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| Philadelphia Phillies |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
08/31/2008 |
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| Acquired outfielder Matt Stairs from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named later; transferred pitcher Scott Mathieson to the 60-day disabled list; released pitcher Kris Benson. |
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| Werth powers Phils over Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| ding 113th run of the year...Werth upped his home run total to 20...The Cubs fell to 51-20 at Wrigley Field...Chicago left nine men on base, while the Phillies stranded eight...Prior to the game, the Phillies acquired outfielder Matt Stairs from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named later. To make room for Stairs on the 40-man roster, pitcher Scott Mathieson was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. The Phils also released pitcher Kris Benson, who was pitching for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.. |
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| Bautista, Blue Jays rally past Yankees |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Jose Bautista stroked a pair of run-scoring singles and started a huge double play in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a four-run deficit to pull out a 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees. The Blue Jays trailed 6-2, but got back into the game with three runs in seventh thanks to a huge error by Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano and completed the comeback with two in the eighth before holding on in the ninth to snap a three-game losing streak. |
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| Yanks continue playoff chase with test against Blue Jays |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-hungry New York Yankees will resume a three- game series versus the Toronto Blue Jays this afternoon in the Bronx. New York is six games behind Boston for the lead in the American League Wild Card race and has won two straight and five of seven following Friday's 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays in the series opener. Oft-injured starter Carl Pavano yielded just a run on three hits over six innings to notch his second victory in as many tries since being recalled last Saturday. Pavan |
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| Phils acquire veteran OF Stairs |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies made it official on Saturday morning and announced the acquisition of outfielder Matt Stairs in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto will receive a player to be named later in exchange for the 16-year veteran, who will join his 11th major league club. Stairs had been designated for assignment by the Blue Jays following Thursday's game against Tampa Bay. The 40-year-old Stairs, who inked a two-year contract extension worth $3.25 million last No |
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| Beckett headed to DL once more |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| riday, and allowed two hits over eight scoreless innings to improve to 16-2 on the year as Boston battered Chicago, 8-0. Beckett has not pitched since August 17, when he was tagged for eight hits and eight runs in only 2 1/3 innings in a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. The 28-year-old is 11-9 this season with a 4.34 earned run average in 23 starts. To fill the roster spot, the Red Sox recalled catcher David Ross from Triple-A Pawtucket. In other roster moves prior to Friday's game, the Sox placed Sean Casey on th |
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| Blue Jays send Burnett to hill in test with Yanks |
MLB Baseball |
08/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A.J. Burnett takes aim at his 17th win of the season this evening when the Toronto Blue Jays play the first of three games against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Burnett, who had never won more than 12 games before this year, has been tremendous for the Jays this season, posting a 16-9 mark to go along with a 4.58 earned run average. He has also won six straight and eight of his last nine decisions, including a pair of impressive victories over the Yankees in that span. However, Burn |
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| Blue Jays designate Stairs for assignment |
MLB Baseball |
08/29/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays designated Matt Stairs for assignment following Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays and are expected to trade the designated hitter within the next two days. The Blue Jays were mum on which club was attempting the acquire the services of the 40-year-old, saying only that a deal is in the works. Stairs, who inked a two-year contract extension worth $3.25 million last November, batted .250 with 11 home runs and 44 RBI in 105 games this season for T |
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| Rays aim for monumental win in finale with Blue Jays |
MLB Baseball |
08/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Red-hot right-hander Edwin Jackson goes for a sixth win in seven starts when the first-place Tampa Bay Rays close out a three-game midweek series with the visiting Toronto Blue Jays tonight at Tropicana Field. The Rays, who've already established a franchise record by surpassing 70 wins, can guarantee their first-ever .500 finish by securing win No. 81 in this game with Toronto. Tampa Bay enters the contest as the unlikely front-runner in the American League's East Division, leading the defen |
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| Wells, Halladay help Jays down Rays |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Vernon Wells homered and drove in three runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game series. Roy Halladay produced another strong outing for the Blue Jays, who have won nine of their last 13 games overall. Halladay (16-9) allowed two runs on six hits over six strong innings that included seven strikeouts. Lyle Overbay notched two RBI in the win. "Halladay battled hard out there, and we managed to put some runs up for |
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