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| Mussina-led Yanks go for series win over Pirates |
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06/26/2008 |
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| rized young starter Joba Chamberlain hurled 6 2/3 shutout innings last night, allowing six hits with seven K's and one walk. Ross Ohlendorf and Jose Veras then closed the door to preserve New York's win. The Yankees will take on the cross-town rival New York Mets this weekend, starting with a day-night doubleheader on Friday at both Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium. Jack Wilson highlighted the Pittsburgh offense with three hits and Ryan Doumit finished 2-for-4 with the only extra base hit for the team. Wilson |
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| Wright clubs 2 HRs in return to lineup as Mets pound Mariners |
MLB Baseball |
06/25/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (Best E Casino) - After a much-needed day off, David Wright homered in his first two at-bats and the New York Mets avoided a three-game sweep with 8-2 win over the Seattle Mariners at Shea Stadium. Wright had played every inning of every game this season before sitting out Tuesday's 11-0 loss. The third baseman was struggling at the plate, going 2-for-13 over his last four games entering Wednesday. "Just trying to simplify things," Wright said of his approach at the plate. "We need wins. We ne |
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| Mariners prepare for sweep of Mets |
MLB Baseball |
06/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Seattle got a surprise outing from a struggling starter yesterday. The Mariners hope to get the same out of Miguel Batista tonight, when they go for a three-game sweep of the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. Seattle is in position to sweep New York for the second straight meeting. The Mariners recorded a three-game sweep of the Mets at Safeco Field in 2005 and have now won seven straight over the club, having lost just once to them all- time in the regular season. In order to post the sweep |
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| Nats' 1B Johnson sidelined for remainder of season |
MLB Baseball |
06/24/2008 |
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| uesday and will miss the remainder of the season. Johnson, who missed the entire 2007 season after recovering from a broken right leg, has been on the disabled list since mid-May after tearing a tendon in his right wrist during an at-bat against the New York Mets. The 29-year-old was struggling prior to the injury, hitting just .220 with five home runs and 20 runs batted in through 38 games. However, he led the team with a .415 on-base percentage, and the wrist injury was expected to keep him out just four-t |
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| Angels try to extend solid road play versus Nats |
MLB Baseball |
06/24/2008 |
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| h will also visit the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine for three games on the current swing, will hand pitching duties over to Jon Garland this evening. Garland is winless in his previous two starts (0-1), having posted a no-decision against the New York Mets on June 18 at home. Garland allowed three runs, two of which were earned, on six hits through six innings of a 5-4 loss. He is now 6-4 with a 4.06 earned run average in 15 starts this season. Garland, though, is an impressive 4-1 with a 2.93 ERA in |
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| Rays head south to face Fish |
MLB Baseball |
06/24/2008 |
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| games up on the third-place New York Yankees. The Marlins, meanwhile, have cooled a bit since a torrid start, but are still just a game off the pace of the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East, with a three-game edge on the third-place New York Mets. The Rays will start right-hander Andy Sonnanstine, who downed the Marlins, 7-3, in the opener of the previous three-game series on June 13, allowing six hits and three runs in 5 1/3 innings. He's won both career starts against Florida and, overall, |
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| Hernandez makes history with slam, but then helped off field |
MLB Baseball |
06/23/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (Best E Casino) - Seattle pitcher Felix Hernandez was helped off the field with a sprained left ankle in the fifth inning of Monday's 5-2 win over the New York Mets. It was shaping up to be a banner night for Hernandez, who clubbed his first major league homer, a grand slam off Johan Santana in the second inning. That gave the Mariners a 4-0 lead. He left with Seattle ahead, 5-1. It marked the first home run by a pitcher in Mariners history, and the first grand slam by an American League pitch |
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| Lackey wins again as Angels rally to beat Nats |
MLB Baseball |
06/23/2008 |
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| n games Rodriguez has pitched in this season...Tuesday's scheduled starters are Shawn Hill (1-4) for Washington and Jon Garland (6-4) for the Angels...The Angels have a major-league best 15 wins when scoring three runs or less...Game time was 2:12...On Tuesday, Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson will undergo arthroscopic surgery to determine the extent of his right wrist injury. He has been on the disabled list since tearing a tendon in his right wrist during an at-bat against the New York Mets on May 13. |
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| Nationals' 1B Johnson to undergo surgery |
MLB Baseball |
06/23/2008 |
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| o determine the extent of his right wrist injury. Johnson, who missed the entire 2007 season after recovering from a broken right leg, has been on the disabled list since mid-May after tearing a tendon in his right wrist during an at-bat against the New York Mets. It is the ninth consecutive season Johnson has sustained an injury, dating back to 2000, when he was in the New York Yankees' farm system. The 29-year-old was struggling prior to the injury, hitting just .220 with five home runs and 20 runs batted |
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| Rolling Angels take on Nationals |
MLB Baseball |
06/23/2008 |
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| major league-best 30th save. John Lackey will try to keep his unbeaten streak intact when he toes the rubber for the Angels on Monday. Lackey has won three straight trips to the mound and is unbeaten over his previous four starts. Lackey topped the New York Mets his previous time out on June 17 at Angel Stadium, hurling 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball. He also scattered six hits, struck out seven for the second straight game and issued one walk. The right-hander did not factor in the outcome of an 8-7 loss at |
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