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| Blanton aims to continue successful month as A's battle Rays |
MLB Baseball |
08/25/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Joe Blanton tries to stay perfect in the month of August this evening when the Oakland Athletics continue their four-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. Blanton has won his last two outings and is 3-0 in four starts this month. His latest win came on Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays, as he allowed a run and six hits in seven innings to run his record to 11-8 on the season, while lowering his earned run average to 3.84. The 26-year-old right-hander has faced the Devi |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays shut down outfielder Rocco Baldelli's rehab due to all around soreness |
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08/24/2007 |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -The Tampa Bay Devil Rays shut down center fielder Rocco Baldelli's rehabilitation because of soreness. Baldelli was shut down after sitting out Class-A Vero Beach's game Wednesday. Baldelli has felt soreness since his rehab stint began August 18. Baldelli said before his rehab that trainers have been helping him change his running mechanics in an attempt to avoid aggravating leg injuries. Manager Joe Maddon said Baldelli will be reevaluated Monday, and there is no time table on h |
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| Piazza powers A's past D-Rays |
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08/24/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Mike Piazza went 4-for-5 with a two-run home run and five RBI as the Oakland Athletics crushed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 12-2, in the opener of a four-game set at Tropicana Field. Nick Swisher went 3-for-6 with an RBI and three runs scored, Jack Cust hit a two-run homer and drove in three, and Jeff DaVanon scored three times for the A's, who have won five straight. "Offense came alive, Mike Piazza had a big day," said Oakland manager Bob Geren. "We've been swinging the bats we |
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| Ex-Devil Ray Gaudin leads streaking A's into St. Pete |
MLB Baseball |
08/23/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Chad Gaudin faces the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for the second time this season when the Oakland Athletics head to Tropicana Field for tonight's opener of a four-game series. Gaudin was touched for four hits and three earned runs over four innings by the Devil Rays on April 27, dropping a 4-1 verdict for his first loss of the season. He then won seven of his next nine decisions to improve to 8-3 overall, but has since dropped six out of seven to plummet back to .500. The 24-year-old New |
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| Red Sox aim to continue success in Tampa |
MLB Baseball |
08/21/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox grabbed some breathing room in the American League East standings on Monday and will continue a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tonight at Tropicana Field. Boston recorded a 6-0 win in Monday's series opener, while the New York Yankees lost in 10 innings to the LA Angels of Anaheim to fall five games behind the Red Sox in the AL East. Tim Wakefield led the Red Sox to victory last night, as he tossed seven scoreless innings to improve to 19-2 lifetime against |
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| Boston's Wakefield aims for another win over Rays |
MLB Baseball |
08/20/2007 |
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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 open a three-game series against their fellow American East members at Tropicana Field. Wakefield, whose start on Sunday was pushed back so he could face Tampa, has been incredible against the Devil Rays over his career. He is an amazing 18-2 with a 2.83 earned run average lifetime against Tampa Bay and has been even better in St. Petersburg, where Wakefield is 8-0 with a 2. |
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| Tampa beats Tribe with run in the 12th |
MLB Baseball |
08/19/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Joel Guzman, who was recalled from Triple-A Durham earlier in the day, smacked the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Cleveland Indians, 4-3, in the finale of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Rafael Perez (0-1) started the inning for the Tribe and surrendered a lead-off double to Jonny Gomes. Guzman followed by lining a base hit up the middle to plate Gomes with the winning run. Scott Dohmann (2-0) earned t |
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| Devil Rays place Zobrist on DL |
MLB Baseball |
08/19/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays placed shortstop Ben Zobrist on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a right oblique strain. Zobrist was hurt swinging at a pitch in the team's 8-1 loss to Cleveland on Saturday. He is batting just .155 with one homer and nine RBI in 31 games for Tampa Bay this season. The Devil Rays have recalled 22-year-old infielder Joel Guzman from Triple-A Durham, where he hit .242 with 16 homers and 64 RBIs in 109 games. |
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| Tribe goes with C.C. against Devil Rays |
MLB Baseball |
08/19/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Lefty C.C. Sabathia faces one of his all-time favorite foes today when the Cleveland Indians visit the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for the finale of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. A 27-year-old Californian, Sabathia is 7-1 in 10 lifetime starts against the Devil Rays, posting a 2.47 earned run average in 73 innings of work. The burly 6-foot-7, 290-pounder is 1-0 with a no-decision against Tampa Bay this season, allowing 13 hits and four earned runs in 14 innings. He's 1-0 with two no-decisions |
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| Cabrera, Tribe rout D-Rays |
MLB Baseball |
08/19/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Asdrubal Cabrera hit his first-career home run, a three-run shot in the second inning, to lead the Cleveland Indians past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 8-1, at Tropicana Field. Cleveland starter Jake Westbrook (4-7) dazzled for seven innings, giving up just two hits and only one run to go along with four strikeouts and two walks. "Jake was outstanding, he did a good job with his sinker and was efficient, he did a great job for us," said Cleveland manager Eric Wedge. Grady Sizemore |
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