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| A-Rod starting to catch fire |
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04/30/2003 |
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| leads the league in strikeouts with 32, but it has not slowed down any of his production at the plate. A-Rod is 9-for-11 in his last two games with nine RBI and is tied for the league-lead in home runs with nine along with teammate Carl Everett and New York Yankees second baseman Alfonso Soriano. Everett belted a pair of homers and drove in four runs, as well in Tuesday's contest, including a shot in the ninth that reached the third deck in right field. The 31-year-old outfielder, who has had a history of vola |
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| Seattle Mariners Team Report - April 30 |
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04/30/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Gil Meche pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and Bret Boone homered and drove in three runs, as the Seattle Mariners posted a 6-0 victory over the New York Yankees in the opener of a three-game series between division leaders at Yankee Stadium. Ben Davis added a two-run homer and Edgar Martinez contributed a solo shot for the AL West-leading Mariners, who have won two straight and seven of their last eight. John Olerud chipped in three hits. The game marked the first United States m |
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| Mariners rock the Rocket |
MLB Baseball |
04/30/2003 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Gil Meche pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and Bret Boone homered and drove in three runs, as the Seattle Mariners posted a 6-0 victory over the New York Yankees in the opener of a three-game series between division leaders at Yankee Stadium. Ben Davis added a two-run homer and Edgar Martinez contributed a solo shot for the AL West-leading Mariners, who have won two straight and seven of their last eight. John Olerud chipped in three hits. The East-leading Yankees, comin |
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| Rangers place Park on disabled list |
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04/29/2003 |
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| ers starting pitcher Chan Ho Park was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained lower back. The move is retroactive to April 28. Park made his last start on Sunday and allowed five runs on four hits in four- plus innings against the New York Yankees. He also walked five batters in the no-decision. In six starts this season, Park is just 1-3 with a 7.16 ERA. Meanwhile, the club recalled infielders Donnie Sadler and Mike Lamb from Triple-A Oklahoma. Finally, Texas announced that catcher Chad Kreu |
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| Chicago's Loaiza named AL Player of the Week |
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04/28/2003 |
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| d American League Player of the Week for the period ending April 27. Loaiza, who is 5-0 with a 1.25 ERA this season, has recorded 35 strikeouts and walked just five batters, while holding opponents to a major league best .151 batting average. He and New York Yankees' pitcher Mike Mussina are the only pitchers in the majors to post 5-0 records. Last week, Loaiza went 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA with 16 strikeouts and no walks in 15 1/3 innings, including a dominating performance on Tuesday. Loaiza allowed just one run o |
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| New York Yankees Team Report - April 28 |
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04/28/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees couldn't contain the high-powered Texas Rangers' offense on Sunday, as they suffered a 10-7 defeat in the finale of the three-game series at the Ballpark in Arlington. Robin Ventura went 4-for-5 with an RBI for New York and Raul Mondesi clubbed a three-run homer. The Yankees wrapped up a 10-game road trip at 8-2 and are off to a 20-5 start for the season. Jeff Weaver (2-1) took the loss for New York and fell to 1-5 lifetime against the Rangers. He was pounded for nine ru |
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| Seattle Mariners Team Report - April 28 |
MLB Baseball |
04/28/2003 |
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| year and have now won 12 of their last 15 overall. Seattle concluded a six-game homestand at 5-1 and has the day off today. Gil Meche gets the call for the Mariners on Tuesday night, as he tries to record his third victory of the season against the New York Yankees. In his most recent outing, Meche pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings and struck out eight batters, as he won his second game of the year. Meche (2-1) will be making the third start of his career against the Yankees and has a record 0-1 against them. He h |
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| Texas Rangers Team Report - April 28 |
MLB Baseball |
04/28/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Alex Rodriguez went 5-for-5 with a pair of doubles and six runs batted in, powering the Texas Rangers to a 10-7 victory over the New York Yankees in the finale of a three-game series at the Ballpark in Arlington. Michael Young added three hits and drove in two runs for the Rangers, who gave manager Buck Showalter a victory against his former team after losing 3-2 on Friday and 7-5 in 10 innings on Saturday. Rafael Palmeiro, Ruben Sierra and Ryan Christenson chipped in two hits apiece in the |
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| Wide Receivers prevalent in Day 2 of NFL Draft |
NFL Football |
04/28/2003 |
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| ymaker Seneca Wallace was chosen in the fourth round by Seattle. Brian St. Pierre highlighted the fifth round as the Boston College product was taken by Pittsburgh. In the sixth round, Drew Henson, who graduated from Michigan and is currently in the New York Yankees farm system, was grabbed by Houston. The pick was surprising since Henson has publicly said he will stick to baseball and not play any more football. The Texans already have David Carr and drafted Dave Ragone in the third round of the draft on Satur |
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| Anaheim Angels Team Report - April 27 |
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04/28/2003 |
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| ct ninth for his third save of the season. Tim Salmon extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single in the eighth inning on Saturday. Getting the call for the Angels today will be John Lackey, who is just 1-2 with an 8.51 ERA in five starts this season. In his last outing, Lackey was tagged for seven runs - six earned - and five hits in just three innings of an 8-3 setback to the New York Yankees. He also walked four and struck out three. Lackey is 0-1 with a 1.42 ERA in his career against the Red Sox. |
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