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| Rangers reinstate Hurley from DL |
MLB Baseball |
07/27/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - The Texas Rangers reinstated pitcher Eric Hurley from the 15-day disabled list Sunday, and the right-hander started in Texas' 6-5 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Hurley (1-2) was put on the shelf July 8 with a strained left hamstring and was touched for six runs on four hits in two innings of work to take the loss on Sunday. Hurley felt tightness when running in the outfield before a 10-4 loss at Baltimore July 4. The 22-year-old rookie is 1-2 with a 5.47 earned run average in five |
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| Rangers, A's conclude set in Oakland |
MLB Baseball |
07/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Eric Hurley will make his return to the mound this afternoon, as he will try to lead the Texas Rangers to victory over the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game stint at McAfee Coliseum. Hurley, who was called up to the big club in the middle of June, has been dealing with arm and shoulder issues and has not toed the rubber since June 29th. Before Hurley made a trip to the DL, the young right-hander was 1-1 in four starts with a 3.57 ERA. The last time Hurley took the hill he square |
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| Duchscherer leads A's versus Texas |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - With Rich Harden and Joe Blanton now on different teams, the Oakland Athletics will turn to their new ace in Justin Duchscherer, as he tries to continue his marvelous season in the second contest of a three-game set against the Texas Rangers at McAfee Coliseum. It could be argued that even when Harden and Blanton were in the A's rotation that Duchscherer was the team's ace. Heading into this matchup, the 30-year- old has a solid record of 10-6, but more importantly, he owns the best ERA among |
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| Rangers use big ninth inning to power past A's |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - Josh Hamilton, David Murphy and Chris Davis each recorded two-run home runs as the Texas Rangers exploded for eight runs in the ninth inning to run away with a 14-6 win over the Oakland Athletics. Davis was 3-for-6, adding a double and three runs scored as each player in the Texas lineup recorded at least one of the team's 17 hits. Michael Young finished 3-for-5 with a double and a pair of RBI. Vicente Padilla (12-5) got the win after allowing five runs on seven hits and four walk |
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| Angels send Saunders to hill at Baltimore |
MLB Baseball |
07/25/2008 |
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| Kotchman had a hit in all five of his at-bats. Howie Kendrick was also 4-for-5 with three doubles, three runs scored and three RBI to help LA win for the seventh time in its last eight tries, while upping its lead in the AL West to 10 games over the Oakland Athletics. The offense made a winner of John Lackey (8-2), who struggled to allow six runs on eight hits with two walks and five strikeouts through five innings. Saunders, meanwhile, will be trying to match Cleveland's Cliff Lee and New York's Mike Mussina fo |
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| Surging Yankees pay a visit to rival Red Sox |
MLB Baseball |
07/25/2008 |
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| Red Sox enter tonight's matchup tied for first place. Boston, which is coming a three-game sweep of Seattle, will be starting a nine-game homestand tonight that will also include visits from the AL West- leading Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Oakland Athletics. The Red Sox own the AL's best home mark at 36-11. Getting the call in tonight's opener for the Red Sox will be righty Josh Beckett, who will try and beat the Yankees for the fourth time this season. Beckett last pitched against them on July 4 and a |
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| Lowell to the rescue as Sox edge M's in extras |
MLB Baseball |
07/24/2008 |
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| econd baseman has now hit safely in each of his last 24 road games. Boston left fielder Manny Ramirez missed the contest due to a sore right knee. Boston remains a half game behind Tampa Bay for first place in the AL East after the Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics, 4-3, earlier Wednesday. Jose Vidro finished 3-for-5 with a walk and a two-run homer for Seattle, which has dropped five in a row. Raul Ibanez hit a solo home run, while Jose Lopez went 2-for-6 and scored a run. Felix Hernandez gave up three runs -- |
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| Zobrist, Shields lead Rays over A's |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - Ben Zobrist had two RBI from the ninth spot in the lineup as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 at Tropicana Field in the rubber match of a three-game series. James Shields (9-6) lasted 8 1/3 innings yielding three runs and six hits while striking out seven for the Rays, who have won four of their last six games. Shields is 5-1 in his last six starts. "(Shields) hung in there really well. Settled in and pitched a typical game for him," Rays manager Joe Maddon |
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| Rays wrap up set vs. Oakland at the Trop |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Rays try to hang onto their lead in the American League East this afternoon when they play the rubber match of a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at Tropicana Field. Tampa had its division lead sliced to just a half-game ahead of the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, as it found itself on the wrong end of an 8-1 decision to Oakland. Jack Hannahan went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a career-high four runs batted in, while Kurt Suzuki going 3-for-4 with a double and RBI |
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| Rays try to hand A's another loss |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Oakland Athletics try to avoid their seventh straight loss this evening when they play the middle test of a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Oakland's offensive struggles continued on Monday, as Scott Kazmir tossed seven shutout innings in Tampa Bay's 4-0 win. Evan Longoria went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI for the Rays, who have won three of their last four contests after dropping a season-high seven straight heading into the All-Star break. Kazmir (8- |
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