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| Around the Majors - Wednesday, July 16 |
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07/16/2003 |
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| 1/2 games behind the first-place Giants in the NL West, and have to prove they can win on the road. Colorado has the worst away mark (15-31) in the National League and this may be a make-or-break series for Clint Hurdle's club. OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS - Ron Gardenhire's Twins have fallen from grace and are on a season-high eight-game losing streak, entering the four- game series against the A's. The Twins have dropped 12 of their last 13 games to fall into third place in the AL Central, 7 1/2 gam |
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| Twins acquire Stewart from Blue Jays |
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07/16/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins have acquired outfielder Shannon Stewart and a player to be named later from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for outfielder Bobby Kielty. Stewart is batting .294 with 22 doubles, seven home runs and 35 runs batted in this season. He missed 20 games with a hamstring injury in June. The 29-year-old leftfielder, who may shift to right field with Minnesota, was a first-round pick of the Blue Jays in 1992 and has a career average of .301. He has scored at le |
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| Blalock's blast gives AL win, home-field in Series |
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07/15/2003 |
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| he New York Yankees struck out, Delgado stroked a base hit to right that gave the Junior Circuit a 1-0 lead. The NL then struck for five runs in the top of the fifth off relievers Shigetoshi Hasegawa of the Seattle Mariners and Eddie Guardado of the Minnesota Twins. Gary Sheffield of the Atlanta Braves led off with a walk before Colorado's Todd Helton crushed the first offering he saw over the center-field wall to put the Senior Circuit up 2-1. St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen followed with a sing |
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| Taking a break before a repeat run |
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07/14/2003 |
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| n ago. The defending World Series Champions started off the 2003 campaign in a slump, winning just twice in seven tries, but they quickly bounced back with a season-high five-game win streak, which they matched on Sunday with an 8-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins at home. The triumph gave the club 12 wins in the last 16 outings and makes them 49-43 overall, which is good enough only for third place in a very competitive American League West. Anaheim trails division leader Seattle by 8 1/2 games and Oakland b |
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| Minnesota Twins Team Report - July 14 |
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07/14/2003 |
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| === Minnesota Twins Team Report - July 14 === (MySportsbook) - The Twins are heading into the All-Star break on a major slump, having lost a season-high eight straight games. On Sunday, the Anaheim Angels completed a three-game sweep of Minnesota by rolling to an 8-3 victory. Kyle Lohse (6-8) was saddled with the loss, surrendering four runs on five hits over four innings. He fanned four and walked one. Torii Hunter homered for the Twins, who have lost and 12 of their last 13 games overall to fall into thir |
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| Anaheim Angels Team Report - July 14 |
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07/14/2003 |
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| === Anaheim Angels Team Report - July 14 === (MySportsbook) - Garret Anderson homered and Bengie Molina knocked in a pair of runs, as the Anaheim Angels rolled to an 8-3 victory and three-game sweep of the reeling Minnesota Twins at Edison Field Sunday. John Lackey threw six-plus innings for the win, surrendering three runs on seven hits. Lackey (7-8) struck out five and walked two for the Angels, who have won five straight and stand at 49-43 heading into the All-Star break. In their championship season las |
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| Boston Red Sox Team Report - July 12 |
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07/12/2003 |
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| ay, but did not record the decision. In that contest, the Dominican native allowed one run on five hits while recording 11 strikeouts in seven innings against New York at Yankee Stadium. Martinez has not been defeated since May 9 when he lost to the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome. In that game, the 31-year-old allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings. In nine games away from Fenway, Martinez is 2-1 with an amazing ERA of 1.65. In one start against the Tigers this season, Martinez is 1-0 with an ERA of |
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| Anaheim Angels Team Report - July 12 |
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07/12/2003 |
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| === Anaheim Angels Team Report - July 12 === (MySportsbook) - The Anaheim Angels try for their fourth straight victory today when they face the Minnesota Twins in the second of their three-game set at Edison Field. The Angels, who have won three straight games, send Jarrod Washburn to the mound today. In his last outing on Sunday, Washburn allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings against the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum. Washburn did not record a decision. The southpaw has only one win in his las |
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| Oakland Athletics Team Report - July 12 |
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07/12/2003 |
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| ame set at the Coliseum. The Athletics, who have won four of their last five games, send John Halama to the mound today. Halama has been working out of the bullpen for the last month. In his last start, on May 28, the 31-year-old was defeated by the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome. In that game, the southpaw gave up six runs, on five hits, in four innings. Halama's last victory came on May 8 against the Chicago White Sox at the Coliseum. In that contest, the lefty allowed two runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innin |
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| Twins' Rogers and Gardenhire suspended |
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07/11/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kenny Rogers and manager Ron Gardenhire were both disciplined for their part in a July 3 altercation with the Cleveland Indians. Rogers was given a five-game suspension that he is expected to begin Friday unless he appeals. He was also fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at Cleveland's Milton Bradley after a warning had previously been issued. Gardenhire was levied a one-game ban and fined an undisclosed amount due to the inci |
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