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| ChiSox reinstate Contreras, outright four others |
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10/20/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox reinstated pitcher Jose Contreras from the 60-day disabled list on Monday and outrighted infielder Jason Bourgeois, catchers Donny Lucy and Paul Phillips, and pitcher Andrew Sisco to Triple-A Charlotte. The 36-year-old Contreras went 7-6 with a 4.54 ERA and one complete game in 20 starts for Chicago this season before suffering a ruptured left Achilles tendon on August 9 against Boston. Lucy, 26, will remain with the White Sox organization while Bourgeois, Ph |
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| 2008 World Series Preview - Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay |
MLB Baseball |
10/20/2008 |
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| ith a league-worst 96 losses, Tampa Bay shocked the baseball world by going 97-65 on its way to its first AL East title, as well as its first playoff berth. But, getting to the playoffs was not enough for the upstart Rays, who made quick work of the Chicago White Sox in the American League Division Series, taking the AL Central champs out in four games. Then, surprisingly, Tampa looked as if it was going to have an easy go of it against the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. Leading three games to one, the Rays were up |
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| Boston Red Sox |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
10/18/2008 |
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| Received pitcher Dewon Day on a waiver claim from the Chicago White Sox; designated pitcher Chris Smith for assignment. |
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| Report: Griffey has knee surgery |
MLB Baseball |
10/16/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago White Sox outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. reportedly underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, a clear sign that the future Hall-of-Famer is no closer to hanging up the spikes. Griffey's agent, Brian Goldberg, told the Chicago Tribune that the procedure to repair a torn meniscus and cartilage was performed Tuesday. Goldberg also revealed that the 38-year-old Griffey was suffering from the injury prior to the White Sox acquiring the slugger from the Reds at the trading de |
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| Rays hope to push Red Sox to brink of elimination in Game 4 at Fenway |
MLB Baseball |
10/14/2008 |
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| season. This will be his first appearance this postseason, but he is 5-6 with a 6.36 ERA in 17 playoff appearances (10 starts). Tampa will counter with 25-year-old righty Andy Sonnanstine, who picked up the win in the Rays' ALDS clincher against the Chicago White Sox. Sonnanstine gave up three hits, two of which were solo home runs, in 5 2/3 innings of that one. He was 13-9 with a 4.38 ERA during the regular season Sonnanstine has faced the Red Sox six times and is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA against them. While the def |
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| ALCS shifts to Fenway for Game 3 |
MLB Baseball |
10/13/2008 |
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| ason since Yankee starters won 10 straight in 1998-99. The last Red Sox starter to lose a playoff game was Tim Wakefield in Game 4 of the 2007 ALCS at Cleveland. Tampa will counter with righty Matt Garza, who absorbed the Rays' lone ALDS loss to the Chicago White Sox. He gave up five runs and seven hits in six innings of that one and is now winless in his last six starts. Garza had never previously thrown more than 100 innings in his career, and with 190 and change under his belt now, he could be running out of |
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| Rays replace Hinske with pitcher for ALCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/10/2008 |
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| their roster for the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox. Manager Joe Maddon has decided to carry 11 pitchers instead, replacing Hinske with Edwin Jackson. Hinske was on the roster, but did not get to the plate against the Chicago White Sox during Tampa Bay's 3-1 series victory in the American League Division Series. Hinske finished with 20 home runs and 60 RBI in 133 games for the Rays during the regular season. The 31-year-old Hinske appeared in one game and failed to get a hit in hi |
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| Upstart Rays welcome Red Sox to the Trop for start of ALCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/10/2008 |
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| The AL East's doormat since their inception in 1998, the Rays managed a franchise-high 97 wins this season on their way to their first-ever division title. Tampa's surprising run continued in the ALDS, as the Rays disposed of the AL Central-champion Chicago White Sox in four games. Tampa easily won the first two games of that series at home before falling in Game 3 at Chicago. The Rays, though, overcame that hiccup and got a great performance from Andy Sonnanstine in Game 4 to advance. Evan Longoria's magnificen |
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| Keys to winning the 2008 ALCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/08/2008 |
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| ship Series against the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field. After winning a franchise-best 97 games this season, the Rays won their first AL East title and then proceeded to pick up their first postseason victory, disposing of the AL Central champion Chicago White Sox in four games of the ALDS. While the Rays are newcomers here in these playoffs, the defending world champion Red Sox are ALCS regulars, appearing in this round for the fourth time in the last six years. With Tampa's surprising season, the Red Sox ha |
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| ALCS Preview - Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays |
MLB Baseball |
10/08/2008 |
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| The AL East's doormat since their inception in 1998, the Rays managed a franchise-high 97 wins this season on their way to their first-ever division title. Tampa's surprising run continued in the ALDS, as the Rays disposed of the AL Central-champion Chicago White Sox in four games. Tampa easily won the first two games of that series at home before falling in Game 3 at Chicago. The Rays, though, overcame that hiccup and got a great performance from Andy Sonnanstine in Game 4 to advance. Boston, meanwhile, was rel |
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