Archive for June, 2009
Tigers send OF Thomas to Triple-A
The Detroit Tigers sent outfielder Clete Thomas to Triple-A Toledo and purchased utilityman Don Kellys contract after Thursdays game against the Chicago White Sox. Detroit manager Jim Leyland said Kelly could start in left field when the Tigers begin a three-game series in Pittsburgh on Friday. He was batting .341 for Toledo. He can play [...]
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OAKLAND, Calif -Rajai Davis slapped an RBI single in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied from a late three-run deficit for a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Adam Kennedy hit a tying two-run homer in the three-run eighth for the As, who finally solved Minnesota starter Nick Blackburn before splitting [...]
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NEW YORK -Chase Utley led off the 11th inning with his second homer of the game, minutes after right fielder Jayson Werth saved Philadelphia with a diving catch, and the Phillies beat New York 5-4 on Wednesday night. Utleys third homer in two nights came on the second pitch from Bobby Parnell (2-1), handing the [...]
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BOSTON -Josh Beckett allowed only an infield hit in six innings, and David Ortiz hit his third homer of the year to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. The Red Sox improved to 6-0 against the Yankees franchise for the first time since 1912, [...]
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Morton coming up to face former team
Charlie Morton will get a chance to face his former team, a week after being dealt by the Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Following a 4-3 loss to the Braves, the Pirates announced that Morton would be recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to start against Atlanta on Wednesday night. Morton was traded to Pittsburgh along with [...]
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NEW YORK -On a rare off-night for Johan Santana, the New York Mets bailed their ace out with their bats. David Wright, Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church homered – with Church sending a drive over the 16-foot wall and into the well where the Home Run Apple sits in straightaway center field – and the [...]
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Marlins set stadium groundbreaking for July 18
The Florida Marlins will break ground on their new stadium July 18 at the site formally occupied by the Orange Bowl. The 37,000-seat ballpark will have a retractable roof and is scheduled to open in 2012. The groundbreaking will be open to the public and we are expecting a large crowd, we hope … if [...]
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MIAMI -Sean West did not allow a hit until the seventh inning in his fourth career start and Brett Carroll hit his first career home run to help Florida Marlins beat Randy Johnson and the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Monday night. West (1-1) allowed one baserunner – a leadoff walk to Andres Torres in [...]
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Rangers keep Washington through 2010
The Texas Rangers are sticking with manager Ron Washington, at least through 2010. This was an easy decision, Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said in a statement Monday announcing the team exercised its contract option to keep him for next season. Were excited about the direction the club is going under Rons leadership and we [...]
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CHICAGO -Jose Contreras allowed one hit in eight strong innings in his return to the majors Monday night, getting his first win in nearly a year as the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-1 to earn a split in their day-night doubleheader. Alexei Ramirez, Scott Podsednik and Jim Thome homered for the White [...]
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