Archive for April 13th, 2007
Gagne ready for Rangers debut knowing he’s not the same (AP)
The bushy hair and matching goatee look the same. But the Eric Gagne who was getting ready for his first game with the Texas Rangers on Friday night was definitely not the same powerhouse closer who dominated for the National League from 2002-04. “Uh, no. Not the same old self,” Gagne said with a wry […]
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D-Rays topple Santana in Metrodome
Johan Santana’s amazing Metrodome winning streak finally ended against Tampa Bay. Don’t be that surprised, though, because these Devil Rays can hit.
Carl Crawford’s inside-the-park home run and Scott Kazmir’s eight sharp innings helped Tampa Bay beat Santana and the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Friday night.
Despite striking out 10 in seven innings, including five of the […]
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Indians brushed aside by White Sox
Only the Cleveland Indians were shoveled to the side on Friday night.
One week after their home opener at Jacobs Field was postponed by blizzard-like snow squalls and a weekend-long storm that wiped out an entire series, the Indians were buried by the Chicago White Sox 6-4.
Juan Uribe hit a three-run homer and Jermaine Dye added […]
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White Sox 6, Indians 4= (AP)
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Indians brushed aside by White Sox in home opener
Only the Cleveland Indians were shoveled to the side on Friday night. One week after their home opener at Jacobs Field was postponed by blizzard-like snow squalls and a weekend-long storm that wiped out an entire series, the Indians were buried by the Chicago White Sox 6-4. Juan Uribe hit a three-run homer and Jermaine […]
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Orioles 8, Royals 1
Erik Bedard pitched six innings of five-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles’ struggling offense struck early and late in an 8-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
Baltimore provided Bedard with a 4-0 lead after three innings, and Nick Markakis sealed the win with his first career grand slam in the eighth against […]
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Orioles 8, Royals 1 (AP)
Erik Bedard pitched six innings of five-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles’ struggling offense struck early and late in an 8-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Baltimore provided Bedard with a 4-0 lead after three innings, and Nick Markakis sealed the win with his first career grand slam in the eighth […]
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Brewers-Cardinals postponed by rain (AP)
The Milwaukee Brewers-St. Louis Cardinals game was postponed by rain Friday night, and the second game of a three-game series was rescheduled to account for a dismal forecast. No makeup date was announced for Friday night’s game. Saturday’s game was pushed back from 1:10 p.m. EDT to a 7:10 p.m. start. Rain began shortly before […]
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Furcal activated, Tsao optioned to Triple-A (AP)
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated shortstop Rafael Furcal from the 15-day disabled list Friday night before the game against San Diego, and optioned right-handed pitcher Chin-hui Tsao to Triple-A Las Vegas. Furcal sprained his left ankle in an exhibition game against Baltimore on March 22. He barely managed to avoid a collision with center fielder […]
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Crawford hits inside-park homer
Tampa Bay’s Carl Crawford led off the sixth inning with an inside-the-park homer off Minnesota’s Johan Santana on Friday night.
With that, the Devil Rays tied their team record with a homer in 10 straight games, last done from Sept. 18-28, 2000.
Twins left fielder Josh Rabe played Crawford’s slicing line drive awkwardly, failing to run fast […]
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