Archive for March 20th, 2007
Cardinals 13, Dodgers 0 (AP)
Anthony Reyes has picked up where he left off. Reyes pitched five innings and lowered his ERA to 0.56 Tuesday night in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 13-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Reyes, who beat Detroit’s Justin Verlander in last year’s World Series-opening matchup of rookie starters, allowed four hits, struck out one and […]
Posted: March 20th, 2007.
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Kuhn remembered for his passion for the game (AP)
Bowie Kuhn was remembered Tuesday as a fierce and passionate advocate for baseball, dedicated to charitable work and now secure in the “big Hall of Fame.” Among the 300 mourners at Our Lady Star of the Sea were current commissioner Bud Selig, former American League president Lee MacPhail and former National League president Len Coleman.
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Pettitte out with back spasms (AP)
Andy Pettitte is expected to miss his scheduled start for the New York Yankees on Friday because of back spasms. “I don’t anticipate it being a major problem,” Yankees manager Joe Torre said Tuesday. “He just got a little tightness. It seems to be pretty straightforward.” Pettitte first experienced the back problems while working out […]
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Red Sox 6, Twins 5
Josh Beckett was overpowering with the curveball he’s trying to use more often this year. His other pitches didn’t work as well.
Boston’s No. 2 starter allowed one hit in 4 2-3 innings then gave up four runs on five hits before retiring his next batter in a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday […]
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Dodgers extend Little’s contract (AP)
Manager Grady Little got what amounted to a one-year contract extension when the Los Angeles Dodgers exercised his 2008 option Tuesday and added a 2009 team option to his deal. “He’s met every expectation I’ve had and our staff has had,” Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said before the team faced the St.
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Mets 6, Orioles 1
Mike Pelfrey is comfortable facing major league hitters, putting himself in position to earn a spot in the New York Mets’ the starting rotation.
Pelfrey allowed one run in five inning Tuesday night in a 6-1 win against the Baltimore Orioles
“Last year, when I came in here, I was kind of raw,” he said. “I was […]
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Mets 6, Orioles 1 (AP)
Mike Pelfrey is comfortable facing major league hitters, putting himself in position to earn a spot in the New York Mets’ the starting rotation. Pelfrey allowed one run in five inning Tuesday night in a 6-1 win against the Baltimore Orioles “Last year, when I came in here, I was kind of raw,” he said.
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Yankees 2, Phillies 0 (AP)
Kei Igawa took a major step toward earning a spot in New York Yankees’ rotation at the start of the season. Igawa allowed two hits over five innings Tuesday night in the New York Yankees 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. “It was the best one so far,” Yankees manger Joe Torre said. “I thought […]
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Rangers 4, Giants 3 (AP)
Eric Gagne pitched in a game for the first time this year and Barry Bonds hit his fifth home run. It wasn’t your regular everyday exhibition. Gagne pitched one inning, giving up a home run to Kevin Frandsen, in the Texas Rangers’ 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. Gagne, who signed a […]
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Wood and Prior could start season on DL (AP)
Kerry Wood and Mark Prior could start the season on the Chicago Cubs’ disabled list. Wood, coming back from a torn right rotator cuff, threw 25 pitches off a mound Tuesday at the Cubs’ spring-training complex in Mesa, Ariz. On March 11, he strained his right triceps while pitching against Milwaukee, and it’s unclear […]
Posted: March 20th, 2007.
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