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| Eveland helps A's keep Mariners scoreless |
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09/20/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Dana Eveland hurled seven shutout innings and the Oakland Athletics blanked the Seattle Mariners, 2-0, in the opener of a three-game set. Eveland (9-8) gave up seven hits and matched a season-high with seven strikeouts without issuing a walk. The rookie southpaw is 2-0 with four no- decisions over his last six starts. "I felt real confident coming into today pitching against a team I've beaten three times already," Eveland said. "They have two tough outs in their lineup and fortu |
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| Mariners head to Oakland on huge slide |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners try to avoid their ninth consecutive loss this evening, when they play the first of three games against the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum. Seattle suffered its 11th shutout loss of the season on Thursday, as it was throttled 12-0 by the Kansas City Royals, who completed the four-game sweep at Kauffman Stadium. Ryan Feierabend (1-4) was pounded for eight runs on six hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings of work to take the loss for the Mariners, who have dropped th |
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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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| 2/3 innings while allowing 14 hits and 14 earned runs. For the Twins, right-hander Nick Blackburn tries to snap a late-season skid that's seen him win just once since early August. The 26-year-old native of Oklahoma was 9-6 after a 7-3 defeat of the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 6, but is just 1-3 in seven subsequent starts, including a 7-3 loss at Baltimore in his last outing on September 14. In that game, Blackburn allowed nine hits and six runs in just four innings. He has never faced the Rays. On Thursday, Alexi |
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| Mariners' Beltre has successful shoulder, thumb surgeries |
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09/18/2008 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - Seattle Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre underwent a pair of successful surgeries Thursday in Seattle. Beltre had arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder to remove bone spurs and had reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb. A rehabilitation timeline of approximately three-to-four months is expected. Seattle Mariners Medical Director Dr. Edward Khalfayan performed the shoulder surgery, and Dr. Carlton Keck and Dr. Khalfayan performed the thumb surge |
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| KC tries to stay on track in finale with Seattle |
MLB Baseball |
09/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals will attempt to extend an impressive streak, while the Seattle Mariners are hoping to end an unwanted one, when these teams conclude a four-game set this afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have won six consecutive games, including the first three tests of this series with the hapless Mariners, to match their best run of the season. Kansas City also posted six straight victories during the interleague portion of its schedule from June 21-27. Kansas City has not w |
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| Mariners' Suzuki reaches 200 hits for eighth straight year |
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09/17/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki led off the top of the eighth inning in the team's game with the Kansas City Royals with an infield single off Gil Meche. The hit was Suzuki's 200th of the season marking the eighth consecutive year he has reached the plateau, tying the major league record held by Willie Keeler (1894-01). Suzuki broke the AL record he shared with Wade Boggs (1983-89). |
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| Streaking Royals continue set with Mariners |
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09/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals have a chance to match their longest winning streak of the season when the young club continues its four-game series with the struggling Seattle Mariners this evening at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City recorded its fifth win in a row with Tuesday's 6-3 decision over the Mariners in the second test of this set. It's the Royals' best run since they reeled off six consecutive victories during an interleague stretch from June 21-27. John Buck, David DeJesus and Ryan Shealy a |
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| Mariners' Bedard to undergo surgery |
MLB Baseball |
09/17/2008 |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - Seattle Mariners pitcher Erik Bedard will undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder September 26, the team announced Tuesday. The lefty suffered through hip and back problems this year before experiencing tightness in the shoulder that eventually ended his season. He hit the disabled list July 5 with the shoulder injury, then had several comeback attempts derailed in August. When healthy, Bedard compiled a 6-4 record with a 3.67 earned run average, with 72 str |
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| Buck, Royals take second straight from Mariners |
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09/16/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - John Buck drove in two runs on a pair of hits and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Seattle Mariners by a 6-3 margin in the second contest of a four-game series from Kauffman Stadium. Buck, Ryan Shealy and David DeJesus each hit a home run for the Royals, who have won five straight and six of their last seven. Brandon Duckworth (3-1) held the Mariners to just two runs on five hits with a pair of walks and as many strikeouts through six frames to get the win. Jose Lopez was |
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| Royals take on Mariners aiming for fifth straight win |
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09/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals try for a fifth consecutive victory and a second straight win over the Seattle Mariners when these two division cellar-dwellers resume a four-game set tonight at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have been getting good pitching during their current win streak, the team's longest since a four-game run from July 27-30. That was the case as well during Monday's series opener, when Kyle Davies and Joakim Soria combined for a shutout in Kansas City's 3-0 decision over the Marine |
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