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| Strange ninth helps M's edge Royals |
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07/13/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Adrian Beltre reached base on a fluke double in the ninth, and scored the go-ahead run on John Buck's throwing error in a rundown between third and home, and the Seattle Mariners held on for a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals to salvage the finale of a three-game set. Jeff Clement hit a two-run homer for the Mariners, who had dropped six of seven entering play and enter the All-Star break with the worst record in the AL at 37-58. Carlos Silva gave up two runs on eight hits |
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| Royals gear for possible sweep of Mariners |
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07/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Aiming for a sweep of the lowly Seattle Mariners, the Kansas City Royals host the American League West bottom-feeders in the finale of a three-game set this afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City would like nothing more than to finish the first half the season with a four-game win streak and a .500 record at home, and that can be accomplished if the club follows up Saturday's thrilling 5-4 victory over the Mariners with yet another triumph today. Yesterday the Royals needed a two-run hom |
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| DeJesus' two-run HR in ninth lifts Royals past M's |
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07/12/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - David DeJesus hit a game-winning two-run homer with two outs in the ninth to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the middle contest of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. DeJesus had two hits and two runs scored while Mark Grudzielanek collected two hits, including the 2,000th of his career, to go with an RBI. Alex Gordon and Mark Teahen had an RBI apiece for Kansas City, which has won three straight. Former Mariner Horacio Ramirez ( |
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| Royals resume series with lowly Mariners |
MLB Baseball |
07/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Continuing to sport the worst record in the American League, the disappointing Seattle Mariners will try their best to find some semblance of an offense tonight, when they play the second of a three-game set against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Seattle, an astounding 19 games out of first place in the AL West and already 21 games under .500, has not only lost two straight games, but five of its last six and is just 17-30 on the road in 2008. On Friday night it was more of the |
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| M's activate Hernandez, option Wells for duel with Royals |
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07/11/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners activated pitcher Felix Hernandez from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Friday's series opener against Kansas City. The Royals won the game, 3-1. Hernandez (6-6) took the loss as he was hit for three runs on four hits in five innings of work. He did strike out eight Royals, increasing his team- leading total to 101 K's on the year. Hernandez had been on the shelf since spraining his left ankle during a collision while covering home plate in a Jun |
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| Hochevar, Royals edge M's |
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07/11/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Luke Hochevar was effective on the mound and David DeJesus drove in two runs, as the Kansas City Royals edged the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, in the opener of a three-game set. Hochevar (6-7) lasted seven innings and yielded just one run on five hits while fanning four batters. Joakim Soria earned his 25th save of the year with a perfect ninth. Joey Gathright knocked in the other run for Kansas City, which has won two in a row. Felix Hernandez (6-6) took the loss as he lasted five |
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| M's activate Hernandez for duel with Royals |
MLB Baseball |
07/11/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners activated ace Felix Hernandez from the 15-day disabled list Friday in time to start the opener of the club's three-game set in Kansas City against the Royals. Hernandez, who has been on the shelf since spraining his left ankle during a collision while covering home plate in a June 23 game agaisnt the Mets, leads the Mariners in strikeouts, with 93, and is second to Carlos Silva in innings pitched by only five frames, at 107 2/3. The 22-year-old is 6-5 thi |
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| Return of the king: Felix, M's set to battle Royals |
MLB Baseball |
07/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - While the Seattle Mariners have been retooling their roster and shelving injured players, they expect to get a big boost tonight from starting pitcher Felix Hernandez. Hernandez will be activated from the disabled list on Friday, when the Mariners open a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The young right-hander hasn't toed the rubber since spraining his left ankle against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium on June 23. The 22-year-old Hernandez had won four s |
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| Pirates bring up Munoz, acquire Reichert and Mulhern |
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07/10/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired pitcher Dan Reichert and utility player Ryan Mulhern on Thursday from the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations and assigned both players to Triple-A Indianapolis. The Pirates also recalled righty Luis Munoz from Double-A Altoona and optioned fellow righty John Van Benschoten to Indianapolis. These moves come on the heels of the club trading minor league first baseman Craig Wilson to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later. |
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| Mariners acquire Wilson from Pirates |
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07/10/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners traded for Pittsburgh minor league first baseman Craig Wilson on Thursday, in exchange for a player to be named later. Wilson played with the Pirates from 2001-2006, and later had stints with the New York Yankees and Atlanta, but has only played on a minor-league level this season. He signed a minor league contract with Pittsburgh on April 8, and has hit .230 with 10 home runs and 27 runs batted in for Triple-A Indianapolis this year. In 698 career MLB games |
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