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| Tigers, Yankees square off in Motown |
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09/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Two American League teams that haven't quite lived up to expectations get together this evening at Detroit's Comerica Park, where the scuffling Tigers entertain a desperate New York Yankees squad. The clubs will be making up a contest originally scheduled for May 11 that was postponed by rain. The Tigers and Yankees had split the first two games of the abbreviated series. Both New York and Detroit figured to be entering September as prime playoff contenders in the AL, but neither is in good |
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| Tigers, Yankees open series in Motown |
MLB Baseball |
09/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Two American League teams that haven't quite lived up to expectations get together this evening at Detroit's Comerica Park, where the scuffling Tigers entertain a desperate New York Yankees squad. The clubs will be making up a contest originally scheduled for May 11 that was postponed by rain. The Tigers and Yankees had split the first two games of the abbreviated series. Both New York and Detroit figured to be entering September as prime playoff contenders in the AL, but neither is in good |
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| Tigers recall Willis |
MLB Baseball |
09/01/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Tigers recalled pitcher Dontrelle Willis from Triple-A Toledo before Monday's game with the New York Yankees. After struggling with his control early this season, Willis was sent to Class- A Lakeland to regain his command. The veteran left-hander was then promoted to Toledo, where he was 3-2 with a 4.45 earned run average in six starts. Willis was 0-1 with a miserable 10.32 ERA with the Tigers before being sent to the minors. The veteran was acquired from the Florida |
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| Yankees recall C Moeller |
MLB Baseball |
09/01/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (Best E Casino) - The New York Yankees have recalled catcher Chad Moeller from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Moeller spent much of the season with the Yankees because of Jorge Posada's injury problems, then was sent back to the minors after the club acquired veteran Ivan Rodriguez before the July trade deadline. In 32 games with New York, Moeller hit .227 with one homer and eight runs batted in. The Yankees also recalled left-handed pitcher Phil Coke from Scranton. |
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| Santana puts streak on line as Mets face Brewers |
MLB Baseball |
09/01/2008 |
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| nning on doing so any time soon, either. Santana will try to run his unbeaten streak to 12 games when he takes the ball in the opener of a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. Santana's last defeat came at the hands of the New York Yankees on June 28, and he has recorded a 5-0 record over 11 starts since then. After winning three straight outings, Santana did not factor in the outcome of a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies his last time out Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park. He was |
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| Diamondbacks acquire Eckstein |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| vid Eckstein from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league pitcher Chad Beck. Eckstein, 33, hit .277 in 76 games for the Blue Jays this season with a home run and 22 runs batted in. He went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Toronto's 6-2 win over the New York Yankees Sunday. In parts of eight major league seasons, Eckstein has a career batting average of .285 with 31 home runs and 307 RBI in stints with the Angels, Cardinals and Blue Jays. Eckstein has also been a part of two World Series Championship teams, the |
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| Brewers send Sabathia to hill in Pittsburgh |
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08/31/2008 |
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| Pirates in a no-decision on August 24, and is 2-0 lifetime against them with a 1.61 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 28 innings. For Pittsburgh, righty Jeff Karstens will try to regain the magic touch he brought with him after coming to the Pirates from the New York Yankees. In the deal that sent Damaso Marte and Xavier Nady to the Bronx, Karstens was 2-0 in his initial two starts with the Pirates and allowed just seven hits over his first 15 scoreless innings. He has lost three straight efforts since, however, allowin |
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| Blue Jays send Halladay to hill in test with Yankees |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay will try to win his fourth straight start when he takes the hill this afternoon in the finale of a three-game series against the New York Yankees in the Bronx. Halladay, the 2003 AL Cy Young Award winner, extended his personal winning streak to three starts the last time out on August 26 at Tampa Bay. He limited the Rays to a pair of runs and six hits in six innings of a 6-2 win, improving to 8-3 over his previous 11 decisions. Halladay is 9-5 as the visito |
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| Lions Release 20; Calhoun and Cason to IR |
NFL Football |
08/30/2008 |
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| he notable cuts for Detroit were quarterback Drew Henson, running back Artose Pinner, and cornerback Kiwaukee Thomas. Henson was signed last week after an injury to backup Drew Stanton left the team thin at the position. The former Michigan star and New York Yankees farmhand appeared in Detroit's preseason win over the Bills on Thursday night, but apparently did not show enough in a brief appearance to warrant a roster spot. Pinner was the Lions' leading rusher in the preseason, carrying 46 times for 154 yards, |
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| Bautista, Blue Jays rally past Yankees |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Jose Bautista stroked a pair of run-scoring singles and started a huge double play in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a four-run deficit to pull out a 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees. The Blue Jays trailed 6-2, but got back into the game with three runs in seventh thanks to a huge error by Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano and completed the comeback with two in the eighth before holding on in the ninth to snap a three-game losing streak |
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