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| Rangers occupying a familiar territory |
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| his at-bats than his .143 average would show over the last week, Rodriguez has turned three hits into six RBI for the club. Blalock has also hit a bit of a pothole on his way to US Cellular Field this week, with a mere five hits in his last 26 at-bats and hasn't scored or batted in a run during that stretch. COMING UP Getting back to the games that count, the Rangers will start up a four-game set with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday and then hit Baltimore for a pair of contests at the beginning of next week. |
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| Taking a break before a repeat run |
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| d place in a very competitive American League West. Anaheim trails division leader Seattle by 8 1/2 games and Oakland by 4 1/2 in the standings. Last season the Angels ripped off three in a row before the Mid-Summer Classic, albeit against the lowly Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but that's part of what got the ball rolling towards the playoffs. It wasn't until the first couple weeks of September that Anaheim really turned it on in 2002, so there is still time for manager Mike Scioscia to tinker with his lineup. Scioscia, w |
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| O no, not the second half again |
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| Associates Coliseum. Baltimore has just two wins in its last seven outings and 13 overall since the beginning of June. If nothing else the Orioles will often have the ability to stay one step ahead of the worst team in the American League East, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. And that's where the Birds are right now in the standings with a 41-50 mark, which is good enough for a distant fourth place in the division. Last year at this time the club was just a single game below .500 and was actually gaining some respectabi |
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| The Rangers, occupying a familiar territory |
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| his at-bats than his .143 average would show over the last week, Rodriguez has turned three hits into six RBI for the club. Blalock has also hit a bit of a pothole on his way to US Cellular Field this week, with a mere five hits in his last 26 at-bats and hasn't scored or batted in a run during that stretch. COMING UP Getting back to the games that count, the Rangers will start up a four-game set with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday and then hit Baltimore for a pair of contests at the beginning of next week. |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - July 14 |
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| === Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - July 14 === (MySportsbook) - Lou Piniella had a forgettable return to Seattle this weekend, as his club dropped two of three contests in the series. It got ugly on Sunday, as the D-Rays fell 13-2 at the hands of the Mariners. Toby Hall belted a two-run homer for the Devil Rays, who go into the Mid- Summer Classic buried in the AL East basement at 32-60. Jason Standridge (0-5) suffered the defeat and remains winless on the season as he saw his ERA climb to 7.03 after getting |
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| Seattle Mariners Team Report - July 14 |
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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 ahead |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - July 13 |
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| === Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - July 13 === (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Seattle Mariners square off in the rubber match of their three-game set today at Safeco Field. The Devil Rays send Jason Standridge to the mound today. In his last outing on July 6, Standridge was defeated by the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field. In that contest, the 24-year-old allowed seven runs on eight hits in two innings. This will be the first appearance for Standridge against the Seattle Mariners. Last nig |
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| Greg Vaughn becomes a free agent |
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| was sent down to the minor leagues by the Colorado Rockies Saturday. The 38-year-old Vaughn did not accept the assignment, though, and subsequently became a free agent. Vaughn signed a minor league contract with the Rockies in early April after the Tampa Bay Devil Rays released him. The outfielder played in just 37 contests this season and batted .189 with three home runs. The veteran slugger has amassed 355 career homers in parts of 15 major league seasons. He started his career in Milwaukee, before spending some |
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| Meche takes the mound against Piniella's Devil Rays |
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| Seattle, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners try to make it two straight wins tonight against Lou Piniella and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the second of their three-game set at Safeco Field. The Devil Rays send Victor Zambrano to the mound tonight. Zambrano did not record a decision in his last outing, but did pitch well against the White Sox on July 4. In that game, the Venezuelan native allowed two runs on four hits in eight innings. The 27-year-old has not lost since June 8. In that outing, the righthand |
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| Seattle Mariners Team Report - July 12 |
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| === Seattle Mariners Team Report - July 12 === (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Mariners try to make it two straight wins tonight against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the second of their three-game set at Safeco Field. The Mariners send Gil Meche to the mound this evening. In his last outing on Sunday, Meche allowed five runs on six hits in four innings in a loss to the Texas Rangers at the Ballpark in Arlington. The 24-year-old's last loss came on June 10 against the Montreal Expos. In that contest, Meche allowed fo |
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