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| O's injuries starting to pile up |
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04/24/2003 |
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| juries could not come at a worse time for the Orioles, who will be looking to top the .500 mark tonight for the first time since winning their season opener. Baltimore, at 10-10, has moved into third place in the AL East, but still trail the red-hot New York Yankees by 7 1/2 games. To help ease the burden of interim manager Sam Perlozzo's bare bench, the team recalled outfielder Larry Bigbie and infielder Jose Leon from Triple-A Ottawa of the International League. "We just need to get some players on the bench, |
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| New York Yankees Team Report - April 24 |
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04/24/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Alfonso Soriano had four hits and two runs scored to help Roger Clemens post his 297th career win, as the New York Yankees crushed the Anaheim Angels, 9-2, at Edison Field on Wednesday. Jorge Posada went 3-for-5 with four RBI for the Yankees, who won their seventh straight game and extended their franchise-best record to start a season to 18-3. Clemens (4-0) pitched eight solid innings to help New York's starters improve to an impressive 16-0 this season and remain unbeaten in their last 20 |
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| Yanks' Osuna placed on disabled list |
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04/23/2003 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees placed righthanded reliever Antonio Osuna on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right groin. Osuna was injured in the eighth inning of Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Anaheim Angels. After delivering a pitch, Osuna felt a pain in his groin and was visibly upset after exiting the game. The 30-year-old Osuna appeared in nine games out of the bullpen for the 17-3 Yankees. He is 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA in 11/1/3 innings, surrendering 10 hits and only two earned runs |
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| Minnesota Twins Team Report - April 22nd |
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04/22/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins hope to snap a four-game losing streak tonight when they begin a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The Twins enter Tuesday's contest on the heels of getting swept by the New York Yankees in a four-game series at the Metrodome that concluded with Monday's 15-1 rout. Rick Reed (1-3) took the loss, as he allowed 11 runs -- 10 earned - on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings, Reed struck out four and walked three. Dustan Mohr accounted for the Twins' o |
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| Red-hot Yankees face Angels in rematch of 2002 ALDS |
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04/22/2003 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - A rematch of the 2002 American League Division Series takes center stage this evening, as the defending World Champion Anaheim Angels host the New York Yankees at Edison Field. Anaheim won the best-of-five ALDS, 3-1, over the Yankees last season. The Yankees actually took the 2002 regular season series, winning four of seven meetings. Over the last two years, these squads have split 14 meetings with Anaheim owning a 4-3 advantage at Edison Field. The Yankees are off to their best |
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| Yankees' Rivera could return this weekend |
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04/21/2003 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees relief ace Mariano Rivera worked a scoreless inning in extended spring training on Monday and could be on target to return from a groin injury this weekend. Rivera has been recovering from a strained groin he sustained in the final week of spring training in March. He has been working out in Tampa since the injury. The veteran righthander threw 17 pitches in Monday's game, allowing a hit with one strikeout. He then threw 15 more pitches on the side. The Yankees exp |
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| Erstad undergoes MRI |
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04/21/2003 |
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| MRI, which was taken at Kerlan-Jobe Health-South Clinic in Los Angeles, revealed only swelling in the hamstring. Erstad is hitting .333 with two homers and eight runs batted in this season. He is also tied with Boston's Nomar Garciaparra for the AL lead with 18 runs scored. Erstad, who underwent off-season surgery on his right hand, hit .283 with 10 home runs and 99 runs scored last season for the World Series champions. The Angels open a three-game series with the New York Yankees at Edison Field on Tuesday. |
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| Devil Rays place Lee on DL |
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04/19/2003 |
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| rts Network) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have placed first baseman Travis Lee on the 15-day disabled list because of a right oblique strain. The move is retroactive to Monday, April 14. Lee hasn't played since April 13 when he left a game against the New York Yankees because of the problem. In his first season with Tampa Bay, Lee is hitting .347 with one homer and five runs batted in over 12 games. He spent the past 2 1/2 years with Philadelphia after playing his first 2 1/2 big league seasons with Arizona. The |
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| Another rallying effort at the Jake |
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04/18/2003 |
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| tch at-bat, stroked a 2-2 pitch into left-center field for the go-ahead hit. "He has great stuff, and he was throwing everything he had at me," said Conine. "I just got lucky and hit it." With Toronto's loss earlier in the day to the AL East-leading New York Yankees, the Orioles moved into third place in the division, but still trail the Bronx Bombers by 5 1/2 games. "We'll take them however we can get them," Hargrove said. "This is a good building block, a good step. The trick is continuing it." SEGUI SIDELINE |
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| Season full of brooms for Twins |
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04/15/2003 |
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| s, leading to a .500 mark for the Twins (6-6). Minnesota started the season with an easy three-game sweep of Detroit, outscoring the Tigers 14-2 during the set. However, the Twins were then blanked in consecutive three-game series by Toronto and the New York Yankees, scoring just 10 runs over the six-game span. In its most recent set, Minnesota returned the favor to the Blue Jays, sweeping Toronto in three contests at SkyDome. The Twins' offense finally came alive, totaling 24 runs in the series. "We did what w |
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