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| First-place Rays to wind up road trip with Rangers |
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08/17/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Scott Kazmir hopes to give the Tampa Bay Rays a series win this afternoon, when the American League East leaders play the rubber match of their three-game set with the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Tampa, which leads the division by 3 1/2 games over the Boston Red Sox, hasn't lost a series since being swept by the Cleveland Indians heading into the All- Star break. Kazmir, meanwhile, hasn't contributed to the Rays' surprising success of late, as he has posted just one wi |
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| Tribe tries to turn tables on powerful Angels |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2008 |
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| gels of Anaheim a rare series loss this afternoon, when the teams play the rubber match of a three-game series against them at Progressive Field. Los Angeles, which owns baseball's best record at 76-45 and is comfortably 15 1/2 games in front of the Texas Rangers in the American League West, hasn't lost a series to an AL team since getting swept by Tampa Bay from May 9-11 and is 16-0-4 in its last 20 series against the Junior Circuit. However, the Halos did drop a pair of interleague sets in that time. After |
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| Rangers recall pitcher Loe from minors |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Best E Casino) - The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Kameron Loe from Triple-A Oklahoma on Saturday. Loe has compiled a 3-5 record with a 5.89 earned-run average in 25 games (four starts) for the Rangers' farm club this year. The 26-year-old has appeared in five games in relief for Texas in 2008, going 1-0 with a 4.35 ERA over three previous stints with the franchise. To make room on the roster, the club optioned pitcher Tommy Hunter to Oklahoma. |
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| Rays attempt to shine once again in Texas |
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08/16/2008 |
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| r the upstart Tampa Bay Rays to run out of steam. However, despite injuries that are mounting by the day, they continue to roll. Tampa will shoot for its fourth straight win this evening, when it plays the middle test of a three-game series with the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. After already losing Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria to the disabled list earlier in the week, the Rays placed closer Troy Percival on the 15-day DL for the third time this season on Friday because of a cartilage in |
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| Byrd's delayed debut to highlight Red Sox-Jays tilt |
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08/16/2008 |
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| ight doubleheader on Saturday, September 13. Halladay enters tonight's tilt with the third-best earned run average in the American League at 2.72, but will have his hands full with a Red Sox offense which has come alive of late. Boston outscored the Texas Rangers by a 37-21 margin in sweeping a three-game set earlier this week, culminating with a 10-0 drubbing in Thursday's finale. David Ortiz belted a three-run homer as part of a nine-run second inning, while Dustin Pedroia finished 3-for-5 with two doubles |
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| Angels aim to even weekend set with Indians |
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08/16/2008 |
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| s try to hand the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim a rare series loss this afternoon in the middle test of a three-game series at Progressive Field. Los Angeles, which owns baseball's best record at 75-45 and is comfortably 15 1/2 games in front of the Texas Rangers in the American League West, hasn't lost a series to an AL team since getting swept by Tampa Bay from May 9-11 and is 16-0-4 in its last 20 series against the Junior Circuit. However, the Halos did drop a pair of interleague sets in that time. The A |
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| Texas' Millwood comes off DL to start against Rays |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Best E Casino) - The Texas Rangers reinstated Kevin Millwood from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Friday's series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, and it did not go well. The Rays homered four times off Millwood in 4 2/3 innings. The Texas right- hander surrendered five runs on 10 hits with seven strikeouts and a walk, and fell to 6-7 on the season in a 7-0 loss to the Rays. The 33-year-old Millwood had been sidelined since July 24 with a strained right groin. Millwood was on the |
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| Ward keeps Cubs rolling with ninth-inning blast in Florida |
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08/16/2008 |
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| the fourth. Geovany Soto singled to begin the inning and DeRosa's blast over the left-field wall trimmed the deficit to 5-3. The home run upped his season total to 14 and established a new career-high. DeRosa hit 13 homers in 2006 as a member of the Texas Rangers. Game Notes Ward recorded the 11th pinch-hit home run of his career...Josh Johnson had won his previous three starts...Florida left eight men on base, while the Cubs stranded five...After the game, the Marlins designated pitcher Justin Miller for as |
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| Smoak on the water, Rangers sign first-round selection |
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08/16/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Best E Casino) - The Texas Rangers signed first baseman Justin Smoak, the 11th overall pick in the 2008 draft, just prior to the midnight (et) deadline on Friday. No financial terms were disclosed, per club policy. A switch-hitter, the 21-year-old Smoak batted .383 with 23 home runs, 72 RBI and 63 runs scored as a junior for South Carolina last season. Smoak was MVP of the Raleigh Regional of the 2008 NCAA Tournament after batting .467 with two home runs and six RBI. The first baseman also p |
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| Halladay leads Jays into Boston's Fenway Park |
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08/15/2008 |
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| ree-game series against them at Fenway Park. Halladay enters tonight's tilt with the third-best earned run average in the American League at 2.72, but will have his hands full with a Red Sox offense which has come alive of late. Boston outscored the Texas Rangers 37-21 this week in sweeping a three-game set, culminating with a 10-0 drubbing in Thursday's finale. David Ortiz belted a three-run homer as part of a nine-run second inning, while Dustin Pedroia finished 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run batted in |
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