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| Hughes makes debut for slumping Yanks in Detroit |
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04/28/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New York Yankees turn to Phil Hughes as they try to put the brakes on a four-game losing streak this evening in the middle test of a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Big things were expected last season from the once highly-touted Hughes, but the 22-year-old right-hander stumbled out of the gates, going 0-4 with a 9.00 earned run average through his first six starts before being placed on the disabled list. Hughes, who will be starting tonight in place of the i |
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| Verlander, Ordonez help Tigers hand Yankees fourth straight loss |
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04/27/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (Sportsbooks) - Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer as part of a three-run, game-changing sixth inning, and Justin Verlander was stellar on the hill to lead the Detroit Tigers past the New York Yankees, 4-2, in the opener of a three-game set from Comerica Park. Verlander (1-2) got the win after going seven-plus innings and yielding just seven hits with a season-high nine strikeouts. Placido Polanco stroked a pair of doubles, drove in a run and scored twice for the Tigers, who won their third str |
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| Diamondbacks activate P Gordon from DL |
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04/27/2009 |
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| to being placed on the DL on July 6 with right elbow inflammation. He went 5-4 with a 5.16 earned run average and two saves in 29 2/3 innings. Gordon, a three-time All-Star, has a career record of 138-125 with 158 saves and a 3.94 ERA over 887 games, including 203 starts. In 20 major league seasons, Gordon has played for Kansas City, Boston, the Chicago Cubs, Houston, the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees and Philadelphia. In a corresponding move, the club optioned pitcher Bobby Korecky to Triple-A Reno. |
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| Red Sox activate Lugo from DL |
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04/27/2009 |
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| n 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 Sunday's 4-1 victory over the New York Yankees. |
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| Yankees send Sabathia to mound in Detroit |
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04/27/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - CC Sabathia hopes to get himself as well as the New York Yankees back on track this evening when they open a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Sabathia was awful in his last start on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics, as he allowed a season-high seven runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings. He also walked four batters, but did not factor in the decision of his team's 9-7 win that day. The left-hander, who, of course, signed a seven-year, $161 million deal with the |
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| Red Sox aim for 11th straight win at Cleveland |
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04/27/2009 |
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| twork) - 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 run for the R |
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| Orioles, Rangers conclude series at Camden Yards |
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04/27/2009 |
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| work) - Baltimore ace Jeremy Guthrie tries to snap a two-start skid tonight when the Orioles close out a four-game series with the visiting Texas Rangers at Camden Yards. A 30-year-old right-hander, Guthrie opened 2009 with consecutive wins over the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay, but has since gotten a no-decision and a loss in a pair of Baltimore defeats. He allowed five runs on eight hits in six innings of his last start, dropping an 8-2 verdict to the Chicago White Sox on April 22 in Baltimore. Guthrie beat |
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| Pirates head to Milwaukee to battle Brewers |
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04/27/2009 |
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| last in the NL's Central Division last season, is a surprising 11-7 through 18 games and trails first-place St. Louis by just 1 1/2 games after winning the final two of a three-game weekend series in Houston. Karstens, acquired last season from the New York Yankees, got a no-decision in a 6-3 loss to the Astros in April 16, but pitched well in a subsequent start, allowing just a run and three hits over six innings of a 3-2 win against the Florida Marlins. He was 2-6 with the Pirates in nine starts last season |
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| Red Sox sweep Yankees, win 10th straight |
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04/27/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (Sportsbooks) - Justin Masterson went 5 1/3 innings while David Ortiz drove in two runs to help Boston win its 10th straight game and complete a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees with a 4-1 win at Fenway Park. Jacoby Ellsbury scored twice, including a steal of home while J.D. Drew also drove in a run for the Red Sox, won last 10 in a row during a 12-game run from June 16-29, 2006. Masterson (2-0) gave up just one run on six hits with a walk and four strikeouts to pick up the win. Brett Gar |
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| Eveland, Sonnanstine square off at Coliseum |
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04/26/2009 |
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| rubber match of their three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Coliseum. Eveland has been awful in his three starts this season, posting an 0-1 mark to go along with a 7.36 earned run average. That trend continued on Tuesday against the New York Yankees, who reached Eveland for four runs and nine hits in four innings. The 25-year-old left-hander has faced the Rays twice and is 1-1 against them with a 3.21 ERA. Eveland's opponent on Sunday, righty Andy Sonnanstine, has not been much better. Sonnanst |
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