Archive for July 28th, 2009
Bullpen shines as Rangers stay hot (AP)
The Texas Rangers got a tag-team effort from their bullpen. Doug Mathis came out of the bullpen to give Texas four innings in an emergency spot start, and four other relievers shut out Detroit on one hit the rest of the way as the Rangers beat the Tigers 7-3 on Tuesday night. Ex-Tiger Jason Grilli [...]
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Astros down Cubs after Oswalt hurts back (AP)
Geoff Blum hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and Miguel Tejada connected and had a season-high five RBIs, helping the Houston Astros overcome an injury to ace Roy Oswalt for an 11-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Jeff Keppinger had four hits and drove in three runs as the Astros [...]
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Kazmir outpitches CC as Rays cool Yanks (AP)
Scott Kazmir pitched like an All-Star again, shrugging off trade rumors and helping the Tampa Bay Rays slow down the streaking New York Yankees. Kazmir outpitched CC Sabathia to win for the first time in more than two months, and the defending AL champions backed the young left-hander with timely hitting and superb defense in [...]
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Nats hit 3 HRs, keep Brewers reeling (AP)
Nyjer Morgan, Adam Dunn and Cristian Guzman homered and the Washington Nationals beat the reeling Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 on Tuesday night, tying their longest winning streak this season. Morgan led off the game with a homer, Dunn hit a towering blast 445 feet that took one hop and bounced out of Miller Park in the [...]
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Surgery to end season for Yankees’ Wang (AP)
Yankees starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang will undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his injured right shoulder Wednesday. The Yankees made the announcement after Tuesday night's 6-2 loss to Tampa Bay. New York manager Joe Girardi said there is no timetable for when Wang will return next season, and that the team will know more about a [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Kinsler, Andrus power surging Rangers (AP)
Ian Kinsler drove in three runs, rookie Elvis Andrus homered and had three hits, and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Tuesday night. Kinsler, who was in a huge funk at the plate that shrunk his batting average from .272 to .242., highlighted a four-run second with a two-run triple. Kinsler had [...]
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Buehrle sets record, retires 45 straight (AP)
Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle set a major league record by retiring 45 straight batters. Coming off a perfect game in his last start against Tampa Bay, Buehrle retired the first 17 Minnesota Twins batters on Tuesday night to surpass the record of 41 straight set by and San Francisco's Jim Barr in 1972 [...]
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Giants LHP Johnson out at least 3 weeks (AP)
At least Randy Johnson is able to maintain his sense of humor, even as his pitching future this season is in doubt. The San Francisco Giants' left-hander learned Tuesday he has a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder and won't be able to throw for at least three weeks. "Obviously the first thing I [...]
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No Halladay deal as team deadline nears (AP)
The self-imposed deadline the Toronto Blue Jays set for any deal involving ace Roy Halladay arrived on Tuesday, with the familiar No. 32 still in the Blue Jays clubhouse preparing for his next start on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners. "You can believe he's here," Toronto manager Cito Gaston said.
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Astros RHP Oswalt suffers back injury (AP)
Houston Astros right-hander Roy Oswalt left Tuesday night's game against the Chicago Cubs in the second inning because of a left lower back strain. Oswalt pitched a scoreless first inning then struck out the first two batters he faced in the second. After throwing a 1-1 pitch to Alfonso Soriano, catcher Ivan Rodriguez noticed something [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2009 under 10904.
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