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| Boston still alive: Red Sox rally from seven runs down to stun Rays |
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10/17/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - J.D. Drew hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the game-winning RBI single in the ninth, and the Boston Red Sox staved off elimination by erasing a seven-run deficit in a miraculous 8-7 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series. David Ortiz belted a three-run home run in a four-run seventh inning for the Red Sox, who scored eight times in the last three innings to send the series back to St. Petersburg. The Rays still lead the serie |
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| Rays take aim at first-ever World Series berth with win in Fenway |
MLB Baseball |
10/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays try to advance to their first-ever World Series this evening, as they attempt to finish off the Boston Red Sox in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park. Tampa has had a surprisingly easy go of it in Boston and pushed the defending champs to the brink of elimination with a resounding 13-4 win on Tuesday. Willy Aybar and Carl Crawford combined for nine hits and drove in seven runs for the Rays, who have captured the last two games of this best-of |
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| Red October: Phils down Dodgers to win NL pennant |
MLB Baseball |
10/16/2008 |
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| he Phillies, who captured their sixth NL pennant. There hasn't been a title in the four major sports (NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA) in the City of Brotherly Love since 1983 when the 76ers beat the Los Angeles Lakers for the championship. The Tampa Bay Rays or Boston Red Sox stand in the way of the Phillies accomplishing that goal. The surprising Rays hold a 3-1 lead in the AL Championship Series, with Game 5 set for Thursday night in Boston. The winner of that best-of-seven series will have home-field advantage for the |
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| Rays switch starters for Game 5 |
MLB Baseball |
10/15/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon has decided to start Scott Kazmir instead of James Shields for Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox. Shields was the Game 1 loser and was originally slated to get the ball for the possible series clincher on Thursday at Fenway Park. Instead, the right-hander will start a potential Game 6 on Saturday at the friendly confines of Tropicana Field if the Rays can't close out the series Thursday. "We felt it was |
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| Rays making it look easy in Boston |
MLB Baseball |
10/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Even if you thought the Tampa Bay Rays were going to beat the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS, there is no way you could have predicted that the defending champions would be manhandled the way they have been in the two games played so far at Fenway Park. Tampa has moved to the brink of its first-ever World Series appearance with two resounding wins on enemy turf, outscoring the Red Sox, 22-5, in the two games at Fenway, while hammering out 27 hits and six home runs in the process. And believe i |
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| Red Sox 3B Lowell to have surgery |
MLB Baseball |
10/15/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox announced prior to Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Tuesday that injured third baseman Mike Lowell will have season-ending surgery. The 2007 World Series Most Valuable Player, Lowell is going to have surgery Monday in New York to address what the team deemed a "bone spur-type" of injury atop the femur in his right leg as well as repair the torn labrum in his right hip. He is expected to be ready in time for spring training. "I just didn't w |
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| Rays rout Red Sox again, close in on AL pennant |
MLB Baseball |
10/15/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Willy Aybar and Carl Crawford combined for nine hits and drove in seven runs, as the Tampa Bay Rays again battered the Boston Red Sox, 13-4, in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, putting the defending World Series champions on the brink of playoff elimination. Before this year, the Rays never had a winning record. Now, they're one win away from their first World Series appearance, taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the ALCS, capturing the last two games by a combine |
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| Hang this loss on Joe Torre |
MLB Baseball |
10/14/2008 |
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| nkees had, but he gets all the blame should the Dodgers lose this series. His trademark in New York was that he was always cool as a cucumber. On Monday, he seemed to panic. By the way, if Dodgers fans need any encouragement, look no further than last year's Boston Red Sox, who rallied back from a 3-1 deficit to the Cleveland Indians in last year's ALCS on their way to a World Series championship. But, unlike the Red Sox, the Dodgers won't have the luxury of playing Games 6 and 7 in front of their home fans. |
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| ALCS shifts to Fenway for Game 3 |
MLB Baseball |
10/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Jon Lester tries to continue his tremendous postseason when the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays play Game 3 of the American League Championship Series this afternoon, as the best-of-seven set shifts to Fenway Park. Lester was tremendous in his two Division Series starts against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, picking up a win while surrendering just one unearned run in 14 innings. He is 2-0 lifetime in the postseason and has yet to give up an earned run in 19 2/3 frames. The 24-year-o |
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| Upton's sac fly lifts Rays over Sox in 11th |
MLB Baseball |
10/12/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Fernando Perez raced home on B.J. Upton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning, giving Tampa Bay a dramatic 9-8 win over the Boston Red Sox to cap a wild Game 2 of the American League Championship Series. A total of seven home runs were hit in the game, tying a postseason record. That included two by Boston's Dustin Pedroia, but in the end, the gritty Rays evened the best-of-seven series. Evan Longoria had three hits, including a homer, and drove in three runs. Upton also ho |
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