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| Cleveland Indians Team Report - August 25 |
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08/25/2003 |
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| our runs on nine hits. The righthander struck out four and walked two. David Riske threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his third save. Following an off-day on Monday the Indians will be back at it on Tuesday when they start a three-game series against the lowly Detroit Tigers at Jacobs Field. Getting the ball for Cleveland in the series-opener will be young lefthander Billy Traber, who is 6-6 on the year with a 4.33 earned run average. He is coming off a no-decision in his last outing as he allowed a pair of runs on six |
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| Tigers release Sparks |
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08/24/2003 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers designated pitcher Steve Sparks for assignment on Sunday and also called up three minor-league pitchers. "We felt a little shakeup was in order," manager Alan Trammell said. "Our bullpen has been a little short of late." Sparks, a 38-year-old knuckleballer, was 0-6 this season with a 4.72 ERA in 42 relief appearances. "Just leaving here after spending some years here with my teammates, I'll miss this," Sparks said. "But I want what's best for them, and I didn |
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| Anaheim Angels Team Report - August 23 |
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08/23/2003 |
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| === Anaheim Angels Team Report - August 23 === (MySportsbook) - The Anaheim Angels and Detroit Tigers will square off today in the third contest of their four-game set at Comerica Park. The Angels, who have won two straight after losing three in a row, will send Jarrod Washburn to the mound this afternoon. Washburn is 1-4 in his last seven outings. In his last contest, the 29-year-old allowed four runs on four hits in 8 1/3 innings in a losing effort against the White Sox. Six of Washburn's nine victories |
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| Tigers challenging record for futility |
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08/21/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - For the third time this season the Detroit Tigers have lost eight consecutive games, following a 6-0 setback to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. The team has also had two nine-game losing streaks this season, putting them in position to possibly finish with the lowest winning percentage in baseball's 103-year history. "I have to take a lot of the blame," manager Alan Trammell said of the overall debacle, "because I can't seem to get the message across the way I'd like to." With a .248 winni |
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| Texas Rangers Team Report - August 21 |
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08/21/2003 |
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| === Texas Rangers Team Report - August 21 === (MySportsbook) - The red-hot Texas Rangers have won a season-high eight straight games and are coming off a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers. In the series finale Wednesday, R.A. Dickey tossed his first career shutout in his seventh major league start to lead Texas to the victory. Dickey (8-5), who pitched a spotless frame in the series opener to record his first save of the season, won his fourth straight decision. Dickey struck out a career-high seven, |
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| Angels losing their cool, and able bodies |
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08/20/2003 |
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| of the team's five home runs in the last seven games, Amezaga has just three hits in 16 plate appearances. Tim Salmon is 5-for-25 in the last seven contests. COMING UP After finishing up a three-game set with the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field, the Angels head to Comerica Park for four games with the Detroit Tigers over the weekend. Next week it's back to Edison Field for three with Minnesota, before heading to Kauffman Stadium for a trio of contests with the Kansas City Royals. |
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| Texas Rangers Team Report - August 20 |
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08/20/2003 |
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| === Texas Rangers Team Report - August 20 === (MySportsbook) - The streaking Rangers will go for their second consecutive series sweep and season-high eighth straight win overall tonight, when they close out their three-game set with the Detroit Tigers tonight at Comerica Park. Texas continued its impressive play on Tuesday, registering a 5-4 win over the Tigers. John Thomson pitched into the ninth to win his fourth straight decision. Thomson (11-10) allowed four runs on 11 hits in eight-plus innings to im |
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| Texas Rangers Team Report - August 19 |
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08/19/2003 |
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| === Texas Rangers Team Report - August 19 === (MySportsbook) - The red-hot Rangers attempt to match their season- high seven-game win streak tonight when they continue their three-game series against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Texas continued its streak on Monday, posting a 4-2 win over the Tigers in 16 innings. Alex Rodriguez smacked a two-run homer in the top of the 16th to lift the Rangers to the win. Shane Spencer added three hits, including a two-run homer, and Rafael Palmeiro notched two hi |
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| Lima Time ends early in the Bronx |
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08/18/2003 |
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| r six runs on seven hits in just four innings. The 30-year-old Lima, who hadn't pitched since August 1, fell to 7-1 with a 3.72 earned run average in 10 starts this season. Lima, who won 21 games when he was with Houston in 1999, was released by the Detroit Tigers following a dismal 2002 season which saw him go 4-6 with a 7.77 ERA. On Monday, Lima was pitching at Yankee Stadium, which is just across the river from Newark, New Jersey, where he opened this season as a pitcher for the Newark Bears of the indepen |
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| Tigers' Higginson suspended, but will appeal |
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08/18/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Detroit Tigers outfielder Bobby Higginson has been suspended for two games and fined by Major League Baseball for arguing balls and strikes with umpire Doug Eddings on August 10. Higginson has already announced his intention to appeal the ruling and played in Monday night's game against Texas. The rightfielder has 12 home runs and 39 RBI with a .243 batting average in 96 games this season. The league also suspended Tigers bench coach Kirk Gibson for one game and fined him for |
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