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| Shields, Ruggiano lead Rays past Yankees in twin-bill opener |
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09/13/2008 |
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| am. It was a total team effort." Justin Ruggiano went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and scored twice for the Rays, who led the Boston Red Sox by two games in the AL East entering play Saturday. The Red Sox are playing a doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays in Boston on Saturday. The 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 |
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| Jays' Burnett highlights first of two games at Boston |
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09/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A.J. Burnett takes aim at win No. 18 this afternoon, as the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox stage a day/night doubleheader at Fenway Park. The double-dip was made necessary back on August 15 when the scheduled opener of a three-game set in Beantown was rained out. Burnett, meanwhile, has been incredible for the Jays, going a career-best 17-10 with a 4.31 earned run average. His latest win came on Tuesday in Chicago, as he held the White Sox to just an earned run and one hit in seven inni |
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| Yankees set for twinbill with Rays |
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09/13/2008 |
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| ays three times already this season and is 19-7 lifetime against them with a 3.36 ERA in 32 starts. Tampa will counter in the first game with righty James Shields, who is 12-8 with a 3.64 ERA. Shields did not get a decision last Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, as he surrendered three runs and six hits in eight innings of a -4 loss. Shields has struggled mightily in his seven starts against the Yankees, going 0-6 with a 6.86 ERA. Two of those losses have come this season. Getting the call for the upstart |
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| Tigers, White Sox to play two in Windy City |
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09/13/2008 |
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| son. However, things have not gone as planned and they will have to settle for playing the role of spoiler. Chicago is lucky to still be sitting at the top of the division after losses in four of its last five games. It is certainly happy to see the Toronto Blue Jays leave town after dropping three of four to them, including Thursday's 6-4 setback. Jim Thome clubbed a two-run homer, while Jermaine Dye added a two-run double in the loss for the White Sox, who own a one-game lead over Minnesota in the division. Th |
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| Tigers aim to play spoiler versus White Sox |
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09/12/2008 |
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| pen a three-game series with the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox are lucky to still be sitting at the top of the division after losses in four of their last five games. Chicago is certainly happy to see the Toronto Blue Jays leave town after dropping three of four to them, including Thursday's 6-4 setback. Jim Thome clubbed a two-run homer, while Jermaine Dye added a two-run double in the loss for the White Sox, who own a one-game lead over Minnesota in the division. Th |
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| Red Sox try to slow down red-hot Blue Jays |
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09/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox are running out of time to reach their goal of capturing a second consecutive American League East title. With a series of meetings with the red-hot Toronto Blue Jays on tap, the task may have gotten even tougher for the defending world champions. Toronto will attempt to maintain its season success against the Red Sox when the divisional foes begin a four-game set tonight at Fenway Park. The Blue Jays have won seven of 11 meetings with Boston in 2008 and have even performed |
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| Overbay, Rolen cap six-run eighth to help Jays down ChiSox |
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09/12/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Lyle Overbay and Scott Rolen each drove in two runs, as the Toronto Blue Jays bested the Chicago White Sox, 6-4, in the finale of a four-game set from U.S. Cellular Field. Marco Scutaro finished 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored for the Blue Jays, who have won 11 of their last 12 games. Shaun Marcum (9-6) gave up two runs on five hits with six strikeouts and one walk over 7 1/3 innings to get the win. B.J. Ryan struck out the side in the ninth to notch his 29th save. "T |
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| First-place White Sox shoot for series split with Blue Jays |
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09/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After earning a much-needed victory on Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox will try to maintain their hold on first place in the American League Central in tonight's finale of a four-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays. Chicago snapped a string of three straight losses, including a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the red-hot Blue Jays to begin this series, with last night's 6-5 decision. The win kept the White Sox one game up on the Minnesota Twins, who defeated Kansas City on Wednesday, in t |
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| Halladay leads Jays in third test with White Sox |
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09/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays keep on winning, while the Chicago White Sox continue to lose players. Toronto will attempt to extend its winning streak to 11 games against the injury-depleted White Sox in tonight's third test of a four-game series between the clubs from U.S. Cellular Field. The Blue Jays maintained their remarkable run with a doubleheader sweep of American Central-leading Chicago on Tuesday. After claiming a 3-1 victory behind A.J. Burnett in the opener, Toronto got three home runs en |
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| Toronto takes doubleheader from ChiSox, wins 10th straight |
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09/10/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Marco Scutaro, Scott Rolen and Vernon Wells homered as the Toronto Blue Jays clobbered Chicago, 8-2, sweeping a day/night doubleheader from the White Sox and winning their 10th game in a row. The losses by Chicago, combined with Minnesota's 7-2 home win over Kansas City, left the White Sox with a one-game lead on the Twins for first place in the AL Central. Also, the injury bug bit hard for the White Sox, as first baseman Paul Konerko was helped off the field in the fifth inning w |
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