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| White Sox host Tigers in important Central clash |
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08/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox hope that a lengthy homestand will cure what ails them. They play the first of three straight games versus the AL Central-rival Detroit Tigers this evening at U.S. Cellular Field. Chicago will begin a 10-game homestand tonight after it has dropped two straight and six of its last eight games to fall into a tie with the Minnesota Twins for the top spot in the Central standings. The White Sox just lost the last two tests of a three-game series against the Kansas City Ro |
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| Indians aim to continue dominance of Rays |
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08/05/2008 |
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| en hits and four runs over five innings in defeat. Heading to the hill for Cleveland tonight will be righty Fausto Carmona, who is 5-3 with a 4.18 ERA. In his second start after missing more than two months on the disabled list, Carmona defeated the Detroit Tigers on Thursday for his first win since May 12, as he surrendered four runs (two earned) and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. Carmona is 1-0 in two appearances (one start) against the Rays with a 2.57 ERA. Tampa will counter with righty Edwin Jackson, who ha |
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| Tigers' Cabrera named AL Player of the Month |
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08/04/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Detroit Tigers infielder Miguel Cabrera was selected as the American League Player of the Month for July. Cabrera batted .330 with eight homers and a major league-best 31 runs batted in last month. He also posted a slugging percentage of .848 with an on-base percentage of .357. The 25-year-old native of Venezuela collected 11 multi-hit games and added a nine-game hitting streak during the month. He is batting .298 with 20 homers and 82 RBI this season. Baltimore's Aubrey Huff |
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| Cleveland's Lee goes for 15th win in matchup with Rays |
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08/04/2008 |
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| picana Field. Lee, who is one win behind Arizona's Brandon Webb for the major league lead, has been one of the biggest surprises in the league this season, going 14-2 with a 2.58 earned run average. He did not get a decision on Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers, as he matched a season-high by allowing six runs along with 10 hits in five innings of his team's 14-12 setback. The 29-year-old lefty tossed six scoreless innings to beat the Rays earlier in the year and is 5-2 lifetime against them with a 2.30 ER |
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| Pena, Rays walk past Tigers in 10th |
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08/03/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Carlos Pena drew a game-ending, bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning, as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied past the Detroit Tigers, 6-5, to complete a three-game sweep at Tropicana Field. After Miguel Cabrera's lead-off home run in the top of the 10th off Troy Percival gave the Tigers a 5-4 lead, the Rays took advantage of a wild Fernando Rodney (0-3) to mount a comeback in the bottom half. Pinch-hitter Willy Aybar walked to begin the frame, bringing Jason Bartlet |
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| Rays conclude set with Tigers |
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08/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay right-hander James Shields can reach double-digit wins for the second straight season today, when the Rays host the Detroit Tigers in the finale of a three-game weekend series at Tropicana Field. The Rays head into Sunday with a three-game lead in the American League's East Division over the Boston Red Sox. A 26-year-old Californian and a former 16th-round draft pick, Shields was a 12-game winner last season over 31 starts in his initial full stint in the starting rotation. He go |
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| Longoria homers in Rays thrashing of Tigers |
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08/02/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Evan Longoria finished 3-for-5 with a homer, double and three RBI, as the Tampa Bay Rays downed the Detroit Tigers, 9-3, in game two of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Jason Bartlett had three hits and scored twice for the Rays, who have won four games in a row. Carl Crawford added a two-run single. Andy Sonnanstine (11-6) gave up two runs on seven hits while striking out six and walking one in six innings of work to collect the win for Tampa Bay, which remains t |
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| Tigers' Zumaya has lingering pain in right arm |
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08/02/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced on Saturday that reliever Joel Zumaya will not be available to pitch for at least a few days. Zumaya continues to experience discomfort in his right arm and the flame- throwing right-hander will be further evaluated by the team's medical staff. If all goes well, the Tigers hope to have him available for Tuesday's series opener against the Chicago White Sox. He exited the game on July 27 due to tightness in his right triceps, a |
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| Twins send Slowey to the hill versus Indians |
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08/02/2008 |
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| sions, is 1-0 in two starts versus the Indians with a 4.91 ERA in those outings. Cleveland will pin its hopes on 37-year-old right-hander Paul Byrd, who has won his last two starts after losing five straight decisions. Byrd was brilliant against the Detroit Tigers on Monday, scattering four hits over 7 2/3 scoreless innings to improve to 5-10 on the season, while lowering his ERA to 4.93. Byrd has faced the Twins 19 times over the course of his 13-year career and is 10-5 against them with a 4.06 ERA. Clevelan |
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| AL East-leading Rays resume series with Tigers |
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08/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Double-digit winning right-hander Andy Sonnanstine looks to snap a brief skid tonight when the first-place Tampa Bay Rays host the Detroit Tigers in game two of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. The Rays enter with a three-game lead in the American League's East Division over Boston and 5 1/2 games on the New York Yankees. Sonnanstine was 10-3 for the season after a 3-0 blanking of Kansas City on July 5, but has since dropped three straight decisions to Cleveland, Oakland and Kansas |
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