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Sat Aug 30 10:59:21 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Now that their longest winning streak in six years is over,
the Cleveland Indians will try to bounce back tonight in the continuation of a
three-game series versus the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field.
The Indians had
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Sat Aug 30 10:58:12 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - The Nationals have had the Braves number this season.
Washington will try to win a season-high fifth straight game tonight and
defeat Atlanta for a fourth straight time as well in the continuation of a
three-g
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Sat Aug 30 10:58:09 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Former postseason hero Jeff Suppan can pitch the Milwaukee
Brewers one step closer to a playoff berth tonight, when they visit PNC Park
for the middle game of a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Brewer
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Sat Aug 30 10:49:29 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - The playoff-hungry New York Yankees will resume a three-
game series versus the Toronto Blue Jays this afternoon in the Bronx.
New York is six games behind Boston for the lead in the American League Wild
Card race and has
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Sat Aug 30 10:30:50 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Halting their current season-high losing streak doesn't get
any easier for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The club continues its three-game
series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will send Dan Haren to the hill
tonight
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Sat Aug 30 10:28:13 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - Neither New York's Mike Pelfrey or Ricky Nolasco of Florida
entered this season with much previous success, yet both are currently leading
their respective team in wins. Those two will square off tonight in the second
part of
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Sat Aug 30 01:52:43 2008 |
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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Garrett Atkins had two homers and five runs
batted in to give the Rockies a 9-4 victory over the San Diego Padres in the
opener of a weekend series at PETCO Park.
Seth Smith had a pinch-hit two-RBI doubl
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Sat Aug 30 01:48:07 2008 |
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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Stephen Drew, Conor Jackson and Adam Dunn each
knocked in two runs en route to helping the Arizona Diamondbacks extend their
lead in the NL West with an 9-3 win over the suddenly struggling Los Angeles
Dodgers
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Sat Aug 30 01:31:02 2008 |
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Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Kevin Slowey tossed six dominant innings while
Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau had five and four hits, respectively, as
Minnesota steamrolled Oakland, 12-2, in the second installment of a four-game
series.
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Sat Aug 30 01:21:22 2008 |
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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks activated outfielder
Justin Upton from the 15-day disabled list Friday.
Upton missed 43 games with a left oblique strain and had his starting spot in
right field taken over by the
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Sat Aug 30 01:00:16 2008 |
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Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Ervin Santana threw eight excellent innings,
and Garret Anderson hit a two-run home run, as the Los Angeles Angels took a
3-1 win over Texas, in the second of four games with the Rangers.
Santana (14-5)
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Fri Aug 29 23:47:33 2008 |
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Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Luis
Mendoza from Triple-A Oklahoma on Friday, and optioned pitcher Bill White to
Single-A Bakersfield.
Mendoza went down to Oklahoma on August 15, when Kevin Mill
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Fri Aug 29 23:39:24 2008 |
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Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Felix Hernandez tossed six solid innings, and
Raul Ibanez homered and drove in all the Seattle runs, as the Mariners snapped
Cleveland's 10-game winning streak with a 3-2 win over the Indians.
Hernandez (9-8
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Fri Aug 29 23:36:05 2008 |
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Ryan Zimmerman and Lastings Milledge each
drove in two runs, as the Washington Nationals topped the Atlanta Braves, 7-3,
in the opener of a three-game series.
Emilio Bonifacio went 2-for-3 with a triple
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Fri Aug 29 23:23:10 2008 |
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Washington Nationals pitcher Shawn Hill,
already shelved for the rest of the season due to swelling in his right elbow,
will need arthroscopic surgery after visiting with Dr. James Andrews on
Friday.
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Fri Aug 29 23:19:43 2008 |
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St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Baltimore Orioles third baseman Melvin
Mora left Friday's 14-3 trouncing at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays in the
third inning with a strained left hamstring.
Mora suffered the injury attempting to
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Fri Aug 29 23:08:41 2008 |
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Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Carlos Beltran clubbed a grand slam with two outs
in the top of the ninth inning and the New York Mets held on to defeat the
Florida Marlins, 5-4, in the opener of a three-game series at Dolphin Stadium.
Belt
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Fri Aug 29 23:06:21 2008 |
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St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Ben Zobrist smacked a grand slam and
Cliff Floyd drove in five runs as the Tampa Bay Rays crushed the Baltimore
Orioles 14-3 in the first of three weekend games at Tropicana Field.
The win guara
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Fri Aug 29 23:05:16 2008 |
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Lance Berkman's game-ending home run in the
ninth propelled the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals
in the opener of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park.
With one out and Russ Spr
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Fri Aug 29 22:51:58 2008 |
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Chris Dickerson and Edwin Encarnacion
combined to drive in nine runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to an 11-7 victory
over the San Francisco Giants in the first of three games at Great American
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