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| Hill leaves game after collision |
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05/29/2008 |
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -Toronto second baseman Aaron Hill was injured Thursday after a hard collision with shortstop David Eckstein in the seventh inning against the Oakland Athletics. The team called it a mild concussion as is standard procedure with a head injury but said it wasn't considered serious and listed Hill as day to day. He expected to be available to play in Friday night's series opener against the Angels in Anaheim. Hill was down and held his head for several minutes as Toronto's training staf |
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| Rangers activate P Millwood from DL |
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05/29/2008 |
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| Texas Rangers made several moves on Thursday and, among others, activated starting pitcher Kevin Millwood from the 15-day disabled list. The right-hander had been on the DL since May 11 after straining his right groin in a May 10 outing against the Oakland Athletics. It was his second stint on the DL this season. In nine games this season for Texas, he is 2-3 with a 4.88 earned-run average. In other moves, the team recalled infielder Travis Metcalf from Triple-A Oklahoma and optioned pitchers Kameron Loe and Fr |
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| Thomas could be headed for DL |
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05/29/2008 |
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -Frank Thomas' tender right knee is so inflamed he figures he might be headed for the disabled list to let it calm down and fully heal. The Oakland Athletics were discussing that after Wednesday night's game because they will probably need a player or two Thursday. Outfielder Ryan Sweeney fouled a ball off his left toe in a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays and was having X-rays after the game. ``We're talking about that as a possibility,'' manager Bob Geren said of Thomas going on th |
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| Eckstein back for Blue Jays |
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05/27/2008 |
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| raight days and didn't feel it. I feel fine.'' Manager John Gibbons plans to be cautious at first with Eckstein, who's batting .246 with one home run and 12 RBIs in 30 games this year. He'll likely sit out Wednesday night's middle game against the Oakland Athletics and play again in a day game Thursday. ``He's ready to go,'' Gibbons said. ``We'll ease him into it, make sure he's good to go.'' Eckstein is glad Gibbons will be making the call on when he plays and when he rests because, ``I told them they nee |
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| Blue Jays fly into Oakland on a roll, open set with A's |
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05/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Toronto Blue Jays are flying high right now and will try to keep their torrid recent play going in tonight's opener of a three-game series with the host Oakland Athletics from McAfee Coliseum. Toronto hits the West Coast having won 11 of its last 14 contests and matched a season-high with its fifth consecutive victory after disposing of lowly Kansas City on Monday. The Blue Jays completed a dominating four-game sweep of the Royals with yesterdays 7-2 triumph, fueled by another outstanding |
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| Winless in Seattle: M's aim to halt skid versus Red Sox |
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05/26/2008 |
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| o matter where they play. These two teams, both currently mired in losing streaks, will start up a three-game series tonight at Safeco Field. After winning all seven tests during a recent homestand, the Red Sox were brought back down to earth by the Oakland Athletics over the weekend. The A's swept a three-game set from the defending world champions, culminating with Sunday's 6-3 victory at McAfee Coliseum. Jack Hannahan delivered a two-RBI single and Jack Cust added a two-run homer for Oakland, while Athletics |
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| Quentin making a name for himself |
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05/26/2008 |
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| Calif., Jon Lester's hopes for another no-hitter ended with the first batter he faced, and the day never got better for the Boston Red Sox. Jack Hannahan hit that leadoff single and later drove in two runs, and Jack Cust hit a two-run homer as the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champions. Lester (3-3) allowed seven hits and four runs over five innings, taking the loss in his first start since throwing a no-hitter Monday night against Kansas City. Joe Blanton (3 |
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| Hannahan, Cust help A's sweep Red Sox |
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05/26/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - Jack Hannahan recorded a two-run single and Jack Cust launched a two-run home run, as the Oakland Athletics finished off a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 6-3 victory. Starter Joe Blanton (3-6) held the potent Red Sox offense to just three runs on five hits, while walking four and striking out seven through six innings. Keith Foulke, Joey Devine, Alan Embree and Houston Street combined to give up just two hits in three innings of scoreless relief. Hannahan and Frank |
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| Lymphoma survivor Lester's father also has cancer |
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05/25/2008 |
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| ell. He has to go through the treatments ... but at the same time, it's going to knock it down to where he can live a normal, healthy life.'' Lester (3-3), who threw a no-hitter against Kansas City in his previous start, lost a 6-3 decision to the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, yielding seven hits, four runs and two walks over five innings. He also won Boston's World Series-clinching game against Colorado last fall, but Lester is best known for his remarkable return to the majors last year after being diagnose |
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| Lester takes hill for first time since no-no in finale with A's |
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05/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Jon Lester is set to make his first appearances since throwing a no-hitter earlier in the week and he will try to help the Boston Red Sox avoid a sweep at the hands of the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game set at McAfee Coliseum. Lester, a cancer survivor, has already accomplished a lot in his short career and on Monday he threw his first no-hitter in a 7-0 blanking of the Kansas City Royals. In the game, he struck out nine and gave up just two walks in becoming the first pitche |
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