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| Beckett aims to pitch Boston into postseason against Indians |
MLB Baseball |
09/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Josh Beckett hopes to pitch the Boston Red Sox into the postseason for the fifth time in the last six years this evening when they open a four-game series with the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park. Boston needs just a win or a loss by the New York Yankees to lock up a playoff berth. On Sunday, the Red Sox clinched at least a tie for the final playoff spot, as David Ortiz belted a two-run homer and Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven shutout innings, helping Boston to a 3-0 victory at Rogers Centr |
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| Tribe finishes sweep of toothless Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
09/21/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Ryan Garko went 4-for-4 and drove in five runs to carry the Cleveland Indians to their sixth straight win, 10-5, over Detroit, completing a weekend sweep of the Tigers. Victor Martinez had a pair of hits, recorded an RBI and scored three times in the 2008 home finale for the Indians, who beat the Tigers for a seventh straight time. Scott Lewis (3-0) allowed eight hits and three runs over five innings to win for the third time in as many major league starts. Lewis, selected in th |
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| D-Train tries for first win of season against Indians |
MLB Baseball |
09/21/2008 |
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| is this past winter, the club wasn't banking on the once-successful pitcher being winless entering the final week of this season. That's the scenario the once-heralded pitcher faces, however, when the takes the mound for the Tigers today against the Cleveland Indians, who will be seeking a sixth straight victory and a sweep of a three-game series between these American League Central foes. Willis had compiled a 68-54 record, including a stellar 22-win campaign in 2005, in five seasons with the Florida Marlins be |
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| Indians tame Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
09/20/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Shin-Soo Choo and Asdrubal Cabrera each knocked in a pair of runs and Jeremy Sowers pitched six solid innings, as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, in the second of a three- game series at Progressive Field. Choo finished 2-for-3 with two walks and Grady Sizemore added a pair of hits, including a double and a run scored for the Indians, who have won five straight games. Sowers (4-8) earned the win after allowing one run on five hits, while fanning three and |
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| CC to try to stop Brewers' bleeding in Cincinnati |
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09/20/2008 |
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| y. The Brewers' Prince Fielder did manage to increase his hitting streak to 10 games with a single in the second inning. He is batting .459 (17-for-37) with four homers and 11 RBI on the streak. Milwaukee went all in when it nabbed Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians earlier this year for a handful of prospects, and will look to him this afternoon to play the role of stopper. Sabathia failed in that attempt earlier in the week, as he picked up his first loss in a Brewers uniform after giving up four runs on nine |
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| Indians, Tigers continue heated set in Cleveland |
MLB Baseball |
09/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) -- The Cleveland Indians take aim at a fifth consecutive victory when the club resumes what's been a heated three-game series with the Detroit Tigers tonight at Progressive Field. Cleveland came through with a 6-5 win in Friday's opener of this set, which featured a benches-clearing brawl in the seventh inning that resulted in four ejections. In the seventh, Indians starter Fausto Carmona hit Gary Sheffield with a pitch, sending the Tigers designated hitter to first. Before throwing a pitch to |
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| Carroll lifts Tribe over Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Jamey Carroll hit the game-winning RBI single in the ninth to give the Cleveland Indians a comeback 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first of a three-game set. Freddy Dolsi (1-5) started on the mound for Detroit in the ninth and hit lead- off batter Kelly Shoppach. Bobby Seay came on in relief and Josh Barfield came in to pinch-run. After a strikeout, Gary Glover relieved Seay and gave up a single to Ryan Garko to put runners on the corners. Carroll followed with a hit |
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| Tigers invade Cleveland's Progressive Field |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fresh off a notable sweep of one of the American League's postseason contenders, the Cleveland Indians will try to keep the momentum going when the Detroit Tigers invade Progressive Field tonight for the opener of a three-game series. Cleveland hurt the playoff prospects of fellow AL Central member Minnesota by winning all three meetings with the Twins earlier this week. The Indians capped the sweep with Wednesday's 6-4 victory fueled by back-to-back RBI doubles from Jhonny Peralta and Victor |
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| Twins fall again as Cleveland rallies in seventh |
MLB Baseball |
09/17/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Jhonny Peralta and Shin-Soo Choo finished with two RBI apiece, as the Cleveland Indians completed a three-game sweep with a 6-4 victory over the struggling Minnesota Twins. Travis Hafner added a solo homer, his first since May 16, for the Indians, who completed the sweep on the heels of a three-game skid. Cliff Lee was dealt just his sixth no-decision of the year after going 6 1/3 and yielding four runs -- three earned -- on 10 hits. His 2.41 ERA still leads the majors and the l |
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| Baseball releases schedule for 2009 |
MLB Baseball |
09/17/2008 |
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| open the campaign on Monday, April 6. Both New York teams will feature new stadiums in 2009. The Mets will open Citi Field on April 13 against the San Diego Padres, while the Yankees will begin play at the new Yankee Stadium on April 16 against the Cleveland Indians. The All-Star Game will take place on July 14 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. October 4 will mark the end of the regular season and the final game at the Metrodome for the Minnesota Twins, who will host the Kansas City Royals that day. Target Field, |
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