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| A's use long ball to power past Rangers |
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07/27/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Jack Cust hit a two-run home run and Kurt Suzuki added a three-run shot, as the Oakland Athletics edged the Texas Rangers, 6-5, in the finale of a three-game set. Jack Hannahan went 2-for-4 with a double, scored and drove in a run for the A's, who despite the win are still just 2-8 over their last 10 games. Starter Dana Eveland lasted 4 2/3 innings and yielded five runs on eight hits. Jerry Blevins (1-1) pitched 1 1/3 innings of perfect relief to get the win and Huston Street |
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| Rangers reinstate Hurley from DL |
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07/27/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers reinstated pitcher Eric Hurley from the 15-day disabled list Sunday, and the right-hander started in Texas' 6-5 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Hurley (1-2) was put on the shelf July 8 with a strained left hamstring and was touched for six runs on four hits in two innings of work to take the loss on Sunday. Hurley felt tightness when running in the outfield before a 10-4 loss at Baltimore July 4. The 22-year-old rookie is 1-2 with a 5.47 earned run average in |
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| Gossage inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame |
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07/27/2008 |
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| eer, the right-hander compiled 310 saves - leading the league three times in that category - and was 124-107 with a 3.01 earned run average for the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Yankees, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners. He also had 1,502 strikeouts in 1,809 1/3 innings. "I think I had a lot to do with setting the bar for relievers and doing the job the way it should be done," Gossage said. "Nobody did it the way I did it. No |
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| Rangers, A's conclude set in Oakland |
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07/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Eric Hurley will make his return to the mound this afternoon, as he will try to lead the Texas Rangers to victory over the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game stint at McAfee Coliseum. Hurley, who was called up to the big club in the middle of June, has been dealing with arm and shoulder issues and has not toed the rubber since June 29th. Before Hurley made a trip to the DL, the young right-hander was 1-1 in four starts with a 3.57 ERA. The last time Hurley took the hill he sq |
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| Pujols' blast pushes Cards past Mets in 14-inning marathon |
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07/27/2008 |
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| rdinals improved to 5-9 in extra- inning games, while the Mets fell to 8-5...St. Louis traded pitcher Anthony Reyes to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday, in exchange for minor league pitcher Luis Perdomo...Knight was a 14th-round draft choice of the Texas Rangers in 1995 and has pitched professionally for 14 years, including three seasons in Japan. He got the call in place of veteran Pedro Martinez, who is on bereavement leave after the death of his father. Knight pitched in the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm syst |
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| Rangers activate C Laird; place P Millwood on DL |
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07/26/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers placed right-handed pitcher Kevin Millwood on the 15-day disabled list with a right groin strain, retroactive to July 24, and reinstated catcher Gerald Laird from the 15- day DL on Saturday. Millwood, 33, has gone 6-6 with a 5.40 earned run average in 20 games for Texas this season. He last pitched on Wednesday against the White Sox in Chicago and left after just 1 2/3 innings due to the injury. This marks his second stint on the DL with a right groin strain |
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| Knight takes hill for Mets vs. Cardinals |
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07/26/2008 |
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| Cardinals, meanwhile, have lost a season-high five straight. Knight, 32, last pitched in the majors six years ago, when he was used out of the bullpen by the crosstown New York Yankees and made 11 appearances. He was a 14th-round draft choice of the Texas Rangers in 1995 and has pitched professionally for 14 years, including three seasons in Japan. He's getting the call in place of veteran Pedro Martinez, who is on bereavement leave after the death of his father. Knight pitched in the Pittsburgh Pirates' far |
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| Duchscherer leads A's versus Texas |
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07/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With Rich Harden and Joe Blanton now on different teams, the Oakland Athletics will turn to their new ace in Justin Duchscherer, as he tries to continue his marvelous season in the second contest of a three-game set against the Texas Rangers at McAfee Coliseum. It could be argued that even when Harden and Blanton were in the A's rotation that Duchscherer was the team's ace. Heading into this matchup, the 30-year- old has a solid record of 10-6, but more importantly, he owns the best ERA a |
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| Rangers use big ninth inning to power past A's |
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07/26/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Josh Hamilton, David Murphy and Chris Davis each recorded two-run home runs as the Texas Rangers exploded for eight runs in the ninth inning to run away with a 14-6 win over the Oakland Athletics. Davis was 3-for-6, adding a double and three runs scored as each player in the Texas lineup recorded at least one of the team's 17 hits. Michael Young finished 3-for-5 with a double and a pair of RBI. Vicente Padilla (12-5) got the win after allowing five runs on seven hits and four |
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| Rangers, A's get series started in Oakland |
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07/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A battle for second place in the American League West begins tonight at Oakland's McAfee Coliseum, where the Athletics take on the hard-hitting Texas Rangers in the first of three consecutive clashes. The A's and Rangers are currently separated by only a half-game in the division standings, although both teams are well behind the front-running Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Oakland occupies second place for the time being with a 52-49 record, but is 10 games in back of the Angels in the r |
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