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| Devil Rays continue to struggle |
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08/06/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays began the month of August on a down note, dropping two out of three games to the Baltimore Orioles. The series loss brought the Devil Rays to a major league-worst 42-68 on the season. Tampa Bay has now lost 11 of its last 15 games and currently trails the Boston Red Sox by 25 1/2 games in the American League East standings. Things are not going to get any easier for the D'Rays, as they will kick of a 10-game road trip Monday night. The trek will take the Devil Rays to De |
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| Surging Yankees start series in Toronto |
MLB Baseball |
08/06/2007 |
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| AL wild card standings, will send rookie Jesse Litsch against the Yankees tonight and he is 4-4 with a 3.47 ERA in nine starts this season. Litsch has won back-to-back starts and is 3-1 in his previous four outings, including a July 31 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He hurled 6 2/3 shutout innings and allowed seven hits in a 2-0 win at Tropicana Field. The young right-hander was shelled in his first-ever start against New York on May 31 at Rogers Centre. Litsch gave up five runs and four hits in two-thirds of |
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| Tigers battle Devil Rays hoping to end lengthy skid |
MLB Baseball |
08/06/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers will try and put the brakes on a season-high five-game losing streak this evening when they open a four-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Comerica Park. Detroit was swept over the weekend by the Chicago White Sox, culminating with a 3-1 loss in Sunday's finale. Magglio Ordonez homered to account for the struggling Tigers' only offense. The Tigers have now lost 11 of their last 13 but remained just one-half game behind Cleveland after the Indians were whitewashed by |
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| Bedard leads Orioles against D-Rays |
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08/05/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays will conclude their three-game weekend series today as the AL East foes meet at Tropicana Field. Orioles' ace Erik Bedard will take the ball this afternoon, hoping to improve his already impressive 11-4 record and 3.05 ERA. Bedard hopes August will yield similar results to July, as he went 5-0 last month with a 2.21 ERA. The lefty has won seven consecutive decisions and can't be counted out in the AL Cy Young race, although the lack of overall t |
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| Pena, Devil Rays down Orioles |
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08/05/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Carlos Pena belted a two-run homer and Scott Kazmir threw seven strong innings as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays spanked the Baltimore Orioles, 9-2, in the second of three games from Tropicana Field. Kazmir (8-7) yielded just one run on seven hits, while walking two and striking out nine. He has allowed one run or less in each of his past four starts at home. Prior to his last four starts, he hadn't won at home since July 3, 2006, a span of 14 starts. "It seems like I'm not doing an |
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| Devil Rays try to snap jinx vs. Orioles |
MLB Baseball |
08/04/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles try to defeat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for the ninth straight time this evening when the two AL East cellar dwellers square off in the second of three weekend contests from Tropicana Field. Baltimore will give the ball to lefty Brian Burres today in hopes that he can improve his solid 5-4 record and 4.12 ERA. It is important to mention, however, that Burres has been more effective as a reliever this season, as his ERA as a starter sits at 4.88. The last outing for Burres ca |
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| Huff's HR boosts Orioles over Rays |
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08/04/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Aubrey Huff belted a three-run homer and Daniel Cabrera threw seven strong innings as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 3-1, in the first of three between the clubs at Tropicana Field Cabrera (8-11) yielded four hits and one run, while walking one and striking out three. "He made some big pitches when he had to," said Huff. "He's such a workhorse. He does not tire. He gets stronger as the game goes on." Nick Markakis had two hits for the Orioles, who have wo |
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| Dukes charged with violating protective order |
MLB Baseball |
08/03/2007 |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Troubled Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes could face up to one year in jail on a charge of violating a protective court order his estranged wife obtained after she said the 23-year-old rookie threatened her and the couple's children. Dukes, whose problems off the field led the Devil Rays to put him on a temporary inactive list in June, is prohibited from contacting NiShea Gilbert for one year under terms of a restraining order obtained in Hillsborough Circuit Court. Gilbert, who |
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| Halladay, Blue Jays welcome Rangers to Canada |
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08/03/2007 |
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| he Toronto Blue Jays back in the win column this evening when they kick off a six-game homestand with the opener of a three-game set against the Texas Rangers at Rogers Centre. Toronto was 2-4 on its six-game road swing, dropping two of three to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to close the trek, including a 6-2 setback on Wednesday at Tropicana Field. Alex Rios and Matt Stairs each drove in a run for the Blue Jays, while Josh Towers (5-8) suffered the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck ou |
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| Orioles, Devil Rays open set at Tropicana |
MLB Baseball |
08/03/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles try to defeat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for the eighth straight time this evening when the two AL East cellar dwellers square off in the opener of a three-game set from Tropicana Field. Baltimore has won eight of nine from the Devil Rays this year and is 14-2 in the last 16 matchups. Since the start of the 2004 campaign the Orioles are 38-15 in the series, including a 19-13 mark at the Trop. Continuing that trend may not be that difficult for Baltimore this evening, as it se |
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