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| Royals activate Snyder from DL |
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07/21/2003 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals activated pitcher Kyle Snyder from the 15-day disabled list and he is expected to start in Monday's game against Oakland. Snyder was placed on the DL with a strained right shoulder, retroactive to July 1. The 25-year-old Snyder is 1-4 with a 4.62 ERA in 11 starts with the Royals this season. He has been bothered by various injuries throughout the year. To make room for Snyder, the Royals optioned infielder Julius Matos to Triple- A Omaha. Matos was hittin |
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| Oakland Athletics Team Report - July 21 |
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07/21/2003 |
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| === Oakland Athletics Team Report - July 21 === (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Athletics look to snap a four-game losing streak on Monday when they open a two-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The A's have failed to post a win since the All-Star break, as they were swept by the Minnesota Twins in four games in their most recent series. On Sunday, Oakland suffered a 6-4 defeat to Minnesota in the finale. Erubiel Durazo drove in two runs on two hits for the Athletics, who were swept in a |
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| Minnesota Twins Team Report - July 21 |
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07/21/2003 |
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| six hits and five walks over 5 2/3 innings. He also struck out seven batters and walked five. Newly acquired Shannon Stewart has five straight hits, tying a Twins season- best, which has been done four times. Minnesota is now 6 1/2 games back of the Kansas City Royals in the AL Central. Heading to the mound tonight for the Twins will be righthander Kyle Lohse, who is winless in his last six starts and is coming off of back-to-back losses. In his final start before the All-Star break Lohse allowed four runs on fiv |
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| Seattle Mariners Team Report - July 20 |
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07/20/2003 |
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| === Seattle Mariners Team Report - July 20 === (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals will square off in the finale of their four-game set today at Kauffman Stadium this afternoon. The Mariners, who have lost two of their last three games, will send All-Star Jamie Moyer to the mound this afternoon. Moyer pitched well in his last outing, defeating the Devil Rays on July 11. In that contest, the 40-year-old allowed three runs on eight hits in eight innings. Moyer's last loss came on Jun |
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| Texas Rangers Team Report - July 19 |
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07/19/2003 |
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| righthander has spent time at AAA-Oklahoma this season as well as the disabled list with tendinitis in his right shoulder. In his most recent appearance last Sunday Benoit lasted just two innings, giving up a home run and striking out one versus the Kansas City Royals at home. With just three years of experience at the major league level the soon-to-be 26-year old has a record of 1-1 and an inflated 8.56 ERA versus the Devils Rays, with the one victory coming earlier this season when he allowed two runs on four h |
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| Anaheim Angels Team Report - July 19 |
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07/19/2003 |
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| ion next season, the aging Kevin Appier takes the hill for the Angels this evening. The righthander out of Fresno State failed to earn a decision in his most recent outing on July 9 when he gave up three runs -- one earned -- on five hits versus the Kansas City Royals, although Anaheim did earn the victory. Appier has already had one appearance versus the Orioles this season, giving up five runs on nine hits, in just 3 1/3 innings. His lifetime numbers against Baltimore are 6-10 with a 4.11 ERA in 25 games. The A |
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| Seattle Mariners Team Report - July 18 |
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07/18/2003 |
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| === Seattle Mariners Team Report - July 18 === (MySportsbook) - Ryan Franklin hopes to halt a personal four-game slide on Friday when the Seattle Mariners take on the Kansas City Royals in the second of a four-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Franklin hasn't claimed a victory since June 17 against Anaheim and currently sits at 6-8 on the season. In his last outing, Franklin suffered the loss against Baltimore on July 9, permitting four runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings. He also walked one and struck out thre |
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| Minnesota Twins Team Report - July 18 |
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07/18/2003 |
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| Metrodome. In the series-opener on Thursday, Torii Hunter homered, scored twice and drove in a pair to lead Minnesota to a 6-2 win. A.J. Pierzynski and Chris Gomez recorded two hits for the Twins, who stopped an eight-game slide, but still trail the Kansas City Royals by 7 1/2 contests in the AL Central. Jacque Jones recorded three hits with a run scored in his first game back from the disabled list. It was his team-leading 28th multi-hit game of the season. Rick Reed (5-9) got the win for Minnesota, pitching sev |
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| Texas Rangers Team Report - July 18 |
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07/18/2003 |
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| night for the Rangers will be veteran Ismael Valdes, who has just one win over his last five starts. The 29-year-old righthander took the loss in his last start before the All-Star break, as he gave up four runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings to the Kansas City Royals. The loss dropped him to 7-6 on the season, while raising his earned run average to 6.22. His slump comes on the heels of a stretch which saw him go unbeaten in six starts. Valdes has faced the D-Rays three times in his career and is 1-0 against the |
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| Eight is enough for fading Twins |
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07/17/2003 |
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| itle in 2003 lost its final eight games before the All-Star break and 22 of its last 28 to fall to a disappointing 44-49 on the year. The defending AL Central champions currently sit in third place in the division, 7 1/2 games behind the first-place Kansas City Royals and one-half game behind the White Sox. Seeing their season in limbo, the Twins did some patch-up work Wednesday by acquiring outfielder Shannon Stewart and a player to be named later from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Bobby Kielty. "We need |
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