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| Giambi and Holliday help A's down Red Sox |
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04/14/2009 |
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| Oakland, CA (Sportsbooks) - Jason Giambi and Matt Holliday knocked in two runs apiece, as the Oakland Athletics crushed the Boston Red Sox, 8-2, in the opener of a three-game set at Oakland Coliseum. Nomar Garciaparra and Jack Cust each stroked a solo homer for the A's, who snapped a three-game slide. Orlando Cabrera and Bobby Crosby also knocked in a run each in the win. Dallas Braden (1-1) took the win after going six-plus innings and yielding two runs on six hits. Kevin Youkilis had a solo homer for th |
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| BoSox place Lowrie on DL |
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04/13/2009 |
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| Oakland, CA (Sportsbooks) - The Boston Red Sox placed shortstop Jed Lowrie on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left wrist. Lowrie, who started 69 games last season, has struggled this year with a .056 average. He batted .258 with a pair of homers and 46 RBI in 2008. To replace Lowrie on the roster, infielder Gil Velazquez was selected to Boston's major league active roster from Triple-A Pawtucket. |
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| Ex-Tigers pitcher Fidrych dies |
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04/13/2009 |
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| mmer Classic. During his rookie campaign, Fidrych compiled a 19-9 record with a 2.34 ERA and had an amazing 24 complete games. Over his career, Fidrych compiled a 29-19 record with a 3.10 ERA, 34 complete games, including five shutouts. His career was cut short mostly due to arm injuries. Fidrych tried to revive his career after the 1981 season when the Tigers gave him his outright release and he was signed as a free agent by the Boston Red Sox. Fidrych, though tore his rotator cuff and was forced to retire. |
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| Lester aims to get Red Sox on track versus A's |
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04/13/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Jon Lester hopes to get the Boston Red Sox back on track this evening when they open a three-game set with the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum. Boston has dropped four of its first six contests to start the year, including losses in two of three to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over the weekend. The Red Sox dropped Sunday's rubber match, 5-4, at Angel Stadium in a game that featured a bench-clearing brawl. Josh Beckett (1-1) went six innings, giving up eight hits and four runs, f |
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| Mets open Citi Field against Padres |
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04/13/2009 |
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| um, the Mets will move into the lavish new 41,800-seat ballpark, which was constructed at a cost of nearly $800 million and took nearly three years to build. To ring in the facility, which did host a pair of exhibition games between the Mets and the Boston Red Sox earlier this month, the Mets will hold an extravagant pregame ceremony featuring a number of storied former players, with Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver slated to throw out the first pitch. Mike Pelfrey will get the honor of pitching for the home t |
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| Rays host Yankees on banner-raising night |
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04/13/2009 |
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| ett had three hits, including a homer, and three runs scored. Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer and Carlos Pena added a solo blast in the win. Heading to the hill tonight for the Rays will be left-hander Scott Kazmir, who was terrific in beating the Boston Red Sox in his season debut. Kazmir gave up a run and five hits in six innings of that one, while striking out four and walking three. Kazmir is 4-4 lifetime against the Yankees with a 2.51 ERA in 12 games, 11 of which have been starts. As good as Kazmir wa |
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| Beckett goes for BoSox in finale with Angels |
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04/12/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) -- Josh Beckett will attempt to pitch the Boston Red Sox to their first road series win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in nearly three years when the two 2008 playoff participants conclude their three-game weekend series this afternoon at Angels Stadium. The Red Sox have not had much success in Anaheim as of late, at least during the regular season. Boston was swept by the Angels in three games at the Big A last year and had lost five of six as the visitor in this series since taking |
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| Streaking Orioles shoot for sweep of Rays |
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04/12/2009 |
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| a miserable first 2009 start when the Rays visit Baltimore today for the finale of a three-game series with the Orioles at Camden Yards. A 6-foot-4, 220-pounder, Shields was touched for nine hits and five runs in 5 1/3 innings on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox, dropping a 5-3 decision in the initial rematch of last fall's American League Championship Series. He emerged from anonymity to become one of the aces of the Tampa Bay staff last season, winning 14 games in 33 starts -- including three complete gam |
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| Bay homers twice as Red Sox edge Angels |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Anaheim, CA (Sportsbooks) - Jason Bay smacked two homers and drove in three runs, as the Boston Red Sox edged the LA Angels of Anaheim, 5-4, after halting a fierce rally in the ninth. Down one late in the ninth, LA's Howie Kendrick had a chance for his second career game-ending hit, as the bases were loaded with two outs. After battling in a 10-pitch at-bat, he weakly flied out to right field to end the game. Mike Lowell also hit a home run for the Red Sox, who ended a three-game losing streak. Boston als |
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| Emotional Angels try to make two in a row over Boston |
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04/11/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) -- Coming off an uplifting win on a very emotional night, the Los Angeles Angels continue their roller-coaster first week of the season with this afternoon's matchup with the Boston Red Sox from Angel Stadium. The Angels emerged victorious in their first game since the sudden and shocking death of pitcher Nick Adenhart on Friday, as Howie Kendrick and Jeff Mathis each knocked in two runs to back 6 2/3 outstanding innings from Jered Weaver in a 6-3 decision over the Red Sox in the opener of t |
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