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| Igawa starts in place of Clemens at the Trop |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Kei Igawa gets an emergency start this evening, as the New York Yankees try to wrap up their 13th straight postseason appearance in the opener of a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. The Yankees have already clinched at least a tie for the wild card and had their magic number for clinching the spot reduced to one on Monday, despite the loss, with Detroit falling to Minnesota. A Yankees win or losses by Detroit and Seattle will secure the spot. Roger Clemens was s |
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| Clemens leads Yankees into St. Petersburg |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Roger Clemens pitches for the first time since September 16 this evening, as the New York Yankees try to wrap up their 13th straight postseason appearance in the opener of a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. The Yankees have already clinched at least a tie for the wild card and had their magic number for clinching the spot reduced to one on Monday, despite the loss, with Detroit falling to Minnesota. A Yankees win or losses by Detroit and Seattle will secure the |
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| 2007 Minor League Champions |
This Day in Sports |
09/25/2007 |
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| land Athletics) International League - Richmond Braves (Atlanta Braves) Pacific Coast League - Sacramento River Cats (Oakland Athletics) ---Double-A Eastern League - Trenton Thunder (New York Yankees) Southern League - Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) Texas League - San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres) ---Class A California League - San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants) Carolina League - Frederick Keys (Baltimore Orioles) Florida State League - Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia Ph |
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| AL West-champion Angels open series at Texas |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2007 |
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| Los Angeles is one-half game behind Cleveland for the best record in the American League. Heading to the hill tonight for the Angels will be right-hander Ervin Santana, who is 7-13 with a 5.63 ERA. Santana picked up the win on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, as he allowed a run and six hits in 6 1/3 innings. Santana, who is just 1-9 away from home this season, lost to the Rangers the last time he faced them and is 4-3 lifetime against them with a 6.36 ERA in nine starts. Texas will counter with right-h |
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| Angels shoot for playoff spot again vs. Seattle |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2007 |
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| in four years. The club also captured division titles in 2004 and 2005 and won the World Series as a wild card in 2002. Getting the call for the Angels this afternoon will be right-hander John Lackey, who is 17-9 with a 3.13 ERA. Lackey defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in his last start on Tuesday, as he gave up a run and five hits in eight innings. Lackey has defeated the Mariners three times this season - shutting them out the last two times he has faced them - and is 9-8 lifetime against them with a 3.97 ERA in |
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| Boston's Wakefield aims for more success against D-Rays |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With a playoff spot all wrapped up, the Boston Red Sox can now focus on winning their first AL East title since 1997, as they try and complete a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays this afternoon at Tropicana Field. The Red Sox clinched their fourth postseason berth in five years on Saturday, as Jason Varitek and Julio Lugo each hit ninth-inning home runs to key a three-run rally which carried Boston to an 8-6 win. With Al Reyes (2-4) in to close out the ninth, Varitek greeted him with |
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| Red Sox send Dice-K against Rays |
MLB Baseball |
09/22/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox hope a little extra rest gets Daisuke Matsuzaka back on track this evening, as the right-hander gets the call in the second game of a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. Matsuzaka has struggled lately for the Red Sox, going just 1-4 with an 8.44 earned run average in his last six starts. However, he hasn't pitched since September 14 against the New York Yankees when he failed to make it out of the sixth inning for the third straight start. Matsu |
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| Beckett wins 20th for Red Sox, who add another game to AL East lead |
MLB Baseball |
09/22/2007 |
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| w York Yankees did their part for Boston, too. Beckett pitched six strong innings to become the first 20-game winner in the majors since 2005, and the Red Sox used late home runs by Varitek, Ortiz and Lowell to pull away to an 8-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday night. Coupled with the Yankees' 5-4 loss to Toronto in 14 innings, the Red Sox increased their AL East lead to 2 1/2 games and reduced their magic number to clinch at least a wild-card playoff berth to two. ``We had a little talk befo |
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| Kansas City Royals |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
09/22/2007 |
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| Claimed first baseman Wes Bankston off outright waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays; transferred pitcher Odalis Perez to the 60-day disabled list. |
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| Boston's Beckett shoots for win No. 20 at Tampa |
MLB Baseball |
09/21/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Josh Beckett takes aim at his 20th victory of the season when the Boston Red Sox begin an important three-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tonight at Tropicana Field. Beckett has put himself on the verge of reaching the coveted milestone by winning each of his last three starts, including an outstanding outing against the rival Yankees last Saturday. The hard-throwing right-hander limited New York to one run and just three hits while striking out seven over seven innings in Boston's 10- |
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