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| Rays aim to extend division lead over BoSox |
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07/02/2008 |
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| ns -- one earned -- and five hits over seven innings in a hard-luck loss. The Red Sox managed just six hits and were handed their fourth consecutive loss. Boston is just 1-4 thus far on a 10-game road trip that ends with four meetings with the rival New York Yankees, and dropped to a subpar 19-26 as the visitor for the year. In contrast, Tampa Bay improved to an outstanding 32-13 at Tropicana Field with Tuesday's win. The home team has won all 11 clashes in this year's season series between the Red Sox and Rays |
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| Mets send Pedro to hill in St. Louis |
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07/02/2008 |
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| n the shelf before returning on June 3 against San Francisco. He won his initial two decisions over three starts by mid-June, but has since lost two straight trips to the hill while allowing 12 runs and 15 hits in 10 innings against Colorado and the New York Yankees. Martinez is 4-4 in 15 career games (10 starts) against the Cardinals and has allowed 63 hits and 28 earned runs in 77 innings. For St. Louis, 29-year-old right-hander Joel Pineiro shoots for his first win since late April. The product of Edison Com |
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| Yankees' Chamberlain takes on Rangers in the Bronx |
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07/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Joba Chamberlain will attempt to win his first game as a starter at home tonight, when the New York Yankees resume a three-game series with the Texas Rangers in the Bronx. Chamberlain has been what the Yankees hoped he would be when they moved him into the starting rotation after he made a name for himself in the bullpen. The 22-year-old didn't factor into the decision of any of his first four starts, despite allowing five runs over 18 1/3 innings, before defeating Pittsburgh on Wednesday. T |
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| Reds send Volquez to hill versus Pirates |
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07/01/2008 |
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| and looks to end a three-start winless skid. He scored his last win on June 9 against Arizona and allowed five hits and two runs in six innings. Since, however, he's allowed 22 hits and seven earned runs in 18 innings, losing a 10-0 decision to the New York Yankees and getting no-decisions against Baltimore and Toronto. Duke is 2-2 in four lifetime starts against the Reds with a 4.57 ERA. On Monday, Ken Griffey Jr. blasted a game-winning two-run homer in the ninth for his 603rd career home run, giving the Reds |
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| Rangers use strong bullpen to edge Yankees |
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06/30/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Josh Hamilton and Chris Davis each knocked in a run to push the Texas Rangers past the New York Yankees, 2-1, in the opener of a three-game set. Michael Young went 3-for-4, including two doubles, for the Rangers, who have triumphed in three of their last four. Scott Feldman (2-3) gave up a run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings. C.J. Wilson tossed a perfect ninth to pick up his 18th save of the year. Texas' bullpen retired the final 10 Yankee hitters, but reliever Eddie Guardado left th |
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| Interleague Game Capsules |
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06/29/2008 |
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| hit a two-run shot to lead the Indians offense. Final Score: NY Mets 3, NY Yankees 1 Flushing, NY (Best E Casino) - Luis Castillo finished 3-for-5 and knocked in a run, while Oliver Perez threw seven strong innings as the New York Mets clipped the New York Yankees 3-1 in the finale of the four-game Subway Series from Shea Stadium. Carlos Delgado homered and David Wright also drove in a run for the Mets, who earned a split in the set and halted a two-game losing skid. Perez (6-5) allowed just three hits and on |
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| Perez pitches Mets past Yankees |
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06/29/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (Best E Casino) - Luis Castillo finished 3-for-5 and knocked in a run, while Oliver Perez threw seven strong innings as the New York Mets clipped the New York Yankees 3-1 in the finale of the four-game Subway Series from Shea Stadium. Carlos Delgado homered and David Wright also drove in a run for the Mets, who earned a split in the set and halted a two-game losing skid. Perez (6-5) allowed just three hits and one run, tying a season high with eight strikeouts with no walks. It was the second tim |
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| Mets activate OF Church |
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06/29/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (Best E Casino) - The New York Mets activated outfielder Ryan Church from the 15-day disabled list on Sunday in time for their 3-1 win in the series finale against the New York Yankees. Church had been suffering the effects of a concussion since May 20 when he took a knee to the head while trying to break up a double play in a game against Atlanta. Church made a late slide into second and shortstop Yunel Escobar's knee clipped him in the head. It was the second concussion of the year for Church, |
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| Yanks go for Shea sweep in Subway Series |
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06/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Yankees try to earn a split in their season series with the Mets this afternoon when the Big Apple rivals conclude their set at Shea Stadium. The Yankees, who lost the first three games of the Subway Series at Yankee Stadium, have rebounded with back-to-back wins in Flushing. On Saturday, Andy Pettitte was effective on the mound and Robinson Cano had two hits and drove in a run to lead the Yankees to a 3-2 victory in a game that featured one hour and 19 minutes in delays during |
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| Rays try to bounce back in Pittsburgh |
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06/29/2008 |
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| The 25-year-old right-hander has allowed three earned runs or less in his last six starts. Pittsburgh will counter with left-hander Tom Gorzelanny, who is 6-6 with a 6.43 ERA. Gorzelanny won for the second time in three starts on Tuesday against the New York Yankees, as he surrendered three runs and six hits in six innings. Gorzelanny, who has never faced the Rays, is 5-1 in his eight home starts this season. On Saturday, Tampa had its four-game winning streak stopped when Jason Bay's home run in the bottom of |
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