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| Tribe's Shoppach has knee surgery |
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09/29/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Indians catcher Kelly Shoppach underwent arthroscopic surgery on Monday to remove cartilage in his right knee. Team medical director Dr. Mark Schickendantz performed the routine surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Shoppach, who had a breakout 2008 season by leading all American League catchers with 21 home runs, is expected to resume normal offseason strength and conditioning workouts in four weeks. A prolonged elbow injury to catcher Victor Martinez gave the 28-year-old |
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| Indians' Choo named AL Player of the Month |
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09/29/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo was selected as the American League Player of the Month for September. Choo was outstanding at the plate in the final month of the season, hitting .400 (34-for-85) with five homers, five doubles and 24 RBI. The 26-year-old recorded a nine-game hitting streak during the stretch and added 12 multi-hit effort. Choo's breakout helped the Indians, who finished with a .500 record, go 16-11 during the month. The South Korean native compiled a . |
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| White Sox hope to keep playoff hopes alive against Tigers |
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09/29/2008 |
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| Tuesday against Minnesota to decide the division. Chicago managed to keep its playoff hopes alive on Sunday, as Mark Buehrle was solid on the hill and Paul Konerko had a home run, helping the White Sox stop a five-game slide with a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Like the White Sox, Minnesota had lost the first two games of its series with Kansas City, but salvaged the finale of the set on Sunday, making today's game necessary. Buehrle (15-12) lasted seven innings and gave up a run on nine hits with six str |
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| White Sox hope to stop bleeding against Tribe |
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09/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox hope to stop a five-game losing streak and keep their postseason hopes alive this afternoon when they try and salvage the finale of their three-game series with the Cleveland Indians at U.S. Cellular Field. Chicago once again failed to capitalize on a Minnesota loss on Saturday, as Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits, scored two runs and drove in three more as the Indians handed the White Sox a crippling 12-6 defeat. The loss keeps the White Sox one-half game behind the AL Cen |
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| Yankees, Red Sox play two to end regular season at Fenway |
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09/28/2008 |
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| ruggled mightily in his career against the Red Sox, posting a miserable 3-13 ledger with a 6.95 ERA in 22 starts. Countering for Boston in game two will be knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, who has won two of his last three starts. Wakefield defeated the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday, surrendering four runs and six hits in six innings to run his record to 10-11 to go along with a 4.24 ERA. Wakefield has faced the Yankees 48 times (31 starts) and is 10-17 against them with a save and a 5.14 ERA. In the opener of this s |
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| Jays, Orioles close season at Camden Yards |
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09/28/2008 |
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| ch .500 for the season and add to an already career-best win total today when the Baltimore Orioles close out a schedule-ending three-game series at Camden Yards against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. Guthrie, the 22nd pick in the 2002 draft by the Cleveland Indians, made 16 appearances for the Indians between 2004 and 2006 before going to Baltimore and appearing in 32 games last season, winning seven times. He's started 29 games this season and earned his 10th win on August 13 at Cleveland, but has since dropp |
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| Indians scratch Lee from Sunday's start |
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09/28/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Indians pitcher Cliff Lee will miss Sunday's scheduled start against the Chicago White Sox because of a stiff neck. Lee, who is widely considered as the front-runner for the AL Cy Young award, will finish his spectacular 2008 campaign with a 22-3 record and a 2.54 earned run average. His win total is second-most in club history for a lefty, as Vean Gregg posted 23 wins in 1911. The southpaw is only one of seven pitchers since 1920 to win 22 of his first 25 decisions, and |
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| Vazquez takes ball for White Sox vs. Indians |
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09/27/2008 |
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| ager Ozzie Guillen questioned Javier Vazquez's toughness the last time he took the hill. Tonight he gets a chance to prove his skipper wrong, as the White Sox try and keep their AL Central title hopes alive with the second of three games against the Cleveland Indians at U.S. Cellular Field. Guillen stated that Vazquez wasn't a big game pitcher prior to his outing against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. The right-hander then proceeded to prove his manager right, as he allowed five runs and seven hits in four inni |
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| Garko's grand slam propels Tribe; ChiSox continue to trail Twins |
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09/27/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Ryan Garko hit two homers -- including a grand slam -- to give the Cleveland Indians an 11-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox, denying the Sox a chance to regain first place in the AL Central. With the loss, Chicago remains a half-game behind the Minnesota Twins, who swept the White Sox earlier in the week but lost to the Royals Friday night. If the margin in the division is 1/2 after Sunday, Chicago will play a make-up game at home against Detroit on Monday. Garko finished the |
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| Tigers/White Sox makeup slated for Monday afternoon, if needed |
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09/26/2008 |
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| e-half game still separates the White Sox and the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central race after play Sunday. The Twins just swept a three-game series in Minnesota between the clubs, and are one-half game ahead of the White Sox. Chicago is hosting the Cleveland Indians for a three-game series this weekend, while the Twins are hosting the Kansas City Royals. If the result of the makeup game on Monday puts the White Sox and Twins in a tie for first, a tiebreaker game will be held in Chicago on Tuesday to determine t |
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