Archive for August, 2009
Umpire Welke sits out day after facemask hit
Umpire Tim Welke is sitting out the second game of the Detroit Tigers series with the Los Angeles Angels, a day after getting hit in the facemask by a foul ball. Welke was replaced Tuesday night by Delfin Colon, who took over at second base. Mark Carlson replaced Welke as crew chief. Welke was hit [...]
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Freddy Sanchez goes on DL with shoulder injury
San Francisco second baseman Freddy Sanchez was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained left shoulder, a discouraging move for a club that acquired him before the trading deadline to make a playoff push. Sanchez sat out his seventh straight game Monday at Colorado and the Giants couldnt afford to go on [...]
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NEW YORK -Ryan Howard homered twice and drove in five runs, Cliff Lee won his eighth straight start and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Monday. Lee (5-0) did not allow an earned run in seven innings, lowering his ERA with the Phillies to 0.68 in five outings since he was [...]
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Peavy hit by liner in rehab start, stays in
White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy was hit on his right elbow Monday near the end of a minor league rehab start, but was able to stay in the game. The right-hander will travel to join the White Sox on Tuesday in Boston, but no decision has been made yet as to when he will next [...]
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Suzuki out for Seattle with tight calf strain
Bothered by a sore calf for about a week, Ichiro Suzuki finally took a seat. The All-Star outfielder was out of the Seattle Mariners lineup on Monday night against Oakland because of tightness in his left calf, the first game he has missed since April 15 when he made his season debut after starting the [...]
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ST PETERSBURG, Fla -Scott Feldman struck out a career-high 11 to win his fifth consecutive road start and the Texas Rangers avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 on Sunday. Michael Young and Ivan Rodriguez each drove in two runs. Feldman (13-4) is the first Texas pitcher with victories in five [...]
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NEW YORK -Second baseman Eric Bruntlett turned an unassisted triple play to end the Philadelphia Phillies wild 9-7 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. It was the 15th unassisted triple play in major league history – the second that ended a game. Detroit Tigers first baseman Johnny Neun also accomplished the feat on [...]
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Rockies, RHP Russ Ortiz agree to minor league deal
Russ Ortiz and the Colorado Rockies agreed to a minor league contract Sunday. Ortiz was released by the Houston Astros on July 30. The veteran right-hander provides the Rockies with insurance after starting pitcher Aaron Cook was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained right shoulder. Rockies manager Jim Tracy said right-hander [...]
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Marlins Donnelly headed to DL with calf injury
Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez says right-hander Brendan Donnelly is facing a trip to the disabled list after leaving Saturday nights game with a right calf strain. Donnelly gave up a single to Yunel Escobar in the eighth inning before Matt Diaz followed with a sacrifice bunt. Donnelly pulled up after fielding the bunt and throwing [...]
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BOSTON -Kevin Youkilis homered twice and tied a career high with six RBIs, rookie Junichi Tazawa stopped New Yorks big bats and the Boston Red Sox snapped a five-game skid against the Yankees with a 14-1 win Saturday. The Red Sox roughed up A.J. Burnett and set a team record with their eighth consecutive multihomer [...]
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