Archive for February, 2009
Santana scratched again because of sore elbow
Johan Santana was scratched from his second straight start by the New York Mets because of a sore left elbow. After Santana missed a scheduled “B” game appearance Friday against Italy’s national team, the Mets said their ace would not take his turn Tuesday against St. Louis. That was to have been his first regular [...]
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Fridays Grapefruit League Capsules
CINCINNATI 10, PHILADELPHIA 3 SARASOTA, Florida Joey Votto had a pair of hits, including a home run, and two RBI and Jonny Gomes also drove in a pair of runs as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-3. Luis Bolivar and Ryan Hanigan each drove in two runs as well for Cincinnati, which scored [...]
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Fridays Cactus League Capsules
CHI CUBS 10, TEXAS 4 SURPRISE, Arizona Micah Hoffpauir and Mike Fontenot both went deep to highlight a seven-run second inning Friday, propelling the Chicago Cubs to a 10-4 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Cubs jumped on top early, as their first four batters of the second inning reached base and they opened up [...]
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Thursdays Cactus League Capsules
CHI CUBS 7, MILWAUKEE 4 MESA, Arizona Milton Bradley left in the first inning with mild tightness in his left quad as Joey Gathright and Jake Fox made their claim for spots on the roster in the Chicago Cubs 7-4 win over the the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Bradley, who signed a three-year, $30 million [...]
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Uehara ready for Orioles debut
Koji Uehara will carry a baseball and high expectations to the mound Friday when he makes his debut with the Baltimore Orioles. It’s only an exhibition game against the Florida Marlins, and it’s likely the right-hander won’t go more than two innings. Yet the hype surrounding the Orioles’ first Japanese import is already churning. “It’s [...]
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