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| Lee gets win No. 21 as Indians edge Royals |
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09/07/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Cliff Lee picked up his major league-best 21st victory after pitching 7 1/3 effective innings, and helped give the Indians a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the rubber match of a three-game series. Lee (21-2) scattered seven hits and allowed just one run while walking one and striking out five for Cleveland. Jensen Lewis pitched a scoreless ninth for his eighth save of the season. "I have continued this whole seasosn to focus on each day for what it is," Lee said. "( |
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| Lee shoots for 21st win of year in KC |
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09/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Cliff Lee goes for win No. 21 this afternoon when the Cleveland Indians play the rubber match of their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Lee became the Indians' first 20-game winner since Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry finished 21-13 in 1974 on Monday with his sixth straight win, a five-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox, improving him to 20-2, while lowering his major league best earned run average to 2.32. The 30-year-old Lee has now won his last nine dec |
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| Meche, Royals edge Tribe |
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09/06/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Gil Meche pitched seven effective innings to give the Kansas City Royals a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the second of three games. Meche (11-10) finished the game allowing just one run on three hits and two walks while striking out 10 batters. Joakim Soria pitched a perfect ninth for his 35th save of the year. "To pitch that good against a team like this, you want to get a win," Meche said. "It was good for us. We had some opportunities to score and (the Indians) k |
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| Indians continue set with Royals |
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09/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians try to continue their recent mastery of the Kansas City Royals this evening when the AL Central rivals resume a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Cleveland has won its last four against the Royals and is 8-4 on the season against their division's cellar dwellers, including wins in five of the seven matchups in Kansas City. That trend continued in Friday's opener, as Victor Martinez had two hits and two walks, helping Cleveland to a 9-3 win. Jamey Carroll and Asdrubal |
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| Visiting Indians start set with Royals |
MLB Baseball |
09/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians try to continue their recent mastery of the Kansas City Royals this evening when the AL Central rivals kick off a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Cleveland has won its last three against the Royals and is 7-4 on the season against their division's cellar dwellers, including wins in four of the six matchups in Kansas City. The Indians enter this matchup on the heels of taking two of three from the Central-leading Chicago White Sox, but were denied a sweep on Wednesd |
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| Kansas City sweeps doubleheader, series against Oakland |
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09/05/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Jose Guillen went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored as the Kansas City Royals swept the doubleheader and three- game series against the Oakland Athletics with a 9-6 win. Alberto Callaspo drove in two runs while Mike Aviles went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Royals, who have won four of their last five games. Kyle Davies (6-6) gave up just one run on three hits with three walks and two strikeouts in five innings of work. "When you go through a stretch lik |
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| Gathright gives Royals extra-inning win over A's |
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09/04/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Joey Gathright's RBI single in the 10th inning led the Kansas City Royals to a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the first game of a doubleheader from Kauffman Stadium. In the 10th, Esteban German reached base on an error from Bobby Crosby and he was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from David DeJesus. After Mike Aviles was issued an intentional walk, Gathright singled to left to score German and win the game. This was a makeup of Wednesday's game, which was rained o |
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| Royals, A's to go back at it with double dip |
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09/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals will wrap up their three-game series with a doubleheader today at Kauffman Stadium. The first pitch is set for 5:10 (ET), with the second game to follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the opener. The twinbill was decided after Wednesday's scheduled game was postponed by rain. Dana Eveland will pitch the opener for Oakland against Brian Bannister. The second game will feature Dan Meyer taking the mound for the A's and Kyle Davies pitching for the |
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| A's/Royals rained out |
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09/03/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Wednesday night's game between the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday, starting at 5:10 p.m. (et). The second game will follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Dana Eveland (8-8) will pitch the opener for Oakland against Brian Bannister (7-14). The second game will feature Dan Meyer (0-3) taking the mound for the A's and Kyle Davies (5-6) pitching for the Royals. |
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| Royals shoot for back-to-back wins over A's |
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09/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals try to string back-to-back wins together for the first time in a month this evening for when they play the second test of their three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals drew first blood in this series on Tuesday, as Billy Butler hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBI to lead Kansas City to a 5-2 win. Zack Greinke pitched seven strong innings and earned the win for the Royals, who have won two of their last three on the heels |
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