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| Kinsler helps Rangers topple Orioles in slugfest |
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08/10/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - Ian Kinsler had a career-high five hits, including a home run, with three runs scored and three RBI, as the Texas Rangers crushed the Baltimore Orioles, 15-7, to avoid a three-game sweep. Marlon Byrd finished 4-for-6 with a home run, three runs scored and four RBI, while Josh Hamilton added a three-run homer during a 3-for-6 effort at the plate. Travis Metcalf and Jason Ellison each had two hits and two RBI to help snap Texas' four-game slide. Matt Harrison (4-2) tossed the mini |
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| Rangers try to get back on track against O's |
MLB Baseball |
08/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Texas' high-powered offense has gone through a blackout as of late, a situation the Rangers will try to rectify in the finale of a three- game series with the Baltimore Orioles this afternoon at Camden Yards. Texas leads the majors with 652 runs scored and is tied for the league lead in average with a .279 clip, but has managed to score just four runs in its past four games. After plating 17 runs in taking the first two games of a four-game set with the Yankees earlier in the week, the Ranger |
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| Rangers SS Young exits early |
MLB Baseball |
08/10/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers shortstop Michael Young left Saturday's 9-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth inning after aggravating an injury to his right ring finger. Young originally suffered the injury on July 28 when diving back to first on a pickoff attempt in a game against Seattle, but the All-Star has been playing with the injury ever since and is not expected to miss significant time, if any. Ramon Vazquez moved to shortstop, while Travis Metcalf came in to take Vazquez's sp |
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| Rangers send Padilla to hill at Baltimore |
MLB Baseball |
08/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Having already doubled his win total from last year, Vicente Padilla takes the hill for the Texas Rangers tonight in the second portion of a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Padilla went just 6-10 in 23 starts last year for the Rangers, posting a 5.76 earned run average. However, the 30-year-old has rebounded nicely in 2008, going 12-5 with a 4.59 ERA through 22 starts. He is also 9-2 on the road this season. Padilla won consecutive outings after the All-Star brea |
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| Millar, Orioles blast Rangers |
MLB Baseball |
08/08/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - Jeremy Guthrie fired seven innings of one-run ball and Kevin Millar hit two home runs, as the Baltimore Orioles dominated the Texas Rangers in a 9-1 victory, the first of three games between the two clubs. Guthrie (9-8) allowed a solo home run among five hits, while walking one with four strikeouts, to win his sixth decision in the last seven. Millar knocked in three runs while Ramon Hernandez, Juan Castro and Brian Roberts had two RBI each as Baltimore emerged victorious for th |
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| Orioles recall P Cherry |
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08/08/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles recalled pitcher Rocky Cherry from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday. The move fills the roster spot opened when the Orioles traded reliever Chad Bradford to Tampa Bay on Thursday for a player to be named later. Cherry started the season on the disabled list with a right shoulder strain, and was optioned to Norfolk when he came off the DL on May 23. The 28-year-old right-hander went 0-1 with a 2.89 earned run average in 28 games for Norfolk. In 12 appearances with |
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| Rangers head east to take on Orioles |
MLB Baseball |
08/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers begin an important East Coast swing when the high-scoring club plays the first of three straight meetings with the Baltimore Orioles tonight at Camden Yards. Texas enters this six-game road trip trailing the Boston Red Sox by 6 1/2 games for the top spot in the American League Wild Card race. The Rangers conclude the trek with three contests in Fenway Park beginning Tuesday. The Rangers had a chance to gain ground on another wild card contender earlier in the week, but only |
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| Tampa Bay Rays |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
08/08/2008 |
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| Acquired pitcher Chad Bradford from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named later. |
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| Rays acquire P Bradford |
MLB Baseball |
08/07/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays acquired reliever Chad Bradford from the Baltimore Orioles Thursday in exchange for a player to be named later. Bradford, 33, was 3-3 with a 2.45 earned run average in 47 relief appearances for the Orioles this season. The right-hander has appeared in 68 or more games in five of the past six seasons and he finished third among American League relievers with 78 appearances for the Orioles in 2007. Bradford is expected to join the Rays in Seattle on Friday. |
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| Angels score early and often to topple O's |
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08/06/2008 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - Ervin Santana was solid on the hill to record his 13th win on the season and Vladimir Guerrero hit a home run and finished with four runs driven in, as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim crushed the Baltimore Orioles, 9-4. Santana (13-5) threw seven frames and gave up four runs on eight hits while fanning seven batters. "I felt very good," Santana said. "It really helps when you get a five or six run lead. I was able to throw pitches with more confidence." Jeff Mathis added a solo |
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