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| Tigers option Rodney to Triple-A |
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07/27/2003 |
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| === Tigers option Rodney to Triple-A === Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers optioned reliever Fernando Rodney to Triple-A Toledo following the team's 5-1 Sunday loss to the Kansas City Royals. Rodney has an 0-1 record with a 10.13 ERA in 12 games out of the bullpen in 2003. For his career, the righthander has a 7.53 ERA with a 1-4 mark in 32 relief appearances. In his most recent outing, the 26-year-old gave up two runs on four hits in just one-third of an inning in Detroit's 8-3 loss to Kansas Ci |
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| Minnesota Twins Team Report - July 27 |
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07/27/2003 |
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| = (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins will meet today in the rubber match of their three-game set at Jacobs Field. The Twins, who have lost three of their last five games and are 5 1/2 games behind the AL Central leading Kansas City Royals, will go with Rick Reed on the hill this afternoon. Reed has struggled this season on the road, posting a 1-5 record and an ERA of 5.35 in seven starts. The 37-year-old's lone road victory this season came at Safeco Field against the Mariners on May |
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| Kansas City Royals Team Report - July 27 |
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07/27/2003 |
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| === Kansas City Royals Team Report - July 27 === (MySportsbook) - Jose Lima makes his return to Detroit today, as the Kansas City righthander takes the mound against the Tigers in the rubber match of a three-game set at Comerica Park. Lima will be returning to Detroit for the first time since being released from the Tigers last season. Lima struggled mightily for Detroit last season, going 4-6 with a 7.77 ERA. Lima, who missed his scheduled start on Tuesday due to a groin injury, will face the Tigers for the s |
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| Chicago White Sox Team Report - July 26 |
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07/26/2003 |
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| contest game of their three-game set at U.S. Cellular Field. A victory tonight would mark the longest winning streak for the White Sox since a nine-game run July 1-9, 1977. Chicago enters tonight's play just four games behind the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals. Last night, Carlos Lee belted a two-run homer and Magglio Ordonez knocked in a pair of runs, leading the White Sox to a 7-2 win. Frank Thomas clubbed his 400th career home run and Carl Everett went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the White Sox. The White S |
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| Minnesota Twins Team Report - July 26 |
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07/26/2003 |
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| esota Twins will try for their third straight victory tonight when they face Cleveland in the second contest of their three- game set at Jacobs Field. Minnesota enters play today in third place in the AL Central, 5 1/2 games behind the front-running Kansas City Royals. Minnesota is 7-2 since the All- Star break. Kyle Lohse, who is 0-4 over his last seven outings, will pitch tonight for the Twins. Lohse faced Seattle in his last outing and allowed three runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings, but did not record the de |
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| American League contenders and pretenders |
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07/25/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - While familiar teams head the American League East and West, the Kansas City Royals continue to surprise the naysayers and are on track to capture their first division title since winning the World Series in 1985. The New York Yankees and Boston will likely battle each other for the AL East crown until late September. Can the Red Sox win a division title for the first time since the work stoppage-shortened season in 1995, and maybe even get back to the World Series for the fir |
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| Young having a career season |
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07/25/2003 |
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| er player since Dean Palmer went deep 38 times in 1999. He hit his 100th career home run on Tuesday night off Boston's Derek Lowe. WHO'S HOT Alex Sanchez 12 for his last 33 with three double and three RBI. Young has 12 hits in his last 34 at-bats, including four homers and nine RBI. WHO'S NOT Shane Halter has just one hit in his last 16 plate appearances. Warren Morris is two for his past 17 with no extra-base hits. COMING UP Beginning on Friday, the Tigers will host the Kansas City Royals for a three- game set. |
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| Minnesota Twins Team Report - July 24 |
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07/24/2003 |
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| === Minnesota Twins Team Report - July 24 === (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins try to snap a two-game slide on Thursday and gain ground in the AL Central race when they wrap up a two-game series with the Kansas City Royals at the Metrodome. The Royals still hold a five-game lead over the Chicago White Sox for the top spot in the division, while the third-place Twins have fallen 6 1/2 games off the pace. In the series opener Wednesday, Aaron Guiel homered twice and Angel Berroa belted a three-run shot, lead |
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| Chicago White Sox Team Report - July 24 |
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07/24/2003 |
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| n intentional walk, Reichert hit Konerko with a pitch to force in the winning run. The White Sox' current run is their longest since winning seven straight last August 27 to September 3 and has pulled them within five games of the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals. Taking the ball tonight for Chicago will be 23-year-old righthander Jon Garland, who is 7-7 on the season with a 4.51 ERA, but is coming off a solid effort in his last outing. Against Detroit on Friday, Garland allowed a pair of runs on six hits in |
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| Royals' Randa activated from DL |
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07/23/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Kansas City Royals third baseman Joe Randa was activated from the 15-day disabled list. The 33-year-old Randa, who had been sidelined with a strained left oblique muscle, went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts in the Royals 8-3 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday. In 71 games this season, Randa is batting .247 with 10 home runs and 34 RBI for Kansas City, which sits atop the AL Central. To make room on their roster, the Royals optioned righthanded reliever Brad Voyles to Triple-A Oma |
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