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| Rays aim to rebound in Game 2 of ALCS versus Red Sox |
MLB Baseball |
10/11/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Red Sox try to go two games up on the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series this evening when the AL East rivals play Game 2 of the best-of-seven set at Tropicana Field. Boston snatched home-field advantage in the series with a Game 1 victory on Friday, as Daisuke Matsuzaka took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, helping the Red Sox to a 2-0 win. Kevin Youkilis went 3-for-4 and doubled in a run, and Jed Lowrie added a sacrifice fly for the defending World S |
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| Dice-K dominant, Boston wins ALCS opener |
MLB Baseball |
10/11/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbooks) - Daisuke Matsuzaka took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Boston Red Sox topped the gritty Tampa Bay Rays, 2-0, in the opener of the American League Championship Series. Kevin Youkilis went 3-for-4 and doubled in a run, and Jed Lowrie added a sacrifice fly for the defending World Series champions, who had lost eight of nine games at Tropicana Field during the regular season. Matsuzaka (1-0), who was unbeaten in nine road decisions during the regular season, all |
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| Red Sox add Timlin to ALCS roster |
MLB Baseball |
10/10/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Red Sox made one change to their roster for the American League Championship Series against Tampa Bay, adding pitcher Mike Timlin in place of infielder Gil Velazquez. Timlin, left off the Division Series roster against the Angels, has the most postseason appearances for a Boston pitcher with 26. He's also made 44 career postseason appearances, fourth all-time behind Mariano Rivera (76), Jeff Nelson (55) and Mike Stanton (53). The veteran right-hander was 4-4 w |
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| Rays replace Hinske with pitcher for ALCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/10/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbooks) - The Tampa Bay Rays have left veteran Eric Hinske off their roster for the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox. Manager Joe Maddon has decided to carry 11 pitchers instead, replacing Hinske with Edwin Jackson. Hinske was on the roster, but did not get to the plate against the Chicago White Sox during Tampa Bay's 3-1 series victory in the American League Division Series. Hinske finished with 20 home runs and 60 RBI in 133 games for the Rays durin |
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| Upstart Rays welcome Red Sox to the Trop for start of ALCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/10/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays will battle for the right to represent the American League at the World Series, as the best-of- seven ALCS gets underway this evening at Tropicana Field. While the defending world champion Red Sox are ALCS regulars, appearing in this round for the fourth time in the last six years, the Rays, of course, are new to the party, playing in their first-ever postseason. These teams are obviously no stranger to one another, having played 18 times throughout th |
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| Baseball's Final Four ready to get underway |
MLB Baseball |
10/09/2008 |
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| his is going to be a great series. I like the Phillies in six. Over in the American League it should be just as exciting, as the amazing Tampa Bay Rays continue their first-ever postseason run against the playoff- tested and defending world champion Boston Red Sox. Like the Phillies, I picked the Red Sox to come out of the AL before the playoffs began. But, as I have been known to do from time to time, I am going to take that one back. I didn't like the way Josh Beckett looked in Game 3. People in Boston are |
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| Re-Branded Sixers are relevant again |
NBA Basketball |
10/09/2008 |
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| 76ers and Boston Celtics doesn't exist. For older fans, it's a different story. If you grew up as a Sixers or Celtics loyalist in the late '70s or '80s, you likely have vivid memories of the greatest rivalry in professional sports. If you think the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees' enmity is intense now -- you would have been captivated by Philly and Boston on the hardwood. You see, comparing anything to Julius Erving's 76ers teams and Larry Bird's Celtics clubs would be like saying Lewis-Holyfield was th |
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| Keys to winning the 2008 ALCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/08/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Tampa Bay Rays' amazing run continues on Friday, as they open the best-of-seven American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field. After winning a franchise-best 97 games this season, the Rays won their first AL East title and then proceeded to pick up their first postseason victory, disposing of the AL Central champion Chicago White Sox in four games of the ALDS. While the Rays are newcomers here in these playoffs, the defending world champion Red Sox a |
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| Rays to keep same rotation for ALCS |
MLB Baseball |
10/08/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbooks) - The Tampa Bay Rays will employ the same rotation in the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox as they did against the White Sox in the ALDS, handing the ball to James Shields in Game 1. Shields, who went 14-8 this season with a 3.56 earned run average, earned the win in Game 1 against Chicago after throwing 6 1/3 innings and allowing three runs on six hits. In four games against the Red Sox this season, Shields was 2-2 with a 5.85 ERA, including |
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| ALCS Preview - Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays |
MLB Baseball |
10/08/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays will battle for the right to represent the American League at the World Series when the best- of-seven ALCS gets underway on Friday at Tropicana Field. While the defending world champion Red Sox are ALCS regulars, appearing in this round for the fourth time in the last six years, the Rays, of course, are new to the party, playing in their first-ever postseason. These teams are obviously no stranger to one another, having played 18 times throughout the |
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