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| Giants pay a visit to rival Rockies |
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09/01/2008 |
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| hird in the NL's West Division, six games behind the front-running Arizona Diamondbacks. They are roughly in the same position as last year before a remarkable late-season run carried the Rox through the NL playoffs before a World Series loss to the Boston Red Sox. De La Rosa has met the Giants five times in his career, allowing seven earned runs in 13 innings. On Sunday in Cincinnati, Joey Votto finished with four hits, including a double and four runs batted in and Bronson Arroyo pitched seven solid innings |
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| Braves call up C Miller among September roster moves |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| ters expand in September. The Braves will purchase the contracts of catcher Corky Miller and right- handed pitcher James Parr from Triple-A Richmond. Miller is a career .179 hitter in parts of eight seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta. The 32-year-old is hitting .093 with one homer and three RBI in 54 at-bats with the Braves this season. To make room on the 40-man roster for Miller and Parr, the Braves will transfer outfielder Matt Diaz and right-handed pitcher Rafae |
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| White Sox recall P Logan |
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08/31/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox recalled reliever Boone Logan from Triple-A Charlotte Sunday. Logan, 24, was 2-3 with a 5.36 earned run average in 48 games with the White Sox this season before being sent down. The left-hander takes the roster spot of pitcher Lance Broadway, who was optioned to Charlotte after Saturday's 8-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox. |
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| Floyd, White Sox wrap set with Red Sox |
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08/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Chicago White Sox starter Gavin Floyd will try to run his unbeaten streak to eight games when he takes on the Boston Red Sox today in the finale of a three-game series at Fenway Park. Floyd has won back-to-back starts and is 4-0 over the previous seven trips to the mound. He last toed the rubber on August 26 at Baltimore and held the Orioles to a pair of runs and four hits in eight innings of an 8-3 victory. Floyd improved to 14-6 with a 3.70 ERA this season for the White Sox, who are 6-1 |
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| White Sox option P Broadway |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox optioned pitcher Lance Broadway to Triple-A Charlotte following the club's 8-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Broadway was 1-0 with an 8.44 ERA in four games this season. A corresponding move will be made prior to Sunday's series finale. |
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| BoSox call up Bowden for Saturday start |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox purchased the contract of pitcher Michael Bowden from Triple-A Pawtucket Saturday. Bowden made his major league debut in a start against the Chicago White Sox and picked up his first win. He allowed seven hits and two runs over five innings in Boston's 8-2 victory. The move fills an open spot on the 25-man roster created with the multiple moves the Red Sox made Friday. Bowden was 0-3 with a 3.38 earned run average in seven games (six starts) for Pawtucket. The |
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| Twins' Liriano set to square off versus A's again |
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08/30/2008 |
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| stin Morneau finished with five and four hits, respectively, while Mauer drove in four runs. Jason Kubel and Denard Span each added a pair of RBI for the Twins, who had lost five of six coming into the game. The Twins are also 2 1/2 games behind the Boston Red Sox in the wild card standings. Mauer has been hitting the ball well against the A's this season, going 12- for-26 with five runs batted in through six meetings. Oakland had a two-game winning streak halted with Friday's loss. Starting pitcher Dan Meyer |
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| Rays continue series with Orioles |
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08/30/2008 |
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| h a record above .500 for the first time in franchise history with win No. 82 on Friday night. Their previous high watermark had been 70 wins. Additionally, they enter today's games with a surprising 4 1/2-game lead over the defending world champion Boston Red Sox in the division race, and, should that race tighten, they're still 6 1/2 games clear of the Chicago White Sox in what would be a race for the league's lone wild card berth. Andy Sonnanstine gets the call for the Rays on Saturday, and he is 3-0 over |
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| Beckett headed to DL once more |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox placed starting pitcher Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list Friday with right elbow inflammation. On Thursday, the club scratched Beckett from his scheduled start against the Chicago White Sox. He was to meet with specialist Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama Friday but the results of the meeting are unknown. Daisuke Matsuzaka took the hill for Beckett on Friday, and allowed two hits over eight scoreless innings to improve to 16-2 on the year as Bos |
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| Dice-K aims to extend unbeaten streak in matchup with White Sox |
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08/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Daisuke Matsuzaka will try to run his unbeaten streak to six straight starts tonight, when he leads the American League Wild Card- leading Boston Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series versus the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. Matsuzaka is 4-0 over his previous five starts, all Boston wins, but did not record a decision the last time out in a 6-5 victory at Toronto on August 24. Matsuzaka was reached for five runs and eight hits in six subpar innings and remained 15-2 on the seaso |
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