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| Yankees' Posada gets base hit in return from DL |
MLB Baseball |
06/05/2008 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -Yankees catcher Jorge Posada went 1-for-3 on Thursday in his first start since coming off the disabled list. Posada singled on the first pitch he saw in the second inning of New York's 9-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Posada had been out since April 28 with right rotator cuff tendinitis. He was activated Wednesday. The Blue Jays tried to test Posada's arm once they got their first baserunner in the third on Rod Barajas' walk. Posada didn't have to throw when Joe Inglett singled on the pi |
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| Yankees go for series win against Blue Jays |
MLB Baseball |
06/05/2008 |
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| e American League East standings, they'll have to improve their play against division opponents. The Bronx Bombers have an opportunity to gain a needed series win against such a rival this afternoon, when the club concludes a three-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees drew even in this series on Wednesday behind another outstanding performance by Mike Mussina. The battle-tested veteran held Toronto to one run over six innings as New York stopped a three-game losing streak with a 5-1 |
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| Miami's Yonder Alonso preparing for MLB draft |
This Day in Sports |
06/05/2008 |
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| e I know how to move.'' Alonso's bat also moves pretty well. Scouts love the left-hander's powerful swing and patient approach. Virtually every mock draft says he'll be chosen in the first round; Baseball America predicts Alonso goes 17th to the Toronto Blue Jays, and some suggest he could go significantly sooner. Somehow, Alonso isn't dwelling on it. ``I try not to think about it because I just don't want to get my hopes up,'' Alonso said. ``You want to stay as humble as possible, just kind of soak ever |
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| Damon, Mussina lead Yankees over Blue Jays |
MLB Baseball |
06/04/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Johnny Damon went 3-for-4, putting together his eighth three-hit game of the season, and also knocked in a run as the New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-1, in the second installment of a three-game set. Derek Jeter had an RBI single in the third inning to move past Mickey Mantle into third place on the Yankees' all-time list with his 2,416th hit. Hideki Matsui had a pair of singles and an RBI, while Jose Molina had two hits and scored twice for New York, which halted |
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| Yankees activate Posada from DL |
MLB Baseball |
06/04/2008 |
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| eer on April 28 due to right rotator cuff tendinitis. The 36-year-old is batting .302 with one home run and 11 RBI through 18 games this season. Thursday afternoon is expected to mark the return of Posada to the lineup when the Yankees conclude their three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays. Jose Molina, who has been replacing Posada behind the plate, was in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game. The Yankees opened a roster spot for Posada by optioning pitcher Dan Giese to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. |
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| Struggling Yanks hope to solve Toronto's Litsch |
MLB Baseball |
06/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Mired in a three-game losing streak, the New York Yankees will now have to face one of baseball's hottest pitchers in tonight's middle test of a three-game home series with the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto's Jesse Litsch enters this evening's tilt having won five consecutive decisions, and the young right-hander did not yield a single run over either of his two most recent mound trips. Since being hit hard in a loss at Tampa Bay on April 22, Litsch has amassed a 5-0 record and an excellent 1.96 |
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| Chamberlain doesn't get out of third inning in first start |
MLB Baseball |
06/04/2008 |
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| been. ``I was mad at myself,'' Chamberlain said. ``You know you've only got so many pitches and I didn't do a very good job of conserving those pitches.'' Roy Halladay held New York in check despite some control problems of his own, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-3 victory on Tuesday night. In Tuesday's other games, it was: the Los Angeles Angels 5, Seattle 4; Oakland 5, Detroit 4, 11 innings; Boston 7, Tampa Bay 4; Baltimore 5, Minnesota 3; Texas 12, Cleveland 7; and Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas Cit |
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| Yankees C Posada could be activated Thursday |
MLB Baseball |
06/03/2008 |
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| a sore shoulder, caught seven innings and went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice fly and a walk in the game against Philadelphia minor leaguers at the Yankees' facility in Tampa, Fla. ``His arm was great today,'' Girardi said before the Yankees played the Toronto Blue Jays. ``So probably this evening after the game, maybe I'll talk to (general manager Brian Cashman) on my way home and might see him in there on Thursday.'' Posada is scheduled for a day off from fielding Wednesday but Girardi said he could serve as th |
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| Yankees add Giese |
MLB Baseball |
06/03/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees have called up long reliever Dan Giese from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to Tuesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. In a corresponding roster move, the Yankees optioned reliever Scott Patterson to Scranton. The New York Yankees will send Joba Chamberlain to the mound for the first start of his major league career Tuesday, and will keep the righty on a 70- pitch count. Giese may see time in relief. The 31-year-old Giese went 4-2 with a 2.02 ERA in 1 |
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| New Rules: Joba to make first start in Yanks-Jays opener |
MLB Baseball |
06/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Yankee Stadium should be abuzz this evening, as right- hander Joba Chamberlain makes his first major league start when the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays play the first of three games in the Bronx. Chamberlain has been incredible in a setup role since being called up to the big leagues last August. After pitching to a sparkling 0.38 earned run average in 19 games last season, Chamberlain has carried his success into this year, having surrendered a run in just four of his 20 appearance |
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