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| King Felix goes for Mariners in Arlington |
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09/03/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Hard-throwing phenom Felix Hernandez can reach double- digit wins for the third straight season this afternoon when the Seattle Mariners close out a three-game series with the host Texas Rangers at Rangers Park. Hernandez, who reached the majors and made 12 starts as a 19-year-old in 2005, has since strung together 12 and 14 wins as a full-time member of the Seattle rotation in 2006 and 2007. Now 22, he picked up win No. 9 of 2008 with a six-inning performance at Cleveland on Friday, duri |
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| Hamilton leads Rangers over Mariners |
MLB Baseball |
09/03/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Sportsbooks) - Josh Hamilton went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs, while Hank Blalock had a pair of hits to go with two RBI, as the Texas Rangers edged the Seattle Mariners, 6-4, in the middle contest of a three-game set. Gerald Laird went 3-for-4 and had an RBI for the Rangers, who have won two of three. Brandon McCarthy (1-0) got the win after lasting six frames and yielding just two runs on four hits while fanning four. Frank Francisco struck out the side in the ninth for his third save |
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| Rangers recall P White, place Mathis on DL |
MLB Baseball |
09/02/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Sportsbooks) - The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Bill White from Class-A Bakersfield and placed pitcher Doug Mathis on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. The 29-year-old White gave up a run on a hit while failing to record an out in the eighth inning of Tuesday's 6-4 victory over the Mariners. Mathis became the first pitcher in the 48-year history of the Washington/Texas franchise to collect a relief win in his first major league appearance. The victory came way back on May 12 versus Se |
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| Rangers C Saltalamacchia done for season |
MLB Baseball |
09/02/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Sportsbooks) - Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia is out for the rest of the season after suffering a strained muscle in his right forearm during Monday's 12-6 loss to Seattle. In the fifth inning, the catcher fielded a ball that ricocheted off pitcher Matt Harrison's foot and threw awkwardly to first. He hit the ground in pain but left the field under his own power. Saltalamacchia was 0-for-1 at the plate and is now hitting .253 with three homers and 26 RBI in 60 games this year. |
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| Huff gets AL player honors |
MLB Baseball |
09/02/2008 |
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| RBI, during a three-game set this past weekend. It is Huff's second weekly award this season, following honors for the first week of July. It is also his third career honor. Other nominees for this week's honor included Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (.500, 1 HR, 4 RBI, nine runs scored); Seattle's Adrian Beltre (.440, 3 HR, 6 RBI, three doubles); Kevin Millwood of the Texas Rangers (2-0, 1.72 ERA, 9 K in 15 2/3 innings) and Gavin Floyd of the Chicago White Sox (2-0, 1.84 ERA, 9 K in 14 2/3 innings). |
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| Angels try to move closer to West title, take on Tigers |
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09/02/2008 |
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| ngels of Anaheim try and move on step closer to the their fourth AL West crown in five years this evening when they open a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Los Angeles enters tonight's opener with a 17 1/2-game lead on the Texas Rangers in the West with a magic number to clinch the division at eight. The Angels, though, were denied a sweep in their four-game series with the Rangers on Sunday, as they dropped a 4-3 decision at Angel Stadium. Juan Rivera had a two-run homer for the A |
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| Rangers, Mariners continue divisional clash |
MLB Baseball |
09/02/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Former Chicago prospect Brandon McCarthy makes his third start of 2008 after returning from injury when his Texas Rangers host the Seattle Mariners in the second of three early week games at Rangers Park. McCarthy, drafted by the White Sox in 2002 and acquired by the Rangers prior to 2007, was limited to just 23 appearances last season and didn't return in 2008 until an Aug. 23 start against the Cleveland Indians. He gave up three hits and a run over four innings in the debut, then return |
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| Rangers C Saltalamacchia leaves early |
MLB Baseball |
09/01/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Sportsbooks) - Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia left Monday's contest against the Seattle Mariners in the fifth inning with a sore right elbow. The catcher fielded a ball that ricocheted off pitcher Matt Harrison's foot and threw awkwardly to first, hitting the ground in pain and leaving the field under his own power. Saltalamacchia was 0-for-1 at the plate and is now hitting .253 with three homers and 26 RBI in 60 games this year. Taylor Teagarden, who was recalled from Triple- |
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| Rangers, Mariners ready for divisional clash |
MLB Baseball |
09/01/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Young southpaw Matt Harrison makes the 11th start of his rookie season tonight, when the Texas Rangers host the Seattle Mariners in the opener of a three-game series at Rangers Park. Harrison faced the Mariners in late July and struggled over 4 2/3 innings in an 8-5 loss, but has since righted the ship to the tune of four wins in five starts, including a 3-2 defeat of Kansas City on Wednesday. In that game, the Durham, N.C. native allowed seven hits and an earned run in 6 2/3 innings, imp |
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| Rangers avoid sweep against Angels |
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08/31/2008 |
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| Anaheim, CA (Sportsbooks) - Marlon Byrd and Josh Hamilton both hit home runs to lead the Texas Rangers in a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Byrd ended with two RBI and Hamilton one for Texas, which avoided a sweep by salvaging the finale of this four-game set. Joaquin Arias drove in the other run for the Rangers. Kevin Millwood (9-7) won his third straight start by giving up two runs on five hits while fanning seven in 6 2/3 frames. Frank Francisco retired the final four batters to ea |
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