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| Mariners go for sweep of O's in Camden |
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08/09/2007 |
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| beat the O's earlier in the year is a perfect 3-0 lifetime against them with a 2.45 ERA in three starts. Baltimore will counter with hit-or-miss right-hander Daniel Cabrera, who has won two of his last three starts. Cabrera was brilliant against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday, allowing a run and four hits in seven innings to run his record to 8-11 on the season, while lowering his ERA to 4.90. Cabrera is also perfect against his opponent, going 5-0 with a 3.61 ERA in seven starts against Seattle. Seattle has wo |
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| Bonderman hopes to stop skid in Tigers' finale against Rays |
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08/09/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Jeremy Bonderman hopes to stop a three-start losing streak this afternoon when the Detroit Tigers play the finale of their four-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Comerica Park. Bonderman ran his winless streak to four games on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, as he was saddled with the loss after giving up six runs and 10 hits in seven innings to fall to 10-4 on the season, while raising his earned run average to 4.50. The 24-year-old right-hander has faced the Devil Rays six t |
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| Shields, Navarro help Devil Rays sting Tigers |
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08/09/2007 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - James Shields twirled seven strong innings and Dioner Navarro went 3-for-5 with a home run, guiding the Tampa Bay Devil Rays past the Detroit Tigers, 7-1, in the third of a four-game set at Comerica Park. Shields (9-7) yielded one run on five hits while issuing no walks and striking out nine for the Devil Rays, who snapped a three-game slide. Navarro ended with three runs scored and two RBI, and Carlos Pena knocked in a pair in a winning effort. "All of his pitches were working and h |
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| Tigers try to stay wild vs. D-Rays in Motown |
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08/08/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers try to maintain their slim lead in the American League wild card race this evening, when they play the third of four games with the lowly Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Comerica Park. Detroit maintained its half-game edge over the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners in the wild card race on Tuesday, as Ryan Raburn slid just in front of a throw home for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of the Tigers' 9-6 win. After Jonny Gomes' grand slam evened the game for the Rays in the top |
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| Fossum demoted by Devil Rays |
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08/07/2007 |
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DETROIT (AP) -Reliever Casey Fossum was sent outright to Triple-A Durham by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays after Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Because he has more than five years of major league experience, Fossum has three days to accept the move or become a free agent. He is 5-8 with a 7.70 ERA in 10 starts and 30 relief appearances this season.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or r |
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| Mariners begin key road swing in Baltimore |
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08/07/2007 |
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| e Angels in the AL West standings and trail the Detroit Tigers by just one game for the wild card. Baltimore, meanwhile, continues to play out the string but comes into tonight's matchup on a rare winning note, having taken two out of three from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the weekend. The Orioles hope veteran right-hander Steve Trachsel can keep them on the winning track tonight. Trachsel has not won since June 8, though, and is 0-3 with a 7.56 ERA in his seven starts since. Trachsel, who is 5-7 with a 4.97 ERA |
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| Struggling Tigers vie for another win at D-Rays' expense |
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08/07/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers try to maintain their slim lead in the American League wild card race this evening, when they play the second of four games with the lowly Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Comerica Park. The Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak on Monday, as Carlos Guillen went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI to lead Detroit to a 6-4 victory over the Devil Rays. Magglio Ordonez and Omar Infante both finished 3-for-4 for the Tigers, who stayed a half-game ahead of the streaking New York Yankee |
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| Cano, Yanks edge Blue Jays thanks to four-run sixth |
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08/07/2007 |
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| an RBI for New York, which was coming off a weekend sweep of the Kansas City Royals and has won seven of its last eight. The Yankees kept pace with Detroit in the American League wild card race, remaining a half-game behind the Tigers, who beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 6-4, on Monday. The Yankees also got within six games of Boston for first place in the AL East, as the Red Sox lost in Anaheim Monday night. Andy Pettitte (8-7), in his 300th career start as a Yankee, pitched 5 2/3 innings for the victory, allowing |
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| Tigers down D-Rays to remain atop wild card |
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08/07/2007 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Carlos Guillen went 3-for-4, drove in two runs, and scored once, and the Detroit Tigers, on the strength of a four-run seventh, came back to top the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 6-4, in the opener of four-game set. Magglio Ordonez and Omar Infante both also finished 3-for-4 for the Tigers, who rebounded from a 4-2 deficit in the seventh to stem a five-game losing skid, and stay a half-game ahead of the streaking New York Yankees in the American League wild card race. Starter Justin Verlande |
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| Cano, Crawford share AL weekly honor |
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08/06/2007 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Carl Crawford were selected as the American League's top players for the week ending August 5. Cano batted .478 with a 1.087 slugging percentage and a .556 on-base percentage last week. He registered three homers, three doubles and a triple among his 11 hits while scoring nine runs and driving in nine. Crawford hit a robust .591 with three homers and six runs batted in last week. He scored eight runs a |
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