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| Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - May 22 |
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05/22/2003 |
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| May 22 === (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays, who are 6 1/2 games back of New York in the AL East, open a four-game set tonight at Yankee Stadium. Toronto comes into Thursday's contest riding a two-game losing streak after falling 6-5 to the Chicago White Sox in the rubber match of their three-game set in the Windy City. Shannon Stewart and Vernon Wells each had three hits for the Blue Jays, whose current slide comes on the heels of four consecutive wins. Reed Johnson posted two hits. Toronto's 12-6 mark |
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| Chicago White Sox Team Report - May 22 |
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05/22/2003 |
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| === Chicago White Sox Team Report - May 22 === (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox, who are 4 1/2 games back of front- running Minnesota in the Central, are one of two American League teams with an open date on Thursday. Chicago, which opens a three-game set with Detroit on Friday, won two of three from Toronto earlier this week. The rubber match came on Wednesday, a 6-5 victory by the White Sox. In that tilt, Carlos Lee's two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning proved to be the difference. Paul K |
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| Minnesota Twins Team Report - May 22 |
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05/22/2003 |
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| h includes going 15-0 in 26 home contests for the Athletics from 1998-99. Today, Joe Mays will take the hill for the Twins and is 4-3 on the season with a 5.26 ERA. The 27-year-old righthander is coming off a win in his last start, as he limited the Chicago White Sox to one run on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. The Twins are 4-1 in his last five starts. Mays is 2-3 lifetime against the A's with a 3.83 ERA in nine appearances, including six starts. Yesterday's win by the Twins allowed them to move into first plac |
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| Colon and Manuel suspended |
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05/21/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Bartolo Colon was suspended for five games, while manager Jerry Manuel drew a one-game suspension for their actions during a contest against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, May 15 at U.S. Cellular Field. Colon was penalized for intentionally throwing at and hitting Baltimore's Jerry Hairston Jr. in the top of the ninth inning, after a warning had been issued. Manuel was suspended for the intentional actions of Colon after a warning had been i |
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| Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - May 21 |
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05/21/2003 |
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| === Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - May 21 === (MySportsbook) - The Blue Jays stranded eight runners on base as their four- game winning streak came to an end in a 4-1 setback to the Chicago White Sox. Doug Davis (1-3) suffered the loss for Toronto. He lasted just four frames and allowed two unearned runs on four hits while striking out one and walking three. Vernon Wells and Orlando Hudson both notched a pair of hits in the losing effort. Eric Hinske scored Toronto's lone run Getting the ball for the Blue Ja |
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| A Royal flush |
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05/20/2003 |
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| last 23 games. Meanwhile, Minnesota has won 15 of its last 19 games to claim a one-half game lead over the Royals. This past weekend, while the Royals were being swept at home by the Toronto Blue Jays, the Twins won all three of their games with the Chicago White Sox at the Metrodome, In the series finale on Sunday, the Twins rallied for a 3-2 victory to complete the sweep and conclude a 10-game homestand. Minnesota trailed 2-1 entering the bottom of the eighth, but posted two runs in the frame on two broken-bat |
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| Mientkiewicz sidelined with ankle injury |
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05/19/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Twins first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz is expected to be sidelined for up to 10 days with a sprained left ankle. Mientkiewicz was injured during Sunday's 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. After hitting a leadoff double in the second inning, Mientkiewicz advanced to third base. White Sox pitcher Esteban Loaiza's pitch then got away from catcher Miguel Olivo and Mientkiewicz took a few steps toward home plate. Olivo recovered the ball and fired a strike back to th |
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| White Sox dismiss Ward, name Walker hitting coach |
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05/19/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox dismissed hitting coach Gary Ward on Monday and replaced him with former first baseman Greg Walker. Ward was relieved of his duties following a frustrating weekend that saw the team lose all three games to Minnesota at the Metrodome. Chicago's offense, picked to be one of the best in the American League, has struggled through the first 43 games of the 2003 season. The team is off to a 20-23 start and ranks just 12th in the American League in hitting with a .2 |
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| Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - May 19 |
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05/19/2003 |
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| Sturtze picked up the win in his first relief appearance of the season, going 2 1/3 innings, giving up two hits and one run while striking out three. Cory Lidle takes the hill for the Blue Jays tonight, when they open up a three-game set against the Chicago White Sox. Lidle is 6-2 with a 5.09 ERA in nine starts this season. In his last outing on Wednesday, Lidle surrendered five runs on eight hits over seven and one-third frames of a 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He struck out one and walked two in |
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| Baltimore Orioles Team Report - May 19 |
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05/19/2003 |
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| n up a three-game set against the Anaheim Angels. Helling is 2-4 with a 5.51 ERA in eight appearances this season. In his last outing on Wednesday, Helling was tagged for four runs and eight hits over six and two-third frames of a 5-1 setback to the Chicago White Sox. He struck out five and walked none. Helling is 7-8 with a 6.70 ERA in 17 career starts against the Angels. Sunday's starter Omar Daal allowed four runs on nine hits in seven innings. The Orioles optioned 3B Jose Leon to Triple-A Ottawa after Sunday |
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