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| Cleveland's Hafner back from DL |
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09/09/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians activated slugger Travis Hafner off the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. Hafner has sat out since May 25 with a right shoulder strain. A career .285 hitter, Hafner was hitting .217 with just four home runs and 22 runs batted in for the Indians this season. After hitting .308 with 42 homers and 117 RBI in 2006, Hafner's production declined to .266 with 24 homers and 100 RBI in 2007. |
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| Twins open series with Royals |
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09/09/2008 |
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| id not get a decision on Thursday against Oakland, as he surrendered four runs (one earned) and seven hits in seven innings. Bannister, who is 7-14 with a 5.56 ERA, hasn't won since June 23 and hasn't beaten an American League team since topping the Cleveland Indians back on June 1. The 27-year-old hurler, though, has never lost to the Twins, going 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA in five starts. Kansas City dropped two of three over the weekend to the Indians, falling 3-1 to Cliff Lee in Sunday's rubber match at Kauffman St |
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| Orioles, Indians meet again at Camden Yards |
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09/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles try to string back-to-back wins together for the first time in nearly a month this evening when they play the second test of a four-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Camden Yards. Baltimore snapped an eight-game losing streak on Monday, as Aubrey Huff's grand slam was one of four Orioles' home runs in their 14-3 win. Huff finished with three hits, while Adam Jones had three hits, including a three-run homer for Baltimore, which won for just the second time in |
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| Huff, O's play long ball to rout Indians |
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09/08/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - Aubrey Huff's grand slam was one of Baltimore's four home runs, as the Orioles crushed the Cleveland Indians, 14-3, and snapped an eight-game losing streak. Huff finished with three hits, while Adam Jones had three hits, including a three-run homer for Baltimore in the opener of this four-game series. Luke Scott homered and had two RBI, and Ramon Hernandez added a two-run shot. Garrett Olson (9-7) got the win after allowing three runs on eight hits and three walks in six innings |
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| Red Sox blank Rays, half-game back of AL East lead |
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09/08/2008 |
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| ts or anything like that." The Red Sox broke the Major League Baseball record for consecutive sellouts by filling Fenway Park for the 456th straight time. Boston's streak started May 15, 2003. The 456 straight home sellouts broke the mark set by the Cleveland Indians from June 12, 1995-April 2, 2001. "It was a good atmosphere tonight in the ball park," said Lester. "It almost felt like we were in the playoffs. We're playing good baseball right now. We're swinging the bats well and playing good defense." The Rays |
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| Red Sox set MLB record with 456th straight sellout |
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09/08/2008 |
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| ord for consecutive sellouts by filling Fenway Park for the 456th straight time Monday when they earned a 3-0 win over the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays. Boston's streak started May 15, 2003. The 456 straight home sellouts broke the mark set by the Cleveland Indians from June 12, 1995-April 2, 2001. The all-time major sports record for consecutive sellouts is 744 games, by the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, from 1977-95. "We want to say thank you to our fans for being here night after night and day after day no |
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| Cleveland continues road trip in Baltimore |
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09/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians continue their road trip tonight with a visit to Baltimore's Camden Yards, where the Tribe will attempt to hang another loss on the badly-slumping Orioles in the opener of this four-game series. Baltimore has lost eight straight games and 13 of its last 14 contests, and the team's woes continued with a 5-1 home setback to Oakland on Saturday. Jack Cust slugged a pair of home runs and Greg Smith tossed seven shutout innings as the A's completed a sweep of a two-game serie |
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| Lee shoots for 21st win of year in KC |
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09/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Cliff Lee goes for win No. 21 this afternoon when the Cleveland Indians play the rubber match of their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Lee became the Indians' first 20-game winner since Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry finished 21-13 in 1974 on Monday with his sixth straight win, a five-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox, improving him to 20-2, while lowering his major league best earned run average to 2.32. The 30-year-old Lee has now won his last nine de |
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| Meche, Royals edge Tribe |
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09/06/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Gil Meche pitched seven effective innings to give the Kansas City Royals a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the second of three games. Meche (11-10) finished the game allowing just one run on three hits and two walks while striking out 10 batters. Joakim Soria pitched a perfect ninth for his 35th save of the year. "To pitch that good against a team like this, you want to get a win," Meche said. "It was good for us. We had some opportunities to score and (the Indians) |
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| Indians continue set with Royals |
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09/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians try to continue their recent mastery of the Kansas City Royals this evening when the AL Central rivals resume a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Cleveland has won its last four against the Royals and is 8-4 on the season against their division's cellar dwellers, including wins in five of the seven matchups in Kansas City. That trend continued in Friday's opener, as Victor Martinez had two hits and two walks, helping Cleveland to a 9-3 win. Jamey Carroll and Asdruba |
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