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| Toronto's Marcum toes the rubber after stint on DL |
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07/23/2008 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Shaun Marcum returned from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday to start the second test of a four-game set at Baltimore. Marcum was roughed up to the tune of seven runs -- six earned -- on eight hits over 4 2/3 frames in Toronto's 10-8 victory. The 26-year-old Marcum spent time away from the mound with a strained right elbow. He went winless after four straight starts before hitting the DL on June 19. Marcum was performing as well as any pitcher in th |
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| Slumping Kazmir to go for Rays in opener with reeling A's |
MLB Baseball |
07/21/2008 |
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| here he surrendered five runs and eight hits in six innings. The 24-year-old left-hander defeated the A's earlier in the year and is 5-1 lifetime against them with a 2.96 ERA in nine starts. Tampa was denied a sweep in its three-game set against the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend, falling 9-4 in Sunday's finale. Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena recorded back-to-back solo home runs for the Rays, who have dropped eight of their last 10. Edwin Jackson (5-7) was belted for six runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings of |
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| AL East foes square off as Orioles host Blue Jays |
MLB Baseball |
07/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Jesse Litsch will try to summon better luck for the second half tonight, when his Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Litsch, a 23-year-old right-hander, was 7-1 with a 3.18 earned run average after a 12-0 defeat of Oakland on May 29, but stumbled to the first-half finish with five losses in six decisions as his ERA rose to 4.16. He was ripped by the New York Yankees in his final pre-break start, allowing seven hits and eight run |
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| Rios and Scutaro homer to help Jays avoid sweep |
MLB Baseball |
07/20/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Alex Rios and Marco Scutaro each homered and drove in three runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays avoid a three- game sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays with a 9-4 victory. The Blue Jays bullpen combined to allow a mere two hits and two walks over six shutout innings in relief of John Parrish, who surrendered four runs on four hits while walking two in his three-inning start. Shawn Camp (3-1) took the win after tossing 1 2/3 scoreless frames. Adam Lind drove in a pair of |
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| Yanks, Pettitte try to get brooms out against A's |
MLB Baseball |
07/20/2008 |
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| eft-hander dropped two of three starts prior to the break, but he has won three of his last four decisions at home. Pettitte was last in action on July 13, when he was reached for four earned runs and eight hits over six innings of a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. He fanned six and walked just one in the setback. In 18 career starts against Oakland, Pettitte is 9-5 with a 3.42 ERA . Pettitte downed the Athletics back on June 12, limiting them to just one earned run over eight strong innings of work. New York |
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| Rays aim to continue home dominance against Jays |
MLB Baseball |
07/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Rays will try to continue their dominance at home, as they wrap up a three-game set with Toronto Blue Jays today at Tropicana Field. The Rays own one of the best home records in baseball at 38-14 and they have won seven of their last eight games at Tropicana Field, including a 6-4 triumph last night. Matt Garza was nearly unhittable over 7 2/3 shutout innings, Evan Longoria hit the first grand slam of his career and the Rays barely avoided a collapse in the ninth inning to hold |
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| Garza dominates, and Rays hang on in ninth to down Jays |
MLB Baseball |
07/19/2008 |
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| etersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Matt Garza was nearly unhittable over 7 2/3 shutout innings, Evan Longoria hit the first grand slam of his career and the Tampa Bay Rays barely avoided a collapse in the ninth inning to hold on for a 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in the second installment of a three-game set at Tropicana Field. Garza (8-5) allowed just two hits, striking out six and walking none. The Rays have rebounded after the All-Star break, winning two straight after ending the first half on a seven-gam |
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| Yanks aim to stay hot at home versus A's |
MLB Baseball |
07/19/2008 |
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| d the Yankees before, has had his share of struggles on the road this season, posting an 0-4 record with a 5.05 ERA as a member of the Cubs. Countering for New York will be Joba Chamberlain, who is coming off his first loss as a starter. Against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 11, the hard throwing right-hander yielded three earned runs and seven hits over 6 2/3 innings of a 5-0 defeat. He struck out nine and walked none in the game. Chamberlain, who owns a 2.81 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings since joini |
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| Rays try to maintain top spot in AL East in middle tilt with Jays |
MLB Baseball |
07/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With their longest losing streak of the season now behind them, the Tampa Bay Rays will now try to maintain their narrow lead in the AL East, as they play the second of three consecutive meetings against the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field. On Friday, Ben Zobrist clubbed the go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Tampa Bay snapped a season-long seven-game skid with a 2-1 victory. The Rays (56-39), who have been a huge surprise this season, moved back into first place in the AL |
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| Zobrist's HR helps Rays put an end to seven-game slide |
MLB Baseball |
07/19/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Ben Zobrist clubbed the go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Tampa Bay snapped a season-long seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rays (56-39), who have been a huge surprise this season, moved back into first place in the AL East, a half-game ahead of Boston. They improved to a stellar 37-14 as the host and have won 16 of their last 20 at Tropicana Field. "We needed a break, we got a break," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. " |
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