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| Pirates victorious in 15 innings, again |
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06/22/2003 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Abraham Nunez scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 15th inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Cleveland Indians, 7-6. The Pirates have taken the first two contests of the three-game interleague series at PNC Park, with both victories coming in 15 innings. Aramis Ramirez and Reggie Sanders hit homers for Pittsburgh, which has won six of its last seven contests. Ramirez finished 3-for-7 with two runs scored, while teammate Jason Kendall knocked in a p |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates Team Report - June 21 |
MLB Baseball |
06/21/2003 |
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| === Pittsburgh Pirates Team Report - June 21 === (MySportsbook) - Kris Benson hopes to snap a personal two-game losing streak on Saturday when the Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Cleveland Indians in the middle contest of a three-game interleague series at PNC Park. Benson takes the mound for the Pirates on Saturday after skipping his last turn in the rotation to work out some flaws. The righthander has just one win in his last five outings overall (1-3). Most recently, Benson suffered his worst loss of the se |
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| Detroit Tigers Team Report - June 20 |
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06/20/2003 |
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| jors. Detroit will try to take advantage of a hitter's friendly ballpark tonight, as the Tigers enter this contest with the worst batting average in the majors at .221 and have scored the fewest runs (217). Detroit lost 10-3 at home yesterday to the Cleveland Indians. Dmitri Young and Warren Morris homered for Detroit, which lost its fourth straight and has fallen in 12 of its last 13 contests. Eric Munson added three hits in the losing effort. Tonight's pitching matchup will be a repeat from last Saturday at Co |
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| Indians bring out the Brooms in Motown |
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06/20/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians completed their first road sweep of the season with yesterday's 10-3 victory. It was against the Tigers, but a sweep is a sweep no matter how pathetic the opponent plays. The Indians hammered out 34 hits in the three-game whooping of the Detroit Tigers. Cleveland had 34 hits only after their first six games in April. This shows that the young club is beginning to adjust to the big leagues. If anything it shows the Indians' youth movement is making bigger strides then the |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates Team Report - June 20 |
MLB Baseball |
06/20/2003 |
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| === Pittsburgh Pirates Team Report - June 20 === (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates try to get back on the winning track this evening when they open welcome the Cleveland Indians to town for a three- game interleague set at PNC Park. Pittsburgh, though, comes into Friday's contest after dropping the finale of its three-game set to the Montreal Expos, 5-2, on Thursday. Randall Simon went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Pirates, who had a four-game winning streak halted. Salomon Torres (4-2) suffered the loss |
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| Pirates finally sweep a doubleheader |
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06/19/2003 |
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| today, all within a span of 24 hours. WHO'S HOT Ramirez is five for his last 14 with nine RBI and two homers. Kendall is four for his last 12 with five RBI. Jack Wilson has nine hits in his last 19 at-bats with seven RBI. WHO'S NOT Lofton is just three for his last 23 with two doubles. Simon has gone 6-for-29 in his last eight games and is just 11-for-50 in June. COMING UP After the conclusion of their three-game set against the Montreal Expos the Pirates will host the Cleveland Indians for a three-game series. |
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| Detroit Tigers Team Report - June 19 |
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06/19/2003 |
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| === Detroit Tigers Team Report - June 19 === (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Cleveland Indians on Thursday when the AL Central foes square off in the finale of their set at Comerica Park. On Wednesday, Cleveland posted a 4-1 victory over Detroit, as Jason Davis came within an out of his first major league shutout. Eric Munson homered for the second straight night and notched two other hits for Detroit, which has lost three straight and 11 of its last 12 |
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| Baseball loses Larry Doby |
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06/18/2003 |
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| J (MySportsbook) - Hall of Fame outfielder Larry Doby, who in 1947 became the first black player to sign a contract with an American League team, died at his home on Wednesday after battling a long illness. He was 78. Doby signed with Bill Veeck's Cleveland Indians on July 5, 1947, just 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. "Just remember that they play with a little white ball and a stick of wood up here, just like they did in your league," Veeck told Doby be |
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| Detroit Tigers Team Report - June 18 |
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06/18/2003 |
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| === Detroit Tigers Team Report - June 18 === (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers try to improve upon their dismal home record on Wednesday when they take on the Cleveland Indians in the middle contest of a three-game series at Comerica Park. The Tigers are just 1-6 on a current nine-game homestand and 6-27 overall in their park. Detroit hasn't won a series at home all season. On Tuesday, the Tigers fell at home again, as the Indians posted a 7-4 victory in the opener of this series. Ben Broussard hit the firs |
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| Arizona places Hillenbrand on DL, activates Dellucci |
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06/17/2003 |
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| d on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain Tuesday. Outfielder David Dellucci, who was on the DL retroactive to June 2 with a concussion, was activated to take his place. Hillenbrand originally suffered the injury on June 8 against the Cleveland Indians when he hit a first inning double. He was eventually removed from the contest after attempting to field a grounder in the second. Hillenbrand, who came to Arizona from the Boston Red Sox in a trade for Byung- Hyun Kim, is batting .286 with a home ru |
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