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| Kansas City Royals Team Report - July 18 |
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| === Kansas City Royals Team Report - July 18 === (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Royals look to extend their winning streak to five games on Friday when they square off with the Seattle Mariners in the second of a four-game series at Kauffman Stadium. The AL Central-leading Royals won their fourth straight game in the opener of this set on Thursday, as Jose Lima remained undefeated and Angel Berroa finished with a homer and two RBI to lead Kansas City to a 7-1 defeat of Seattle. Lima (6-0) has been victorio |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - July 18 |
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| n the year with a 4.11 ERA, rolled into the All-Star break with back-to-back no-decisions. In his last outing the Venezuelan native allowed three runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings, but did not factor in the decision of his team's 4-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Gonzalez defeated the Rangers earlier in the season, holding them to four runs on just two hits over five innings in his only career appearance against the team. Tampa reliever Mark Malaska pitched in ninth inning of Thursday's loss and became the |
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| Cincinnati Reds Team Report - July 18 |
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07/18/2003 |
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| ight ankle. Griffey hurt himself running out a double in Thursday night's 5-4 loss to the Houston Astros at Great American Ball Park. Griffey already has missed 140 games during four stints on the disabled list since joining the Reds in 2000 via the Seattle Mariners. He finished this season with a .247 average, 13 home runs and 26 RBI in 53 games. Earlier Thursday, Reds outfielder Austin Kearns went on the DL, retroactive to July 9, because of an inflamed right rotator cuff. Another move was made by the Reds Th |
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| Baltimore Orioles Team Report - July 18 |
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07/18/2003 |
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| se. Heading to the hill tonight for the Orioles will be veteran righthander Rick Helling, who has won four of his last six decisions. The 32-year-old hurler, 6-6 on the year with a 5.65 ERA, is coming off a win in his last outing when he limited the Seattle Mariners to just two runs on seven hits in six innings on July 9. For his career, Helling is 7-8 with a 6.66 ERA in 18 starts against the Angels. He allowed four runs on four hits over six frames to Anaheim back on May 20, but didn't factor in the decision o |
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| Around the Majors - Wednesday, July 16 |
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07/16/2003 |
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| ays in the field. Unfortunately for Blalock, his hit didn't have a bearing on if he'll play in October. His Texas Rangers are sure to miss out on the postseason this year, as they are in last place in the AL West -- 20 games behind the front-running Seattle Mariners. "The quality of play was excellent," said Cubs manager Dusty Baker, who skippered the NL team. "You could tell in batting practice, the guys approaches to hitting. You could tell the pitchers; you could tell how (Mike) Scioscia used his pitchers an |
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| Blalock's bat boosts AL |
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07/15/2003 |
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| s in the eighth inning. Blalock's blast in his first All-Star at-bat however likely won't have a bearing on his Rangers, who are sure to miss out on the postseason this year. Texas is in last place in the AL West -- 20 games behind the front-running Seattle Mariners. "I'm just really happy to be in the All-Star Game and to do this is icing on the cake," said Blalock, who became the 12th player in All-Star history to homer in his first at-bat. Angels manager Mike Scioscia, the skipper of the AL All-Star team, de |
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| Blalock's blast gives AL win, home-field in Series |
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07/15/2003 |
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| ronto's Carlos Delgado delivered a run-scoring single in the bottom of the third off Philadelphia Phillies lefthander Randy Wolf, who started the frame in relief of starter Jason Schmidt of the San Francisco Giants. Wolf issued a one-out walk to the Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, who went to second on a wild pitch. After Alfonso Soriano of the New York Yankees struck out, Delgado stroked a base hit to right that gave the Junior Circuit a 1-0 lead. The NL then struck for five runs in the top of the fifth off r |
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| First half phenoms and flops |
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07/15/2003 |
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| re surging and others who are slumping. There are many reasons why the Atlanta Braves are succeeding, as they own the best record overall record in the majors, and that includes Gary Sheffield and John Smoltz. With Ichiro Suzuki and Jamie Moyer, the Seattle Mariners understandably have the top mark in the American League. Albert Pujols is aiming to win the Triple Crown and Roy Halladay is trying to maintain his strong stretch heading into the second half of the season. With that in mind, let's look at a few sel |
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| Angels' Anderson in home run heaven |
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07/14/2003 |
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| effield and Pujols also hit four homers each in the first round, but Pujols and Edmonds advanced due to higher season totals. Pujols has 27 homers and Edmonds has 28 at the break, besting Sheffield's 22. Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Richie Sexson hit just one home run, while Seattle Mariners second baseman Bret Boone did not homer in the first round. Both were eliminated. Toronto's Carlos Delgado, who leads the American League with 28 homers, hit just two homers and failed to advance past the opening round. |
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| Seattle Mariners Team Report - July 14 |
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07/14/2003 |
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| === Seattle Mariners Team Report - July 14 === (MySportsbook) - The Mariners spoiled ex-manager Lou Piniella's return to town this weekend, taking two of three from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. On Sunday, Seattle registered 13-2 shellacking of Piniella's new club. Willie Bloomquist nailed a grand slam for his first major league home run to pace the Mariners' offensive attack. Bloomquist finished 2-for-4 with a career-high six RBI and two runs scored for the Mariners, who go into the All- Star break four games a |
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