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| White Sox bring up Richard |
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07/21/2008 |
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| Triple-A Charlotte on Monday. Richard, 24, started the All-Star Futures Game for the United States team last week at Yankee Stadium, allowing one unearned run in an inning of work. He will likely start Tuesday, in his major league debut, against the Texas Rangers. The former University of Michigan standout has compiled a 12-6 record with a 2.44 earned run average and 82 strikeouts in 19 starts for Double-A Birmingham and Charlotte. Since being promoted to Triple-A he has gone 6-0 with a 2.37 ERA. To make roo |
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| White Sox bring up Richard to make start tonight |
MLB Baseball |
07/21/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago White Sox have purchased the contract of Clayton Richard from Triple-A Charlotte to start Monday night's game against the Texas Rangers. Richard, 24, started the All-Star Futures Game for the United States team last week at Yankee Stadium, allowing one unearned run in an inning of work. The former University of Michigan standout will make his first major league appearance and has compiled a 12-6 record with a 2.44 earned run average and 82 strikeouts in 19 starts f |
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| Yankees aim to continue home mastery of Twins |
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07/21/2008 |
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| Blackburn received a no-decision against the Yanks back on June 1, allowing one run and five hits in 4 1/3 innings of his team's 5-1 win. The Twins enter tonight's matchup on a sour note after being denied a sweep in their three-game series with the Texas Rangers. Minnesota dropped Sunday's finale, 1-0, at the Metrodome. Scott Baker (6-3) was the hard-luck loser for the Twins, allowing one run on two hits with eight strikeouts over eight innings. He had won his last four decisions. Joe Nathan gave up a hit i |
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| Teagarden's first hit leads Rangers past Twins |
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07/20/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Taylor Teagarden clubbed his first career home run and Vicente Padilla tossed seven shutout innings, as the Texas Rangers edged the Minnesota Twins, 1-0, in the finale of a three-game set at the Metrodome. Padilla (11-5), who was activated from the 15-day disabled list prior to the game, scattered three hits and walked two. The 30-year-old had been sidelined with neck stiffness since July 5. Texas pitchers did not allow a hit beyond the fifth. Brandon Boggs and Milton Brad |
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| Rangers activate Padilla from DL |
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07/20/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - The Texas Rangers activated Vicente Padilla from the 15-day disabled list in order to start Sunday's series finale against the Minnesota Twins. Padilla tossed seven shutout innings as the Rangers edged the Twins, 1-0. He scattered three hits and walked a pair to pick up the win. The 30-year-old had been sidelined with neck stiffness since July 5. Padilla became the fifth and final member of the Rangers' original starting rotation to go on the DL in 2008. Padilla had gone 1 |
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| White Sox, Royals finish set at U.S. Cellular Field |
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07/20/2008 |
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| -13 with a 5.50 ERA as a rookie last season, has been outstanding this year and has not suffered a loss since May 24. Danks last toed the rubber on July 12, when he yielded four earned runs and seven hits over 7 2/3 innings of a 9-7 triumph over the Texas Rangers. He fanned eight and walked none in picking up his second straight victory. He has now struck out 25 batters over his last 22 innings. In two career starts against the Royals, Danks owns a 1.98 ERA, although he did not receive a decision in either o |
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| Twins go for sweep of Rangers at Metrodome |
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07/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins take aim at their eighth consecutive home win today, as they wrap up a three-game set with the Texas Rangers at the Metrodome. On Saturday, Justin Morneau went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and finished with five runs driven in, as Minnesota rolled to a 14-2 win. Joe Mauer and Delmon Young each hit solo home runs for the Twins, who have won 15 of their last 17 games at home. Brian Buscher added a two-run shot, as Minnesota won for the fifth time in six games overall |
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| Volquez tries to follow up impressive first half in finale with Mets |
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07/20/2008 |
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| alf, winning 12 games, posting a 2.29 earned run average in 117 2/3 innings and striking out 126 batters. All three totals put him among the leaders in the NL, just one year removed from a 2-1 record and a 4.50 ERA in six starts last season with the Texas Rangers, from whom he was acquired for Home Run Derby star Josh Hamilton. Volquez, who's never faced the Mets, is 6-0 in nine home starts this season and won his final two starts overall before the break, including a July 6 win over visiting Washington, in |
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| Volquez tries to follow up scintillating first half in finale with Mets |
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07/20/2008 |
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| alf, winning 12 games, posting a 2.29 earned run average in 117 2/3 innings and striking out 126 batters. All three totals put him among the leaders in the NL, just one year removed from a 2-1 record and a 4.50 ERA in six starts last season with the Texas Rangers, from whom he was acquired for Home Run Derby star Josh Hamilton. Volquez, who's never faced the Mets, is 6-0 in nine home starts this season and won his final two starts overall before the break, including a July 6 win over visiting Washington, in |
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| Twins clobber Rangers |
MLB Baseball |
07/19/2008 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Justin Morneau went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and finished with five runs driven in, as the Minnesota Twins crushed the Texas Rangers, 14-2, in the middle contest of a three-game set from the Metrodome. Joe Mauer and Delmon Young each hit solo home runs for the Twins, who have won five of six overall. Brian Buscher added a two-run shot in the win. Livan Hernandez (10-6) got the win as he allowed just two runs on five hits over seven frames. Chris Davis hit a two-run |
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