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| Return of the king: Felix, M's set to battle Royals |
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07/11/2008 |
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| ist with a shoulder injury. It also acquired minor league first baseman Craig Wilson from Pittsburgh in exchange for a player to be named later. Seattle has lost four of its last five games, including Thursday's 3-2 setback in 11 innings against the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a four-game series from McAfee Coliseum. Emil Brown hit a home run in the bottom of the 11th inning off of Mariners reliever Cesar Jimenez, who took the loss. Mariners starter R.A. Dickey hurled seven shutout innings of four-hit bal |
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| NL Central gets trading season underway a little early |
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07/10/2008 |
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| g lefty CC Sabathia, how it more than likely shifted the balance in the NL Central to their favor. Then, lo-and-behold, the Chicago Cubs answer with an ace-level acquisition of their own just a day later, picking up right-hander Rich Harden from the Oakland Athletics. Of course, the moves in question give the Brewers and Cubs perhaps the best 1-2 punches atop the rotation in the league. Milwaukee already has Ben Sheets, who has been one of the best pitchers in the NL this season, while Chicago is led by right-ha |
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| A's aim to rebound versus Mariners |
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07/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Oakland Athletics will try to bounce back and win their four-game series with the Seattle Mariners this afternoon when they play the finale of the set at McAfee Coliseum. After winning the first two games, Oakland found itself on the wrong end on Wednesday, as Jose Lopez drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double, helping the Mariners pull out a 6-4 win. Lopez finished with two hits and two runs scored while Adrian Beltre had three hits and two RBI for Seattle, which snapped a three-g |
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| Mariners' Batista leaves with groin injury |
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07/10/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - Seattle Mariners pitcher Miguel Batista left Wednesday's 6-4 win against the Oakland Athletics with a groin strain. Batista, who was already starting in place of an injured Erik Bedard, was forced from the mound after coming out to start the third inning. Ryan Rowland-Smith replaced the right-hander. Batista allowed a solo home run to Jack Cust through two innings of work, recording one strikeout and no walks. Batista missed time earlier this season with the same injury among othe |
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| Chicago Cubs |
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07/09/2008 |
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| Acquired pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitcher Sean Gallagher, outfielder Matt Murton, infielder Eric Patterson and catcher Josh Donaldson. |
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| Dempster moves to 10-0 at home as Cubs beat Reds |
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07/09/2008 |
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| y so well at home, and for that reason I've been rolling at home and as a team," Dempster said. "It was a good win, coming off an off-day sometimes you're sluggish." Earlier in the day, the Cubs acquired pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitcher Sean Gallagher, outfielder Matt Murton, infielder Eric Patterson and catcher Josh Donaldson. Dempster (10-3) yielded one run on just two hits, walking four while striking out five for the Cubs, who have won four of their last |
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| Cubs acquire Harden from A's |
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07/08/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Cubs have acquired pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitcher Sean Gallagher, outfielder Matt Murton, infielder Eric Patterson and catcher Josh Donaldson. Harden has been the ace of the Athletics staff this season, compiling a 5-1 record with a 2.34 ERA in 13 starts. He has 92 strikeouts in only 77 innings, and has allowed only five home runs in 2008. The oft-injured 26-year-old righty has not made 30 starts in a season sinc |
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| Santana leads Angels into Texas |
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07/07/2008 |
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| e headed to his first Mid-Summer Classic and will be joined by fellow rotation member Joe Saunders, as well as closer Francisco Rodriguez. The 25-year-old Santana, who is 9-3 with a 3.28 ERA this season, received a no-decision on Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics, as the righty allowed a pair of runs and eight hits in seven innings of his team's 5-3 win. Santana defeated the Rangers earlier in the year and is 5-4 lifetime against them with a 6.44 ERA in 11 starts. Los Angeles took two of three over the weeke |
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| Wise helps White Sox get series split with A's |
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07/07/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Dewayne Wise was 2-for-2 with a double, a run scored and an RBI as the Chicago White Sox used another strong effort from John Danks to earn a split in a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics with a 4-3 win. Danks (6-4) allowed just four hits and two walks to go with a career-high nine strikeouts in a two-run, 6 1/3-inning performance for Chicago. Danks was snubbed from the All-Star team despite surrendering two earned runs or less in 15 of his 18 starts this season. "(Dan |
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| A's wrap up set with White Sox in Windy City |
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07/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics conclude a four-game series this afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field. In Saturday's game, Nick Swisher, Brian Anderson and Alexi Ramirez each homered to back a terrific effort on the mound from Gavin Floyd, as the White Sox downed the Athletics, 6-1, in the third meeting of the series. Floyd (10-4) scattered three hits and three walks in 7 1/3 shutout innings for the White Sox, whose pitching staff allowed a season-high 17 hits in a 7-1 loss on Friday. |
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