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| Jays hold off Orioles |
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07/10/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Alex Rios and David Eckstein each drove in two runs, as the Toronto Blue Jays used a seven-run fourth inning to defeat the Baltimore Orioles, 9-8, in the middle contest of a three-game set. Rios and Eckstein both had two hits and a run scored for Toronto, which has won three of its last four. Vernon Wells was 2-for-4 and scored twice, but left following the sixth inning with leg cramps. Nick Markakis homered and scored three runs in a three-hit performance while Adam Jones added a |
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| Rangers send Ballard to hill against Angels |
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07/09/2008 |
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| on had a two-run single for the Angels, who lost for just the second time in seven contests. Los Angeles will pin its hopes tonight on right-hander Jered Weaver, who is 8-8 with a 4.17 ERA. Weaver picked up a win in his last start on Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays, as he allowed a pair of runs and six hits in 7 1/3 frames. Weaver beat the Rangers the last time he faced them and is 2-1 lifetime against the club with a 2.36 ERA in seven starts. The Angels have won four of seven this season from the Rangers. |
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| Jays' McGowan leaves with sore shoulder |
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07/09/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dustin McGowan left Tuesday's 7-6 comeback win over Baltimore in the fifth inning due to a sore right shoulder. McGowan will have an MRI on Wednesday. He threw just 66 pitches in the start against the Orioles, giving up two runs on four hits. McGowan's record stands at 6-7 with a 4.37 ERA this season. |
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| Blue Jays rally and win thanks to O's error in ninth |
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07/08/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Scott Rolen's ground ball in the bottom of the ninth went through the legs of Baltimore Orioles shortstop Freddie Bynum, allowing Alex Rios to score and cap a four-run comeback to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 7-6 victory. B.J. Ryan (2-3) picked up the win with a perfect ninth inning while Dustin McGowan went four innings, giving up four runs -- two earned -- on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts in the start for Toronto, which won for just the second time in six games. McGow |
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| Cabrera leads O's into Toronto |
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07/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Big right-hander Daniel Cabrera tries for a second win in nine starts tonight when the Baltimore Orioles open a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Cabrera, who stands 6-foot-9 and weighs 269 pounds, improved to 5-1 with a 12-2 defeat of the New York Yankees in the Bronx on May 20. He's just 1-3 in eight starts since, however, as his record has plunged to 6-4 and his earned run average has ballooned to 4.34. The one victory did come in his last start, though, when h |
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| National League Game Capsules |
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07/08/2008 |
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| Sabathia had a record of 6-8 with a 3.83 earned run average this season for the Tribe. He is the first reigning Cy Young winner to be traded since Roger Clemens was shipped to the New York Yankees in the offseason after capturing the award with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998. Sabathia and Ben Sheets (10-2, 2.77 ERA) now form one of the strongest 1-2 punches in the National League. The 27-year-old left-hander is scheduled to become a free agent at the end of the season and already had turned down a contract exten |
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| Holliday, Rockies edge Brewers in series opener |
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07/07/2008 |
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| Sabathia had a record of 6-8 with a 3.83 earned run average this season for the Tribe. He is the first reigning Cy Young winner to be traded since Roger Clemens was shipped to the New York Yankees in the offseason after capturing the award with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998. Sabathia and Ben Sheets (10-2, 2.77 ERA) now form one of the strongest 1-2 punches in the National League. The 27-year-old left-hander is scheduled to become a free agent at the end of the season and already had turned down a contract exten |
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| Santana leads Angels into Texas |
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07/07/2008 |
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| hty allowed a pair of runs and eight hits in seven innings of his team's 5-3 win. Santana defeated the Rangers earlier in the year and is 5-4 lifetime against them with a 6.44 ERA in 11 starts. Los Angeles took two of three over the weekend from the Toronto Blue Jays, including a 7-1 win in Sunday's rubber match at Angel Stadium. Jon Garland allowed one run in the complete game victory, and Jeff Mathis provided the offense, as he went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in. Garland (8-5) gave up six hits and no walks |
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| Angels, Jays wrap up set in Anaheim |
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07/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The American League West-leading LA Angels of Anaheim are set to play the rubber match of a three-game weekend set against the Toronto Blue Jays. On Saturday, Alex Rios went 3-for-5 and drove in two runs, and Vernon Wells clubbed a two-run homer as the Blue Jays staved off a late rally to beat the Angels, 7-5. Roy Halladay (10-6) threw seven innings and yielded just two runs on six hits, while fanning seven and walking just one batter. Halladay has now won seven of his last eight decisions. A |
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| Halladay puts a lid on Angels as Toronto hangs on to win |
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07/06/2008 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - Alex Rios went 3-for-5 and drove in two runs, while Vernon Wells clubbed a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays staved off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 7-5, in the middle of a three-game set. Roy Halladay (10-6) threw seven innings and yielded just two runs on six hits, while fanning seven and walking just one batter. Halladay has now won seven of his last eight decisions. Adam Lind was responsible for the other RBI for the Blue Jays, who had lost the |
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