Archive for March 12th, 2007
Pavano impresses in return to Yanks
Carl Pavano’s trouble-filled tenure with the New York Yankees took a positive turn Monday night.
The right-hander felt “pretty good” while allowing two runs in the first three innings of a 7-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox after returning from a bruised foot and missing a start Friday because of his girlfriend’s medical problem. He […]
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Rangers 11, Brewers 7 (AP)
Nelson Cruz had a headache after getting beaned by a fastball, one of six players hit during two games between the Texas Rangers and the Milwaukee Brewers. Cruz was hit by Milwaukee’s Yovani Gallardo with the bases loaded in the sixth in the Rangers’ 11-7 victory on Monday. He crumpled to the ground and stayed […]
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Lopez released by Rockies (AP)
Catcher Javy Lopez, who had been competing to make Colorado’s opening-day roster, was released Monday by the Rockies. Lopez, MVP of the 1996 NL championship series with Atlanta, had agreed in January to a $750,000, one-year contract that wasn’t guaranteed. He will receive 30 days’ termination pay: $122,951.
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Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 5, 10 innings (AP)
Aaron Cook can focus on his secondary pitches because he already has a spot in Colorado’s rotation. Dustin Nippert, however, is still trying to win a job with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cook pitched five innings Monday, allowing three runs and eight hits during Arizona’s 6-5 victory over the Rockies in 10 innings.
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Angels 11, Royals 4
If the Los Angeles Angels need Hector Carrasco to fill in for one of their injured starters, he looks perfectly capable of doing so.
Carrasco, who has made only nine starts during his 11-year major league career, started Monday and pitched four shutout innings to lead Los Angeles past the Kansas City Royals 11-4. The right-hander […]
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Red Sox 7, Yankees 5 (AP)
Carl Pavano’s trouble-filled tenure with the New York Yankees took a positive turn Monday night. The right-hander felt “pretty good” while allowing two runs in the first three innings of a 7-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox after returning from a bruised foot and missing a start Friday because of his girlfriend’s medical problem.
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Padres 10, White Sox 8 (AP)
Greg Maddux was scratched from a scheduled start Monday for the San Diego Padres against the Chicago White Sox because of a a mild lower abdominal strain. Maddux felt a slight strain on the second-to-last pitch of his last start, on March 8 against the Chicago Cubs, and was pulled for precautionary reasons before the […]
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Cruz hit in the head by pitch (AP)
Nelson Cruz was hit in the head by a pitch and taken to a hospital on Monday during the Texas Rangers’ 11-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. He was released about an hour after the game following a CAT scan and X-rays revealed he had no concussion and no fracture, team spokesman Gregg Elkin said. […]
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Rockies release veteran C Lopez (PA SportsTicker)
Javy Lopez’s attempt to latch on with the Colorado Rockies ended a little too soon.
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Nationals 9, Mets 6 (AP)
For a guy who is pitching his way into a major league rotation, Shawn Hill sure is tough on himself. The 25-year-old Washington Nationals right-hander posted his third quality start of spring training Monday in a 9-6 win against the New York Mets at Space Coast Stadium. Hill allowed one run in four innings, striking […]
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