Archive for June 19th, 2007
Red Sox 4, Braves 0
Josh Beckett’s slump lasted all of one game.
Bouncing back from his first loss, Beckett pitched six scoreless innings and even contributed a run-scoring double in his 10th win, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Atlanta Braves 4-0 Tuesday night.
The weather was the only thing that got the best of Beckett (10-1). The right-hander didn’t […]
Posted: June 19th, 2007.
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Red Sox 4, Braves 0 (AP)
Josh Beckett nearly fell behind on the second hitter he faced. After that, he settled down to become baseball’s second 10-game winner. Beckett pitched six scoreless innings before heavy rains ended his night and even chipped in at the plate with a run-scoring double, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Atlanta Braves 4-0 Tuesday […]
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Dodgers RHP Schmidt to have shoulder surgery (PA SportsTicker)
One day after the Los Angeles Dodgers put righthander Jason Schmidt on the disabled list, they announced Tuesday that he will be undergoing shoulder surgery on Wednesday.
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Posted: June 19th, 2007.
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Alex Cora - #13 - Second Base - 6′0″ - 200lbs
News: Alex Cora, starting for the struggling Julio Lugo, scored once and drove in one to help Boston beat the Braves.Impact: Cora smacked his fourth triple in just 96 at-bats and later delivered a sac fly. He’s batting .281 with 14 RBI and could be in line for more PT if Lugo keeps scuffling. …[more]
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Duncan homers as Cards win
Short notice brought out Brad Thompson’s best.
The first-year starter worked seven strong innings a day ahead of schedule and three days after a two-inning relief stint, leading the pitching-starved St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
“I haven’t really figured out the whole starting thing yet, in the […]
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Rockies 3, Yankees 1 (AP)
Josh Fogg won for the first time at Coors Field this season, holding the New York Yankees to four hits over seven stellar innings in the Colorado Rockies’ 3-1 win Tuesday night. Fogg (3-5) had gone 0-3 with a 6.66 ERA at home before befuddling the Yankees much the way he did Boston’s hitters last […]
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Griffey Jr. hits 19th homer of year for 1,652nd career RBI (AP)
Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 582nd career home run and 19th of the season Tuesday night, a solo shot off Oakland starter Chad Gaudin that gave the slugger 1,652 career RBIs. His latest RBI tied him with Tony Perez for 18th place on the all-time list, and it also was his 500th RBI in eight […]
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Tigers 15, Nationals 1
Sean Casey forgot the Washington Nationals used to be the Montreal Expos - but his bat sure didn’t.
Casey hit his first home run of the season, continuing his dominance of the Washington franchise, and the Detroit Tigers pounded out 17 hits in a 15-1 rout of the Nationals on Tuesday night.
“I can’t tell you how […]
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Cubs 5, Rangers 4 (AP)
Sammy Sosa swung and missed in his chance to make history in his first game against the Chicago Cubs. Sosa, trying to become the fifth player with 600 career home runs, was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in the Texas Rangers’ 5-4 loss to the Cubs on Tuesday night. Sosa hit 545 homers with the Cubs […]
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Diamondbacks P Johnson has herniated disk in back (PA SportsTicker)
Arizona Diamondbacks lefthander Randy Johnson has a herniated disk in his lower back, a test revealed following an MRI on Tuesday.
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Posted: June 19th, 2007.
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