Archive for July 19th, 2007
San Francisco City Hall decked out as Bonds nears record (AP)
City Hall will be lit up with orange lights and keeping track of Barry Bonds’ home runs starting Friday as the Giants slugger gets closer to breaking Hank Aaron’s career record. Mayor Gavin Newsom said a flag hanging from the balcony outside his office would carry the number 753 — where Bonds’ tally stood after […]
Posted: July 19th, 2007.
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Two deep (Yahoo! Sports)
Bonds belts two home runs against Cubs to snap a slump and pull within two of Hank Aaron’s all-time record of 755. 
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Posted: July 19th, 2007.
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St. Louis ace to undergo Tommy John surgery (AP)
Chris Carpenter, the 2005 NL Cy Young winner, will miss the rest of the season and part of next year after he undergoes elbow ligament replacement surgery next week. Carpenter hasn’t pitched since allowing five runs in six innings of a season-opening loss to the New York Mets. The right-hander, who went on the disabled […]
Posted: July 19th, 2007.
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Rangers’ Young to miss 2 games to attend family funeral (AP)
Rangers shortstop Michael Young missed Thursday night’s game against Cleveland after the death of his wife’s grandmother in Southern California. Young remained in California to attend the funeral after the Rangers completed their three-game series in Oakland on Wednesday. Manager Ron Washington said Young is expected to miss two games and is scheduled to rejoin […]
Posted: July 19th, 2007.
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Brewers won’t treat Bonds differently in Milwaukee (AP)
Barry Bonds is headed for Miller Park with a chance to break Hank Aaron’s career home run record, and Brewers manager Ned Yost is pledging not to treat him any differently. Bonds homered twice in the Giants’ 9-8 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, giving him 753 for his career. He needs just three […]
Posted: July 19th, 2007.
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Rangers SS Young to miss two games (PA SportsTicker)
ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - Texas Rangers shortstop Michael Young will miss two games while attending the funeral of his wife’s grandmother in Southern California.
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Posted: July 19th, 2007.
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Nationals 1B Young ejected; 10-game hitting streak ends (AP)
Dmitri Young’s 10-game hitting streak ended Thursday night when the Nationals’ first baseman was ejected in the third inning for arguing with the home plate umpire. Young, an All-Star who entered the game against the Colorado Rockies with an NL-leading .342 average, was called out looking on a third strike by umpire Rob Drake.
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Posted: July 19th, 2007.
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Rangers put Otsuka on 15-day disabled list (AP)
Rangers reliever Akinori Otsuka was put on the 15-day disabled list Thursday after an MRI exam determined the right-hander has inflammation in his forearm that is causing pain in his elbow. “I’m relieved,” said Otsuka, who hasn’t pitched since July 1. “A ligament is a big problem. This is a muscle and it just needs […]
Posted: July 19th, 2007.
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Escobar notches fifth straight for Angels
Kelvim Escobar gave the Los Angeles Angels a much-needed lift.
Escobar won his career-best fifth consecutive decision and Garret Anderson drove in two runs to help the AL West-leading Angels avoid a three-game sweep with a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.
“After losing the first two games here, we really wanted to […]
Posted: July 19th, 2007.
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