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| Rays roll over White Sox, punch ticket to ALCS |
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10/06/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - B.J. Upton hit two solo homers, and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, to clinch their first berth in an American League Championship Series in franchise history. Andy Sonnanstine (1-0) held the White Sox to two runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings, with four strikeouts and a walk, to win Game 4, and in the process clinch this American League Division Series for the Rays, who are making their first postseason appearance. Tampa Bay will battle division rival Bos |
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| White Sox try to force fifth game against Rays |
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10/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox try to stave off playoff elimination this evening when they play Game 4 of the best-of-five American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays at U.S. Cellular Field. Chicago lived to play another day on Sunday, as DeWayne Wise hit a two-run double in a three-run fourth, helping the White Sox pick up a 5-3 win. Tampa Bay still leads the series 2-1, and can advance to its first-ever American League Championship Series with a win tonight. John Danks (1-0) gave up s |
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| Rays hope to break out the brooms in the Windy City |
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10/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays attempt to win their first-ever postseason series this afternoon, as they try to complete a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox in the American League Division Series at U.S. Cellular Field. Tampa, playing in its first postseason, pushed the Sox to the brink of elimination on Friday in Game 2 of this best-of-five set, as Akinori Iwamura hit a two-run home run and Dioner Navarro knocked in two with a pair of hits, helping Tampa Bay take a commanding two-game lead with |
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| Mets officially make Manuel manager |
MLB Baseball |
10/03/2008 |
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| nterim basis when Willie Randolph was relieved of his managerial duties after a 34-35 start to the 2008 campaign. New York finished out of the postseason despite a 3 1/2 game lead in the National League East with 17 games left to play. But the club nevertheless compiled a 55-38 record with Manuel at the helm. The 54-year-old spent six seasons as the manager of the Chicago White Sox from 1998-2003, going 500-471 with one American League Central title and AL Manager of the Year award to his credit (both in 2000). |
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| Amazing Rays: Tampa Bay takes 2-0 series lead over ChiSox |
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10/03/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Akinori Iwamura hit a two-run home run and Dioner Navarro knocked in two with a pair of hits as the Tampa Bay Rays took a commanding two-game lead in their American League Division Series with a 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field. Carl Crawford was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored while Willy Aybar had two hits and scored for the Rays, who will try to win this best-of-five series in Game 3 on Sunday, as the matchup shifts to Chicago. Scott Kazmir (1-0) |
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| Rays 1B Pena out for Game 2 |
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10/03/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Carlos Pena was scratched from Friday's starting lineup with continued blurred vision in his left eye as the Rays took Game 2 from the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, in the American League Division Series. Pena had apparently accidentally scratched the eye on Wednesday night at his home, and was pulled after only one at-bat in Tampa Bay's Game 1 victory over the White Sox. Willy Aybar took over for Pena at first in Game 1 and got the start at first bas |
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| Report: Mets to stick with Manuel |
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10/03/2008 |
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| ties after a 34-35 start to the 2008 campaign. New York finished out of the postseason despite a 3 1/2 game lead in the National League East with 17 games left to play, but the club nevertheless compiled a 55-38 record with Manuel at the helm. The 54-year-old spent six seasons as the manager of the Chicago White Sox from 1998-2003, going 500-471 with one American League Central title and AL Manager of the Year award to his credit (both in 2000). An official announcement of the agreement is expected on Saturday. |
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| Rays try to put White Sox in 2-0 ALDS hole |
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10/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays try to take a commanding two games-to- none lead over the Chicago White Sox tonight in Game 2 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field. Tampa picked up its first-ever postseason win in Game 1 of this best-of-five set on Thursday, as Evan Longoria finished 3-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI to help the Rays to a 6-4 triumph. Akinori Iwamura was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Rays, who earned the first playoff berth in franchise history by |
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| Rays 1B Pena leaves game |
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10/02/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Carlos Pena left Thursday's 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of the American League Division Series with blurred vision in his left eye. Pena had apparently accidentally scratched the eye on Wednesday night at his home, and was pulled after only one at-bat when the eye bothered him again. He is expected to play in Game 2 on Friday. Willy Aybar took over for Pena at first for the top of the third inning. He finished the contest 1-for- |
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| Percival left off Rays' ALDS roster |
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10/02/2008 |
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| e shelf Tampa manager Joe Maddon will likely use setup man Dan Wheeler as his closer. Percival's exclusion also freed up a spot for left-handed phenom David Price, the team's top overall selection in the 2007 draft. The flame-throwing 23- year-old appeared in five games (one start) down the stretch for the Rays and pitched to a 1.93 ERA, while striking out 12 batters in 14 innings. The Rays play their first-ever postseason game this afternoon against the AL Central champion Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field. |
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