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| Carroll lifts Tribe over Tigers |
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09/19/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Jamey Carroll hit the game-winning RBI single in the ninth to give the Cleveland Indians a comeback 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first of a three-game set. Freddy Dolsi (1-5) started on the mound for Detroit in the ninth and hit lead- off batter Kelly Shoppach. Bobby Seay came on in relief and Josh Barfield came in to pinch-run. After a strikeout, Gary Glover relieved Seay and gave up a single to Ryan Garko to put runners on the corners. Carroll followed with a |
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| Angels open series at Rangers Ballpark |
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09/19/2008 |
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| season to go along with a 5.06 ERA. Harrison defeated the Halos in his major league debut in his only other appearance against them, giving up a pair of runs and five hits in seven frames. Texas enters this series after taking two of three from the Detroit Tigers, but was denied a sweep in the set on Wednesday, as it was routed 17-4. Brandon Boggs drove three of the runs in for the Rangers, who have dropped three of five. Dustin Nippert (3-5) took the loss after allowing five runs on six hits over 4 1/3 inni |
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| Tigers invade Cleveland's Progressive Field |
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09/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fresh off a notable sweep of one of the American League's postseason contenders, the Cleveland Indians will try to keep the momentum going when the Detroit Tigers invade Progressive Field tonight for the opener of a three-game series. Cleveland hurt the playoff prospects of fellow AL Central member Minnesota by winning all three meetings with the Twins earlier this week. The Indians capped the sweep with Wednesday's 6-4 victory fueled by back-to-back RBI doubles from Jhonny Peralta and Vic |
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| Major League Baseball |
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09/19/2008 |
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| Suspended Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland three games for inappropriate conduct in September 15-16 series against Rangers. |
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| MLB suspends, fines Tigers manager Leyland |
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09/19/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball suspended Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland three games for inappropriate conduct during the September 15th and 16th contests against the Texas Rangers. Leyland was also fined an undisclosed amount and will begin the suspension Friday in the series opener at Cleveland. The Tigers have underachieved to a 71-80 record this season and are 12 1/2 games behind the White Sox for the top spot in the AL Central. |
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| Cabrera, Tigers rout Rangers |
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09/18/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - Miguel Cabrera went 4-for-5, including a three-run homer, and missed the cycle by a triple, as the Detroit Tigers scored a combined 14 runs over the fifth and sixth innings to avoid a three- game sweep with a 17-4 rout of the Texas Rangers. Edgar Renteria finished with three RBI for the Tigers, who saw their six-game slide become history. Dusty Ryan went 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Brandon Inge and Ryan Raburn each ended with two RBI in the win. Freddy Garcia (1 |
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| The night is still Young, Rangers SS exits early |
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09/18/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers shortstop Michael Young left Wednesday's 17-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers after aggravating a fracture in his right ring finger. Young has been playing the last few weeks with a fracture in the finger and also has a cyst on his right wrist. Young was 0-for-2 before leaving and Ramon Vazquez replaced him in the field. Vazquez ended 0-for-3 with a strikeout. For the season, Young is batting .276 with 12 homers and 76 RBI in 148 games. |
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| Garcia makes season debut in Arlington |
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09/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Six-time double-digit winner Freddy Garcia makes his first major league start of 2008 tonight when the Detroit Tigers visit Rangers Park for the third and final game of their series with the Texas Rangers. A 32-year-old Venezuelan, Garcia won 17 games as recently as 2006 with the Chicago White Sox, before being limited to just 11 starts with the Philadelphia Phillies last season. He had shoulder surgery and had not pitched competitively in 2008 until signing a minor-league deal with the Ti |
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| Tigers, Rangers resume set in Arlington |
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09/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Veteran right-hander Kevin Millwood can reach double-digit wins for the third straight season and eighth time overall tonight when the Texas Rangers host the Detroit Tigers in the middle test of a three-game set at Rangers Park. The North Carolina native, who'll turn 34 on Christmas Eve, won 17, 18 and 10 games with the Atlanta Braves from 1998-200, earned 18 and 14 wins with the Braves in 2002-03 and then picked up 16 and 10 wins with the Rangers in 2006-07. He got to win No. 9 this seaso |
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| Teagarden, four-run eighth helps Rangers upend Tigers |
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09/16/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - Taylor Teagarden hit his first career grand slam and finished with a career-high five runs driven in and Travis Metcalf cracked a three-run homer, as the Texas Rangers outslugged the Detroit Tigers, 11-8, in the first of a three-game set. Marlon Byrd had a two-run triple to cap a four-run eighth inning for Texas, which has won three of its last five games. Michael Young drove in a run in the win. Starter Brandon McCarthy lasted just 2/3 of an inning after suffering a strained |
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