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| Marcum to have Tommy John surgery |
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09/19/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shaun Marcum will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, and could miss all of the 2009 season. Heralded sports surgeon Dr. James Andrews will perform the procedure, though no date has been scheduled. Marcum has been battling problems in his right arm all season long. He missed a month between June and July with a sore right elbow, and had to leave his most recent start on Tuesday with pain in his right forearm and numbness in his hand. Marcum, 26 |
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| Rays try to inch closer to first-ever playoff berth versus Twins |
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09/19/2008 |
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| Division by 1 1/2 games over the defending world champion Boston Red Sox, find themselves even closer to securing at least a wild card playoff position by virtue of an eight-game bulge over the Twins and a nine-game edge on the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays with 11 games remaining on their schedule. Minnesota, New York and Toronto each have just nine games remaining. Tampa Bay's magic number to clinch no worse than a tie with the Twins is two, which could come with a win in any of the three remaining g |
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| For the Birds: Orioles, Blue Jays close out series |
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09/18/2008 |
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| - The Baltimore Orioles may have secured a last-place finish in the competitive American League East, but the young club still has a chance to take a series from a division rival tonight. Baltimore plays the rubber match of a three-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays this evening at the Rogers Centre. After dropping a 2-0 decision to the Orioles in Tuesday's opener, Toronto rebounded with an 8-7 victory last night. That loss assured Baltimore, now 67-83 on the season, a place at the bottom of the AL East for the |
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| Phils Happ-ily stay in NL East lead with win over Braves |
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09/17/2008 |
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| a lot," said Happ of the early lead. "These guys gave me a little bit of a cushion, calmed my nerves a bit, and that let me go out there and pound the zone." Stairs' homer -- his 12th of the season but first since the Phillies acquired him from the Toronto Blue Jays -- extended Philadelphia's lead to six runs in the ninth. Norton's pinch-hit RBI single with two outs in the ninth averted the shutout for the Braves. Game Notes Johnson extended his hitting streak to 15 games...The Phillies tied a franchise-record |
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| Rookie hurlers square off in Orioles-Blue Jays matchup |
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09/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of rookie pitchers will go head-to-head when the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles continue a three-game series tonight at the Rogers Centre. Former first-round draft choice David Purcey continues his audition for a spot in Toronto's 2009 rotation when he takes the mound tonight opposite Baltimore's Brian Bass, who will be making his second career major league start. Purcey has been up-and-down during his 11 starts with the Blue Jays this season, as the left-hander is just 3-6 wi |
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| Jays P Marcum leaves game |
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09/16/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Toronto Blue Jays starter Shaun Marcum left Tuesday's 2-0 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in the third inning with right arm numbness. Marcum began the inning by walking Juan Castro, allowing an RBI double to Brian Roberts then walking Nick Markakis before departing. He took the loss after yielding just two hits and a run in two-plus innings. |
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| Blue Jays return home to face Orioles |
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09/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays open up their final homestand of the season tonight with the first of three consecutive meetings with the Baltimore Orioles from the Rogers Centre. Toronto has won its last six home games and owns a strong 43-29 record as the host this season. The club returns to its friendly confines off a disappointing series in Boston, however, as the Blue Jays dropped three of four tests to the Red Sox to virtually kill their already-slim playoff chances. After splitting the first tw |
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| Rays, Red Sox kick off big series at the Trop |
MLB Baseball |
09/15/2008 |
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| past the fifth inning, as he yielded three runs and eight hits in five innings. Matsuzaka has faced the Rays seven times and is 1-3 with a 3.98 ERA. Boston bounced back from losing two of three to the Rays last week by taking three of four from the Toronto Blue Jays, including Sunday's 4-3 win in the series finale. Coco Crisp knocked in a pair of runs and Jon Lester hurled eight strong innings to lead the way for the Red Sox. David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis also drove in runs in the win. Lester (15-5) allowed fo |
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| Terrific pitching matchup highlights Jays-Red Sox finale |
MLB Baseball |
09/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pretty good pitching matchup is on tap this afternoon at Fenway Park where Jon Lester and the Boston Red Sox will play the finale of their four-game series against Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays. Lester has been incredible of late for the Red Sox, going 4-1 over his last six starts, while surrendering one run or less in all but one of those outings. He defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, as he scattered six hits over 7 2/3 scoreless innings to run his record to 14-5 on the year, |
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| Rays, Yankees play rubber match in the Bronx |
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09/14/2008 |
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| nkee Stadium. Tampa maintained its two-game advantage in the AL East on the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, as it split a day/night doubleheader, winning the first game, 7-1, before falling in the nightcap, 6-5. Boston also split a doubleheader with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. The first game marked the return of rookie third baseman Evan Longoria to the starting lineup for the Rays. The 22-year-old Longoria was hit on his right wrist by a pitch by Seattle Mariners closer J.J. Putz on August 7, fracturing the |
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