Archive for September 14th, 2006
AL Capsules (AP)
Torii Hunter and Rondell White homered on consecutive pitches in the eighth inning to help the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 9-4 Thursday night and pull within one game of first place. The Twins’ sixth victory in seven tries moved them two games ahead of the Chicago White Sox in the wild-card race […]
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Loretta’s RBI single wins it for Red Sox
Mark Loretta singled home the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of nine walks Thursday night in a 6-5 comeback victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Boston trailed 5-3 before scoring single runs in the seventh and eighth. The Red Sox then took the lead in the ninth against Rodrigo […]
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Jeff Fiorentino - #16 - Center Field - 6′1″ - 180lbs
News: Jeff Fiorentino singled twice and drove in two runs versus the Red Sox on Thursday night.Impact: Fiorentino is 5-for-15 with five RBI since joining the Orioles on Sept. 1. Meanwhile, Brandon Fahey has totaled five RBI in 103 at-bats over the last two months. It’s clear to us who should be playing […]
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Molina’s HR wins it for Angels
Jose Molina’s rare home run was enough offense for the Los Angeles Angels in a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
Molina’s fourth homer of the season was a two-run shot in the fifth inning. He has 15 homers in 316 career games.
The Angels won for the ninth time in 12 games to […]
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Red Sox 6, Orioles 5
Mark Loretta singled home the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, and the Boston Red Sox took advantage of nine walks Thursday night in a 6-5 comeback victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Boston trailed 5-3 before scoring single runs in the seventh and eighth. The Red Sox then took the lead in the ninth against Rodrigo […]
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Phillies drop in wild-card race
Chuck James pitched seven shutout innings, Andruw Jones hit his 34th homer, and the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 4-1 to drop the Phillies into a second-place tie for the NL wild card Thursday night.
San Diego, which won 4-2 at Cincinnati, is 2 1/2 games ahead of the Phillies and San Francisco Giants, who beat Colorado […]
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Power Rankings
With the season winding down, prospects are looking good for a potential Subway Series between the Mets and the Yankees. The Bronx Bombers climb to the runner-up spot in Dayn Perry’s Power Rankigs, just behind the boys from Shea. See where your team rates.
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Michael Barrett - #8 - Catcher - 6′3″ - 210lbs
News: Michael Barrett, who needed surgery after he was hit in the groin by a foul tip Sept. 3, went back to the doctor to be examined Thursday after experiencing some pain in the area.Impact: Barrett still hopes to play again this season, though it’s not likely to happen within the next week. “This […]
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Yanks inch closer to AL East title
Robinson Cano moved up in the batting order when the Yankees reshuffled their lineup because of drizzly weather, then hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning that sent New York over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-4 Thursday night.
The Yankees won their season-high sixth in a row and cut their magic number to six […]
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Diamondbacks to part ways with Gonzalez
The Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday told left fielder Luis Gonzalez they will not bring him back next season.
“Obviously, this is a very difficult day for the organization,” general manager Josh Byrnes said during a news conference. “Gonzo’s done about everything you can in this market as a player and as a person.
“Change isn’t easy, but […]
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