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| Joba tries again for first win as Yanks aim to rebound vs. Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
06/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Joba Chamberlain takes another shot at his first win as a starter this evening when the New York Yankees continue their three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Chamberlain struck out a career-high nine batters on Thursday against San Diego, but did not get a decision, despite allowing just a run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings of his team's 2-1 win. In four starts Chamberlain has pitched to a 2.45 earned run average, but has yet to earn a decision. He is 1-2 on the season w |
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| Shields hopes to get off schneid in South Beach |
MLB Baseball |
06/25/2008 |
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| n Tuesday, giving them three wins in four games this season with their intrastate rivals from the National League. Tampa Bay enters tonight one game behind the Boston Red Sox in the American League East Division and 4 1/2 games up on the third-place New York Yankees. The Marlins, meanwhile, are second in the National League East, one game behind the Philadelphia Phillies and three games up on the third-place New York Mets. Shields, who won 12 games in 31 starts last season, was 4-2 in 2008 after tossing a compl |
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| Pirates sink Yankees |
MLB Baseball |
06/24/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Ryan Doumit and Jose Bautista both homered as Pittsburgh routed the New York Yankees, 12-5, in the opener of a three-game interleague set at PNC Park. The Yankees were returning to Pittsburgh for the first time since one of the most crushing defeats in their storied history. The Pirates beat them in the seventh game of the 1960 World Series on a bottom of the ninth inning home run by Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski. To this day, Mazeroski's homer remains the only Game 7-ending ho |
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| Nats' 1B Johnson sidelined for remainder of season |
MLB Baseball |
06/24/2008 |
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| 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-to-six weeks. But the pain did not subside and Dr. Richard Berger had to repair a small split tear in a ligament in the ulnar side of his right wrist, effectively cutting the first baseman's season short yet again. 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. |
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| Headed for a heartbreak: Yanks return to Pittsburgh |
MLB Baseball |
06/24/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Yankees return to Pittsburgh for the first time since one of the most crushing defeats in their storied history, as they open a three-game interleague set against the Pirates at PNC Park. The Yankees have not visited Pittsburgh since the Pirates beat them in the seventh game of the 1960 World Series on a bottom of the ninth home run by Bill Mazeroski, who is expected to throw out the first pitch tonight. To this day it remains the only Game 7-ending homer in World Series history |
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| Rays head south to face Fish |
MLB Baseball |
06/24/2008 |
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| in an earlier series between the teams in St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay enters the rematch still in the thick of the race in the difficult American league East, where it trails first-place Boston by one game and stands 3 1/2 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-hand |
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| Nationals' 1B Johnson to undergo surgery |
MLB Baseball |
06/23/2008 |
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| tent 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 in through 38 games. |
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| Jeter moves past Ortiz in AL All-Star voting |
MLB Baseball |
06/23/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter moved past Boston designated hitter David Ortiz as the leader among all American League players in the latest fan balloting results for the 2008 All-Star Game. Jeter was second last week, but now has 1,988,251 votes. Ortiz is a close second with 1,982,786 votes, with Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez also closing in on the top spot with 1,940,827 tallies. While Jeter, Ortiz and Rodriguez all maintain healthy leads at their respective pos |
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| Pettitte stellar again as Yankees top Reds to avoid sweep |
MLB Baseball |
06/22/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Andy Pettitte pitched six shutout innings to win his third straight start and Jason Giambi drove in two runs and scored twice, as the New York Yankees salvaged the finale of a three-game series against Cincinnati with a 4-1 victory over the Reds. Robinson Cano and Jorge Posada also knocked in a run apiece for the Yankees, who had won seven in a row before dropping the first two games of this series. "We got another win," Pettitte stated. "This was an important [game]. To lose the l |
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| Yankees' Farnsworth injures hand |
MLB Baseball |
06/22/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - New York Yankees pitcher Kyle Farnsworth suffered a laceration on his right hand during Sunday's game against Cincinnati. Farnsworth, after surrendering a home run to Ken Griffey Jr. in the eighth inning, tried to bare-hand a comebacker off the bat of Brandon Phillips and was forced to leave the game. "He had to get a few stitches," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We're not anticipating a DL stint, but we'll see how he feels Tuesday." The Yankees don't play again until Tuesday i |
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