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| Eliminated Yanks continue series in Toronto |
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09/24/2008 |
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| . The 31-year-old Arkansas native, whose previous best single-season win total was 12, has won 18 times in 34 appearances (33 starts) in 2008 and recorded a 6-1 mark in his last 10 outings. Burnett strung together wins over the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox on September 9 and 13, allowing four hits in 13 scoreless innings. His last loss came August 29 against the Yankees, when he allowed seven hits and two runs in eight innings of a 2-1 defeat. Lifetime against New York, however, Burnett is 6-3 in 10 s |
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| Boston's Byrd squares off against former club |
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09/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Paul Byrd gets to face the team he started the 2008 season with when the veteran hurler takes the mound for the playoff-bound Boston Red Sox in tonight's clash with the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park. Byrd was traded by the Indians to Boston on August 12 after the Tribe fell out of contention and has been pretty solid for the Red Sox since the deal. The right-hander has posted a 4-2 record with a 4.50 earned run average in seven starts for the defending world champions, who wrapped up a |
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| Indians' Marte leaves game |
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09/24/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Indians third baseman Andy Marte left Tuesday's 5-4 setback against the Boston Red Sox with a strained calf. Marte apparently suffered the injury during his third-inning at-bat, as he stumbled out of the batters' box and landed awkwardly on his leg. Jamey Carroll moved from second base to third in Marte's place. "I think something in his (left) calf popped so we will have to see how he feels," said Indians manager Eric Wedge. "I haven't gotten the update. Obviously, he |
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| Red Sox edge Tribe to clinch playoff spot |
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09/24/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run homer, while Jason Bay's RBI single in the fifth inning was the difference, as the Boston Red Sox clinched a postseason berth with a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians in the second installment of a four-game set from Fenway Park. Dustin Pedroia collected two hits and drove the other two runs for the Red Sox, who earned a spot in the playoffs for the second consecutive season and for the fifth time in the last six campaigns. Since 2003, the only year |
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| Rays inch closer to division crown, beat O's in DH opener |
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09/23/2008 |
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| by Rolando Arrojo, who went 14-12 in the team's inaugural year in 1998. Jason Bartlett went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI for Tampa Bay. Evan Longoria and Dioner Navarro each had a pair of hits for the Rays, who moved three games ahead of the Boston Red Sox in the AL East. Tampa Bay's magic number to clinch the division stands at three. With their 94th win, the Rays tied the 1991 Atlanta Braves for the most wins ever for a team that had MLB's worst record the year before. Garrett Olson (9-10) allowed t |
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| Red Sox to retire Pesky's No. 6 |
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09/23/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Boston Red Sox mainstay Johnny Pesky will have his uniform No. 6 retired on Friday, the club announced Tuesday. Pesky has played with, managed and served the Red Sox for almost six decades, and he will have his number unveiled on the right field facade of Fenway Park prior to Friday's Red Sox-Yankees game. Pesky turns 89 years old on Saturday. "From the time he first put on a Red Sox minor league uniform in 1940 to the present day, Johnny's impact on the Red Sox organization has |
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| Blue Jays try and put Yanks out of their misery |
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09/23/2008 |
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| ight when the two American League East Division also-rans open a three-game series at Rogers Centre in Toronto. New York, which, of course, has played in the last 13 postseasons, will be eliminated from AL Wild Card contention with one loss - or one Boston Red Sox win - in the final week of the season. The Yankees stayed alive for one more day when the Red Sox lost Monday to Cleveland. Veteran Mike Mussina, who is 18-9 with a 3.57 ERA, takes the mound, as he continues his pursuit of winning 20 games for the f |
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| Playoff-hopeful BoSox face tough test in Indians' Lee |
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09/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox try once again to nail down a playoff spot this evening, when they continue their four-game series with the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. However, that may be easier said than done for the Red Sox, who face a red-hot Indians team who will have American League Cy Young Award front-runner Cliff Lee on the hill. Lee, who is 22-2 with an AL-best 2.41 earned run average, is unbeaten in his last 13 starts and has not lost since falling to the Minnesota Twins back on |
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| Beckett aims to pitch Boston into postseason against Indians |
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09/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Josh Beckett hopes to pitch the Boston Red Sox into the postseason for the fifth time in the last six years this evening when they open a four-game series with the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park. Boston needs just a win or a loss by the New York Yankees to lock up a playoff berth. On Sunday, the Red Sox clinched at least a tie for the final playoff spot, as David Ortiz belted a two-run homer and Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven shutout innings, helping Boston to a 3-0 victory at Rogers Ce |
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| Dice K gets 18th win, Red Sox blank Jays to move closer to playoffs |
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09/22/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - David Ortiz belted a two-run homer and Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven shutout innings, as the Boston Red Sox crept closer to a playoff berth with a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of a three-game set from the Rogers Centre. Jacoby Ellsbury went 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles and a pair of runs scored for Boston, which ensured no worse than a playoff for a wild card berth with just its second win in five games. The New York Yankees beat Baltimore on Sun |
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