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| "Big Papi" powers Red Sox past Devil Rays |
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09/13/2007 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - David Ortiz provided all the offense for Boston on Wednesday, belting two home runs, a three-run homer in the third inning and a game-ending two-run homer in the ninth, as the Red Sox came back to down the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 5-4, in the rubber match of a three-game set. A day after squandering an 8-1 lead that turned into a 16-10 loss, the D-Rays plated four runs in the first inning, only to see Ortiz erase their lead with two longballs, numbers 30 and 31 on the season for the Red |
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| Ortiz's late homer saves Red Sox again with weekend series against Yankees looming |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2007 |
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| oston Red Sox may not have been one of the longest he has hit although it was one of the biggest. The two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday night barely cleared the low wall in right field but it gave the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and set off a big on-field celebration. ``He's the greatest, man. He's the best,'' said Julio Lugo, who walked to lead off the Boston ninth. ``That's why they call him Big Papi because he can carry the team.'' Ortiz drove in all of the runs for |
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| Lester leads Red Sox in finale vs. D-Rays |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Jon Lester tries to follow up a brilliant performance in his last start when the Boston Red Sox conclude a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tonight at Fenway Park. Lester continued his inspiring comeback from cancer against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, as he scattered four hits over seven scoreless innings to improve to 4-0, while lowering his earned run average to 4.47. The 23-year-old left-hander defeated the Rays the last time he faced them and is 1-0 in three starts in |
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| Youkilis keys BoSox win in Beantown |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2007 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Kevin Youkilis hit a bases-loaded triple in the sixth-inning to give Boston the lead, as the Red Sox outslugged the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 16-10, in the middle contest of a three-game set at Fenway Park. Kevin Cash also knocked in three runs while Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz and J.D. Drew each homered for the Red Sox, who remained five games in front of the Yankees for the AL East lead. New York also won on Tuesday. Third baseman Mike Lowell was the only Boston starter |
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| Youkilis keys BoSox win in |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2007 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Kevin Youkilis hit a bases-loaded triple in the sixth-inning to give Boston the lead, as the Red Sox outslugged the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 16-10, in the middle contest of a three-game set at Fenway Park. Kevin Cash also knocked in three runs while Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz and J.D. Drew each homered for the Red Sox, who remained five games in front of the Yankees for the AL East lead. New York also won on Tuesday. Third baseman Mike Lowell was the only Boston starter |
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| Boston's Wakefield takes hill vs. D-Rays |
MLB Baseball |
09/11/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Tim Wakefield tries to continue his mastery of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays this evening, when the Boston Red Sox continue a three-game series against them at Fenway Park. Wakefield has been incredible against the Devil Rays over his career. He is an amazing 19-2 lifetime against them with a 2.72 earned run average in 36 games, 26 of which have been starts. He has won all four starts against them this season, giving up just five runs in 27 1/3 innings. The 41-year-old knuckleballer has |
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| AL Capsules |
MLB Baseball |
09/11/2007 |
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BOSTON (AP) -Scott Kazmir struck out 10 and allowed just two runners to reach second base in seven innings as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Monday night. Josh Wilson's sacrifice fly in the fifth drove in the run for the Devil Rays, who are 13-4 in their last 17 games but are in last place in the AL East. Boston is 7-3 in its last 10 games, but its lead in the division dropped to five games over the idle New York Yankees. Just sixteen days after setting a franchise record with 13 str |
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| Red Sox and Athletics lined up for Japan opener next season |
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09/10/2007 |
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| on at Oakland. The selection of the A's as Boston's likely opponent was first reported Sunday by the San Francisco Chronicle. The New York Mets and Chicago Cubs opened the 2000 season with a two-game series in Tokyo, and the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays started the 2004 season with two games in Japan. A scheduled 2003 series between Oakland and Seattle at the Tokyo Dome was scrapped because of the threat of war in Iraq. While the discussions for a Japan opener progressed, the players' association |
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| Marlins shut down rookie right-hander VandenHurk |
MLB Baseball |
09/10/2007 |
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| now what's going on.'' Left-hander Chris Seddon will make his first major league start Tuesday against Washington. Struggling right-hander Sergio Mitre's next start will be bumped from Tuesday to Saturday. Seddon was claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in June and assigned to Double-A Carolina. The 23-year-old left-hander has pitched two innings in relief since making his big league debut on Sept. 3. ``I'm just really excited,'' Seddon said. ``I'm trying to talk myself down and tell myself that |
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| Tigers to host crucial makeup with Blue Jays |
MLB Baseball |
09/10/2007 |
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| 42-year-old hurler is 14-9 lifetime against the Blue Jays with a save and a 3.75 ERA in 54 games, 27 of which have been starts. The Blue Jays, meanwhile, had their slim playoff hopes take a hit over the weekend. The club dropped two of three to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, including a 3-2 setback on Sunday at Tropicana Field. Aaron Hill homered and scored twice for the Blue Jays, who have lost four of six and are now 8 1/2 games back of the Yankees and 4 1/2 behind the Tigers. Toronto starter Jesse Litsch (5-8) was t |
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