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| Cust's two HR's help A's sink Rays |
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05/21/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - Jack Cust belted a pair of two-run home runs, and Dana Eveland threw his first career complete game as the Oakland Athletics avoided a sweep with a 9-1 dismantling of the Tampa Bay Rays in the finale of a three-game series at McAfee Coliseum. Eveland (4-3) allowed just one run on three hits and struck out five to win for the first time in five starts. Bobby Crosby went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs batted in for the A's, who also snapped a three-game losing streak. Emil Brown |
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| Rays aim for milestone sweep of A's |
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05/21/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The soaring Tampa Bay Rays take aim at their first-ever road sweep of the Oakland Athletics when the two clubs wrap up a three-game series with today's matinee from McAfee Coliseum. The Rays recorded their 10th victory in the club's last 13 games with Tuesday's 3-2 come-from-behind triumph over the badly-slumping Athletics. Dioner Navarro knocked in all three Tampa runs with a bases-clearing double in the top of the eighth inning that erased a 1-0 deficit. Navarro's big hit made a winner out |
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| Kazmir, Rays top A's again thanks to three-run double |
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05/21/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - Scott Kazmir allowed just one run and struck out eight over seven innings, and Dioner Navarro provided all three runs for the Tampa Bay Rays with an eighth-inning double on the way to a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the middle contest of a three-game set at McAfee Coliseum. Kazmir (3-1) allowed just four hits and walked one for the Rays, who have won five straight against the A's. Troy Percival staved off disaster in the ninth and earned his 13th save despite allowing |
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| Piazza retires |
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05/21/2008 |
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| e possible. He blessed me with the ability to play the greatest game in the world and it has been a dream come true." The 39-year-old backstop batted .275 with eight home runs and 44 runs batted as a designated hitter last season in 83 games for the Oakland Athletics. He was a free agent in the offseason, but did not sign anywhere. The 12-time All-Star catcher, who earned 10 straight selections to the Midsummer Classic from 1993 to 2002, belted 427 career home runs, 396 as a catcher, the most by a backstop in ML |
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| Sabathia aims to stay hot as Indians open set with White Sox |
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05/20/2008 |
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| lar Field. After losing five of his first six decisions to start the year, Sabathia seems to have re-found the form that made him the AL Cy Young Award winner a year ago. Sabathia tossed a five-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics to run his record to 3-5 on the season, while lowering his earned run average to 5.47. He had surrendered just a run and six hits with nine strikeouts in winning his previous start against the Toronto Blue Jays. Sabathia received a no-decision again |
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| Longoria's HR in 13th lifts Rays past A's |
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05/20/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - Evan Longoria blasted a two-run homer in the 13th inning, catapulting the Rays to a 7-6 win over the Oakland Athletics in the opener of a three-game series. Longoria had three hits and drove in three runs, and Eric Hinske belted a two- run homer for Tampa Bay, which snapped a two-game skid but has captured nine of its last 12. Jason Hammel (3-2), in his first appearance since May 7, allowed a hit over three innings to get the victory. Troy Percival held on for his 12th save despit |
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| Athletics put Murphy on DL |
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05/19/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - Oakland Athletics infielder Donnie Murphy was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Monday due to right elbow inflammation. The move to put Murphy on the DL is retroactive to Sunday. He started five straight games at second base for the injured Mark Ellis before missing Sunday's contest against Atlanta. Murphy is hitting .200 with two home runs and six RBI in 26 games this season. The A's also recalled left-handed pitcher Dallas Braden from Triple-A Sacramento. This will be his th |
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| Rays aim to rebound versus Athletics |
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05/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of teams off to surprisingly good starts this season get together tonight at McAfee Coliseum, where the slumping Oakland Athletics host the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game series. Tampa Bay's play in the early going has been particularly eye-opening, considering the Rays have never posted more than 70 wins in a season during their 10-year existence. The up-and-coming club is a solid 25-19 so far, though, and trails the powerful Boston Red Sox by only a game for the top spo |
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| Lopez lifts Mariners over Padres |
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05/18/2008 |
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| o second base to plate Suzuki. Gonzalez gave the Padres a 2-1 lead in the fourth when he homered to right, scoring Giles, who led off with a double. Game Notes The Mariners open a six-game road trip starting on Tuesday night at Detroit, while San Diego opens a 10-game homestand beginning with a three-game series on Monday night against St. Louis...Giles is now 12-for-16 in his last four games...It was the Mariners' first series win since they swept a two-game set versus the Oakland Athletics on April 16 and 17. |
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| Braves down A's to win interleague set |
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05/18/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Yunel Escobar went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs, as the Atlanta Braves downed the Oakland Athletics, 5-2, in the rubber match of a three-game interleague set at Turner Field. Jo-Jo Reyes (2-1) gave up two runs on eight hits and struck out six in five- plus innings to pick up the win for Atlanta, which improved to 7-0 in home day games. Jeff Bennett tossed two scoreless innings in relief. "It's good to see the team get some runs," Reyes said. "The bullpen has been awesome this yea |
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