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| D-Rays, Orioles start series at Camden Yards |
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08/28/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles haven't been winning much lately, but they've certainly been able to handle the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at home in recent years. The two American League East foes renew acquaintances with tonight's opener of a three-game series from Camden Yards. The Orioles have won nine straight games from the Devil Rays in Baltimore, including all six matchups between the teams at Camden Yards this season. Since the start of the 2005 campaign, Tampa Bay is just 4-20 as the visitor in this s |
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| Yanks try to close gap on scorching Red Sox |
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08/28/2007 |
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| beaten the Yankees both times he has faced them this season. However, he pitched to a 6.92 earned run average in those contests. Matsuzaka is winless in his last three starts and steps to the mound tonight on the heels of back-to-back losses to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. "Dice-K" pitched well enough to win his last start on Wednesday, but surrendered two runs and two hits in six innings of a 2-1 loss at Tropicana Field. He is 13-10 with a 3.76 ERA this season. New York will turn to its stopper tonight in left-hande |
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| Notes from Monday's games |
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08/27/2007 |
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| '' ... With RHP Tyler Walker on board, manager Bruce Bochy has three pitchers who have closing experience. Walker, who was called up from Triple-A Fresno to take the place of RHP Vinnie Chulk (blood clot in right hand), has closed for the Giants and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. RHP Brian Wilson has two saves this year and was Fresno's closer before his recall. ``It's invaluable to have guys who have pitched in crisis situations,'' Bochy said. ``The guys who have closed before can draw on that experience.'' ... 2B Ray Durh |
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| ChiSox club four homers in seventh to rally past Rays |
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08/27/2007 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Josh Fields belted a two-run homer to cap a four-homer, five-run seventh inning, as the Chicago White Sox rebounded from a dreadful weekend performance with a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in a makeup game at U.S. Cellular Field. The game was a rescheduled meeting of a May 26 postponement. Trailing 4-0, the White Sox stormed back in the seventh, as A.J. Pierzynski, Jermaine Dye and Juan Uribe connected on three consecutive homers off Devil Rays starter Edwin Jackson to pu |
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| Streaking Wakefield has decision in every game |
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08/27/2007 |
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| pitcher, regardless of his style, is that you're job is go out and pitch innings, compile innings and get decisions,'' first-year pitching coach John Farrell said. ``And, by that definition, Tim is a leader in all those categories.'' Just ask the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In four starts against them this year, Wakefield is 4-0 with a 1.65 ERA and a .196 opponents' batting average. He's faced them twice this month, allowing no runs and six hits in 15 innings. Two of his probable six remaining starts should be aga |
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| Pena powers Devil Rays past Athletics |
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08/26/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Carlos Pena hit two home runs and Joel Guzman plated two runs with his first-career triple, as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays downed the Oakland Athletics, 7-4, in the finale of a four-game set. B.J. Upton also homered and turned a key double play in the sixth inning for the Devil Rays, who have won four of five. "As we get close to our destination of reaching the playoffs, you have to play meaningful baseball," said Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon. "I like playing these teams. This is |
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| Red Sox slam White Sox to complete four-game sweep |
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08/26/2007 |
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| ring base hit made it 11-1. Boston brought in closer Jonathan Papelbon for some work in the bottom of the ninth and the hard-throwing right-hander struck out the side to finish off the game. Game Notes Attendance was 36,745...The White Sox will host the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in a makeup game from May 26 on Monday afternoon, before starting a three-game set against the Texas Rangers in Arlington...Kielty's home run was his first since September 19, 2006 while with the Oakland Athletics against the Cleveland Indians. |
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| NL Capsules |
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08/26/2007 |
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| t then hit a one-out double in the eighth and Wigginton hit the first pitch he saw from reliever Shawn Chacon (4-4) to left field, his 19th homer of the year. It was Wigginton's third home run since coming to the Astros in a July 28 trade with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Mark McLemore (3-0) went two innings in relief of Wandy Rodriguez, allowing one hit with three strikeouts. Brad Lidge pitched the ninth for his 13th save in 19 tries. ENDCopyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The infor |
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| Haren goes for career high in wins as A's wrap set with Rays |
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08/26/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Dan Haren goes for career high win No. 15 this afternoon when the Oakland Athletics wrap up a four-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. Haren, who has won 14 games each of the last two seasons, comes into today's finale on a winning note after topping the Toronto Blue Jays in his last start on Tuesday. Haren surrendered four runs and six hits in six innings of that one, as he ran his record to 14-4 to go along with an AL-best earned run average of 2.66. The 26-year-old r |
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| Red-hot Red Sox continue set with Pale Hose in Chicago |
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08/25/2007 |
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| its last 13. Toeing the rubber today for the Red Sox will be Wakefield, who will try to join Beckett atop the league lead in wins. Wakefield, who is 15-10 with a 4.35 earned run average on the season, is coming off two brilliant efforts against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. After giving up two hits over eight scoreless innings back on August 13, Wakefield followed that up by surrendering four hits over seven scoreless frames to beat them on Monday. Wakefield beat the Pale Hose the last time he faced them and is 6-10 l |
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