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| Upton, Cano capture AL Weekly honors |
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07/23/2007 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder B.J. Upton and New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano were selected as the American League Co-Players of the Week for the period ending July 22. Upton batted .414 with a double, two home runs and eight RBI over the week, with a .759 slugging percentage, a .514 on-base percentage, and scored eight runs with 22 total bases. He went 3-for-4 and scored twice against the Angels on July 17th. On July 20th against the Yankees, Upton hit two homers wit |
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| Sunday's AL Capsules |
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07/22/2007 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -Shelley Duncan homered twice, including a three-run drive that capped a 10-run fourth inning Sunday in the surging New York Yankees' 21-4 rout of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Alex Rodriguez hit his major league-leading 34th homer and No. 498 of his career. Hideki Matsui, Bobby Abreu and Robinson Cano also homered as the Yankees hit six home runs in a game for the first time in two years. New York had 25 hits, reaching 20 for the second straight game and improving to a season-best five over .500. |
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| Notes from Sunday's games |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2007 |
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| as moved to RF. ---Orioles-Athletics BALTIMORE: Manager Dave Trembley hopes to get a chance to meet Cal Ripken, Jr. on Tuesday when the Hall of Fame inductee is honored by the Orioles on ``Ripken Hall of Fame Send-Off Night,'' before playing the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ``It certainly will be nice to be there in person,'' Trembley said. ``I hope to spend a couple of minutes and talk to him. I know it will be busy for him that day but it would certainly be a thrill to do that. I'd like to get inside his head for a |
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| A-Rod hits homer No. 498 |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2007 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -Alex Rodriguez hit the 498th home run of his career Sunday, going deep against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to give the Yankees an 18-3 lead. A-Rod's 34th homer this season was a two-run shot in the sixth inning. He leads the majors in home runs and is two shy of becoming the youngest player to hit 500. Rodriguez, who turns 32 in five days, began his career in Seattle and went to Texas before he was traded to the Yankees in February 2004. Jimmie Foxx was 32 years, 338 days when he hit his 500th.
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| Yanks rout Rays to sweep doubleheader |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2007 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Alex Rodriguez belted his 33rd homer of the season, drove in four runs, and Johnny Damon had a four-RBI game as well to lead New York's 17-5 thrashing of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, completing a sweep of a day/night doubleheader for the Yankees in the middle two games of a four- game set. Rodriguez's homer brought him to within three of career number 500, and his four RBI put him at 96 on the season. Damon also scored three times for the Yankees, who pounded out 20 hits to win their seve |
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| Tampa's Crawford exits with ankle injury |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2007 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Carl Crawford left Saturday's 7-3 loss to the New York Yankees, the first game of the doubleheader, in the fifth inning with a sprained left ankle. Crawford legged out an infield single in the third and began to hobble after hitting the bag. He attempted to play through the pain, but was replaced by Greg Norton in the fifth inning. Crawford is hitting .291 with six home runs, 53 RBI and 31 stolen bases this season for the D-Rays. |
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| Yanks sting Devil Rays in first game of doubleheader |
MLB Baseball |
07/21/2007 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Hideki Matsui and Shelley Duncan each hit two- run homers as the New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-3, in the first game of a doubleheader. Robinson Cano went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored for the Yankees, who avoided losing three straight. Bobby Abreu and Andy Phillips each had two hits in the victory. New York starter Kei Igawa pitched five frames, allowing two runs on seven hits. Igawa also fanned six and walked three. Luis Vizcaino (7-2) was credited with th |
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| Devil Rays, Yanks set to play two in the Bronx |
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07/21/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Already 18 1/2 games out of contention in the American League East and just 10-17 versus division foes, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays try to follow up their impressive effort on Friday as they play two versus the New York Yankees in the Bronx on Saturday. The stars aligned for the Devil Rays on Friday night as they thrashed New York in a 14-4 decision in the opener of a four-game set. Dioner Navarro punched his first career grand slam and B.J. Upton posted his first career multi-homer game in the lop |
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| Mussina, Yankees begin set with Devil Rays |
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07/20/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Mike Mussina attempts to extend an impressive streak of home supremacy over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays when the New York Yankees hurler starts tonight's opener of a four-game series between the American League East foes. Since joining the Bronx Bombers prior to the 2001 season, Mussina has won all seven of his starts against Tampa Bay at Yankee Stadium and amassed an amazing 1.07 earned run average over the course of those games. For his career, the veteran right-hander owns a 16-6 record and a 3. |
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| Escobar continues to roll as Angels blank D-Rays |
MLB Baseball |
07/20/2007 |
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| St. Petersberg, FL (MySportsbook) - Kelvim Escobar tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings for his career-best fifth straight winning decision, as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with a 3-0 shutout in a matinee from Tropicana Field. Escobar (11-3), who has allowed three runs or less in seven of his eight most recent starts, scattered nine hits while fanning five and walking three. Francisco Rodriguez tossed a perfect ninth for his 25th save this season |
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