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| Rangers hope to avoid sweep at hands of Angels |
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08/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers starter Kevin Millwood has gone the distance for his ballclub in consecutive starts, and will try for a third straight solid outing when he takes the ball today in the finale of a four-game series against the LA Angels of Anaheim. Millwood was 0-3 in four starts before tossing a complete-game gem versus Detroit on August 20 in Arlington. He allowed one run and six hits in the 9-1 victory to snap the winless funk. Millwood then took the hill six days later at Kansas City and |
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| Detroit's Galarraga aims to extend unbeaten streak in start vs. KC |
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08/31/2008 |
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| out four. Kansas City will hand pitching duties over to Gil Meche on Sunday, and he is 10-10 with a 4.13 earned run average through 28 starts this season. Meche had been 4-0 in nine starts before losing his most recent outing on August 25 versus the Texas Rangers. Meche allowed five runs and 14 hits in 6 1/3 innings of his team's 9-4 setback at Kauffman Stadium. It was his first loss since July 2 at Baltimore. The right-hander is 7-4 with a 3.83 ERA in 16 career starts against the Tigers. Meche is 1-1 in two |
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| Rangers' Hamilton leaves game |
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08/31/2008 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton left Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels with pain associated with root canal work he had done earlier this week. Hamilton was scratched from the Rangers' game on Wednesday with an abscessed tooth, but returned to the lineup. However, the pain forced him out of Saturday's game, and Brandon Boggs pinch-hit for Hamilton in the fifth inning, then stayed in the game in left field. Marlon Byrd moved from left to center field. Hamilto |
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| Rangers put Padilla on DL, bring up Loe |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers placed pitcher Vicente Padilla on the 15-day disabled list Saturday, and recalled pitcher Kameron Loe from Triple-A Oklahoma. Padilla's trip to the DL, his second this season, is retroactive to August 25. He is out with a strained left hamstring, and was scratched from a scheduled start against the Angels on Friday. The 30-year-old Padilla has gone 12-7 with a 4.98 earned run average this season for the Rangers, while walking 56 and striking out 105 in 148 1/ |
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| Angels host Rangers aiming to further edge in AL West |
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08/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The American League West-leading LA Angels of Anaheim will shoot for their third straight win tonight, when they resume a four-game series versus the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium. The Angels are sitting comfortably atop the division standings at 17 games ahead of the Rangers. They improved to 5-4 on an 11-game homestand and 42-27 as the host this season after Friday's 3-1 victory over Texas in the second test of this series. Starter Ervin Santana threw eight excellent innings, allowing |
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| Royals aim to halt slide in Motown |
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08/30/2008 |
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| has dropped 11 of 12 and 18 of its last 21 contests, including Friday's 6-3 setback in the opener of this set. Mark Teahen homered and Mike Aviles added three hits and an RBI for the Royals, who were fresh off a three- game sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers. Starter Kyle Davies lost his fourth consecutive start and gave up six runs -- two earned -- on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. The Royals fell to 27-39 away from home this season because of the effort by Davies. Set to take the hill for the Royals ton |
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| Rangers recall Mendoza, send White to minors |
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08/29/2008 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Luis Mendoza from Triple-A Oklahoma on Friday, and optioned pitcher Bill White to Single-A Bakersfield. Mendoza went down to Oklahoma on August 15, when Kevin Millwood came off the disabled list. The right-hander has had several stints with the Rangers this season, and in 14 appearances -- 11 starts -- he has posted an 8.13 earned-run average and 3-6 record. White had his contract purchased from Oklahoma on Monday after Eddie Guardado was dea |
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| Tigers resume homestand with opener against Royals |
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08/29/2008 |
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| n, while improving to 4-1 through his previous five decisions. In 10 career games, four of which have been starts, against the Royals, Miner owns a 2-2 record and a 4.33 earned run average. Kansas City suffered a three-game sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers, and has dropped 10 of 11 and 17 of the last 20 contests. The Royals almost avoided a sweep to the Rangers, but lost a 3-2 decision in Wednesday series finale at Kauffman Stadium. David DeJesus and Esteban German both drove in a run for the Royals, |
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| Angels attempt to further gap on Rangers |
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08/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim continue their push towards their fourth American League West crown in five years when they play the second of four straight games against the Texas Rangers tonight at Angel Stadium. Los Angeles had to rally in the opener of this set, but walked away with a victory in the end to extend its lead in the division to 16 games over the second-place Rangers. Jon Garland persevered through eight innings and Juan Rivera had a go-ahead three-run double, helping th |
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| Four minor leaguers suspended by MLB |
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08/28/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball suspended Chicago Cubs minor league pitchers Arturo Florentino, Carlos Galvez and Jose Tineo and Texas Rangers minor league pitcher Michael De La Cruz 50 games after each tested positive for a metabolite of Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance. All four players were playing in the Dominican summer league. The suspension of De La Cruz is effective immediately, while the suspensions of Florentino, Galvez and Tineo will be effective at the start of |
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