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| Rangers Wilson to have season-ending surgery |
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08/11/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers closer C.J. Wilson will have arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow later this week and miss the rest of the season. Wilson was placed on the 15-day disabled list following an 8-6 win over the New York Yankees August 5. Further tests showed the reliever was dealing with bone spurs and bone chips in the elbow, necessitating surgery. Wilson notched 24 saves this season in his first full year as Texas' closer with a 2-2 mark and a 6.02 earned run average. An exami |
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| Byrd garners AL weekly honor |
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08/11/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending August 10. Byrd had multiple hits in six of his seven games last week and batted .571 with 16 hits in 28 at-bats. He doubled four times, belted a pair of homers and drove in eight runs with a .929 slugging percentage and a .625 on-base percentage. The highlight of Byrd's week came against the New York Yankees, when he clubbed a two-out, walk-off grand slam. In a four-ga |
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| Rangers' Davis takes AL Rookie of Month award for July |
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08/11/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers first baseman Chris Davis was named the American League Rookie of the Month for July on Monday. Davis hit .303 (30-for-99) in 25 games in July and led all MLB rookies with eight home runs and was tied for first among rookies with 16 runs batted in during the month. A fifth-round pick in the 2006 draft, he had eight doubles, a triple, 23 runs scored with a .646 slugging percentage and a .337 on-base percentage. The 22-year-old notched eight multi-hit games, inclu |
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| Orioles open four-game series in Cleveland |
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08/11/2008 |
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| 3 innings. He is 2-2 in five career appearances -- three starts -- against the Orioles with a 3.52 ERA in 23 innings. On Sunday in Baltimore, Ian Kinsler had a career-high five hits, including a home run, with three runs scored and three RBI, as the Texas Rangers crushed the Orioles, 15-7, to avoid a three-game sweep. Chris Waters, fresh off eight shutout innings against the Angels in his MLB debut, lasted just four innings while being tagged for six runs on seven hits and three walks. Randor Bierd (0-2) too |
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| Kinsler helps Rangers topple Orioles in slugfest |
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08/10/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - Ian Kinsler had a career-high five hits, including a home run, with three runs scored and three RBI, as the Texas Rangers crushed the Baltimore Orioles, 15-7, to avoid a three-game sweep. Marlon Byrd finished 4-for-6 with a home run, three runs scored and four RBI, while Josh Hamilton added a three-run homer during a 3-for-6 effort at the plate. Travis Metcalf and Jason Ellison each had two hits and two RBI to help snap Texas' four-game slide. Matt Harrison (4-2) tossed the |
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| Wakefield sidelined by shoulder pain, to go on DL |
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08/10/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox have decided to shut down starter Tim Wakefield for the next couple of weeks. Wakefield was scheduled to start on Tuesday when the Red Sox host the Texas Rangers, but that plan has been scrapped since the veteran knuckleballer has tightness in his right shoulder. As a result, he will be placed on the 15-day disabled list and the club will call up a to-be-determined pitcher from the minors to start Tuesday. The 42-year-old is 7-8 with a 3.67 earned-run averag |
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| Beltran, Mets edge Marlins |
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08/09/2008 |
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| save in as many days. Game Notes The Marlins had not hit a home run in four games, the first time they had done that since May 11-14, 2007...Third baseman Cantu's home run was No. 20 on the season and the Marlins became the first team since the 2005 Texas Rangers to have every infielder hit at least 20 home runs (minimum of 75 games at the position). Second baseman Dan Uggla has 26, shortstop Ramirez has 25 and first baseman Jacobs has 24...The Mets optioned pitcher Ruddy Lugo to New Orleans before the game |
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| Rangers send Padilla to hill at Baltimore |
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08/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Having already doubled his win total from last year, Vicente Padilla takes the hill for the Texas Rangers tonight in the second portion of a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Padilla went just 6-10 in 23 starts last year for the Rangers, posting a 5.76 earned run average. However, the 30-year-old has rebounded nicely in 2008, going 12-5 with a 4.59 ERA through 22 starts. He is also 9-2 on the road this season. Padilla won consecutive outings after the All-Star |
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| Meyer leads A's against Tigers |
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08/09/2008 |
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| and no runs in five innings while walking none and striking out four. Meyer has never faced the Tigers. For Detroit, surprise right-hander Armando Galarraga goes for a 10th win in his breakout season. The 25-year-old made three appearances with the Texas Rangers last year and had no record, but burst on the scene this season with seven wins in his first nine decisions. He went five starts without a win from June 25 through July 18, but has since won twice and received a no-decision in three starts, allowing |
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| Millar, Orioles blast Rangers |
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08/08/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - Jeremy Guthrie fired seven innings of one-run ball and Kevin Millar hit two home runs, as the Baltimore Orioles dominated the Texas Rangers in a 9-1 victory, the first of three games between the two clubs. Guthrie (9-8) allowed a solo home run among five hits, while walking one with four strikeouts, to win his sixth decision in the last seven. Millar knocked in three runs while Ramon Hernandez, Juan Castro and Brian Roberts had two RBI each as Baltimore emerged victorious fo |
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