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| Rays raise ALCS banner then pound Yanks |
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04/14/2009 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - Carlos Pena stroked the sixth grand slam of his career to lead Tampa Bay in a 15-5 rout of its division-rival New York Yankees, as the Rays raised their 2008 championship banners in the opener at Tropicana Field. Pena ended 3-for-6 with six RBI and two runs scored for the Rays, who've won two straight and moved to 4-3 on the young season. Evan Longoria and Pat Burrell knocked in two runs each in the triumph, while Akinori Iwamura went 2-for-4 with three runs driven in. Jas |
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| Rays activate OF Upton from 15-day DL |
MLB Baseball |
04/14/2009 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Rays activated center fielder B.J. Upton from the 15-day disabled list prior to Monday's 15-5 rout of the New York Yankees. The 24-year-old Upton had been recovering from offseason left shoulder surgery. Upton went 1-for-3 with three walks and two runs scored in Monday's victory. In 2008, Upton batted .273 with nine homers, 67 RBI and 44 stolen bases. Upton was sensational in the playoffs, batting .288 with seven homers and 16 RBI in 16 games, as the upstart |
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| Longoria captures initial AL weekly honor |
MLB Baseball |
04/13/2009 |
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| nor last June 30. Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was the runner-up, as he batted .520 with three homers and 10 RBI in seven games. Other nominees for the honor were Toronto outfielder Adam Lind, who hit three homers and drove in 12 runs; Boston first baseman Kevin Youkilis, who hit a league-best .522; Baltimore right-hander Jeremy Guthrie, who was 2-0 with a 2.25 earned run average; and New York Yankees outfielder/first baseman Nick Swisher, who batted .471 with two homers and nine runs batted in. |
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| Uehara tries for another win in Arlington |
MLB Baseball |
04/13/2009 |
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| Japan, Uehara pitched well in relief for the Yomiuri Giants in 2008, saving 32 games before coming to America to join the Orioles this spring on a two-year contract. He officially opened his American League stint with Baltimore last week against the New York Yankees, allowing five hits and a run in five innings of a 7-5 triumph. The 6-foot-1, 190-pounder threw 86 pitches against the Yankees, walking one and striking out none. For the Rangers, veteran right-hander Vicente Padilla looks to make it two straight wi |
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| Carmona, Indians visit Royals |
MLB Baseball |
04/13/2009 |
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| Reyes (1-0) pitched six innings, giving up four runs on three hits and three walks while striking out two. In Kansas City, John Buck went 3-for-4 with a homer and drove in three runs, as the Royals scored three times in the eighth inning to edge the New York Yankees, 6-4, and salvage the rain-soaked finale of a three-game set. Alberto Callaspo went 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs for the Royals, who moved to 3-3 on the young season. Brayan Pena knocked in the other run for Kansas City. Gil Meche lasted seve |
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| Rays host Yankees on banner-raising night |
MLB Baseball |
04/13/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Rays will hoist both the American League East and American League championship banners this evening, as they kick off the home portion of their schedule against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field. A big reason behind Tampa's improbable run last season was its strong play at home, where it won 57 of its franchise-record 97 games. The Rays return home for the first time since last year's world series after splitting their first six games of the season. The Rays avoided a swe |
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| Buck helps Royals rally past Yankees |
MLB Baseball |
04/12/2009 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - John Buck went 3-for-4 with a homer and drove in three runs, as the Kansas City Royals scored three times in the eighth inning to edge the New York Yankees, 6-4, to salvage the rain-soaked finale of a three-game set from Kauffman Stadium. Alberto Callaspo went 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs for the Royals, who moved to 3-3 on the young season. Brayan Pena knocked in the other run for Kansas City. Gil Meche lasted seven innings and gave up four runs on six hits, while fan |
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| Joba to make debut for Yanks against light-hitting Royals |
MLB Baseball |
04/12/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) -- Following a rough beginning to this young season, the New York Yankees' high-priced pitching staff has started to perform as advertised. Joba Chamberlain will attempt to extend New York's recent string of outstanding mound performances when the hard-throwing youngster makes his season debut this afternoon against the Kansas City Royals from Kauffman Stadium. After CC Sabathia and Chien-Ming Wang combined to give up a whopping 13 runs in just eight innings of back-to-back losses at Baltimore |
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| Joba to make debut for Yanks against light-hitting Rays |
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04/12/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) -- Following a rough beginning to this young season, the New York Yankees' high-priced pitching staff has started to perform as advertised. Joba Chamberlain will attempt to extend New York's recent string of outstanding mound performances when the hard-throwing youngster makes his season debut this afternoon against the Kansas City Royals from Kauffman Stadium. After CC Sabathia and Chien-Ming Wang combined to give up a whopping 13 runs in just eight innings of back-to-back losses at Baltimore |
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| Teixeira out with sore wrist |
MLB Baseball |
04/11/2009 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - New York Yankees' high-priced first baseman Mark Teixeira was not in the lineup for Saturday's 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals due to a sore left wrist. Teixeira, who signed a $180-million contract with New York this past offseason, is listed as day-to-day with the injury, which comes on his 29th birthday. Nick Swisher started at first in place of Teixeira, who has four hits in 16 at-bats this season with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored. |
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