Archive for March 24th, 2007
Griffey, Big Unit back on the field; Wang out at least a month (AP)
Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson are beginning to get healthy. The New York Yankees, however, will be without their top starting pitcher for at least a month. Chien-Ming Wang will begin the season on the disabled list with a right hamstring injury and is expected to be sidelined until late April. That means […]
Posted: March 24th, 2007.
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Padres (ss) 7, Diamondbacks (ss) 6 (AP)
Terrmel Sledge has certainly shown enough power to secure a starting job in left field for the San Diego Padres. Sledge hit his sixth home run of spring training and the Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 in a split-squad game Saturday. Matt Antonelli’s three-run shot capped a seven-run seventh inning for San Diego.
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Posted: March 24th, 2007.
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Padres (ss) 5, Brewers 2 (AP)
For the first several weeks of spring, the old, reliable Derrick Turnbow seemed to be back. On Saturday, the wild Turnbow of late last year showed up. The Milwaukee Brewers reliever, who had not allowed a run in seven outings, walked two batters in the eighth inning and then allowed a three-run homer in a […]
Posted: March 24th, 2007.
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Diamondbacks (ss) 5, White Sox 4 (AP)
Doug Davis had his best outing of a shaky spring, helping a split squad of Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Saturday. The left-hander allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked one. “I gave up some hits, but you know, I’m not going to […]
Posted: March 24th, 2007.
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Rockies 11, Angels 1 (AP)
Angels right-hander Kelvim Escobar left Saturday’s game after two innings when he strained the lower left side of his back during an 11-1 loss to Colorado. Escobar reached to his left on Steve Finley’s ground ball single to second. Escobar allowed one run and three hits in his fourth start. “It felt like a cramp […]
Posted: March 24th, 2007.
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Cubs 3, Giants 2 (AP)
One Barry looked great, the other not so good. Neither cared too much about their results. Barry Zito pitched four sharp innings on short rest and Barry Bonds was 0-for-3 with two called strikeouts in the San Francisco Giants’ 3-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Zito worked on three days’ rest after throwing […]
Posted: March 24th, 2007.
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Padres 5, Brewers 2 (AP)
For the first several weeks of spring, the old, reliable Derrick Turnbow seemed to be back. On Saturday, the wild Turnbow of late last year showed up. The Milwaukee Brewers reliever, who had not allowed a run in seven outings, walked two batters in the eighth inning and then allowed a three-run homer in a […]
Posted: March 24th, 2007.
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RC Analysis: The Pena Trade
The Royals on Friday afternoon pulled the trigger on a trade for a new shortstop. Kansas City sent minor league hurler Erik Cordier to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for shortstop Tony Pena, Jr. Below is our analysis of the trade, which we find to be a perfect example of trading high upside […]
Posted: March 24th, 2007.
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Mariners 5, Royals 4 (AP)
After languishing in the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen to start last season, a midseason trade to Kansas City gave Odalis Perez a fresh start. Now in his first full season with the Royals, Perez is making the most of it. The former All-Star on Saturday gave up one run in five innings of work in […]
Posted: March 24th, 2007.
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Mariners 5, Royals 4
After languishing in the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen to start last season, a midseason trade to Kansas City gave Odalis Perez a fresh start. Now in his first full season with the Royals, Perez is making the most of it.
The former All-Star on Saturday gave up one run in five innings of work in a […]
Posted: March 24th, 2007.
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