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| Rays aim to even weekend set with surging O's |
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04/11/2009 |
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| rado just prior to the start of the season. For the Orioles, righty Jeremy Guthrie hopes to get the same sort of run support he got in his opening start of the season on Monday. The 30-year-old product of Roseburg, Oregon came out on top against the New York Yankees on Opening Day, winning a 10-5 decision after allowing seven hits and three runs in six innings. He walked three and struck out eight in earning the 18th victory of his major- league career. Guthrie reached double-digit wins for the first time last |
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| A-Rod to start working out Monday |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Sportsbooks) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is expected to participate in baseball activities in Tampa, Florida on Monday for the first time since undergoing hip surgery on March 9th. The Yankees have split the first four games of the season without the 12-time All-Star, but his replacement at third, Cody Ransom, has just one hit in 14 at-bats thus far. The three-time MVP had less invasive surgery that addressed cartilage from a paralabral cyst dating back to last season. A |
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| Pettitte has strong outing as Yanks top Royals |
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04/10/2009 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Sportsbooks) - Andy Pettitte scattered three hits and one run through seven innings, as the New York Yankees topped Kansas City, 4-1, in the opener of a three-game set. Pettitte (1-0) held his foes in check with six strikeouts and one walk, en route to his 216th career victory. "I know if I'm healthy I'm going to be successful," Pettitte said. "I feel like the older I get, the more comfortable I am." Jorge Posada knocked in a pair of runs for the Yankees, who evened their record after losin |
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| Royals place OF Guillen on DL; recall P Ponson |
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04/10/2009 |
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| e veteran outfielder has a .273 average with 186 home runs, 770 runs batted in over 1,424 games with Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Arizona, Cincinnati, Oakland, Anaheim, Washington, Seattle and Kansas City. Ponson agreed to a minor league deal with the club in the offseason and will get the start when the Royals face his former team, the New York Yankees, on Friday. The 14-year veteran has a career 90-106 record with a 4.95 earned-run average with Baltimore, San Francisco, the Yankees, St. Louis, Minnesota and Texas. |
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| Pirates resume season-opening trek in Cincinnati |
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04/10/2009 |
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| iving up 18 hits and eight earned runs in 16 innings. Facing Cueto for the visiting Pirates will be right-hander Jeff Karstens, who makes his season debut after going 2-6 with a 4.03 ERA in 2008 while splitting nine starts between Pittsburgh and the New York Yankees. Now 26, Karstens spent the bulk of his time in Triple-A last season, going 6-4 in 12 starts with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with a 3.80 ERA in 68 2/3 innings. He came to the National League on July 26 in a trade that sent outfielder Xavier Nady and reli |
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| Rays renew acquaintances with O's in Baltimore |
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04/10/2009 |
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| Sox twice in 2008's ALCS to grab the series MVP, got the win as he gave up just one run on four hits with three walks and five strikeouts in seven innings of work. In Baltimore, Nick Swisher homered and drove in five runs in a 3-for-5 effort, as the New York Yankees grabbed their first win of 2009 in dominating fashion by crushing the Orioles, 11-2, in the finale of a three-game set. Luke Scott homered for the Orioles. Felix Pie and Chad Moeller each added a pair of hits, while Alfredo Simon (0-1) took the loss |
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| Yanks, Royals play first of three in Kansas City |
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04/10/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Kansas City Royals will play the first home game of what the club hopes is a very promising 2009 campaign when the star-laden New York Yankees invade Kauffman Stadium this afternoon for the opener of a three- game series. After winning 75 games, the franchise's most victories since 2003, a year ago, the Royals raised expectations by expanding their payroll by over 20 percent during the offseason. That renewed commitment seems to have paid dividends so far, as Kansas City opened the seaso |
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| Swisher helps Yanks get first win of season |
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04/09/2009 |
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| Baltimore, MD (Sportsbooks) - Nick Swisher homered and drove in five runs in a 3-for-5 effort, as the New York Yankees grabbed their first win of 2009 in dominating fashion by crushing Baltimore, 11-2, in the finale of a three- game set. Swisher also scored twice for the Yankees, who had started 0-2 for the first time since 1998, a season that ended with a team-record 114 regular season wins and a World Series title. A.J. Burnett (1-0), making his first appearance for New York since signing as a free agent |
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| Pirates wrap up season-opening set in St. Louis |
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04/09/2009 |
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| ps nailed down the final two outs for his second save of the young season. Right-hander Ross Ohlendorf will take the ball for the Bucos on Thursday and will open the season as a starter for the first time in his career. Ohlendorf split time with the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh last year, compiling a 1-1 record and a 6.53 earned run average in 25 relief appearances in the AL. He then headed to Pittsburgh later in the season and went 0-3 with a 6.35 ERA in five games, all starts. The Princeton product has nev |
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| Markakis leads the way as O's fend off late challenge from Yanks |
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04/09/2009 |
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| Baltimore, MD (Sportsbooks) - Nick Markakis went 3-for-3 with a two-run home run and finished with three runs driven in and two scored, as the Baltimore Orioles staved off a late rally to edge the New York Yankees, 7-5, at Camden Yards. Gregg Zaun and Cesar Izturis each drove in a run for the O's, who have won both contests with New York to start off the season. Adam Jones and Aubrey Huff each had a double and knocked in a run in the win. Koji Uehara (1-0), making his major league debut, got the win after g |
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