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| Twins, White Sox begin key series at the Metrodome |
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09/23/2008 |
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| e road trip. Javier Vazquez gets the nod for the Pale Hose on Tuesday and he is 12-14 with a 4.32 ERA this season. Vazquez has lost two of three and four of his last six starts. He dropped a 9-2 decision the last time out on September 18 against the New York Yankees, allowing seven runs, six of which were earned, and six hits in 3 2/3 frames. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 5.11 ERA in two starts against Minnesota in 2008 and 6-5 in 15 lifetime matchups. Minnesota just split a four-game set with the AL East-lead |
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| Playoff-hopeful BoSox face tough test in Indians' Lee |
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09/23/2008 |
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| ace Rays in the AL East standings. Josh Beckett (12-10) allowed seven hits and four runs over six innings in the loss. He hit a career-worst three batters in the contest. The Red Sox, who will clinch a spot with either a win tonight or a loss by the New York Yankees in Toronto, stranded 12 runners. Getting the call for Boston tonight will be knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, who is 9-11 with a 4.18 ERA. Wakefield lost for the third time in his last four starts Wednesday in Tampa Bay, as he was pounded for six runs a |
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| Beckett aims to pitch Boston into postseason against Indians |
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09/22/2008 |
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| Network) - Josh Beckett hopes to pitch the Boston Red Sox into the postseason for the fifth time in the last six years this evening when they open a four-game series with the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park. Boston needs just a win or a loss by the New York Yankees to lock up a playoff berth. On Sunday, the Red Sox clinched at least a tie for the final playoff spot, as David Ortiz belted a two-run homer and Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven shutout innings, helping Boston to a 3-0 victory at Rogers Centre. Jacob |
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| Yankees' Matsui to have knee surgery |
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09/22/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees outfielder/designated hitter Hideki Matsui is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his balky left knee Monday evening. The procedure will be performed Dr. Scott Rodeo at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan and will effectively end Matsui's season. The Japanese star has struggled with the knee throughout the 2008 season, playing in just 93 games and hitting .294 with nine home runs and 45 RBI. Matsui went 1-for-3 and scored a run as the Yankees clo |
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| Bronx Bombers close out Yankee Stadium with one last win |
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09/22/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees closed out their residence at iconic Yankee Stadium with one final victory, a 7-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Since christening the stadium on Opening Day, April 18, 1923 with a 4-1 triumph over Boston, New York went on to win 4,133 games at Yankee Stadium. New York lost 2,430 games at the storied venue and posted 17 ties. New York finished its final homestand there with an 8-2 record and three-game sweep of the Orioles. "I played here all my life," stated |
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| Dice K gets 18th win, Red Sox blank Jays to move closer to playoffs |
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09/22/2008 |
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| finale of a three-game set from the Rogers Centre. Jacoby Ellsbury went 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles and a pair of runs scored for Boston, which ensured no worse than a playoff for a wild card berth with just its second win in five games. The New York Yankees beat Baltimore on Sunday, to keep alive the possibility that the Yankees and Red Sox would be tied for the wild card spot at season's end. Boston, however, can wrap up its fifth postseason appearance in six years with a win against Cleveland on Mond |
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| Oswalt goes for No. 16 in Astros' tilt with Bucs |
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09/21/2008 |
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| and ran his career mark against the Pirates to 12-6 in 24 games (23 starts) along with a 2.43 earned run average in 163 innings. Texas-born right-hander Ross Ohlendorf will be making his fourth start for the Pirates today since coming over from the New York Yankees. Ohlendorf is 0-2 in the three previous National League outings, allowing 21 hits and 11 earned runs in 13 innings. With the Yankees, he had made 25 relief appearances and went 1-1 with a 6.53 ERA in 40 innings. He faces the Astros for the second ti |
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| Final act: New York bids farewell to Yankee Stadium |
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09/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) -- One of baseball's all-time grandest stages will presumably hold its final act tonight, when the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles play what's expected to be the last game at historic Yankee Stadium. The hallowed venue made its grand opening on April 18, 1923, when Babe Ruth christened the new ballpark with a home run in a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox, and has since become the most-recognized sports venue in the nation. In addition to the Yankees' rich history, the stadium has al |
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| Playoff-hopeful Red Sox wrap road trip in Toronto |
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09/21/2008 |
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| ys. Boston entered Saturday's play with a magic number of two to secure a playoff spot, and that amount remains the same following yesterday's 6-3 setback to the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. The Red Sox also didn't receive any help from the rival New York Yankees, who defeated Baltimore on Saturday to remain 6 1/2 games behind the defending world champions in the American League wild card standings. The Red Sox can clinch a postseason berth with a win in today's rubber match of this three-game series combine |
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| Cano's ninth-inning hit downs Orioles |
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09/20/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Robinson Cano singled home the only run of the game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the New York Yankees a 1-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the penultimate game at Yankee Stadium. Derek Jeter was hit by a pitch from Jim Miller (0-2) to start the bottom of the ninth and pinch runner Brett Gardner stole second. Bobby Abreu was walked intentionally before Alex Rodriguez beat out a potential double-play grounder. Jamie Walker came on and struck out Jaso |
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