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| Jays activate 3B Rolen from DL |
MLB Baseball |
08/26/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - The Toronto Blue Jays activated third baseman Scott Rolen from the 15-day disabled list prior to Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Rolen was placed on the DL on August 10 with a left shoulder injury. He did not play in the contest against the Rays. Signed as a free agent this past offseason, Rolen came to Toronto after an injury-plagued 2007 year with St. Louis and then missed the first 23 games of this season due to a fractured finger. In 88 games this season, Rol |
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| Jays' Halladay faces Rays, again |
MLB Baseball |
08/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Roy Halladay is putting together a Cy Young Award-worthy season, but you wouldn't know it if you only saw him pitch against the Rays. The Toronto Blue Jays ace will try for his first win in four starts against Tampa Bay this year when the two clubs begin a three-game set tonight at Tropicana Field. The 31-year-old Halladay is 4-2 over his last six outings with a 1.97 earned run average. He defeated the New York Yankees in his most recent start, holding them to three runs on five hits over sev |
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| Red Sox try to stay in playoff hunt at Yankee Stadium |
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08/26/2008 |
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| the Tampa Bay Rays by 4 1/2 in the AL East, but hold a 1 1/2-game edge on the Minnesota Twins in the wild card. New York, meanwhile, is 9 1/2 games back of the Rays and five behind the Red Sox. The Red Sox took two of three over the weekend from the Toronto Blue Jays, including a 6-5 win in 11 innings on Sunday. Jed Lowrie's solo homer was the difference in that one, while Jonathan Papelbon (5-3) tossed two innings of shutout relief to get the win. Manny Delcarmen took Papelbon's usual spot as the closer and pic |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates |
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08/26/2008 |
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| Acquired catcher Robinzon Diaz from the Toronto Blue Jays as the player to be named in the August 21 deal that sent infielder Jose Bautista to the Jays. |
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| Blue Jays option Mench |
MLB Baseball |
08/25/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - The Toronto Blue Jays optioned outfielder Kevin Mench to Triple-A Syracuse Monday. The 30-year-old Mench batted .235 with nine RBI in 42 games for the Blue Jays this season. A corresponding move will be made before Tuesday's series opener at Tampa Bay. |
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| Pirates obtain C Diaz |
MLB Baseball |
08/25/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired catcher Robinzon Diaz from the Toronto Blue Jays Monday as the player to be named in the August 21 deal that sent infielder Jose Bautista to the Jays. The 24-year-old Diaz is hitting .285 with four home runs in 57 minor league games this season. He also appeared in one game with Toronto as the designated hitter and went hitless in four at-bats at Tampa Bay on April 23. In 640 career minor league games, Diaz has batted .304 with 17 home runs and 3 |
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| Tigers' Galarraga tries to cool off scorching Indians |
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08/25/2008 |
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| , going 7-4 in his initial 11 decisions before reeling off five wins and a no-decision in his six starts since July 23. He topped the Kansas City Royals in Missouri to begin that terrific stretch, and has since beaten the Indians, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers to run his season mark to 12-4 and lower his earned run average to 3.17 over 139 1/3 innings of work. Additionally, he is 3-0 in three career starts against Cleveland, posting a 3.57 ERA in 17 2/3 innings while allowing 10 hits, wa |
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| Lowrie powers Red Sox over Blue Jays |
MLB Baseball |
08/24/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Jed Lowrie's solo homer in the 11th inning was the difference, as the Boston Red Sox edged the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5, in the rubber match of a three-game set. Lowrie ripped a hanging breaking ball from Brandon League (0-2) out to right, his second homer of the season, with one out in the 11th. Lowrie's homer made a winner of Jonathan Papelbon (5-3), who tossed two innings of shutout relief. "(It was) obviously a big thrill," Lowrie said. "Especially this time of year because ever |
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| Indians vie for seventh straight win, sweep of Rangers |
MLB Baseball |
08/24/2008 |
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| r-old Californian began the season with the St. Louis Cardinals and made 10 appearances from the bullpen before he was dealt to the Indians shortly before the July 31 trade deadline. He made his first start for Cleveland on August 8 and defeated the Toronto Blue Jays with 6 1/3 innings of seven-hit, one-run ball. He has combined to go 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA in 17 1/3 innings over his three starts with the Indians. Reyes. who is 2-1 with a save in four road appearances this season, has never faced the Rangers. On Sa |
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| Jays try to make Red Sox feel blue once again |
MLB Baseball |
08/24/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - If the Boston Red Sox miss the postseason, their play against the Toronto Blue Jays will be a big reason why. Today the defending world champions play the rubber match of their three-game series with their American League East rivals at the Rogers Centre. Toronto has been a thorn in the side of the Red Sox all season, winning seven of the 10 overall matchups and sweeping a three-game set from Boston at the Rogers Centre back in April. Dating back to last season, the Blue Jays are 11-3 in thei |
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