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| Yankees demote Cabrera, waive Sexson |
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08/16/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees made some surprising roster moves prior to Friday's 4-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals. The franchise optioned outfielder Melky Cabrera to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes- Barre and designated first baseman Richie Sexson for assignment. The struggling Cabrera had only three hits in his last 26 at-bats. For the season, the 24-year-old Dominican Republic native is batting .242 with eight homers and 36 RBI in 117 games. New York signed the 33-year-old Sexson on July 18 aft |
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| Rivera's wild pitch hands KC victory, continues Yanks' slide |
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08/16/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Esteban German had two doubles and scored twice, including the go-ahead run in the ninth, to lead the Kansas City Royals in a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees in the opener of a three-game set. The Royals inched ahead, 4-3, in the ninth off Mariano Rivera (4-5). German doubled with one out and Mitch Maier followed with a single. Rivera then uncorked his first wild pitch of the season, which allowed German to score, before retiring Mike Aviles and Mark Teahen to get out of the in |
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| Royals option P Davies, call up P Fulchino |
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08/15/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals optioned pitcher Kyle Davies to Triple-A Omaha on Friday and recalled reliever Jeff Fulchino from the club's top minor league affiliate. Davies was 5-4 with a 4.71 earned run average in 14 starts for the Royals after being called up from Omaha on May 31. Fulchino is making his second stint with the Royals in 2008. He posted a 9.00 ERA in five games earlier this season. |
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| Report: Yankees demote Cabrera, waive Sexson |
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08/15/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees have reportedly made some surprising moves Friday, prior to the start of a three-game set with the Kansas City Royals. According to the YES Network, outfielder Melky Cabrera was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and first baseman Richie Sexson was waived. The struggling Cabrera had only three hits in his last 26 at-bats. For the season, the 24-year-old Dominican native is batting .242 with eight homers and 36 RBI in 117 games. New York signed the 33-year |
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| Pettitte tries to lead Yanks over KC in the Bronx |
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08/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees hope to put a disastrous road trip behind them this evening when they play the first of three games against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees finished their 10-game trek with just three wins after closing the trip by losing two of three to the Minnesota Twins, including a 4-2 loss on Wednesday at the Metrodome. To make matters worse the Yankees lost starter Joba Chamberlain with a shoulder injury on the trip, while his replacement, Dan Giese, was also s |
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| Floyd continues career year in Oakland |
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08/15/2008 |
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| 5 at home by hurling 7 1/3 shutout innings of three-hit ball to back a 6-1 triumph for Chicago. Floyd will try to keep the White Sox atop the American League Central standings in Friday's series opener. Chicago is fresh off a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals and posted a 9-2 win in Wednesday's series finale. Jim Thome's three-run blast in the sixth highlighted four straight homers to tie a major league record. Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez and Juan Uribe each followed Thome with solo shots of their own t |
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| White Sox tie MLB mark with four straight homers, top KC |
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08/15/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Jim Thome hit a three-run home run and the Chicago White Sox tied a major league record with four consecutive home runs as part of a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals, completing a three-game sweep. Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez and Juan Uribe each followed Thome's long ball with home runs of their own in the sixth to tie a major league record which was last accomplished by the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees on April 22, 2007. "It was great and fun to watch. We just e |
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| Jackson makes Tribe debut versus O's |
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08/14/2008 |
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| ing Texas with six innings of shutout ball on August 9 and scattering eight hits and three runs over seven innings of a 7-6 win against the New York Yankees on July 29. Previously, his last had come July 2, when he tossed a complete game against the Kansas City Royals, allowing seven hits and two runs. He is 4-6 with a 4.45 ERA in 15 road starts in 2008. On Wednesday, Jeremy Guthrie tossed seven strong innings, and Aubrey Huff homered and drove in two runs as the Orioles downed the Indians, 6-1. Nick Markakis wen |
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| KC tries to plate runs in finale at Chicago |
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08/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals have been unable to plate any runs in this series with Chicago, and today face a young hurler they failed to score against in his major-league debut. With Lance Broadway set to take the hill for Chicago, the White Sox try to post their third straight shutout over the Royals and sweep a three-game set at U.S. Cellular Field. Behind a solid start by Javier Vazquez on Tuesday, the White Sox blanked the Royals 9-0, and then followed that up with a 4-0 win last night. Mark Bu |
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| MLB suspends three minor leaguers |
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08/13/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball suspended Kansas City Royals minor league catcher Juan Fortuna and pitcher Juan Garcia and Chicago Cubs minor league pitcher Starling Peralta 50 games each on Wednesday after they tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. All three players tested positive for a metabolite of boldenone and are members of their organizations' Dominican summer league teams. The suspensions are effective immediately. |
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