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| White Sox try to play long ball again versus the Royals |
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09/20/2008 |
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| mirez. Jim Thome also went deep to help the White Sox put an end to a two-game slide and stop the Royals' season-high seven-game win streak. Ramirez's slam was his third of the season, which ties an AL record for a rookie that was established by the New York Yankees' Shane Spencer in 1998. Mark Buehrle (14-11) worked the first six innings for Chicago to get the win, with the veteran southpaw giving up three runs on six hits. Royals starter Brian Bannister (8-16) was shelled for seven runs on eight hits, includi |
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| Kazmir aims to pitch Tampa Bay into postseason versus Twins |
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09/20/2008 |
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| ames in a season. Kazmir, the 15th overall pick in 2002 by the New York Mets, is 7-2 in 13 road starts this year, posting a 3.14 earned run average in 71 2/3 innings. He tossed 11 1/3 scoreless innings in defeating the visiting Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees at home on August 29 and September 4, but has since gotten a no-decision and a loss to Boston in consecutive starts - allowing 11 hits and 11 runs over nine innings. He is 1-3 in four lifetime starts against the Twins with a 3.86 ERA in 28 innings. |
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| Bronx Bombers continue last set at Yankee Stadium versus O's |
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09/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) -- As the curtain is about to close on Yankee Stadium, the home team has done its best to provide a few last memories for the historic old ballpark. The New York Yankees will try to nail down a fourth consecutive home victory when they host the Baltimore Orioles this afternoon as part of the final series at Yankee Stadium. New York opened this set with a 3-2 decision over the Orioles on Friday, with Johnny Damon scoring the eventual go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth innin |
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| Red Sox try to wrap up playoff spot against Blue Jays |
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09/20/2008 |
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| rtunity to secure another spot in the postseason following this afternoon's clash with the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. The defending world champion Red Sox enter today's play with a comfortable 7 1/2-game lead over both Minnesota and the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card standings. With a victory over the Blue Jays on Saturday combined with losses by the Twins and Yankees, Boston will have clinched its fifth playoff berth in six years. The Red Sox still have designs on capturing the |
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| White Sox head to Kansas City for three-game set |
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09/19/2008 |
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| o White Sox continue their push towards the postseason this evening when they open a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Chicago did not help its cause this past week in the Bronx, where it dropped three of four to the New York Yankees, including Thursday's 9-2 setback at Yankee Stadium. Javier Vazquez (12-14) was saddled with the loss after getting rocked for seven runs -- six earned -- on six hits with four walks and four strikeouts. The right-hander lasted only 3 2/3 frames, an |
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| Rays try to inch closer to first-ever playoff berth versus Twins |
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09/19/2008 |
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| merican League's East Division by 1 1/2 games over the defending world champion Boston Red Sox, find themselves even closer to securing at least a wild card playoff position by virtue of an eight-game bulge over the Twins and a nine-game edge on the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays with 11 games remaining on their schedule. Minnesota, New York and Toronto each have just nine games remaining. Tampa Bay's magic number to clinch no worse than a tie with the Twins is two, which could come with a win in any of |
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| Rays start up critical home set with struggling Twins |
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09/18/2008 |
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| ard position. Minnesota lost at Cleveland, 6-4, on Wednesday. Tampa Bay will send right-hander James Shields to the mound in search of a fourth straight start without a loss. The 26-year-old established a career-best 13 wins with a 7-1 defeat of the New York Yankees in his last outing on Sunday, when he allowed five hits over eight scoreless innings. He's not lost since dropping a 6-2 verdict to Toronto on August 26 and is 5-2 in his last 10 starts overall. Shields is 9-2 with a 2.34 earned run average in 16 ho |
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| Mussina, Yanks try to dampen White Sox' playoff hopes |
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09/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Mike Mussina goes for win No. 18 when the New York Yankees wrap up their four-game series with the playoff-hopeful Chicago White Sox this evening at Yankee Stadium. New York finds itself in the unfamiliar role of spoiler, as its hopes for a 14th straight postseason appearance have all but gone by the wayside in the final year of the House that Ruth Built - a building that has played host to 37 World Series. The Yankees, who will begin play across the street in a new state of the art building |
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| Rays hoping to extend lead in finale with BoSox |
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09/17/2008 |
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| Tampa. Hoping to bring Tampa Bay closer to its first-ever playoff appearance tonight will be right-hander Matt Garza, who is 11-9 with a 3.60 ERA. Garza, though, hasn't won in his last three starts and did not get a decision on Saturday against the New York Yankees. He gave up three runs and six hits in five innings of that one, a 6-5 Tampa loss. Garza defeated Boston the last time he faced the team and is 3-1 lifetime against the Red Sox with a 3.54 ERA in five starts. The Red Sox, meanwhile, will pin their h |
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| White Sox try to extend division lead in test with Yankees |
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09/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox continue their push towards the postseason this evening when they play the third test of their four-game series with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Chicago helped its cause immensely on Tuesday, as Gavin Floyd tossed seven effective innings and Juan Uribe had three hits and drove in two runs, lifting the White Sox to a 6-2 win. Floyd (16-7) gave up two runs on nine hits to get the sixth win in his past seven decisions. Floyd also struck out four and walked none |
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