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| Royals, Indians wrap up set in Cleveland |
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09/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Brian Bannister hopes to avoid his 16th loss of the season this afternoon when the Kansas City Royals try for their third straight win over the Cleveland Indians in the finale of a four-game series at Progressive Field. Bannister fell to 0-9 in his last 13 starts on Tuesday in Minnesota, as the Twins roughed him up for seven runs and 10 hits in just 3 2/3 innings, dropping him to 7-15 on the year to go along with a 5.81 earned run average. The 27-year-old righty is 2-1 in four starts versus t |
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| KC downs Tribe to sweep day/night doubleheader |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Mark Teahen hit a pair of solo homers and Ryan Shealy added a solo blast, as the Kansas City Royals staved off a late rally to double up the Cleveland Indians, 8-4, in the second game of a doubleheader. Miguel Olivo went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs for the Royals, who have won three of four. Robinson Tejeda (2-2) took the win after giving up just one run on two hits over five frames. Joakim Soria recorded the final out to earn his 37th save. Ryan Garko had a two-run homer fo |
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| Royals, Indians slated for twinbill |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Former No. 1 overall draft pick Bryan Bullington makes his American League debut with the Cleveland Indians tonight in the second game of a doubleheader with the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field. A 6-foot-4, 220-pounder, Bullington was drafted first by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2002 and reached the majors with them in 2005, making one 1 1/3- inning relief appearance. He missed all of 2006 due to shoulder surgery, then returned for five more games with the Pirates in 2007 before being w |
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| Jays' Burnett highlights first of two games at Boston |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2008 |
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| improved to 4-1 since joining the Red Sox with a win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday, scattering three hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings. Byrd has won eight of his last nine starts overall and is 11-11 with a 4.39 ERA combined this season with the Cleveland Indians and Red Sox. The 37-year-old hurler, who went 2-1 in a three straight starts against the Jays in August, is 5-4 in his career against them with a 3.39 ERA in nine starts. Boston's hopes in the nightcap will rest on the oft-injured right arm of forme |
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| Lee goes for win No. 22 against hapless Royals |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Lefty Cliff Lee can begin applying the finishing touches to a potential Cy Young Award season tonight when the Cleveland Indians open a four-game series with the visiting Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field. Lee, a 30-year-old from Bentonville, Arkansas, has bounced back from a mediocre 2007 in style and leads the majors in both wins (21) and earned run average (2.28) as the schedule enters its final few weeks. Only 5-8 in 20 appearances with Cleveland last year, Lee was a solid 11-2 thro |
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| Mora, O's take down Tribe |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - Melvin Mora drove in a pair of runs as the Baltimore Orioles downed the Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in the finale of a four- game set at Camden Yards. Nick Markakis and Aubrey Huff each scored twice for the Orioles, who had dropped 10 of their last 11 coming into the contest. Brian Bass started on the mound and gave up three runs -- one earned -- on four hits in 4 1/3 innings of work. Lance Cormier (3-3) got the win as he pitched three scoreless innings. "To me it's a tryout," said |
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| Streaking Indians wrap road set with Orioles |
MLB Baseball |
09/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians try to continue their recent success on the road this evening, when they play the finale of a four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Cleveland won for the 13th time in its last 15 games away from home on Wednesday, as Scott Lewis was brilliant in his major league debut and Kelly Shoppach belted a pair of homers in the Tribe's 7-1 win. Lewis (1-0), who spent most of the season at Double-A Akron, hurled eight shutout innings and allowed just three hit |
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| Twins resume set with Royals |
MLB Baseball |
09/10/2008 |
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| ee of four overall. Jose Guillen went 3-for-4 and drove in the other run in defeat. The Royals have now dropped 11 of 13 away from home. Brian Bannister (7-15), who hasn't won since June 23 and hasn't beaten an American League team since topping the Cleveland Indians back on June 1, took the loss after getting roughed up for seven runs on 10 hits in just 3 2/3 innings of work. Minnesota's hopes tonight will rest on the right arm of Kevin Slowey, who has won four of his last five decisions. Slowey, though, was ch |
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| Indians, Orioles resume set at Camden Yards |
MLB Baseball |
09/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians try to continue their recent success on the road this evening, when they play the third test of a four-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Cleveland won for the 12th time in its last 14 games away from home on Tuesday, as Jeremy Sowers pitched eight strong innings to lift the Indians to a 6-1 win. Kelly Shoppach finished 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, two runs scored and an RBI for Cleveland, which bounced back from a 14-3 drubbing in the opener of t |
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| Twins top Royals, climb within a game of White Sox |
MLB Baseball |
09/09/2008 |
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| for the Royals, who have dropped two straight and three of four overall. Jose Guillen went 3-for-4 and drove in the other run in defeat. Brian Bannister (7-15), who hasn't won since June 23 and hasn't beaten an American League team since topping the Cleveland Indians back on June 1, took the loss after getting roughed up for seven runs on 10 hits in just 3 2/3 innings of work. It was the 27-year-old hurler's first career loss to the Twins. "I threw a lot of strikes, I think they did a great job of hitting situat |
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