Archive for July 13th, 2007
Rangers activate Teixeira, option Diaz to Triple-A (AP)
Texas Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira was activated from the disabled list on Friday after being sidelined since June 9 because of a strained left quadriceps muscle. Teixeira is hitting .302 with 12 homers and 41 RBIs in 61 games entering the Rangers’ three-game series against the Angels. “He’ll give us more presence in the […]
Posted: July 13th, 2007.
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Bedard, O’s shutout White Sox
Mark Buehrle gave the Chicago White Sox a solid return on their investment in his first start since signing a $56 million, four-year contract extension.
Unfortunately for the White Sox, Erik Bedard was even better.
Bedard pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and Nick Markakis and Corey Patterson homered off Buehrle to lead the Orioles to a […]
Posted: July 13th, 2007.
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Garko singles in winning run for Tribe
Ryan Garko singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
Victor Martinez drove in two runs for Cleveland, which improved baseball’s best home record to 32-12. Cleveland has won nine of its last 10 at Jacobs […]
Posted: July 13th, 2007.
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Indians 5, Royals 4 (AP)
Ryan Garko singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Victor Martinez drove in two runs for Cleveland, which improved baseball’s best home record to 32-12. Cleveland has won nine of its last 10 at […]
Posted: July 13th, 2007.
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Kazmir gets first home win since ‘06
Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in six innings to outpitch Roger Clemens and help the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the New York Yankees 6-4 on Friday night for the left-hander’s first win at home in more than a year.
Kazmir (6-6), an All-Star a year ago who then missed much of the second half because […]
Posted: July 13th, 2007.
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Sheff: Torre treated black players differently
Detroit slugger Gary Sheffield had an idyllic view of the New York Yankees when he joined the team before the 2004 season.
Sheffield also had a strong friendship and trust with Barry Bonds when he went to California and to train with the slugger one offseason.
Those opinions quickly changed, and once again, Sheffield isn’t shying away […]
Posted: July 13th, 2007.
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Hughes sharp in Trenton rehab stint (AP)
New York Yankees rookie right-hander Phil Hughes looked sharp in a rehab start for Double-A Trenton Thunder on Friday night, throwing three scoreless innings and striking out six. Hughes, who was working on a pitch count against New Hampshire, allowed three hits and did not walk a batter while throwing a breaking curveball and a […]
Posted: July 13th, 2007.
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Sheffield: Torre ‘called out’ black players
Detroit slugger Gary Sheffield had an idyllic view of the New York Yankees when he joined the team before the 2004 season.
Sheffield also had a strong friendship and trust with Barry Bonds when he went to California and to train with the slugger one offseason.
Those opinions quickly changed, and once again, Sheffield isn’t shying away […]
Posted: July 13th, 2007.
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Orioles 2, White Sox 0 (AP)
Erik Bedard pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and Nick Markakis and Corey Patterson homered off Mark Buehrle to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Friday night. Bedard (8-4) struck out seven to increase his AL-leading total to 156. The left-hander walked two and allowed only three runners past first base [&#