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| Scutaro helps Blue Jays down Tigers |
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04/09/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Marco Scutaro hit a two-run home run to help the Toronto Blue Jays take a 6-2 win over the Detroit Tigers to wrap up a four-game set. Adam Lind went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and Aaron Hill added a solo shot for the Blue Jays, who took three of four to open up the season. Ricky Romero (1-0) got the win as he gave up just two runs on seven hits with two walks and five strikeouts in six innings of work in his MLB debut. "It took me a while to get started," said Romero. "It's a |
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| Rookie arms on display in finale between Tigers and Jays |
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04/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Young right-hander Rick Porcello makes his major-league debut today at Rogers Centre, as the Detroit Tigers close out a four-game season-opening series with the host Toronto Blue Jays. A 20-year-old native of Morristown, N.J., Porcello was the Tigers' top pick in the 2007 draft and has never pitched above the Class A level of pro ball. He was 8-6 with a 2.66 earned run average for Lakeland of the Florida State League in 2008, allowing 116 hits and striking out 72 in 125 innings. Porcello e |
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| Jays hoping to maintain early success against Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
04/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays target their first 3-0 start since 1996 this evening, when they continue their season-opening four-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre. Toronto battered Detroit starter Justin Verlander in a 12-5 victory to open the year, but the Blue Jays had to rally for a win on Tuesday, scoring five times in the final two frames to pull out a 5-4 win. After B.J. Ryan surrendered a game-tying solo homer to Brandon Inge in the top of the ninth, the Jays loaded the b |
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| Blue Jays attempt to outslug Tigers once again |
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04/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays try to start a season with consecutive wins for the first time since 2005 this evening, when they continue their four-game set with the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre. Toronto's bats came alive in the season opener on Monday, as Adam Lind went 4- for-5 with a home run and finished with six RBI and two runs scored, helping the Blue Jays to a 12-5 rout. Travis Snider had a solo homer while Lyle Overbay drove in a pair of runs for the Blue Jays, while Aaron Hill, Vernon |
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| Rays to begin belated AL title defense in Boston |
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04/07/2009 |
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| League East and advancing to the World Series following a Game 7 win over the Red Sox in the AL Championship Series. With a rapid reversal from 96 losses in 2007, manager Joe Maddon's Rays joined the 1967 Boston Red Sox, 1991 Atlanta Braves and 2005 Detroit Tigers as the only teams to go from 90-plus losses one year to a World Series berth the next. The Rays' magical run, though, ended in the Fall Classic, where they were upended in five games by the Philadelphia Phillies. However, armed with one of the best |
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| Lind highlights Toronto's season-opening drubbing of Tigers |
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04/06/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Adam Lind went 4-for-5 with a home run and finished with six RBI and two runs scored, as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Detroit Tigers, 12-5, in the season-opener for both clubs. Travis Snider had a solo homer while Lyle Overbay drove in a pair of runs for the Blue Jays, who finished the 2008 campaign with an 86-76 overall mark, which was good enough for fourth place in the powerful AL East. Aaron Hill, Vernon Wells and Scott Rolen each drove in a run in the win. Roy Halladay |
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| Blue Jays, Tigers ready to begin season |
MLB Baseball |
04/06/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers hope to erase the memories of a disappointing 2008 when they lift the lid off the 2009 campaign with tonight's opener of a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Following the offseason acquisitions of first baseman Miguel Cabrera, starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis and shortstop Edgar Renteria, coupled with the progression of ace Justin Verlander, just about everyone had Detroit back in the playoffs after a one-year absence following their AL pe |
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| Sheffield settles on Mets |
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04/03/2009 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Three days after he was released by the Detroit Tigers, veteran outfielder Gary Sheffield signed with the New York Mets. Sheffield will report to Citi Field, the Mets' new home, on Saturday where the 40-year-old will undergo a physical to make the deal official. The World Series champion Phillies and Cincinnati Reds were also believed to be interested in the nine-time All-Star. Sheffield was thought to have chosen the Mets based on the availability of playing time, something b |
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| Report: Sheffield settles on Mets |
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04/03/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Three days after he was released by the Detroit Tigers, veteran outfielder Gary Sheffield has reportedly signed with the New York Mets. According to the New York Post, the deal is contingent on the 40-year-old Sheffield passing a physical Saturday. The World Series champion Phillies and Cincinnati Reds were also believed to be interested in the nine-time All-Star. Injuries to his shoulder and oblique limited Sheffield to just 114 games for the last place Tigers a year ago, as |
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| 2009 MLB Outlook |
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04/02/2009 |
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| is the best pitcher alive, but there is not another sure thing in that rotation. At least there won't be a choke down the stretch this time, because I don't think they will even be in the mix come September. FIRST MANAGER TO GET FIRED: JIM LEYLAND, DETROIT TIGERS The Tigers were a huge disappointment last season, as they became the most expensive last place team in MLB history. I have a feeling things are not going to get any better this year. Leyland is a Hall of Fame manager, but he does not have a contrac |
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