Archive for July 5th, 2007
Angels 5, Rangers 2 (AP)
Kelvim Escobar won his 10th game after being snubbed again for a spot in the All-Star game and the Los Angeles Angels avoided a three-game sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night. Left off the initial American League roster released Sunday, Escobar had another chance to make the team.
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Posted: July 5th, 2007.
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Devil Rays C Navarro sent to hospital
Tampa Bay Devil Rays catcher Dioner Navarro went to the hospital for tests after a collision with Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett in Thursday night’s game against Boston.
The Devil Rays said Navarro was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for X-rays.
Navarro ran into Beckett beyond first base bag after the pitcher went to the bag to […]
Posted: July 5th, 2007.
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Freddie Bynum - #3 - Shortstop - 6′1″ - 185lbs
News: Freddie Bynum made a second straight start at shortstop on Thursday and went 2-for-4 with an RBI.Impact: He went 2-for-4 with a triple on Wednesday. Bynum had lost his playing time to Brandon Fahey, but it looks like the Orioles are recognizing that they could use his bat in the lineup. Still, […]
Posted: July 5th, 2007.
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Mets 6, Astros 2 (AP)
Out of Colorado, the New York Mets look like a first-place team again. John Maine set a career high with nine strikeouts in 7 2-3 innings and Ramon Castro had a two-run double filling in for suspended Paul Lo Duca, as the Mets beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Thursday night. The Mets started the […]
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Red Sox tee off on Devil Rays
Coco Crisp hit a grand slam in the first inning, and Josh Beckett earned his 12th win as the Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 15-4 on Thursday night, the Devil Rays’ 11th consecutive loss.
The Devil Rays were swept for the third straight series. A fourth this weekend in Kansas City would pull them within […]
Posted: July 5th, 2007.
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Reds 6, Giants 3 (AP)
Bronson Arroyo outfoxed Barry Bonds — and outhomered him, too. Bonds managed only a modest single Thursday night, stalling his chase of the home run record, while the Cincinnati Reds rolled to a 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants behind their power-hitting pitcher. Arroyo (3-9) kept Bonds guessing with an assortment of pitches that […]
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Cardinals 3, Diamondbacks 2 (AP)
Adam Wainwright carried a five-hit shutout into the eighth inning and Juan Encarnacion hit a three-run homer in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. Wainwright (7-7) induced four inning-ending double plays for the Cardinals, who took three of four from Arizona.
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White Sox 11, Orioles 6 (AP)
Tadahito Iguchi fell a single shy of the cycle, and Jermaine Dye hit a three-run homer to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Baltimore Orioles 11-6 on Thursday night. The 11 runs were a season high for the White Sox, who have won eight of 11 and are trying to turn around a brutal […]
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White Sox 11, Orioles 6
Tadahito Iguchi fell a single shy of the cycle, and Jermaine Dye hit a three-run homer to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Baltimore Orioles 11-6 on Thursday night.
The 11 runs were a season high for the White Sox, who have won eight of 11 and are trying to turn around a brutal season. […]
Posted: July 5th, 2007.
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Biggio ties Boggs for 24th on all-time hits list (PA SportsTicker)
Houston Astros second baseman Craig Biggio led off the bottom of the sixth inning of Thursday’s game against the New York Mets with a single. It was Biggio’s 3,010th career hit, tying him with Hall of Famer Wade Boggs for 24th on the all-time list.
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Posted: July 5th, 2007.