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| Oakland Athletics Team Report - April 25 |
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04/25/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Mark Mulder pitched his sixth career shutout as the Oakland Athletics blanked the Detroit Tigers yesterday, 2-0. Eric Byrnes went 2-for-3 with a run scored for Oakland, which took two in this three-game set and has won four of its last six games. Mulder (3-1) allowed just three hits to go along with five strikeouts and one walk for his ninth career complete game. He is now 9-1 in his last 14 starts dating back to last season. With yesterday's victory, Oakland remains two games back of Seat |
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| Oakland's Dye leaves game with injury |
MLB Baseball |
04/24/2003 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Oakland Athletics outfielder Jermaine Dye left Thursday's game versus the Detroit Tigers with discomfort in his right knee. Dye was fielding a double by the Tigers' Dean Palmer in the fifth inning when he slipped and fell. After trainer Larry Davis was called onto the field, Dye walked off under his own power. Dye has had lower body trouble in the past. During the 2001 playoffs, he broke his left fibia versus the New York Yankees. |
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| Oakland Athletics Team Report - April 24 |
MLB Baseball |
04/24/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Oakland A's sent their ace to the mound against the lowly Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, but they ended up coming away with a 4-1 loss in the second of a three-game series at the Coliseum Barry Zito (3-2) took the loss for Oakland, one game after pitching a complete game shutout against the Rangers last week. In seven innings against Detroit, Zito was charged with two runs and five hits. Zito has now permitted 36 hits and 14 earned runs in 46 innings during his career against the Tigers. |
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| Indians lose in grand fashion |
MLB Baseball |
04/23/2003 |
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| 2-3 on their 10-game road trip. Cleveland has dropped five of its last seven games overall to sit at 7-13 on the season. The Indians are off to their worst start after 20 games since the 1993 campaign, when they also began 7-13. Thankfully, the 1-17 Detroit Tigers are also in the AL Central. Run production has been the main problem for the Indians, who are third-to- last in the AL in that category with 78. Burks leads the team with 13 RBI. Strong starts from a couple of hurlers in the rotation have kept the I |
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| Oakland Athletics Team Report - April 23 |
MLB Baseball |
04/23/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Athletics carry an impressive 8-2 home record into tonight's contest with the lowly Detroit Tigers. Oakland has won three of its last four, including a 6-5 win in 11 frames over the Tigers on Tuesday in the opener of this three-game set. Miguel Tejada hit the game-winning home run in the bottom of the 11th frame. This was the second time in Tejada's career that he has homered in the game's last at-bat. Mark Ellis collected three hits and drove in two runs, while Ramon Hernandez |
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| Sasaki hoping to save job as closer |
MLB Baseball |
04/21/2003 |
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| ing 14-for-36 over his last nine games. WHO'S NOT The Seattle outfield has been brutal so far in terms of run production. Centerfielder Mike Cameron has just six RBI this season, while rightfielder Ichiro Suzuki and leftfielder Randy Winn have driven in only three runs apiece. COMING UP The Mariners begin a six-game homestand on Tuesday when they take on the Cleveland Indians in the opener of a three-game series. Seattle then completes the home stretch with a three-game set against the dismal Detroit Tigers. |
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| Tejada's cold start holding back A's |
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04/21/2003 |
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| 28 with four homers and 14 runs. Catcher Ramon Hernandez (.377) and first baseman Scott Hatteberg (.349) are also swinging hot bats. WHO'S NOT Along with Tejada, Jermaine Dye has carried a soft stick so far this season. The rightfielder is batting just .200 with only one home run and six RBI. COMING UP The A's resume their nine-game homestand on Tuesday when they host the 1-16 Detroit Tigers in the opener of a three-game set. The Cleveland Indians then come to town for three contests in the following series. |
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| Royals starter Affeldt placed on disabled list |
MLB Baseball |
04/20/2003 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Jeremy Affeldt was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a blister on his pitching hand. Affeldt was forced to leave Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers after three innings. He gave up four hits and two runs in the Royals' 9-2 victory. He was 2-0 with a 5.12 ERA in four starts this season. The 23-year-old Affeldt was sidelined for large parts of last season with a similar problem. Affeldt developed a blister on the middle finger |
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| Royals' Beltran activated from DL |
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04/18/2003 |
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| Surprise, AZ (MySportsbook) - Kansas City Royals centerfielder Carlos Beltran has been activated from the 15-day disabled and is in the lineup for Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers. Beltran was sidelined with a strained oblique muscle and missed the Royals' first 14 games this season. Kansas City still managed to post an 11-3 record in his absence. Royals manager Tony Pena penciled Beltran into the number three spot in the lineup and pushed first baseman Mike Sweeney back to the cleanup position. Be |
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| Everett makes good on his word |
MLB Baseball |
04/15/2003 |
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| the 29-year-old righthander combined with Francisco Cordero to give the Rangers their first shutout since June 21 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was also the first shutout in Arlington by Texas pitching since last May when Kenny Rogers held the Detroit Tigers without a run. "When I was hitting my spots, I was hitting corners and making the right pitches at the right time," Valdes said. "I'm not a strikeout pitcher, I'm not a power pitcher. I just tried to keep the ball down." Valdes, who was roughed up f |
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