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| Around the Majors - Wednesday, July 23 |
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07/23/2003 |
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| ty next Tuesday to Thursday. The Boston Red Sox have already made a couple of moves to bolster their bullpen, but there's been talk of them trying to acquire Jeff Suppan from the Pittsburgh Pirates or Javier Vazquez from the Montreal Expos. With the Toronto Blue Jays starting to fade in the AL wild card race and already 10 games behind the Yankees in the East, look for GM J.P. Ricciardi to unload pitchers Kelvim Escobar and Cory Lidle. Published reports indicate the Blue Jays may trade Escobar to Oakland for Ted |
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| Halladay looks to extend win streak to 15 |
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07/23/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (Sport Network) - Roy Halladay attempts to win his 15th straight decision this evening and in the process set a team record for consecutive wins when the Toronto Blue Jays start a two-game series against the Chicago White Sox at the SkyDome. Halladay has won 14 straight decisions since losing his first two starts of the season and with a win tonight he will match Roger Clemens' team-record for consecutive victories which he set in 1998. His last loss came back on April 15 when he found himself |
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| Chicago White Sox Team Report - July 23 |
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07/23/2003 |
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| === Chicago White Sox Team Report - July 23 === (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox hope to stay on the winning track this evening when they start a two-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome. Chicago comes into Wednesday's contest red-hot after winning their season-high fifth straight game yesterday. Frank Thomas and Carlos Lee each belted two-run homers and Magglio Ordonez added a solo shot to power the White Sox past the Cleveland Indians, 5-2. Thomas is now one homer shy of 400 for his ca |
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| Red Sox send Lyon to Pirates, acquire Sauerbeck |
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07/22/2003 |
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| ace in the NL Central. Lyon lost his job as Boston's closer soon after the Red Sox acquired Byung- Hyun Kim from Arizona in late May. Lyon is 10-13 with nine saves and a 4.96 ERA in 68 career games. He played the first two years of is career for the Toronto Blue Jays. The 25-year-old Gonzalez most recently pitched for Pittsburgh's Triple-A Nashville affiliate, where he did not allow a run in 6 1/3 innings. At Double-A Altoona this season, he notched one save with a 1.29 ERA. In seven minor league seasons, he is |
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| Twins wake up after break |
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07/22/2003 |
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| s go down," Gomez said. "But you got to prepare for situations like this." Torii Hunter ended 3-for-4 with a homer for the Twins. The source of the turnaround can be dated back to July 16, when the Twins acquired leftfielder Shannon Stewart from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Bobby Kielty. Minnesota is unbeaten since making the deal. But it's not Stewart's offensive abilities that are vital to the Twins, rather his presence to serve as a wake-up call for the underachieving squad. WHO'S HOT Hunter has coll |
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| Blue Jays expected to recall Hendrickson for Monday start |
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07/20/2003 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays optioned pitcher Corey Thurman to Tiple-A Syracuse, opening up a roster spot for Mark Hendrickson, who is expected to start Monday's game against the New York Yankees. The 29-year-old Hendrickson was optioned to Syracuse on July 9 after spending most of the first half with the major league club. Hendrickson posted a 5-6 record with a 5.55 earned run average in 18 starts for the Blue Jays this season. Thurman pitched two scoreless innings during Toronto's 9-4 |
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| New York Yankees Team Report - July 20 |
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07/20/2003 |
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| to complete the sweep of the Cleveland Indians today in the finale of their four-game set at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees, who have a four-game winning streak, will send Mike Mussina to the mound today. In his last outing, Mussina was defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays on July 12. In that contest, Mussina allowed four runs on eight hits in seven innings at the Skydome. The last victory for the 34-year-old was on June 26th against the Devil Rays. In 18 career starts against the Indians, Mussina is 7-7 with an ERA o |
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| Boston Red Sox Team Report - July 18 |
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07/18/2003 |
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| === Boston Red Sox Team Report - July 18 === (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox opened an 11-game homestand on Thursday by suffering a 5-2 defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays in the first of a four-game series. The Red Sox, who lost their second straight game, ran into the red-hot Roy Halladay, who threw a complete game to win his 14th straight decision. Boston starter Derek Lowe had a personal seven-game winning streak snapped, losing for the first time since May 11. Lowe (10-4) surrendered four runs on seven h |
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| Eight is enough for fading Twins |
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07/17/2003 |
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| n, 7 1/2 games behind the first-place Kansas City Royals and one-half game behind the White Sox. Seeing their season in limbo, the Twins did some patch-up work Wednesday by acquiring outfielder Shannon Stewart and a player to be named later from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Bobby Kielty. "We need to shake up some things and turn it around," Twins general manager Terry Ryan said. "This is a start." As Toronto's leadoff hitter, Stewart was hitting .294 with 47 runs, seven homers and 35 RBI, while missing |
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| Improved hitting the key for Phillies |
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07/17/2003 |
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| , has been in a season- long slump as evidenced by his .198 average. On the positive side, catcher Mike Lieberthal is having a wonderful year, hitting .332. The Phillies haven't made the playoffs since their magical 1993 season when they lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series. They have a golden opportunity to pad their wild card lead in the next few weeks, as they'll play the Mets, Marlins, Padres and Dodgers, although they also have two games against the Cubs. "Now, we're getting into the time where |
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