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| Bonderman, Tigers continue set with Blue Jays |
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04/19/2008 |
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| a shaky start to allow just one run on two hits while walking seven over 4 1/3 innings. Bonderman, who is 1-1 with a 4.58 ERA on the year, gets the call today for the Tigers, as he tries to bounce back from his worst start of the season. Against the Minnesota Twins on Monday, Bonderman surrendered seven runs (four earned) and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings, but did not factor in the decision of his team's 11-9 win. The 25-year-old right-hander is 2-1 lifetime against the Jays with a 3.00 ERA in eight games, seven |
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| Indians aim to extend success versus Twins |
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04/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Cleveland Indians try for their third straight win this afternoon when they play the middle contest of their three-game set with the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome. Cliff Lee continued his amazing start to the season on Friday, as he combined with Rafael Perez on a three-hit shutout, leading Cleveland to a 4-0 win in the opener of this set. Casey Blake homered and drove in three runs for the Indians, while Victor Martinez added an RBI single in the win. Lee (3-0) allowed just two hits |
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| Tigers respond to Leyland's tirade |
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04/18/2008 |
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| here I didn't really hold it in very good. I meant what I said." Miguel Cabrera talked about the team needing to be more patient at the plate. On Monday, the Tigers did precisely that, repeatedly working hitters' counts to notch an 11-9 win over the Minnesota Twins. In the process, they ended a 24- inning scoreless stretch. That would be the first of three straight wins for Detroit, a clear sign that Leyland's message got through to his players. In that three-game win streak, the Tigers averaged a healthy 10 r |
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| Royals send out red-hot Bannister in opener with A's |
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04/18/2008 |
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| game series with the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum. Bannister has been incredible for the Royals thus far, winning all three of his starts while surrendering just two earned runs in 21 innings. Bannister tossed a complete-game gem against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, giving up just an unearned run and three hits in the win. The 27-year-old right-hander, who finished third in AL Rookie of the Year balloting a year ago, is 1-0 with a 2.40 ERA in two starts against the A's. His lone win against them was |
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| Lamb lifts Twins over Rays |
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04/17/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Mike Lamb's sacrifice fly drove in the go- ahead run in the eighth, as the Minnesota Twins clipped the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-5, in the opener of a two-game set at the Metrodome. Delmon Young singled to lead off the eighth and advanced to third when Brendan Harris dropped a single tight to the line in right. The next batter was Lamb and he hit a deep fly ball that drifted into foul territory, but left fielder Carl Crawford continued to pursue it and made a great, sliding catch. H |
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| Twins send Hernandez to the hill versus Rays |
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04/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Livan Hernandez goes for his fourth win in as many starts this evening when the Minnesota Twins open a brief two-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays at the Metrodome. After spending the first 12 years of his career in the National League, Hernandez has made a smooth transition to the Junior Circuit, winning his first three starts, while pitching to a 2.57 earned run average. His most recent win may have been his best, though, as he held the Kansas City Royals to seven hits over seven scorel |
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| Indians' Sabathia battles Tigers going for first win of year |
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04/16/2008 |
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| as charged with just an unearned run on six hits with six strikeouts in six innings of work. Detroit, meanwhile, comes into tonight's opener on a rare winning note after Miguel Cabrera's two-run homer in the eighth inning rallied the Tigers past the Minnesota Twins, 6-5, to complete a two-game sweep at Comerica Park. Nate Robertson started for the Tigers, but left in the seventh inning due to left lat tightness. He allowed four runs on six hits with a walk and five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. He was relieved |
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| Cabrera's late HR lifts Tigers over Twins |
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04/15/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - Miguel Cabrera's two-run homer in the eighth inning proved to be the difference-maker, as the Detroit Tigers rallied to down the Minnesota Twins, 6-5, to complete a two-game sweep at Comerica Park. Trailing 4-3 in the eighth, the Tigers scored three times to grab a 6-4 lead. With two outs and a runner on third, Magglio Ordonez laced a double down the right-field line and came around to score on Cabrera's home run. Todd Jones yielded a run in the ninth, but managed to nail down h |
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| Tigers' P Robertson leaves game |
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04/15/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - Detroit Tigers pitcher Nate Robertson left in the seventh inning of Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins due to left lat tightness. Robertson allowed four runs on six hits with a walk and five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. He was relieved by Aquilino Lopez. |
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| Streaking A's shoot for another Windy City win |
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04/15/2008 |
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| s over 6 1/3 scoreless innings in that one, while striking out six and walking three. Chicago will counter with left-hander John Danks, who is celebrating his 23rd birthday today. Danks was solid in his first start of the year but was drilled by the Minnesota Twins his last time out on Wednesday. He was touched up for seven runs and seven hits in just 2 1/3 frames in the loss, as he fell to 0-1 on the year and had his ERA raised to 8.00. Danks won his only other start against the A's, allowing just an earned r |
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