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| Mussina dominates as Yanks pull out the brooms against Twins |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Mike Mussina allowed six hits over eight scoreless innings as the New York Yankees rolled over Minnesota, 5-1, in the finale of a three-game set from Yankee Stadium. Mussina (13-6) struck out seven and did not walk a batter. It was just the second time all season the crafty right-hander did not allow a run in a start, and the third consecutive time he didn't issue a base on balls. "I feel confident on the mound. Whatever I need to throw, I can throw it," said Mussina. "Whatever I w |
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| Yanks go for perfect homestand in finale with Twins |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Mike Mussina takes aim at win No. 13 this afternoon when the New York Yankees try and cap an unbeaten six-game homestand with a three- game sweep of the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium. Mussina, who is one win behind Cleveland's Cliff Lee for the league lead, bettered his win total from all of last season in his last start on Friday against Oakland, as he allowed a run and nine hits in six innings to run his record to 12-6 on the season, while lowering his earned run average to 3.49. The 3 |
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| Abreu keeps Yanks rolling in Bronx |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Bobby Abreu hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs, as the New York Yankees crushed the Minnesota Twins, 8-2, in the middle duel of a three-game set from Yankee Stadium. Derek Jeter drove in two runs for the Yankees, who have won five straight overall and nine in a row at home; NY had not won nine straight in the Bronx since May 2005. Robinson Cano went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI, as he now has five straight multi-hit games. Jason Giambi was responsible for driving in the othe |
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| It's about time to start believing in Angels |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| a team that's well on its way to a fourth American League West championship in five years, a franchise that has won 92 games or more in four of the previous six seasons and captured a world championship in 2002 -- which is one more than the storied New York Yankees have won during that time -- would garner a little more respect from the national media. But turn on your television set or radio, and more often than not the Angels will take a back seat to the usual headliners like the Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs and M |
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| Pirates target back-to-back wins in Houston |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| holm struggled through six innings last Thursday in Colorado, allowing five runs on eight hits to suffer the loss in a 5-3 Pirates' setback. The former first-round pick was much sharper in his final outing before the All-Star break, when he held the New York Yankees to two runs over eight innings to lead the Pirates to a 4-2 win on July 10. In fact, Maholm had gone 2-0 with a 2.40 earned run average over a four-start stretch prior to the Colorado game. Maholm does own a victory over the Astros this season, whic |
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| Peavy to try to pitch Padres past Reds once again |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| ropped just one of his last four starts since a three-start losing skid in mid-June. Cueto downed Cleveland and Washington in consecutive starts on June 28 and July 3 and has allowed 26 hits and 13 earned runs over 25 1/3 innings since losing to the New York Yankees on June 22. The Dominican allowed six hits and six runs in 5 1/3 innings Thursday against the New York Mets, getting a no-decision in the Reds' 10-8 loss. He has never faced the Padres. In Monday's series opener, Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in the go-ahe |
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| Buehrle leads Pale Hose versus Rangers |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| ats following a career-high 25-game hitting streak. Javier Vazquez (7-8) allowed three runs on four hits over seven innings to take the loss for Chicago, which has dropped three in a row and four of five overall. Carlos Quentin homered for the White Sox, who remain just a half-game ahead of the Minnesota Twins -- who were walloped by the New York Yankees, 12-4 -- for the top spot AL Central. Texas took two of three from the White Sox earlier in the season and is 7-3 against them since the start of last season. |
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| Yankees try to stay sharp at home vs. Twins |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Yankees take aim at their ninth straight home win this evening when they play the second of three games against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees offense exploded in the opener of this set on Monday, as Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in three runs, while Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano added solo shots of their own in a 12-4 rout. New York, which moved a season-high nine games over .500, pounded out 16 hits in its fourth straight overall win. It hasn't won nine |
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| Feldman, Hamilton push Rangers past White Sox |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| Ozzie Guillen said. "It was ashame to waste Vazquez's effort. He only made one mistake. He deserved to win the ballgame." Carlos Quentin homered for the White Sox, who remain just a half-game ahead of the Minnesota Twins -- who were walloped by the New York Yankees, 12-4 -- for the top spot AL Central. The Rangers grabbed a 3-0 lead in the third on Hamilton's 22nd home run of the season. Jarrod Saltalamacchia stroked a one-out single and moved to second on an Kinsler groundout. Michael Young then worked a walk |
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| Yankees crush Twins |
MLB Baseball |
07/21/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (Best E Casino) - Sidney Ponson was convincing on the mound as the New York Yankees exploded for 16 hits, en route to crushing the Minnesota Twins, 12-4, in the opener of a three-game set from Yankee Stadium. Ponson (6-1) tossed 5 2/3 innings and gave up just three runs on nine hits, as the righty moved to 7-0 in nine career home starts against the Twins. Yankees' starters have now surrendered a stingy three earned runs or less in 10 of their last 11 games. "I wanted to go deep in the game," Ponson |
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