Archive for April 22nd, 2007
Pirates 7, Dodgers 5 (AP)
The Pirates and Dodgers played another error-filled game. This time, it went the Pirates’ way. Adam LaRoche homered and Pittsburgh capitalized on three errors by Los Angeles in a 7-5 victory Sunday that snapped a four-game losing streak. Chris Duffy had three hits, stole two bases and scored two runs, and Tom Gorzelanny allowed three […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2007.
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Boston hits 4 straight homers off Yankees rookie Wright
The Red Sox hit four straight home runs Sunday night against the New York Yankees, tying a major league record.
Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell and Jason Varitek connected in a span of 13 pitches during the third inning against Chase Wright, who was making his second major league start for New York.
The Red Sox […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2007.
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Tigers-Angels Preview
One bad inning ruined Jered Weaver’s 2007 debut. The young right-hander will hope for a better effort in his first home start for the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in the opener of a two-game set against the Detroit Tigers.
Coming off an impressive 2006 rookie season, the 24-year-old Weaver (0-1, 4.50 ERA) started the season […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2007.
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Lester gets closer to return to Red Sox
Jon Lester moved one step closer to the major leagues since being declared cancer-free when he threw a side session at Fenway Park on Sunday before the Boston Red Sox played the New York Yankees.
The left-hander is expected to make two more rehabilitation starts for Triple-A Pawtucket before Boston decides whether to put him on […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2007.
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Athletics-Orioles Preview
The Baltimore Orioles have emerged as baseball’s biggest surprise early this season.
They’ll look for a seventh straight home victory Monday night when they begin a two-game series against the Oakland Athletics.
Baltimore (11-7) has won four straight overall and eight out of nine after completing its first three-game home sweep of Toronto in 13 years with […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2007.
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White Sox-Royals Preview
In his last start, Mark Buehrle pitched the first no-hitter by a member of the Chicago White Sox in nearly 16 years. Now, he’ll try to chase history in his home state.
Buehrle will try to become just the second pitcher in major league history to throw back-to-back no-hitters when the White Sox begin a two-game […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2007.
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Jamie Vermilyea - #36 - Pitcher - 6′4″ - 195lbs
News: Blue Jays optioned RHP Jamie Vermilyea to Triple-A Syracuse.Impact: Some kind of reward for throwing three scoreless innings Sunday in his major league debut a week after being called up. Maybe he’ll get a real chance soon. …[more]
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Posted: April 22nd, 2007.
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Giants 2, Diamondbacks 1 (AP)
Barry Bonds is beginning to close in on Hank Aaron — fast. Bonds hit his 740th home run Sunday, connecting for the second consecutive game and helping Matt Cain earn his first win of the season in the San Francisco Giants’ 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cain pitched a three-hitter for his third career […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2007.
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Rangers 4, Athletics 3 (AP)
Hank Blalock hit a two-run single and the Texas Rangers scored three runs in the eighth to rally past the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Sunday. Eric Gagne got one out in the ninth for the Rangers before leaving with an apparent leg injury. He landed awkwardly after throwing a pitch to Mark Ellis. He eventually limped […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2007.
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Thames gives Tigers second chance
The Detroit Tigers were headed for a here-we-go-again loss until Marcus Thames hit a tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning.
Then, Placido Polanco gave them a rare win at home in extra innings.
Polanco singled home the winning run in the 12th and Detroit rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Sunday […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2007.
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