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| Pittsburgh Pirates |
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07/27/2008 |
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| Acquired pitchers Jeff Karstens, Daniel McCutchen and Ross Ohlendorf and outfielder Jose Tabata from the New York Yankees in exchange for outfielder Xavier Nady and pitcher Damaso Marte; recalled outfielder Steve Pearce from Indianapolis (Int.). |
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| Cano, Yankees trounce BoSox; Nady, Marte make Yankee debuts |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Robinson Cano homered and finished with three RBI on three hits to lead the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox, 10-3, in the second matchup of a three-game set at Fenway Park. Bobby Abreu drove in two runs on a pair of hits for the Yankees, who have won eight straight games. "I love the way we're playing," said Yankees manager Joe Girardi. "Obviously, we know that were chasing teams and we have a lot of road games and we're going to have to win on the road. And we're going t |
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| Piitsburgh Pirates |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
07/26/2008 |
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| Acquired pitchers Jeff Karstens, Daniel McCutchen and Ross Ohlendorf and outfielder Jose Tabata from the New York Yankees in exchange for outfielder Xavier Nady and pitcher Damaso Marte. |
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| Knight takes hill for Mets vs. Cardinals |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2008 |
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| -2, and opened a two-game lead in the division over Philadelphia and Florida. The Cardinals, meanwhile, have lost a season-high five straight. Knight, 32, last pitched in the majors six years ago, when he was used out of the bullpen by the crosstown New York Yankees and made 11 appearances. He was a 14th-round draft choice of the Texas Rangers in 1995 and has pitched professionally for 14 years, including three seasons in Japan. He's getting the call in place of veteran Pedro Martinez, who is on bereavement lea |
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| Indians try to top Twins again at Progressive Field |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Twins will try to bring their recent skid to a halt when they take on the Cleveland Indians tonight in the second game of a three-game set at Progressive Field. The Twins are coming off a beating from the New York Yankees in which they were outscored 25-7 in a three-game set. Hopefully for the Twins Scott Baker can bring the team back in the win column. Baker has been extremely consistent for Minnesota this year, and is currently holding a 6-3 ledger with a 3.26 ERA. The last t |
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| Yankees, Red Sox continue rivalry at Fenway |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - As the race grows tighter in the AL East the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will no doubt make the division even more interesting as the two teams get set to collide this afternoon in the second matchup of a three-game set at Fenway Park. The Yankees will turn to ol' reliable today, as Andy Pettitte will take the mound trying to help New York gain ground in the division. Pettitte has been very solid throughout the season, and has won six of his last eight matchups. The last time the sou |
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| Angels try to stay hot on road in Baltimore |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2008 |
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| ight in the second installment of a three-game set at Camden Yards. The Angels, who are an outstanding 32-18 on the road this season, began a 10- game road swing last night against the O's, and will continue their trek against the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees next week. Jon Garland will head to the hill for the Angels and will try to push the team's winning streak to three games. The last time the right-hander was on the hill he tossed a strong game against the Red Sox, allowing just three runs (two earn |
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| Tigers open crucial AL Central set vs. Chicago |
MLB Baseball |
07/25/2008 |
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| st them with a 5.02 ERA in 18 starts. Chicago, meanwhile, won the final two games of its three-game series with the Detroit Tigers to up their advantage in the division to 2 1/2 games over the Minnesota Twins, who were having their problems with the New York Yankees. The White Sox will be starting a 10-game road trip tonight that will also include stops in Minnesota and Kansas City. Like just about everyone else in the league Chicago is under .500 on the road, posting a 22-27 mark away from home on the season. |
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| Lee shoots for win No. 14 against Twins |
MLB Baseball |
07/25/2008 |
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| nday, but four consecutive defeats have pushed Ron Gardenhire's squad 2 1/2 back of front-running Chicago entering tonight's play. The Twins were shut out at home by Texas on Sunday, then mustered just seven total runs during a trio of losses to the New York Yankees to start off this current road trip. Winning away from the Metrodome has been a problem at times for Minnesota, which is just 21-27 as the visitor this season. In addition, the Twins are just 3-9 at Progressive Field since the start of the 2007 camp |
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| Surging Yankees pay a visit to rival Red Sox |
MLB Baseball |
07/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Red Sox expect to have David Ortiz back in the lineup this evening when they start a three-game series against their hated rivals, the New York Yankees, at Fenway Park. Ortiz hasn't played since May 31 because of a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist. Even when he played, though, Big Papi was not the feared hitter he has been in the past, batting just .252 with 13 home runs and 43 RBI in 54 games. The 32-year-old slugger, who has averaged more than 40 home runs and over a 100 RBI |
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