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| Reds' Encarnacion injures back |
MLB Baseball |
06/22/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Cincinnati Reds third baseman Edwin Encarnacion left Sunday's game against the New York Yankees with lower back spasms. Encarnacion appeared to hurt himself on a leaping catch of a Robinson Cano line drive to end the second inning. He came down awkwardly after making the stab and did not return to the field for the third inning. Jeff Keppinger, who was activated off the 15-day disabled list before the game, moved over from shortstop to third base. Paul Janish took over at short and |
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| Pirates place Dumatrait on DL |
MLB Baseball |
06/22/2008 |
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| etwork) - The Pittsburgh Pirates placed pitcher Phil Dumatrait on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with left rotator cuff tendinitis. Pitcher T.J. Beam was promoted from Triple-A Indianapolis to fill Dumatrait's roster spot. In 20 appearances this season, 10 of them starts, Dumatrait is 3-4 with a 4.66 earned run average and 51 strikeouts. This will mark Beam's second career major league stint. In 2006 the 27- year-old was 2-0 with an 8.50 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 20 relief appearances for the New York Yankees. |
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| Astros hope to stay in win column in St. Pete |
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06/21/2008 |
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| s a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2004 and 2005. Wandy Rodriguez will try to put a stop to a personal two-game slide, as he gets the call for Houston in this one. The left-hander is coming off a poor outing, allowing five earned runs and six hits in five innings of an 8-4 loss to the New York Yankees a week ago. Rodriguez, who has never faced Tampa Bay before, is 1-1 with a 4.02 ERA in three road starts this season. Houston swept a three-game set from the Rays the last time these teams met back in 2003. |
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| Right man for the Joba; Chamberlain fans nine as Yanks sweep Pads |
MLB Baseball |
06/19/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Joba Chamberlain struck out a career-high nine in 5 2/3 innings, and Alex Rodriguez delivered the game-winning run with a single in the sixth as the red-hot New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 2-1 win at Yankee Stadium. Chamberlain allowed a run on four hits, but did not factor in the decision as the Yanks extended their win streak to seven games. Jose Veras (2-0) tossed 1 1/3 shutout innings of relief to pick up the win, while Mariano River |
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| Astros conclude set with Orioles |
MLB Baseball |
06/19/2008 |
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| ng by the Cardinals in which he combined to give up 12 hits and 11 runs in six innings. He fared better in his last outing but nonetheless recorded a no-decision, surrendering just three hits and a run in 6 1/3 innings of the Astros' 2-1 loss to the New York Yankees on June 13 in Houston. Chacon is 2-1 with a save in four career meetings with the Orioles, posting a 4.02 earned run average in 15 2/3 innings. Baltimore lefty Brian Burres will tie a personal one-season best with his next 2008 win. The former 2000 |
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| Yankee bats aim to give Joba victory versus Padres |
MLB Baseball |
06/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Yankees' starting rotation may be something of a mess right now, but the team's offense has more than made up for those shortcomings on the pitching end. New York will attempt to keep up its impressive recent production and extend a season-high six-game winning streak in today's finale of a three-game series with the San Diego Padres from Yankee Stadium. The Yankees' potent lineup got the best of Padres ace Jake Peavy on Wednesday, as the reigning National League Cy Young winner |
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| Yankees' Wang heads to DL with foot injury |
MLB Baseball |
06/17/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - The New York Yankees placed ace Chien-Ming Wang on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, a day after the club announced he would miss a minimum of six weeks after with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot. Wang will wear a protective boot on his foot during recovery of the injury, which he sustained in Sunday's 13-0 victory over the Houston Astros while running the bases. To take Wang's roster spot, the Yankees recalled pitcher Billy Traber from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Traber |
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| Mets fire Willie Randolph |
MLB Baseball |
06/17/2008 |
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| o this season in order to save Randolph's job. Randolph, who was signed through the 2009 season, was a six-time American League All-Star in a playing career that spanned 18 seasons from 1975 through 1992. He spent the majority of his career with the New York Yankees, winning World Series titles in 1977 and '78, but also played for Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Oakland and Milwaukee before ending his career with the Mets. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Randolph spent 11 years as a coach with the Yankees before getting |
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| Astros, O's start series at Camden Yards |
MLB Baseball |
06/17/2008 |
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| raft, is pristine after four home starts in 2008, going 3-0 and posting a 2.66 earned run average in 23 2/3 innings while walking 11 batters and striking out 21. He's won two of his last three decisions overall as well, including a 6-1 defeat of the New York Yankees on May 26, when he gave up three hits over seven scoreless innings. A 24-year-old Californian, Olson reached the majors last season and made seven starts, going 1-3 with a 7.79 ERA in 32 1/3 innings. Slumping right-hander Brandon Backe tries to snap |
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| Yanks open set with Padres seeking fifth straight win |
MLB Baseball |
06/17/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Yankees target their fifth straight win this evening when they open a three-game interleague series with the San Diego Padres at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees finished off a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 13-0 thumping on Sunday at Minute Maid Park. However, they may have lost something far more valuable in the process. Right-hander Chien-Ming Wang, who picked up his eighth win of the season, had to leave the contest with a foot injury he sustained while running the |
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