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| Streaking Angels visit Yankees |
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04/30/2009 |
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| . Ortega, the Angels minor league pitcher of the year in 2008, surrendered five runs and five hits in five innings to the Seattle Mariners in his team's 9-8 loss. Meanwhile, after a four-game losing streak, which included a sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees have responded with consecutive wins, managing 19 runs in the final two games of their three-game set with the Detroit Tigers. On Wednesday, Nick Swisher hit a home run from each side of the plate, totaling four RBI, as New York used a |
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| Van Every's homer caps BoSox comeback win over Tribe |
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04/29/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Sportsbooks) - Jonathan Van Every hit a two-out solo homer in the 10th, and the Boston Red Sox scored six unanswered runs to defeat the Indians, 6-5, and defeat Cleveland in a series for the sixth straight time. Down, 5-0, entering the sixth, the Red Sox scored two in the frame, then three in the eighth to tie the game. Van Every's homer, his second hit of the game, off Jensen Lewis (2-3) proved to be the game-winner. Jacoby Ellsbury went 3-for-5 in the contest for the Red Sox, who have won |
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| Red Sox try to rebound from rare loss against Tribe |
MLB Baseball |
04/29/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Red Sox try to start another winning streak this evening, when they play the rubber match of their three-game series with the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Cleveland put an end to the Red Sox' 11-game win streak on Tuesday, as Mark DeRosa finished 4-for-5 with a home run and four runs scored, including the game-winner with two outs in the bottom of the ninth in the Indians' 9-8 win. DeRosa began the home half of the ninth with a single off Javier Lopez (0-2), and Ben F |
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| Young arms take center stage in Yanks-Tigers finale |
MLB Baseball |
04/29/2009 |
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| nings. Chamberlain, meanwhile, has yet to record a decision in any of his three starts while pitching to a 3.94 ERA. However, he has struggled with his control, walking 10 batters in 16 innings. The 23-year-old Chamberlain was impressive against the Boston Red Sox on Friday, allowing two runs (1 earned) and nine hits with four walks in 5 1/3 innings. He did not get a decision in his team's 6-5 loss that night, as the usually-reliable Mariano Rivera gave up a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth before Boston |
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| Jays, Royals resume set in KC |
MLB Baseball |
04/28/2009 |
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| aced. David Purcey (0-2) was roughed up for six runs on eight hits and three walks over five innings for the Blue Jays, who lost for only the second time in their last six tries. The loss, though, dropped Toronto percentage points behind the red-hot Boston Red Sox for first place in the AL East. Getting the call for Kansas City tonight will be right-hander Gil Meche, who is 1-1 with a 2.63 earned run average. Meche absorbed his first loss of the season on Thursday in Cleveland, as the Indians reached him for |
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| Red-hot Red Sox hope to make it 12 wins in a row vs. Indians |
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04/28/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Red Sox go for their 12th straight win this evening when they continue their three-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Boston continued its tear in the opener of this set on Monday, as Jason Bay cranked a three-run homer off Kerry Wood in the ninth, backing another terrific outing from Tim Wakefield in a 3-1 win. Another win tonight would give the Red Sox their first 12-game run since June 16-29, 2006. Wakefield, coming off two straight complete games |
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| Red Sox activate Lugo from DL |
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04/27/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Red Sox activated shortstop Julio Lugo from the 15-day disabled on Monday. Lugo has yet to play this season, as he was placed on the disabled list April 4, retroactive to March 27, following surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. He finished 4-for-17 with a double, two walks and a run scored in a recent four-game rehab stint with Triple-A Pawtucket. To make room for Lugo on the roster, the Sox optioned pitcher Michael Bowden to Pawtucket following Sun |
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| Red Sox 3B Lowell earns AL weekly honor |
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04/27/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell has been named the American League Player of the Week for the week ending April 26. Lowell hit .435 with two home runs, four doubles and racked up an American League-best 11 RBI over five games. He also extended his hit streak to 10 games while posting an .870 slugging percentage. His best performance came this past Saturday, as the Sox outlasted the Yankees, 16-11, at Fenway Park. Lowell drove in six runs with a three-run home run and |
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| Yankees send Sabathia to mound in Detroit |
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04/27/2009 |
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| 24 1/3 frames. Sabathia is 13-9 lifetime against the Tigers with a 4.70 ERA in 26 starts, including a 7-2 mark in 11 starts at Comerica. New York could certainly use a big start from its ace tonight after getting swept in a three-game series by the Boston Red Sox over the weekend, including a 4-1 setback in Sunday's finale at Fenway Park. Brett Gardner drove in the lone run for the Yanks, while Robinson Cano, Hideki Matsui and Melky Cabrera each had two hits for the Yankees, who had pulled off a three-game s |
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| Red Sox aim for 11th straight win at Cleveland |
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04/27/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Red Sox go for their 11th straight win this evening when they open a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Boston just completed a perfect 9-0 homestand, culminating with a three- game sweep of the New York Yankees. On Sunday, Justin Masterson went 5 1/3 innings while David Ortiz drove in two runs to help the Red Sox to a 4-1 win over the Yanks at Fenway Park. Jacoby Ellsbury scored twice, including a steal of home while J.D. Drew also drove in a |
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