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| n franchise history. Sabathia (9-0) also walked three batters and has won a career-high 12 straight decisions over his last 16 starts which began on June 10, while he was still with the Indians. Sabathia was a disappointing 6-8 in 18 starts with the Cleveland Indians before a midseason trade brought him to Milwaukee for a myriad of prospects. He now has 10 career shutouts to go along with 25 complete games. Rickie Weeks hit a solo homer and Bill Hall had a two-run double for the Brewers, who have won 10 of their |
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| CC nearly tosses no-no against Pirates |
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09/01/2008 |
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| , but that happens." Sabathia (9-0) also walked three batters and has won a career-high 12 straight decisions over his last 16 starts which began on June 10, while he was still with the Indians. Sabathia was a disappointing 6-8 in 18 starts with the Cleveland Indians before a midseason trade brought him to Milwaukee for a myriad of prospects. He now has 10 career shutouts to go along with 25 complete games. Juan Nieves pitched the only no-hitter in Brewers history, a 7-0 win over Baltimore on April 15, 1987. Sab |
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| Tampa Bay Rays |
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09/01/2008 |
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| Acquired infielder Jorge Velandia from the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations; recalled outfielder Fernando Perez from Durham (Int.); optioned pitcher Juan Salas to Double-A Montgomery; recalled pitcher Jae-Kuk Ryu from Durham and placed him on the 15-day disabled list. |
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| Rays acquire infielder Velandia from Tribe |
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08/31/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbooks) - The Tampa Bay Rays acquired infielder Jorge Velandia from the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations on Sunday. Through 174 games over parts of eight seasons, Velandia has a .189 batting average to go with two home runs and 23 RBI. Over his time in the majors, Velandia has donned the uniforms of the Padres, A's, Mets, Blue Jays, Indians and a previous stint with the Rays. |
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| Brewers send Sabathia to hill in Pittsburgh |
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08/31/2008 |
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| e what has been a remarkable run of National League dominance today, when the Milwaukee Brewers close out a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. A 6-foot-7, 290-pounder, Sabathia was a disappointing 6-8 in 18 starts with the Cleveland Indians before a midseason trade brought him to Milwaukee for a myriad prospects. Sabathia has been nothing short of sensational since, however, going 8-0 with a stingy 1.89 earned run average over 10 starts and tossing five complete games. The Brewers are |
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| Indians try to salvage finale with Mariners |
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08/31/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Cleveland Indians have dropped back-to-back games since ripping off 10 consecutive wins, and will try to salvage the finale of a three-game series today versus the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field. The Indians had the streak stopped with Friday's 3-2 loss in the series opener, then suffered a 4-3 setback in 10 innings on Saturday. Shin-Soo Choo homered and knocked in a pair of runs for the Indians, who are also searching for their first win on this six-game homestand. Grady Sizemore |
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| Surging Seattle downs Tribe in extras |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Sportsbooks) - Raul Ibanez and Jamie Burke singled in runs in the 10th inning, boosting the Mariners to a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the middle contest of a three-game series. Ibanez and Ichiro Suzuki each had three hits and scored once, while Tug Hulett clubbed his first major league homer in helping Seattle to its fifth win in six games. Jarrod Washburn was in line to snap a five-start losing streak, as he struck out eight batters over 6 2/3 innings, but J.J. Putz (6-4) gave u |
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| Indians try to quickly get back on track versus Mariners |
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08/30/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Now that their longest winning streak in six years is over, the Cleveland Indians will try to bounce back tonight in the continuation of a three-game series versus the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field. The Indians had a 10-game winning streak come to a halt in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Mariners in the series opener. Starter Jeremy Sowers gave up three runs on seven hits in five innings to absorb the loss. Shin-Soo Choo finished 2-for-2 with a double, two walks and one RBI. Indians catcher |
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| Indians activate C Martinez from DL |
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08/29/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (Sportsbooks) - The Cleveland Indians activated catcher Victor Martinez from the 15-day disabled list on Friday. Martinez had been on the DL since June 12 after undergoing surgery on his right elbow. He hit .278 with 11 doubles and 21 RBI in 54 games for the Tribe prior to the setback. To make room on the roster, the club designated infielder Andy Gonzalez for assignment. He appeared in 10 games for the Indians, batting .208 (5-for-24) with a home run and two RBI. |
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| Tigers resume homestand with opener against Royals |
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08/29/2008 |
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| rs are still searching for the first win on their current homestand and will take a shot at the Kansas City Royals tonight in the opener of a three-game series at Comerica Park. Detroit has lost four in a row and was just swept in three games by the Cleveland Indians to open the homestand. In Wednesday's 9-7 loss to the Tribe in the series finale, Magglio Ordonez finished with two hits, including a home run, and three RBI to highlight the Tigers' offense. Curtis Granderson also went deep and ended with three hit |
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