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| Bautista, Blue Jays rally past Yankees |
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| for Jason Giambi as a defensive replacement, followed with a fly ball to left to end the game, giving Ryan his 25th save. The Yankees had a two-game win streak stopped and fell 6 1/2 games behind Boston in the AL wild card race. The Red Sox host the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. "That was a game we needed to win," said Yankees manager Joe Girardi. "We felt we gave that game away." Brandon League (1-2) struck out all three batters he faced in the seventh inning to earn the win for Toronto. John Parrish got |
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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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| he past five trips to the mound. Liriano did not factor in the 4-2 loss to the Mariners after holding them to a run on five hits in six innings of work. He is 4-3 with a 3.83 ERA in eight outings this season. Minnesota is just a half game behind the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central standings, and improved to 4-5 on its season-long 14-game road trip following Friday's 12-2 pounding of the Oakland Athletics in the second installment of this series. Starter Kevin Slowey tossed six dominant innings a |
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| Without Beckett, Red Sox send Bowden to hill against White Sox |
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08/30/2008 |
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| rts Network) - Boston's rotation took a big blow when it lost starter Josh Beckett to injury. Now the AL Wild Card-leading Red Sox will put the ball into the hands of a minor leaguer for tonight's second installment of a three-game series versus the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. Beckett was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a strained right elbow following a visit with noted sports surgeon Dr. James Andrews. Beckett was slated to open this series with Chicago, but was scratched in favor of Daisu |
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| Rays continue series with Orioles |
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08/30/2008 |
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| us 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 his last five starts. Sonnanstine did not factor in the outcome of a 6-5 loss at Chicago the last time out on |
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| Beckett headed to DL once more |
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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 Boston |
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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 season, |
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| Twins resume series with A's by the bay |
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08/29/2008 |
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| -game road trip. Starter Nick Blackburn lasted 5 2/3 innings and was touched for two runs on six hits while registering a pair of walks and as many strikeouts in the no-decision. With the loss, Minnesota fell 1 1/2 games back of the idle first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central and remained 2 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the wild card standings. Boston fell to New York earlier Thursday. Hoping to get the Twins back on track tonight will be right-hander Kevin Slowey, who is 10-8 with a 3.74 ERA. Slowey |
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| A's edge Twins in ninth |
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08/29/2008 |
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| their last six. Starter Nick Blackburn lasted 5 2/3 innings and was touched for two runs on six hits while registering a pair of walks and as many strikeouts in the no-decision. With the loss, Minnesota fell 1 1/2 games back of the idle first-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central and remained 2 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the Wild Card standings. Boston fell to New York earlier Thursday. "We pretty much don't worry about the other guys, we have to take care of our own business," Twins manager Ron Garden |
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| Boston's Beckett to miss Friday start, will visit Dr. Andrews |
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08/28/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett has been scratched from his scheduled start against the Chicago White Sox on Friday because of right elbow inflammation. The 28-year-old righty plans to have the ailing elbow examined by renowned orthopedist Dr. Jams Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama. Beckett, who last pitched on August 17, had originally been dealing with numbness in the pinky and ring finger on his right hand, but the team learned later that elbow inflammation was also pla |
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| Giambi and Yanks avoid sweep by Red Sox |
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08/28/2008 |
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| Boston leads the season series, 8-7...The Red Sox were the Yankees' first opponent in Yankee Stadium, as Babe Ruth christened the new ballpark with a home run in New York's 4-1 triumph on April 18, 1923...Before the game, the Yankees optioned pitcher David Robertson to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and recalled pitcher Alfredo Aceves from the minor league affiliate...The Yankees will host Toronto for a three-game series this weekend, while the Red Sox head home for the weekend to take on the Chicago White Sox. |
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