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| Jeter, A-Rod homer as Yanks squash Jays |
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07/12/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez each finished 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI as the New York Yankees used an early barrage of offense to best Toronto, 9-4, in the middle contest of a three-game set at Rogers Centre. Brett Gardner was 2-for-2, drove in three runs and scored twice for the Yankees, who snapped a two-game slide and have won four of their last six. "We needed to play well. We needed to do that heading into the break," Jeter noted. "We have another important game |
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| O's, Red Sox continue series at Fenway |
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07/12/2008 |
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| Wakefield, who has spent all but two seasons with Boston, has a career record of 14-13 versus Baltimore, showing a 4.19 ERA in 32 appearances over the years. The Florida native last pitched on Sunday when he made it through 6 1/3 innings versus the New York Yankees, but still failed to record a decision in what would become a 5-4 loss in the Bronx. Wakefield fanned five and walked just one, while giving up three earned runs on four hits in the effort. Even though he failed to make the All-Star team this week, |
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| Blue Jays flying high, aim for another win over Yanks |
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07/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - With a chance to make up some ground in the American League East standings, the New York Yankees forgot to bring their offense with them as they opened a three-game set against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. They'll attempt to rebound when the division rivals face off again this afternoon at the Rogers Centre. With both Boston and Tampa Bay both coming out on the losing end of their respective games on Friday, the Bronx Bombers had the perfect opportunity to close the gap at the top of the |
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| Halladay tosses two-hitter in Blue Jays' win over Yankees |
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07/12/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Roy Halladay hurled a two-hit shutout as Toronto blanked the listless New York Yankees, 5-0, in the opener of a three- game set at Rogers Centre. New York was only able to muster an Alex Rodriguez single in the fourth inning and a Derek Jeter double in the ninth off the veteran right-hander, who threw his seventh complete game of the season and his second shutout. Halladay (11-6), who walked just one in the game and struck out eight, has won eight of nine decisions since a May 9 |
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| Cards send Lohse to hill in opener with Pirates |
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07/11/2008 |
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| k. Yadier Molina knocked in the sole run for the Cardinals, who have dropped five of seven. Braden Looper (9-7) gave up four runs on seven hits in six innings, with two strikeouts and a walk, to take the loss. Pittsburgh picked up a big win over the New York Yankees on Thursday, as Nate McLouth hit a two-run home run and Paul Maholm threw eight solid innings, lifting the Bucs to a 4-2 win in a makeup game. The Pirates split their first two games with the Yanks, but the finale was rained out on June 26. The cont |
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| Chamberlain, Halladay square off north of the border |
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07/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Recent phenom meets established ace on the mound tonight when the Toronto Blue Jays welcome the New York Yankees for the first test of a three-game weekend series at Rogers Centre. Young right-hander Joba Chamberlain gets the call for the Yankees in his eighth start since emerging from bullpen duty. The 22-year-old fireballler had made 19 relief appearances last season and 19 more this year before starting for the first time against the Blue Jays on June 3 in the Bronx. In that game, he allo |
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| Indians explode for 13 runs in win over Rays |
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07/10/2008 |
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| tral champion Indians, but was not reliable this season. In 18 games he posted a 7.56 earned run average, with only six saves in 10 opportunities...Thursday, Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria was chosen, by fan vote, to take the American League's final All-Star Game roster spot. He received a record nine million of the 47.8 million votes to beat out Jermaine Dye of the Chicago White Sox, Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees, Brian Roberts of the Baltimore Orioles and Jose Guillen of the Kansas City Royals. |
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| Mariners acquire Wilson from Pirates |
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07/10/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - The Seattle Mariners traded for Pittsburgh minor league first baseman Craig Wilson on Thursday, in exchange for a player to be named later. Wilson played with the Pirates from 2001-2006, and later had stints with the New York Yankees and Atlanta, but has only played on a minor-league level this season. He signed a minor league contract with Pittsburgh on April 8, and has hit .230 with 10 home runs and 27 runs batted in for Triple-A Indianapolis this year. In 698 career MLB games |
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| Longoria and Hart voted as final All-Stars; Holliday to start for NL |
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07/10/2008 |
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| the 47.8 million votes to become the second straight rookie from the American League to win the balloting, with Boston reliever Hideki Okajima owning the honor a year ago. Longoria outlasted Jermaine Dye of the Chicago White Sox, Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees, Brian Roberts of the Baltimore Orioles and Jose Guillen of the Kansas City Royals. The 22-year-old Longoria has helped the surprising AL East-leading Rays with a .281 batting average, 16 home runs and 22 doubles in 80 games so far this season. On t |
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| Yankees, Pirates play makeup game at PNC Park |
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07/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Yankees try for their fifth straight win this evening when they play a makeup game with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Yankees split their first two games with the Pirates, but the finale was rained out on June 26. The contest actually got underway, but was called in the top of the third inning with the Yankees leading 3-1. Mike Mussina was on the hill that night and will be there again this evening, as he tries to match Los Angeles' Joe Saunders for the American League |
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