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| Bannister helps Royals shut out Indians |
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04/22/2009 |
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| KC's third shutout this season, which is the most in the American League...Lee, who went 22-3 with a 2.54 earned run average in 31 starts a year ago, opened the 2009 campaign with consecutive losses to Texas and Toronto before rebounding against the New York Yankees on Thursday. He only gave up one run at the new Yankee Stadium after allowing 11 over the previous two starts, and scattered seven hits in six innings of a 10-2 win. The veteran left-hander has pitched at least five innings in each outing this seaso |
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| Cabrera's homer pushes Yanks past A's in 14th inning |
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04/22/2009 |
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| Bronx, NY (Sportsbooks) - Melky Cabrera blasted two homers, including the game-winning two run shot in the 14th inning, as the New York Yankees outlasted the Oakland Athletics, 9-7, in the first extra-inning game at the new Yankee Stadium. Cabrera now has four homers on the season for the Yankees, who have won three straight and four of five. Hideki Matsui and Derek Jeter, playing in his 2,000th career game, also homered, while seven of the nine New York starters had two hits in the game. CC Sabathia was ro |
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| Lee, Indians go for second straight win over Royals |
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04/22/2009 |
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| ll try to prove it tonight against the Kansas City Royals at Jacobs Field. Lee, who went 22-3 with a 2.54 earned run average in 31 starts a year ago, opened the 2009 campaign with consecutive losses to Texas and Toronto before rebounding against the New York Yankees on Thursday. He only gave up one run at the new Yankee Stadium after allowing 11 over the previous two starts, and scattered seven hits in six innings of a 10-2 win. The veteran left-hander has pitched at least five innings in each outing this seaso |
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| Pettitte solid in Yankees' win over Athletics |
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04/22/2009 |
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| Bronx, NY (Sportsbooks) - Andy Pettitte threw seven strong innings to lead the New York Yankees in a 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the first night game at the new Yankee Stadium. Pettitte (2-0) gave up two runs on nine hits in his time on the hill for New York, which won its second straight game and third in four tries. Mariano Rivera tossed a scoreless ninth to pick up his fourth save on the year. It was also the 57th time Rivera saved a game for Pettitte, tying Oakland's Dennis Eckersley and B |
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| Yankees' Nady to rehab elbow injury |
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04/21/2009 |
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| Bronx, NY (Sportsbooks) - New York Yankees outfielder Xavier Nady won't need season-ending surgery for his injured right elbow. Nady has a partially torn elbow ligament and will need to undergo rehab for a few weeks. It was originally thought Nady might be lost for the season when he left an April 14 game against Tampa Bay. Nady, who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2001, said he felt pain in the elbow during a throw from the outfield. He underwent numerous tests, including MRI exams and x-rays, to determine |
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| Washburn tries to pitch Mariners past reeling Rays |
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04/21/2009 |
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| estionable for tonight's affair. Heading to the hill for the Rays will be righty Andy Sonnanstine, who is 0-1 with a 6.52 ERA. After getting pounded by the Baltimore Orioles in his season debut, Sonnanstine settled down in his last start against the New York Yankees last Wednesday, surrendering a pair of runs and four hits in five innings. He did not get the decision, though, in his team's 4-3 loss that day. Sonnanstine has faced the Mariners three times and is 1-1 with a 2.66 ERA against them . Tampa won four |
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| Royals hoping to continue roll in Cleveland |
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04/21/2009 |
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| 2009. The righty has experienced problems in his career against the Tribe, having gone 0-7 with an 8.60 ERA in 14 games, 13 of which have been starts. Cleveland just went 3-4 on a seven-game road trip and recently split a four- game series with the New York Yankees in the Bronx. After pounding the Yankees by a lopsided 22-4 score on Saturday, the Indians were handed a 7-3 loss in Sunday's series finale. Shin-Soo Choo and Ryan Garko homered to account for all three runs for the Indians, who have split eight gam |
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| Yankees, Athletics try again to open series |
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04/21/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - After having the scheduled opener washed away due to rain, the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics will start up a shortened two-game series tonight at the new Yankee Stadium. The Yankees continue what so far has been an adventurous inaugural homestand at their new ballpark. The first series at the extravagant new Yankee Stadium delivered mixed results on the scoreboard for the home team, as the Bronx Bombers wound up splitting a four-game set with the Cleveland Indians that produced plen |
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| Yankees-A's game postponed |
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04/20/2009 |
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| Bronx, NY (Sportsbooks) - Monday's series opener between the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees has been postponed due to inclement weather. The contest will be rescheduled for an unspecified date in July. Monday's scheduled pitchers, Oakland's Dana Eveland and New York's Andy Pettitte, were pushed back to Tuesday. |
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| Giambi, A's visit Yankees |
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04/20/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New York Yankees continue what so far has been an adventurous inaugural homestand at their new ballpark when Jason Giambi and the Oakland Athletics pay a visit for a three-game series that begins tonight. The first series at the extravagant new Yankee Stadium delivered mixed results on the scoreboard for the home team, as the Bronx Bombers wound up splitting a four-game set with the Cleveland Indians that produced plenty of offense. New York had to come from behind in Sunday's finale, sc |
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