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| Boston Red Sox Team Report - May 14 |
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05/14/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers resume their three- game series on Wednesday when the teams tangle in the middle contest of the set at Fenway Park. Boston opened a 12-game homestand on Tuesday by rallying for a 5-4 victory over the Rangers. Nomar Garciaparra's RBI double capped a three-run eighth inning and led the Sox to the win. Manny Ramirez and Trot Nixon each hit solo homers for the Red Sox, who have won four of their last six games. Garciaparra has hit safely in 14 straight gam |
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| Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - May 14 |
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05/14/2003 |
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| t still leads the league with 37 RBI. Toronto will pin its hopes today on righthander Cory Lidle, who will be looking for his fifth win in as many decisions. Lidle, 5-2 with a 4.94 ERA on the year, is 4-0 over his last five starts. In his last start on Thursday, the 31-year-old hurler allowed four runs on eight hits over six innings in an 8-6 win over the Texas Rangers. His last loss came on April 11 against the Minnesota Twins. Lidle has faced Tampa Bay three times in his career and is 1-1 with a 6.61 ERA. |
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| Boston Red Sox Team Report - May 12 |
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05/12/2003 |
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| raight games since Butch Hobson in 1977. Giambi homered twice in a game for the third time in his career. He last did it in May of last year for Philadelphia against Montreal. Next up for the Red Sox is a three-game series at Fenway Park against the Texas Rangers. Lefthander Casey Fossum will take to the rubber on Tuesday for the Red Sox, as he tries to record his fourth victory of the year. He recorded a victory last week after giving up three earned runs and striking out two batters in 6 2/3 innings of wor |
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| Cleveland Indians Team Report - May 12 |
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05/12/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians were unable to keep up with the high powered Texas Rangers on Sunday, as they lost 17-10 from the Ballpark in Arlington. Ricardo Rodriguez (2-4) suffered the loss. He hurled four innings and permitted seven runs -- six earned -- on eight hits with two strikeouts. Matt Lawton and Tim Laker both homered while Jody Gerut stroked two hits and scored two runs for the Indians, who have dropped 13 of their last 17. Brandon Phillips was 2-for-3 with three RBI in the losing e |
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| Palmeiro joins 500 home run club |
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05/11/2003 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - Texas Rangers slugger Rafael Palmeiro joined the 500 home run club Sunday when he hit a three-run blast off Cleveland pitcher Dave Elder. Palmeiro drilled a 3-2 pitch over the wall in right field to become the 19th player to reach 500 home runs and the second this season. Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs also joined the exclusive club on April 4 of this year. "I don't belong up there with some of those names, believe me. You talk about guys like Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Wi |
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| Rocker back in the majors |
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05/09/2003 |
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| ersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays recalled controversial relief pitcher John Rocker Friday, bringing the lefthander up from Double-A Orlando, while making several other roster moves. Rocker had been released late in 2002 by the Texas Rangers before being signed to a minor league contract by Tampa Bay on April 10. He threw in extended spring training and was then moved to Orlando, where he appeared in four contests and pitched four scoreless innings. In other moves, the Rays brought pitc |
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| Devil Ray recall Rocker among 8 roster moves |
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05/09/2003 |
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| ersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays recalled controversial relief pitcher John Rocker Friday, bringing the lefthander up from Double-A Orlando, while making several other roster moves. Rocker had been released late in 2002 by the Texas Rangers before being signed to a minor league contract by Tampa Bay on April 10. He threw in extended spring training and was then moved to Orlando, where he appeared in four contests and pitched four scoreless innings. In other moves, the Rays brought pitc |
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| Cubs and Rangers make a trade |
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05/09/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs traded pitcher Alan Benes to the Texas Rangers on Friday for a player to be named later. The 31-year-old Benes, who had been designated for assignment prior to Chicago's May 5 game against Milwaukee, had a 2.16 ERA with one save in three appearances this season. The right-handed Benes spent six seasons with St. Louis before signing with the Cubs as a minor league free agent in January 2002. Benes won a career-best 13 games in 1996 for St. Louis, and is 29-25 w |
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| Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - May 7 |
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05/07/2003 |
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| kes the hill against the Rangers tonight. Sturtze is 3-2 with a 5.57 ERA in six starts this season. In his last outing, Sturtze was roughed up for eight runs - six earned - and eight hits in just three and one-third innings of an 11-3 setback to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. He also struck out three and walked one in his shortest outing of the season. Sturtze is just 1-4 with a 7.96 ERA in five career starts against the Rangers. Delgado now has hit 16 career homers in Texas, tying him for the active lead w |
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| Rangers sign Jamey Wright |
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05/05/2003 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers signed right-handed pitcher Jamey Wright to a minor league contract on Monday. He is expected to join the club's Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma later this week. The 28-year-old had been signed by the Brewers as a minor league free agent on March 26 and made seven appearances with Triple-A Indianapolis where he compiled a 1-3 record with a 7.36 ERA. However, the Brewers organization released him last week. Wright spent eight seasons in the majors, where he h |
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