the 14th pick. Many in the crowd wore Rays T-shirts and cheered wildly when Selig announced the selection of Beckham, the talented high school shortstop from Griffin, Ga., that Tampa Bay picked over Florida State catcher Buster Posey. B |
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| Jones, Markakis go deep as O's edge Twins |
MLB Baseball |
06/05/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Nick Markakis's two-run home run and Adam Jones' solo blast lifted the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the rubber match of their three-game series. Starter Garrett Olson (5-1) was credited with the victory, scattering two runs and eight hits through 6 1/3 frames in Baltimore's third win in four games. George Sherrill hurled a scoreless ninth for his 20th save of the season. The Twins activated Scott Baker off the 15-day disabled list to oppose |
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| Rays select Beckham with top pick |
MLB Baseball |
06/05/2008 |
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| ver. The Rays, with a current record of 35-24 (.593), became just the eighth team to draft first overall while holding a winning record on that date. Only twice in history has a team drafted No. 1 overall with a better record on that day -- the 2001 Minnesota Twins (37-18, .673; Joe Mauer) and 1995 California Angels (20-13, .606; Darin Erstad). Beckham, the first No. 1 selection to be drafted out of a Georgia school since Mike Ivie (San Diego Padres) in 1970 and the third such player overall (also Ron Bloomber |
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| Twins INF Punto placed on DL again |
MLB Baseball |
06/05/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Twins placed infielder Nick Punto on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring on Thursday. Punto, who was sidelined earlier this season with the same injury, belted two doubles and scored a run in the Twins' 3-2 loss against the Orioles on Thursday, but the utility player appeared to labor around the bases. Punto entered the contest hitting .268 with eight RBI and four steals in 23 games this season. Infielder Matt Macri was recalled from Triple- |
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| Miami closer eager for 2nd shot at College World Series |
This Day in Sports |
06/05/2008 |
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| has throwing in the mid-90s (several mph faster than he was pre-Tommy John), with a devastating sinker - and was so impressive this season that he went in the first round of Thursday's Major League Baseball draft, getting picked 27th overall by the Minnesota Twins. ``He worked so hard to get back for this year,'' Miami outfielder Dennis Raben said. ``I know it was very difficult for him and for the team last year when we didn't have him. Tommy John is a difficult thing for anyone to go through, especially a |
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