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| Byrd stars again as Rangers hold off Yankees |
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08/06/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Best E Casino) - Marlon Byrd went 3-for-4 and scored three times while Chris Davis drove in four runs, as the Texas Rangers staved off a late comeback to edge the New York Yankees, 8-6, in the second installment of a four-game set. Josh Hamilton chipped in a two-run homer for the Rangers, who have won three in a row and six of eight overall. David Murphy and Travis Metcalf drove in a run each in the win. Matt Harrison (3-2) lasted 6 1/3 innings and gave up just two runs on five hits. Eddie Guar |
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| Now is the time for Tigers to regroup |
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08/05/2008 |
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| riod, without perennial All-Star Pudge Rodriguez in the clubhouse. Pudge's reception to splitting catching duties with Inge wasn't exactly a warm one. Feeling Brandon Inge was ready to become an everyday catcher, Detroit dealt Pudge Rodriguez to the New York Yankees in exchange for reliever Kyle Farnsworth. On the surface, trading away a future Hall of Famer would seem the equivalent of throwing in the white towel. But the Tigers have major issues in their bullpen, and by addressing it now, the front office is |
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| Yankees send Pettitte to hill in Texas |
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08/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Andy Pettitte tries to bounce back from one of the worst starts of his career this evening when the New York Yankees continue their four-game series with the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Pettitte was hammered by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Thursday, serving up nine runs and 11 hits in 5 1/3 frames to fall to 12-8 on the year, while raising his earned run average to 4.18. The 36-year-old left-hander has faced the Rangers 19 times over the course of his career and i |
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| Byrd slams Rangers over Yanks; Chamberlain injured |
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08/05/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Best E Casino) - Marlon Byrd's grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Texas Rangers to a thrilling 9-5 win over the New York Yankees in the opener of a four-game set. Pinch-hitter Milton Bradley walked to lead off the Rangers' ninth. After New York's Damaso Marte struck out Ian Kinsler, Gerald Laird worked a walk. One out later, Josh Hamilton walked to load the bases for Byrd, who unloaded on a first-pitch fastball and drove it over wall in right-center for his fi |
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| Nady, Aviles share AL weekly honor |
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08/04/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - New York Yankees outfielder Xavier Nady and Kansas City Royals infielder Mike Aviles were named the co-Players of the Week in the American League for the period ending August 3. Nady, acquired by the Yankees from Pittsburgh before the trade deadline, batted .526 with 10 hits in 19 at-bats last week. He belted three homers, drove in 10 runs and registered a 1.158 slugging percentage for his second weekly award this season. His first came during the first week of the campaign with |
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| Angels send 14-game winner Saunders to hill against O's |
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08/04/2008 |
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| nst Baltimore despite pitching to a mediocre 5.16 ERA over the span of those games. He will also be put in charge of ending a rare losing streak for the Angels, owners of baseball's best overall record at 69-42. Both defeats came at the hands of the New York Yankees in the Bronx, including Sunday's 14-9 setback in the finale of the four-game series. Mark Teixeira belted his first home run as an Angel, a grand slam in the top of the eighth inning that gave Anaheim a short-lived 9-8 lead. However, New York counte |
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| Yankees to begin key trek in Texas |
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08/04/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Yankees begin an important 10-game road trip this evening with the first of four games against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Yankees won the final two games of their four-game series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, including a thrilling 14-9 win in Sunday's finale at Yankee Stadium. New York rallied from five runs down to take an 8-5 advantage thanks to a four-run seventh inning. Then after Mark Teixeira's grand slam in the eighth put the Angels |
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| American League Game Capsules |
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08/04/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Xavier Nady had a career day at the plate, and a nightmarish eighth inning that featured three Angels miscues in the field helped the New York Yankees rally past Los Angeles, 14-9, in a wild affair at Yankee Stadium. The Angels had just taken a 9-8 lead in the top of the eighth on Mark Teixeira's fourth career grand slam, but the Yankees counter- punched with six runs in their half of the eighth. Scot Shields (4-3) started the inning for the Halos and Ivan Rodriguez greeted him wit |
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| Nady, Yankees rally late to storm past Angels |
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08/03/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Xavier Nady had a career day at the plate, and a nightmarish eighth inning that featured three Angels miscues in the field helped the New York Yankees rally past Los Angeles, 14-9, in a wild affair at Yankee Stadium. The Angels had just taken a 9-8 lead in the top of the eighth on Mark Teixeira's fourth career grand slam, but the Yankees counter-punched with six runs in their half of the eighth. Scot Shields (4-3) started the inning for the Halos and Ivan Rodriguez greeted him with |
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| Orioles try for another win over Mariners |
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08/03/2008 |
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| ork for the Mariners, who have dropped four of five and 11 of 14. Hoping to complete the sweep for the Orioles this afternoon will be right- hander Daniel Cabrera, who is 7-6 with a 4.81 earned run average. Cabrera got the win on Tuesday against the New York Yankees, as he allowed three runs and eight hits in seven-plus innings before being thrown out of the game for throwing at Alex Rodriguez. Cabrera defeated the M's the last time he faced them and is 6-1 lifetime against them with a 4.32 ERA in 10 starts. Se |
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