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| First-place Rays to wind up road trip with Rangers |
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08/17/2008 |
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| American League East leaders play the rubber match of their three-game set with the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Tampa, which leads the division by 3 1/2 games over the Boston Red Sox, hasn't lost a series since being swept by the Cleveland Indians heading into the All- Star break. Kazmir, meanwhile, hasn't contributed to the Rays' surprising success of late, as he has posted just one win since June 27 and has failed to make it past the fifth inning in his last four starts. The 24-year-old lef |
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| Tribe tries to turn tables on powerful Angels |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians try to hand the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim a rare series loss this afternoon, when the teams play the rubber match of a three-game series against them at Progressive Field. Los Angeles, which owns baseball's best record at 76-45 and is comfortably 15 1/2 games in front of the Texas Rangers in the American League West, hasn't lost a series to an AL team since getting swept by Tampa Bay from May 9-11 and is 16-0-4 in its last 20 series against the Junior Circuit. Howeve |
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| Vlad, Halos edge Tribe |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
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| h team was hitless with runners in scoring position. The Angels left six on base while going 0-for-9 with RISP, while Cleveland went 0-for-9 with RISP...Lackey is unbeaten in his last seven starts...Former manager Mike Hargrove was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame Saturday. He led the Indians to five straight AL Central division titles from 1995-99 and World Series appearances in 1995 and '97, respectively...LA's Joe Saunders (14-5) will face off against Cleveland's Jeremy Sowers (1-6) in the ser |
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| Fading Tigers resume series with visiting Orioles |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
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| relief before getting the starting call at Yankee Stadium on July 30, a game which ended in a 13-3 Baltimore loss. Sarfate has started twice since and fared no better, getting no-decisions in Orioles' losses to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Cleveland Indians while giving up 11 hits and 11 earned runs over a combined seven innings. Overall as a starter, Sarfate has allowed 13 hits and 14 earned runs in 11 innings. He was 4-1 with a 3.78 in 50 innings of relief work. Detroit's Justin Verlander faces a fav |
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| Angels aim to even weekend set with Indians |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians try to hand the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim a rare series loss this afternoon in the middle test of a three-game series at Progressive Field. Los Angeles, which owns baseball's best record at 75-45 and is comfortably 15 1/2 games in front of the Texas Rangers in the American League West, hasn't lost a series to an AL team since getting swept by Tampa Bay from May 9-11 and is 16-0-4 in its last 20 series against the Junior Circuit. However, the Halos did drop a pair of |
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| Robertson, Tigers welcome O's to Motor City |
MLB Baseball |
08/15/2008 |
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| and six strikeouts in eight innings of work. Baltimore, meanwhile, enters tonight's opener on a high note after Lou Montanez highlighted an eight-run eighth inning with two hits and two RBI en route to a three-hit night to lead the Orioles over the Cleveland Indians, 11-6, in the finale of a four-game set at Progressive Field. Kevin Millar drove in three runs and scored a run on three hits for the Orioles, who bounced back to win the final two contests after allowing a total of 20 runs in a pair of losses to op |
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| Cleveland's Lee aims for win No. 17 vs. Angels |
MLB Baseball |
08/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Cliff Lee tries for his American League-best 17th win of the season this evening when the Cleveland Indians open a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Progressive Field. Lee, who is one win behind Arizona's Brandon Webb for the major league lead, continued his amazing season on Sunday in Toronto, as he won his fifth straight decision by holding the Blue Jays to eight hits over eight scoreless innings, running his record to 16-2 on the year, while lowering his earned ru |
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| Orioles score eight in eighth, down Indians |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Lou Montanez highlighted an eight-run eighth inning with two hits and two RBI en route to a three-hit night to lead the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Indians, 11-6, in the finale of a four-game set at Progressive Field. Kevin Millar drove in three runs and scored a run on three hits for the Orioles, who bounced back to win the final two contests after allowing a total of 20 runs in a pair of losses to open the series. Franklin Gutierrez homered for the Indians, who have d |
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| Guthrie remains sharp as Baltimore tops Cleveland |
MLB Baseball |
08/13/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Jeremy Guthrie tossed seven strong innings, and Aubrey Huff homered and drove in two runs as the Baltimore Orioles downed the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, in the third meeting of a four-game set. Nick Markakis went 3-for-4, drove in two, and scored, and Melvin Mora also had three hits and scored for the Orioles, who had dropped three straight. Guthrie (10-8) allowed just four hits and one run with four strikeouts and a walk to pick up the win. Anthony Reyes (3-2) gave up two runs on |
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| Indians recall Jackson |
MLB Baseball |
08/13/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians have recalled pitcher Zach Jackson from Triple-A Buffalo. Jackson will take the roster spot and the slot in Cleveland's starting rotation left vacant by the trade of Paul Byrd to Boston. The 25-year-old lefty will start Thursday's game against Baltimore. Acquired from Milwaukee on July 7, Jackson has appeared in eight games with four starts for Buffalo and has a record of 3-1 with a 4.05 earned run average. Jackson pitched in two games for the Brewers in Ma |
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