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| Around the Majors - Wednesday, August 27 |
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08/27/2003 |
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| (Manny Ramirez, Trot Nixon, Nomar Garciaparra, Kevin Millar, Jason Varitek and David Ortiz). Bill Mueller has 16 homers, giving the Red Sox a chance to have seven different players connect for at least 20 homers. That would tie a major league record, shared by the 1996 Baltimore Orioles and the 2000 Toronto Blue Jays. LEFTHANDERS LEFT OUT - The last Montreal left-handed starter to earn a win was Matt Blank, June 21, 2001, in a 10-3 victory over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. Blank's win came 385 games ago. |
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| Seattle Mariners Team Report - August 26 |
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08/26/2003 |
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| row since an eight-game slide from August 12-20, 2000. Moyer, though, has struggled as of late and has just one win over his last three starts. He is coming a loss in his last outing as he allowed five runs on nine hits over six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday to dip to 15-6 on the season, while raising his ERA to 3.75. The lefthander defeated the Devil Rays earlier in the season in former manager Lou Piniella's first trip back to Seattle. For his career, he is 7-2 against Tampa with a 2.14 ER |
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| Lidle activated, starts for Blue Jays |
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08/25/2003 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays activated pitcher Cory Lidle from the 15-day disabled list Monday to start against Oakland at Sky Dome. Lidle, who was suffering from a strained left groin, permitted seven runs and nine hits over just four-plus innings, absorbing the loss in an 8-6 defeat to the Athletics. The 31-year-old righthander is 11-11 this season, despite starting the campaign with an impressive 8-2 record. He's won just one of his last nine starts and has seen his ERA balloon to 6.2 |
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| Oakland Athletics Team Report - August 23 |
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08/23/2003 |
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| === Oakland Athletics Team Report - August 23 === (MySportsbook) - The Athletics, who have lost two straight, will send John Halama to the mound today in the second of a four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome. Halama has also split time between the bullpen and the starting rotation. The 31-year-old has struggled on the road this season, posting an 0-3 record with a 5.05 ERA. In four career starts against the Blue Jays, Halama is 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA. Last night, Miguel Tejada homered for the At |
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| Mulder's injury more serious than expected |
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08/22/2003 |
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| ger Ken Macha and team trainer Larry Davis, Mulder will be out indefinitely. A timetable for his return has not been set. The lefthander was forced to leave Tuesday's game at Fenway Park. In that game, Mulder gave up two runs on six hits in three innings. However, he wasn't able to come out for the fourth and was replaced by reliever Chad Harville. Mulder, 26, has compiled a 15-9 record with a 3.13 ERA in 26 starts this season. Oakland opens a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday at SkyDome. |
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| Oakland Athletics Team Report - August 22 |
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08/22/2003 |
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| y's game. He left Tuesday's start in the opener of the series with a hip injury. Reigning AL Cy Young winner Barry Zito goes against this season's top candidate for the award -- Roy Halladay -- tonight when the A's begin a four- game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome. Zito is no threat to repeat, as he has already set a career-high for losses in a season with 10. However, the lefthander has won his last two starts after dropping his previous five decisions. In his last outing, Zito earned the win agai |
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| Seattle Mariners Team Report - August 21 |
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08/21/2003 |
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| === Seattle Mariners Team Report - August 21 === (MySportsbook) - Jamie Moyer tries to get the Mariners back in the win column tonight when Seattle takes on the Toronto Blue Jays in the rubber match of their three-game set at SkyDome. Moyer is unbeaten in his past nine outings (5-0), with his last setback coming back on June 25 against Anaheim. A victory tonight would tie him with Toronto's Roy Halladay and Chicago's Esteban Loaiza for the AL lead in wins with 16. Most recently, Moyer failed to earn a decisio |
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| Hudson to miss scheduled start |
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08/20/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Oakland Athletics pitcher Tim Hudson will miss his scheduled start Thursday against the Boston Red Sox because of a bruised right hand. Hudson was forced to leave Saturday's 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays after being hit on the hand with a batted ball. Hudson was cruising along until Dave Berg, the first batter of the seventh inning, hit a comebacker that hit the pitcher. Hudson had the presence of mind to record the out at first base using his left (glove) hand, but was immedi |
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| Can Seattle arms last regular season...and beyond? |
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08/20/2003 |
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| ohn Olerud has dropped back down to normal levels and below, having just one hit in his last 18 at-bats for the squad. While he is not slumping as badly as Olerud, Ben Davis is just 1-for-9 in his last four outings. COMING UP After two more with the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome on Wednesday and Thursday, the Mariners continue their road trip with four straight against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park over the weekend. On Tuesday of next week it's back to Safeco Field where the Mariners will entertain Tampa Bay |
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| Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - August 20 |
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08/20/2003 |
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| === Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - August 20 === (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays look to halt a three-game slide tonight when they battle the Seattle Mariners in the middle contest of their three-game set at SkyDome. In the series opener on Tuesday, Edgar Martinez clubbed a three-run homer and finished with four hits and four RBI to lead Seattle over Toronto, 9-1. Carlos Delgado collected three hits for the Blue Jays, who have dropped three straight and five of their last seven. Kelvim Escobar (9-7), |
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