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| Pettitte leads Yanks to second straight win over Mets |
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06/28/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (Best E Casino) - Andy Pettitte was effective on the mound and Robinson Cano had two hits and drove in a run to lead the New York Yankees in a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets in an interleague battle at Shea Stadium that saw one hour and 19 minutes in delays during two rain stoppages. Pettitte (9-5) threw six innings and gave up just two runs on five hits while fanning four batters and walking three en route to his fourth straight win. The lefty also had a pick-off in the fifth inning, giving |
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| Pettitte, Santana face off in Subway Series |
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06/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Andy Pettitte tries to win his fourth straight start this afternoon when the New York Yankees continue their four-game series with the Mets at Shea Stadium. Pettitte improved to 5-0 over his last seven starts on Sunday against Cincinnati, as he scattered four hits over six scoreless innings to run his record to 8-5, while lowering his earned run average to 4.04. Over his last three starts Pettitte has surrendered just one run in 21 innings. He also enters today's tilt with a 19-inning scorel |
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| Reds, Indians continue Battle for Ohio |
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06/28/2008 |
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| n six innings. He's 3-4 in seven starts since, but, like Byrd, has dropped three straight. Cueto's last win came June 6 at Florida, but in 17 subsequent innings has allowed 14 hits and nine runs while losing to St. Louis, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. Cueto is 1-5 in seven road starts with a 6.49 ERA in 34 2/3 innings. On Friday, C.C. Sabathia hurled eight scoreless innings and fanned 11 Reds en route to carrying the Indians to a 6-0 victory over Cincinnati. After an hour rain delay, the Indians |
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| Yankees put Matsui on shelf |
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06/27/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The New York Yankees placed outfielder Hideki Matsui on the 15-day disabled list Friday with left knee inflation. Matsui, who has not played since June 22 in Cincinnati, is batting .323 in 69 games this season with seven home runs and 34 RBI. Matsui had fluid drained from the knee last week to try to prevent a stint on the DL, but he still cannot balance his weight at the plate. To take his spot on the roster, the Yankees officially purchased the contract of Sidney Ponson, who g |
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| Mets crush Yanks in opener of twinbill |
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06/27/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Carlos Delgado broke out of his slump by setting a club record with nine RBI, including a grand slam, to lead the New York Mets to a 15-6 drubbing of the New York Yankees in the first game of a unique day- night doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. "I had a good game," said Delgado. "I got lucky. Every time I came up I had a lot of runners on base." Delgado also hit a three-run homer and Carlos Beltran belted a two-run homer for the Mets, who won their second straight game on the heels |
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| Reds give Thompson another shot in Cleveland |
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06/27/2008 |
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| taste of an all- Ohio rivalry when he goes to the mound for the Cincinnati Reds in game one of their interleague series with the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Thompson made a big splash in his major league debut six days ago, blanking the New York Yankees on four hits over five innings as the Reds earned a 6-0 victory at Yankee Stadium. A 6-foot, 180-pound right-hander who was a former draft pick of the Montreal Expos (eighth round, 2003), Thompson struck out two batters and walked four. He'll be opp |
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| Dice-K, Red Sox ready to meet revamped Astros |
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06/27/2008 |
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| ay. While the Red Sox have been nearly unbeatable at home, they have struggled away from the friendly confines of Fenway Park. The club has posted just an 18-22 mark on the road, where Boston will be for the next 10 games. Following the series in Houston, the Red Sox will visit the Rays for three games before closing the trek with a four-game stop in the Bronx against the New York Yankees. Boston, which will be making its first-ever visit to Houston, swept the Astros in a three-game set at Fenway back in 2003. |
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| Yankees/Pirates rained out |
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06/26/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Thursday's interleague contest between the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed due to rain. Play was interrupted with two outs in the top of the third inning because of heavy rains and was officially called off after two-plus hours of waiting for the storm front to pass through. The Yankees led, 3-1 by opening the game with four straight extra-base hits off Pirates starter Paul Maholm, while the Pirates got a run off New York's Mike Mussina in the bottom half |
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| Mussina-led Yanks go for series win over Pirates |
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06/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The last time New York Yankees starter Mike Mussina faced the Pittsburgh Pirates he posted his 23rd career shutout in the Bronx. Tonight, he will take the mound in the Steel City in the finale of a three- game interleague series from PNC Park. Mussina took the ball for the first time in his career against Pittsburgh on June 14 of the 2005 campaign at Yankee Stadium, and allowed five hits to go along with six strikeouts and one walk in a 9-0 drubbing of the Bucos. The veteran right-hander is |
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| Pirates acquire P Bautista from Tigers |
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06/25/2008 |
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| ched in 16 games within the Tigers organization this season, notching four saves in 11 outings with Double-A Lynchburg. For his career, he is 13-27 with a 4.95 ERA and 12 saves in 118 minor league games. To make room for Bautista on the 40-man roster, Pittsburgh released minor league outfielder Kevin Thompson. In parts of two major league seasons with the New York Yankees and Oakland, Thompson, who has not been called up this season, has a career batting average of .215 with a home run and nine runs batted in. |
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