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| Orioles' Mora named AL Player of the Month |
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09/03/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Baltimore Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora was selected as the American League Player of the Month for August. Mora batted .418 last month with eight home runs and a MLB-leading 32 RBI. He collected a total of 17 extra-base hits, posted a .765 slugging percentage and a .455 on-base percentage. The 36-year-old native of Venezuela is batting .283 with 23 homers and 97 RBI this season. It is his second monthly honor with the other one coming in May of 2004. Others considered were S |
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| Dice-K leads BoSox in finale vs. Baltimore |
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09/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Daisuke Matsuzaka aims to keep a personal winning streak intact when the standout hurler takes the mound this afternoon for the Boston Red Sox, who go for a three-game sweep of the fading Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Matsuzaka has ripped off five consecutive winning decisions to run his season record to an impressive 16-2, and the Japanese sensation has allowed two runs or less in each of those victories. The right-hander has posted an excellent 2.25 earned run average over that six-star |
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| O's scratch Guthrie from Wednesday start |
MLB Baseball |
09/02/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles scratched Jeremy Guthrie from his scheduled start against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. Lance Cormier will start in place of Guthrie, who is 10-11 with a 3.57 earned run average in 29 starts this season. Guthrie is suffering from a "dead arm." |
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| Huff gets AL player honors |
MLB Baseball |
09/02/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Aubrey Huff has been selected as the American League Player of the Week for the period ending August 31. Huff finished the week hitting .478 (11-for-23) with two homers, four doubles and seven RBI. The 31-year-old had his best performances against his old club, the Tampa Bay Rays, going 6-for-12 with a homer, three doubles and four RBI, during a three-game set this past weekend. It is Huff's second weekly award this season, following honors for |
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| O's try to solve road woes in Boston |
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09/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Trying to beat the Boston Red Sox on the road has been enough of a challenge for the Baltimore Orioles over the years. Having to do it against Jon Lester has usually made it even tougher on the young club. Lester will attempt to keep his undefeated record against the Orioles intact when he takes the mound for the Red Sox in tonight's second test of a three- game series between the American League East teams at Fenway Park. In seven career starts versus Baltimore, Lester is 5-0 with a 2.93 ear |
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| Orioles activate OF Jones from DL |
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09/01/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles activated outfielder Adam Jones off the 15-day disabled list on Monday. Jones had been on the DL since August with a fractured left foot after fouling a pitch off his foot August 2 against Seattle. Acquired in the trade that sent lefty Erik Bedard to Seattle, Jones had posted a .279 average with seven homers and 50 runs batted in 108 games this season. He homered in Baltimore's 7-4 loss to Boston on Monday. Garrett Olson, who was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk |
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| Wild Card-leading Red Sox open set vs. Orioles |
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09/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox continue their chase for the top spot in the American League East with tonight's opener of a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. Boston has won five of its last seven games but has actually lost ground in the division race to front-running Tampa Bay, which posted its fifth straight victory on Sunday. The Red Sox fell to 5 1/2 games behind the Rays after dropping a 4-2 decision to Chicago yesterday afternoon. The White Sox reached Tim Wakefield (8-9) |
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| Orioles to activate OF Jones from DL |
MLB Baseball |
09/01/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles announced on Sunday that they will activate outfielder Adam Jones off the 15-day disabled list on Monday. Jones had been on the DL since August with a fractured left foot after fouling a pitch off his foot August 2 against Seattle. Acquired in the trade that sent lefty Erik Bedard to Seattle, Jones has posted a .279 average with seven homers and 50 runs batted in 108 games this season. In addition, the team will recall Garrett Olson from Triple-A Norfo |
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| Bartlett shines as Rays complete sweep of O's |
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08/31/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Jason Bartlett went 4-for-4 with a solo homer and finished with three runs scored and two driven in to lead the Tampa Bay Rays in a 10-4 rout of the Baltimore Orioles, which completed a three-game sweep from Tropicana Field. James Shields (12-8) got the win by allowing a run on six hits over seven innings. Willy Aybar had a pair of RBI for the Rays, who have won five straight and seven of nine overall. Rocco Baldelli went 3-for-3, scored twice and drove in a run to give Tam |
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| Rays' Shields tries to match career-best win total against O's |
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08/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - California-born right-hander James Shields can equal a career-best in wins today, when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Baltimore Orioles in the finale of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Shields, a 26-year-old, reached the big leagues and made 21 starts for Tampa Bay in 2006, going 6-8. He became a full-time member of the rotation last season and won 12 games in 31 starts, a number he can match today after beginning this season with an 11-8 mark through his first 27 outings. The stakes hav |
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