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| Mets activate Cameron, Benson from DL |
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05/04/2005 |
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| Flushing, NY (Best E Casino) - The New York Mets activated outfielder Mike Cameron and pitcher Kris Benson from the 15-day disabled list following Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Cameron was nursing a surgically repaired left wrist that limited his play during spring training. He has yet to appear in a regular season game this season. Cameron, who had surgery to repair cartilage in late December, led the Mets with 30 homers, 76 RBI, 76 runs scored and 22 stolen bases last year. He hit o |
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| Mets' protest denied by MLB |
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05/04/2005 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Major League Baseball denied a protest filed by the New York Mets resulting from Saturday's rain-shortened game against the Washington Nationals. Mets manager Willie Randolph and Nationals manager Frank Robinson both voiced their displeasure with the wet and slippery playing conditions at RFK Stadium that night, in what resulted in a 5-3 Washington win in 7 1/2 innings. Randolph argued under major league rule 4.16, which says "a game shall be forfeited to the visiting team if |
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| Series Notes: Florida at Atlanta |
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05/03/2005 |
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| 1 at Los Angeles. Hampton, who has posted double-digit victories in eight of his last nine seasons, has given up just seven earned runs in 37 2/3 innings this season. He allowed a pair of homers and three runs in seven innings of an 8-4 win over the New York Mets last Wednesday. Hampton is 10-5 in 22 games (21 starts) all-time against the Marlins. The Braves have won two straight, four of five, and eight of 10. They upended the Cardinals on Sunday, 2-1. Rafael Furcal and Ryan Langerhans each drove in a run a |
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| Nationals' Eischen breaks forearm, out 8-to-10 weeks |
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05/02/2005 |
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| === Nationals' Eischen breaks forearm, out 8-to-10 weeks === Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Washington Nationals relief pitcher Joey Eischen left Sunday's game against the New York Mets with a broken right forearm and the lefthander is expected to miss the next 8-to-10 weeks. Eischen, who will have surgery on Monday morning to repair a broken radius bone, suffered the injury when fielding a Kaz Matsui high chopper to start the seventh inning. Eischen moved to the right of the mound, jumped and fielded th |
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| Nationals' Eischen injures right arm |
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05/02/2005 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Washington Nationals relief pitcher Joey Eischen left Sunday's game against the New York Mets with a right arm injury. Eischen, a lefthander, suffered the injury when fielding a Kaz Matsui high chopper to start the seventh inning. Eischen moved to the right of the mound, jumped and fielded the ball, but fell awkwardly on his glove hand. He did not attempt to get up and make a throw. Eischen, who was taken to a local hospital for x-rays on his arm to diagnose the injury, has |
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| Day scratched with ear infection |
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04/30/2005 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Washington Nationals pitcher Zach Day was scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday due to an inner ear infection. Tomo Ohka will take the hill instead when the Nationals face the New York Mets in the second of a three-game set at RFK Stadium. Ohka is 1-3 with a 5.85 ERA in four starts this year. The righthander had been removed from the starting rotation by Washington manager Frank Robinson because he has been ineffective. Day is 1-2 with a 5.09 ERA in five games, inc |
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| Nationals pick up Guillen's option |
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04/29/2005 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - The Washington Nationals have picked up outfielder Jose Guillen's option for the 2006 season. The extension is worth an estimated $4 million. Guillen entered Friday's action against the New York Mets batting .298 with a club-leading five home runs while driving in 13 runs in 22 games for the surprising 11-11 Nationals. "It feels great just to be here in Washington for a long period of time," Guillen said, while inking the contract in front of the club's brass that included |
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| Series Notes: St. Louis at Atlanta |
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04/29/2005 |
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| ow and six of its last seven games. On Wednesday, Andruw Jones went 3-for-5 with a homer and three runs scored and Mike Hampton pitched seven strong innings, as the Braves continued to batter former Atlanta ace Tom Glavine in an 8-4 victory over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. Eddie Perez and Wilson Betemit also homered for the Braves. Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones missed all three games of the series with a bruised left foot, an injury he sustained Sunday against Philadelphia. He remains day-to-day |
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| Former Oakland aces meet tonight in Atlanta |
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04/29/2005 |
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| ow and six of its last seven games. On Wednesday, Andruw Jones went 3-for-5 with a homer and three runs scored and Mike Hampton pitched seven strong innings, as the Braves continued to batter former Atlanta ace Tom Glavine in an 8-4 victory over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. Eddie Perez and Wilson Betemit also homered for the Braves. Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones missed all three games of the series with a bruised left foot, an injury he sustained Sunday against Philadelphia. He remains day-to-day |
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| Gibbons extended in Toronto |
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04/27/2005 |
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| that rubs off on the entire club." Toronto finished last in the AL East last year with a 67-94 record. It was the most losses since 1980 when the club dropped 95 games. The Blue Jays headed into Wednesday's action with a 10-11 record and just recently broke a five- game skid. The 42-year-old Gibbons is a former catcher who spent seven years managing in the New York Mets' organization. He first joined Toronto's coaching staff in 2002 as a bullpen catcher, before being promoted midseason to first base coach. |
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