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| Twins rally to top Indians, complete sweep |
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07/06/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Carlos Gomez knocked in the go-ahead run as part of a three-run seventh inning as the Minnesota Twins came back to edge the Cleveland Indians, 4-3, sweeping the three-game set at the Metrodome. Nick Punto had an RBI single and Brendan Harris added a single and scored the winning run for the Twins, who have won five straight and 16 of their last 18 games. Glen Perkins (5-2) picked up the win, tossing seven solid innings. He allowed three runs on seven hits, while striking out t |
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| Indians sign Jeff Weaver to minor league deal |
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07/05/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians signed free agent starting pitcher Jeff Weaver to a minor league contract Saturday. He will report to Triple-A Buffalo immediately. Weaver, 31, has a career major league record of 93-114 with a 4.72 earned run average in 284 games in parts of nine seasons with the Tigers, Yankees, Dodgers, Cardinals and Mariners. He won three games in the 2006 postseason for St. Louis, which went on to win the World Series. In 2007 for Seattle he went 7-13 with a 6.20 ERA. |
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| Zito tries to find way against Dodgers |
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07/05/2008 |
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| s and allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits in five innings, dropping him to 3-12 on the season, while raising his earned run average to 5.99. The former AL Cy Young Award winner had given up a run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings in beating the Cleveland Indians in his previous start. Zito lost to the Dogers earlier in the season and is 3-3 lifetime against them with a 4.53 ERA in seven starts. Los Angeles will counter with veteran Chan Ho Park, who will get another shot in the rotation in place of the inju |
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| Red-hot Twins hope to keep rolling versus Indians |
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07/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins hope to keep their recent hot streak going this evening, as the resurgent club continues a three-game home series against a Cleveland Indians squad desperate to end a six-game slide. The Twins will send Kevin Slowey to the hill tonight. The righty is 5-6 this season with a 3.47 ERA, and has been particularly impressive recently. Last time out, Slowey tossed a three-hit shutout against the Brewers. He now has a 0.43 ERA in his last three outings with 19 strikeouts and only |
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| Tale of Two Cities: Surging Twins upend slumping Tribe |
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07/05/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Delmon Young went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and finished with four runs driven in, and Nick Punto hit a solo home run while also driving in four runs, as the Minnesota Twins crushed the Cleveland Indians, 12-3, in the opener of a three-game set from the Metrodome. Justin Morneau went 2-for-3 with two doubles, scored twice and had two RBI for the Twins, who have won three in a row, four of five and eight of their last 10 overall. Livan Hernandez (9-5) took the win as he |
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| Nats, Reds start four-gamer in Cincy |
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07/03/2008 |
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| has been up and down since a scintillating start, during which he allowed just three runs, walked none and struck out 18 over 13 1/3 innings. He subsequently lost five of six decisions, won three straight and lost three straight before defeating the Cleveland Indians, 5-0, in his most recent outing on June 28. In that game, Cueto pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and scattered five hits, walked three and struck out two while lowering his ERA from 5.01 to 4.68. He has never faced the Nationals. On Wednesday in Miam |
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| Rockies have nothing to worry about, yet |
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07/02/2008 |
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| kies first baseman Todd Helton is slumping as of late. Helton is 14-for-75 over his last 21 contests, good enough for a .187 batting average. ON DECK The Rockies will resume a seven-game homestand on Wednesday with the finale of a three-game series versus the San Diego Padres. They are 21-20 at Coors Field this season, and will also host the Florida Marlins for four games. With a victory over the Padres tonight, the Rockies can capture their first series win since sweeping the Cleveland Indians from June 17-19. |
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| Pale Hose put win streak on line vs. Tribe |
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07/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox put a six-game win streak on the line when the American League Central front-runners try for a series sweep of the floundering Cleveland Indians tonight at U.S. Cellular Field. Chicago kept up its winning ways by putting together a tremendous late comeback in Tuesday's tussle with the Tribe. The White Sox scored twice with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to pull out a 3-2 victory. Joe Borowski (1-3) came on for Cleveland in the 10th to protect a 2-1 lead and re |
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| Reds send Thompson to hill versus Pirates |
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07/02/2008 |
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| 2003, debuted with five innings of scoreless ball in the Reds' 6-0 defeat of the New York Yankees in the Bronx on June 21. He returned six days later and suffered his first loss, allowing eight hits and four runs in five innings of a 6-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians. For the Pirates, former first-round draft pick John Van Benschoten makes his first start since a recent call-up from the minors. He made four appearances with Pittsburgh between April 29 and May 12, then went back to Triple-A Indianapolis, where he |
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| Lee, Indians hope to cool down White Sox in Chicago |
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07/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Cliff Lee will attempt to further build his cause for a possible All-Star start when the Cleveland Indians standout takes the mound in tonight's showdown with the host Chicago White Sox. Lee has been one of the American League's most dominant hurlers this season, as the tough lefty brings a stellar 11-1 record and a 2.34 earned run average through 15 starts into this evening's tilt. Lee is tied with the Angels' Joe Saunders for the AL lead in victories, while his ERA is presently the second- |
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