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| Rays put finishing touches on magnificent regular season in Detroit |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays try and salvage the finale of their four- game series with the Detroit Tigers this afternoon when they wrap up their regular season at Comerica Park. The Rays, who, of course, have already won a franchise-high 96 games this season, in addition to their first AL East title, lost their third straight game on Saturday, as Miguel Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a home run, and Aquilino Lopez tossed 2 2/3 perfect innings of relief to lead Detroit to a 4-3 win. Lopez (4-1) earned th |
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| AL East-champion Rays continue set at Detroit |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With their first AL East title in team history secured, the Tampa Bay Rays continue to tune up for the postseason with the third of four games against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Even though Tampa lost on Friday, it clinched its first-ever division crown with Boston's 19-8 loss to the New York Yankees. The Rays now await the winner of the AL Central in next week's ALDS. Detroit made it two straight wins on Friday, as Gary Sheffield homered twice -- Nos. 498 and 499 of his career - |
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| Rays claim division crown despite loss to Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Gary Sheffield homered twice -- Nos. 498 and 499 of his career -- and the Detroit Tigers temporarily prevented the Rays from clinching the AL East with a 6-4 win over Tampa Bay in the second of a four-game set. Tampa Bay, which clinched the first postseason berth in franchise history earlier this week, was handed its first division crown later Friday when the Yankees trounced the Red Sox 19-8. The Rays magic number entering this series was one, needing just a win or a Red Sox l |
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| Sheffield, Tigers again deny Rays AL East title |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Gary Sheffield homered twice -- Nos. 498 and 499 of his career -- and the Detroit Tigers again prevented the Rays from clinching the AL East with a 6-4 win over Tampa Bay in the second of a four- game set. Tampa Bay, which clinched the first postseason berth in franchise history earlier this week, entered this series with a magic number of one, needing just a win or a Red Sox loss to clinch the division. The Rays didn't get either on Thursday. The Red Sox hosted the New York Ya |
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| Tigers/White Sox makeup slated for Monday afternoon, if needed |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The makeup of a rained out game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox is scheduled for Monday afternoon in Chicago if the game is necessary. The game, which was rained out on September 13, will take place at 2:05 p.m. (et) in Chicago if one-half game still separates the White Sox and the Minnesota Twins in the AL Central race after play Sunday. The Twins just swept a three-game series in Minnesota between the clubs, and are one-half game ahead of the White Sox. C |
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| Rays try again for division crown versus Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays try once again to clinch their first division title in team history this evening when they continue their four-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Tampa, which clinched its first-ever postseason berth earlier this week, enters tonight's tilt with a two-game lead over Boston in the AL East and will secure a division title with another win or a Red Sox loss. The Rays, though, failed to lock up the title in the opener of this set on Thursday, as Ramon Sant |
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| Rays bungle chance to clinch AL East in loss to Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Ramon Santiago homered twice, and the Detroit Tigers prevented the Rays from clinching the first division title in franchise history with a 7-5 win over Tampa Bay in the opener of a four-game series. Ben Zobrist homered twice and drove in four for the Rays, who could have clinched the AL East with a win. Instead Tampa Bay will have to wait at least another day to celebrate. A Boston Red Sox loss to the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night would have handed the division title to |
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| Tigers reliever Todd Jones calls it quits |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Detroit Tigers reliever Todd Jones has decided to call it a career upon the conclusion of the 2008 season. Jones wrote about the decision in his weekly column for the Sporting News, and made the announcement official on Thursday. "This is the culmination of 35 years in baseball for me," Jones said. "Detroit was a big part of my career and I'll be a Tiger through and through. From the bottom of my heart, I can't express what it was like to be a Tiger." The 40-year-old veteran ra |
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| Rays conclude set with Tigers gunning for division crown |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays can clinch their first division title in team history this afternoon when they start a four-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Tampa, which clinched its first-ever postseason berth earlier this week, enters tonight's tilt with a three-game lead over Boston in the AL East and will secure a division title with another win or a Red Sox loss. The Rays moved one step closer to a division title on Wednesday, as Akinori Iwamura drove in three runs and Tampa B |
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| Tigers reliever Todd Jones to call it quits |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Detroit Tigers reliever Todd Jones has decided to call it a career upon the conclusion of the 2008 season. Jones wrote about the decision in his weekly column for the Sporting News, and is expected to make the announcement official on Thursday. The 40-year-old veteran ranks 14th on the all-time list with 319 saves and holds the Tigers' franchise record with 235 saves. He has spent eight of his 16 big league seasons with Detroit in two separate stints, and has also pitched for Houston, Minn |
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