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| Twins DH LeCroy beaned in face |
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05/14/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Twins designated hitter Matthew LeCroy left Wednesday's game against Kansas City and was taken to the hospital after being hit in the face by a pitch from Royals hurler Runelvys Hernandez. LeCroy led off the fourth inning and was struck in the helmet by an 0-2 pitch from Hernandez. The ball ricocheted off his helmet and hit him in the nose. The 27-year-old LeCroy entered the game with a .314 average in 24 games for Minnesota this season. He has five homers and 21 R |
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| Kansas City Royals Team Report - May 14 |
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05/14/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Runelvys Hernandez hopes to halt a personal two-game losing streak on Wednesday when his Kansas City Royals take on the Minnesota Twins in the third of a four-game set at the Metrodome. Hernandez has dropped his last two starts after claiming his first four decisions of the season. Overall, he is 4-2 with a 2.04 ERA in eight starts. In his most recent outing, the righthander suffered the loss against Baltimore Friday. He allowed five runs -- three earned -- on five hits in 6 1/3 frames, wal |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - May 14 |
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05/14/2003 |
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| e runs on seven hits while striking out five and walking three. Rookie Dewon Brazelton will toe the rubber tonight for the D-Rays and is 0-1 on the year with a 4.26 ERA. Brazelton, who has not given up more than three earned runs in either of his two starts this season, allowed three runs on seven hits in his last start on Thursday, a 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Brazelton, 22, has faced the Blue Jays just one time in his career and suffered the loss after allowing five runs on five hits over six innings. |
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| Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - May 14 |
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05/14/2003 |
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| but still leads the league with 37 RBI. Toronto will pin its hopes today on righthander Cory Lidle, who will be looking for his fifth win in as many decisions. Lidle, 5-2 with a 4.94 ERA on the year, is 4-0 over his last five starts. In his last start on Thursday, the 31-year-old hurler allowed four runs on eight hits over six innings in an 8-6 win over the Texas Rangers. His last loss came on April 11 against the Minnesota Twins. Lidle has faced Tampa Bay three times in his career and is 1-1 with a 6.61 ERA. |
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| Minnesota's Jones named AL Player of the Week |
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05/12/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Twins leftfielder Jacques Jones has been named American League Player of the Week for the period ending May 11th. Jones led the American League last week in on-base percentage and batting average (both .560), and led the majors in hits (14) and tied for the lead in runs scored (10). He helped lead the Twins to a 5-1 record last week, with a .960 slugging percentage, two doubles, one triple, two home runs, seven RBI and two stolen bases. He matched a career high for hi |
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| Boston Red Sox Team Report - May 12 |
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05/12/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox came up just short yesterday, as they lost 9-8 to the Minnesota Twins in the finale of a three-game series at the Metrodome. Jeremy Giambi went 4-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs and Bill Mueller and Jason Varitek also homered for the Red Sox. Boston finished a six-game road trip 3-3, having won two of three in Kansas City during the week. Derek Lowe (3-3) took the loss for Boston. He was roughed up for eight runs -- six earned -- on 10 hits in four innings. Mueller be |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - May 9 |
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05/09/2003 |
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| East, the struggling Tampa Bay Devil Rays welcome the suddenly resurgent Detroit Tigers into Tropicana Field tonight for the first of three games. The Devil Rays come into Friday's opener riding a four-game losing streak after getting blanked by the Minnesota Twins, 5-0, on Thursday. Rocco Baldelli had two hits for Tampa, while Al Martin and Toby Hall each added a hit for the D-Rays, who mustered just five in the game. Baldelli has seven hits in his last three games after going hitless in back-to-back games fo |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - May 7 |
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05/07/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Steve Parris surrendered six runs and six hits in just three innings of a 7-3 setback to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. Parris (0-3), who is winless in his last 11 starts, struck out one and walked one. He also allowed four homers. Rocco Baldelli and Rey Ordonez each had two hits for the Devil Rays, who have lost their last two and six of their last eight games. Joe Kennedy takes the hill for the Devil Rays tonight. The lefthander is an even 2-2 with a 4.37 ERA in seven starts this season. |
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| Boston Red Sox Team Report - May 7 |
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05/07/2003 |
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| the hill for the Red Sox today will be John Burkett, who is 1-2 with a 5.66 ERA this season. In his last outing, Burkett was roughed up for five runs on six hits in six and one-third innings, but did not receive a decision in an 11-7 setback to the Minnesota Twins on Friday. He also struck out four and walked three. Burkett is an even 3-3 with a 4.73 ERA in nine career starts against the Royals. Boston improved to 6-1 in Fossum's seven starts this season. Manny Ramirez had his nine-game hitting streak snapped |
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| Boston Red Sox Team Report - May 4 |
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05/04/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Boston will face the Minnesota Twins in the rubber match of a three-game series at Fenway Park on Sunday. Boston has won five out of its last six games and will send 36-year-old Tim Wakefield to the mound today at Fenway. Wakefield was victorious in his last outing, throwing six innings while allowing two runs on seven hits against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway on Tuesday. The righthanded knuckleballer has been excellent against the Minnesota Twins in his career, posting a 9-2 record wit |
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