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| Red Sox start defense of World Series title in Anaheim |
MLB Baseball |
10/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox start defense of their second World Series title in the last four years against a familiar opponent in the AL West champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, as they play Game One of the best-of- five American League Division Series at Angel Stadium. Boston got some bad news this past weekend when ace right-hander Josh Beckett strained an oblique during a bullpen session. He had been penciled in to start Game One, but will now hopefully go in Game Three. So, instead of open |
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| ALDS Preview - Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
MLB Baseball |
09/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox start defense of their second World Series title in the last four years against a familiar opponent in the AL West champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Boston, the AL's Wild Card winner with a 95-67 mark, began its charge towards its seventh World Series title a year ago with a three-game sweep of the Angels. That whitewash followed up another sweep by the Red Sox, who disposed of the Halos in three games back in 2004 en route to their first championship since 1918. T |
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| Lester named AL Pitcher of the Month |
MLB Baseball |
09/29/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Boston Red Sox southpaw Jon Lester was named the American League's Pitcher of the Month for September, posting a 4-1 record with a 2.14 earned run average in five starts. It was the second time this season Lester (16-6) has taken home monthly honors. He also won in July, when he was 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA. He finished the regular season with a 3.21 ERA and collected 152 strikeouts in 210 1/3 innings of work, which included two shutouts In September, the 24-year-old tossed 33 2/3 |
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| Times set for Division Series games |
MLB Baseball |
09/29/2008 |
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| mine the final playoff slot. Either the Twins or White Sox will open on the road in the Division Series against AL East champion Tampa Bay on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. (et). The other AL Division Series will be between the reigning World Series champion Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels, winners of the West. The Red Sox, this year's wild card participant, will open on the road in Anaheim on Wednesday at 10 p.m. (et). Game 2 of that series won't be played until Friday night. TBS will televise all Division |
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| Boston's Beckett pushed back to Game 3 with oblique strain |
MLB Baseball |
09/29/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett, originally slated to start Game 1 of the team's upcoming division series against the Angels, will be pushed back to Game 3 after suffering an oblique strain in his latest bullpen session. "(Jon) Lester will throw Game 1 in Anaheim, Daisuke (Matsuzaka) Game 2, and Beckett Game 3," said Boston manager Terry Francona. "The reason being on Friday his side session he strained his oblique. I think for obvious reasons and competitive reasons he wasn |
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| Red Sox earn DH split with Yankees |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Jonathan Van Every singled home the game-winning run in the 10th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees to split a regular season-ending doubleheader. In the first game, Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina recorded his first 20-win season in a 6-2 victory. In a game played by mostly reserves, Alex Cora went 2-for-4 and scored twice for the Red Sox (95-67), who will face the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Wednesday at 10 p.m. (et) to start their title d |
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| Angels top out at 100 wins with season-ending win over Rangers |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| g to postseason play after winning the American League West division title and finished the regular season with a franchise-best and MLB-best 100 wins. The team dropped 62 games. The Angels will square off against the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox in the American League Division Series, slated to start Wednesday at 10 p.m. (et) in Anaheim. Joe Saunders (17-7) earned the victory after working six innings. The lefty allowed only two hits and struck out nine without issuing a walk. He picked up |
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| Rangers go for sweep in Anaheim |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| rs, who have won four straight. Hank Blalock hit an RBI double in the third, giving the Rangers the most doubles in a single season in major league history. Texas came into the game with 373 doubles -- tied with three other teams, including the 2004 Boston Red Sox -- and tallied two on Saturday to set the record at 375 with one game remaining. Scott Feldman (6-8) allowed two runs -- one earned -- on five hits in six innings, with two strikeouts, to earn the win for Texas. Ervin Santana (16-7) struggled in his |
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| Yankees, Red Sox play two to end regular season at Fenway |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Mike Mussina tries to win 20 games for the first time in his 18-year career this afternoon, as the New York Yankees conclude a disappointing season with a day/night doubleheader against the playoff-bound Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Today's double dip was made necessary when Saturday's scheduled contest was postponed due to rain. The 39-year-old Mussina has won 19 on two other occasions while pitching for the Baltimore Orioles in 1995 and 1996. He topped the 18-win mark for the first tim |
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| Rangers double up Angels for fourth straight win |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| rs, who have won four straight. Hank Blalock hit an RBI double in the third, giving the Rangers the most doubles in a single season in major league history. Texas came into the game with 373 doubles -- tied with three other teams, including the 2004 Boston Red Sox -- and tallied two on Saturday to set the record at 375 with one game remaining. Scott Feldman (6-8) allowed two runs -- one earned -- on five hits in six innings, with two strikeouts, to earn the win for Texas. "I was happy to get the opportunity t |
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