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| Boston being Boston: Red Sox shoot for another win without Manny |
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08/02/2008 |
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| ankees, as he allowed just two runs and nine hits in seven innings to lower his earned run average to 3.17. Lester lost to the A's the last time he faced them and is 1-2 with a 4.32 ERA in five starts. Oakland will hand the ball to lefty Dana Eveland, who is 7-7 with a 3.88 ERA. Eveland received a no-decision against the Texas Rangers on Sunday, as he surrendered five runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. Eveland has never faced the Red Sox. Oakland has split its eight matchups with the Red Sox this season. |
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| Murphy stars in Rangers' comeback win over Blue Jays |
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08/02/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Best E Casino) - David Murphy went 3-for-5 and drove in four, including the two game-winning runs in the ninth, as the Texas Rangers stole one from the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-8, in the opener of a three-game set. B.J. Ryan tried to close it out for the Jays in the ninth and got Ian Kinsler to ground out. Pinch-hitter Jarrod Saltalamacchia worked a walk before Michael Young connected on a single. Brandon Boggs then hit an RBI double to left-center to make it a one-run game and Marlon Byrd was i |
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| Rangers recall Metcalf, Hunter; make other moves |
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08/02/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Best E Casino) - The Texas Rangers recalled infielder Travis Metcalf and purchased the contract of righty Tommy Hunter, who made his major league debut in Friday's 9-8 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The 22-year-old Hunter went five innings and gave up six runs on eight hits in the no-decision. He is less than 14 months removed from being selected as Texas' 54th overall pick in the 2007 draft. Metcalf will be making his third stint with Texas this season as he appeared in three games so |
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| Rangers' Hamilton leaves game early |
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08/01/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Best E Casino) - Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton left Friday's 9-8 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays after the sixth inning with dizziness. The temperature at the start of the game was 100 degrees and Hamilton had not played the field for the last two games, serving as the designated hitter. He is listed as day-to-day. The All-Star hit his 26th homer in the fourth frame and increased his major league-leading RBI total 106. |
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| Lowly Orioles, Mariners open set in Seattle |
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08/01/2008 |
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| l try for some fan support on Friday, when they kick off a nine-game homestand. Seattle, which is 20-32 as the host this season, just went 3-4 on a seven-game road trip and won for only the third time in 12 tries with Thursday's 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers in the finale of a four-game series in Arlington. Adrian Beltre homered and drove in three runs, while Ichiro Suzuki doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored twice for the Mariners. Jose Lopez extended his career-high hitting streak to 18 games w |
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| Texas hosts Toronto for three games down south |
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08/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Texas Rangers continue an 11-game homestand this evening with the first of three straight meetings with the Toronto Blue Jays from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Texas started off the lengthy residency by splitting a four-game series with lowly Seattle, as the Mariners drew even with Thursday's 8-5 win. Seattle put up four early runs on Rangers starter Matt Harrison (2-2) and chased the rookie after 4 2/3 innings in which he allowed six runs (4 earned) and issued five walks. Ramon Vaz |
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| Rangers shoot for third straight win over Mariners |
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07/31/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Texas Rangers try for a series win this evening, when they wrap up their four-game set with the Seattle Mariners at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. In the third game of this matchup on Wednesday, Michael Young's sacrifice fly drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting Texas to a 4-3 win. Josh Hamilton and Brandon Boggs each clubbed solo home runs for the Rangers, who have won the last two games of this series and four of their last six contests overall. Eddie |
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| Yanks, Angels to begin marquee series in the Bronx |
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07/31/2008 |
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| the Angels. With the victory, the southpaw moved into a tie with Arizona's Brandon Webb, Colorado's Aaron Cook and Cleveland's Cliff Lee for the major league lead. The Angels own baseball's best mark at 67-40 and hold an 11 1/2 game advantage on the Texas Rangers in the AL West. Getting the call for Los Angeles tonight will be right-hander Jon Garland, who is 9-6 with a 4.30 ERA. Garland picked up the win on Saturday in Baltimore, as he held the Orioles to five runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 frames. Garland is |
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| With trade rumors swirling White Sox finish key series with Twins |
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07/31/2008 |
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| his last six decisions following Saturday's 11-4 victory at Cleveland, in which he allowed three runs over five innings. His one loss over that stretch came at the Metrodome on July 20, even though Baker gave up just one run and two hits against the Texas Rangers. The Oklahoma State product is 2-2 with an ugly 8.44 ERA in six career starts versus Chicago, but he did defeat the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in April. Baker surrendered three runs and fanned seven in five innings during that game. Chicago co |
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| Young's late RBI pushes Rangers past M's |
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07/30/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Best E Casino) - Michael Young's sacrifice fly drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the Texas Rangers clipped the Seattle Mariners, 4-3, in the third installment of a four-game set. Josh Hamilton and Brandon Boggs each clubbed solo home runs for the Rangers, who have won four of their last six contests. David Murphy was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs scored. Eddie Guardado (2-2) pitched a scoreless frame to get the win for Texas in relief of starter Vi |
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