Archive for April, 2009
Wednesdays National League Capsules
CINCINNATI Edinson Volquez ended the longest current streak of domination in the majors by allowing only one hit through eight innings Wednesday night, leading Cincinnati to a 3-0 victory over Houston. The Astros had won their last 11 games at Great American Ball Park since late in the 2007 season, the best such streak in [...]
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Wednesdays American League Capsules
KANSAS CITY, MO Zack Greinke gave up an earned run for the first time in 43 innings, but Billy Butler backed him with two homers and Kansas City had 11 extra-base hits in an 11-3 rout of Toronto on Wednesday night. Vernon Wells RBI single with two outs in the first produced the first earned [...]
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Bostons Drew, Youkilis sit with injuries
First baseman Kevin Youkilis and right fielder J D Drew were out of the Boston Red Sox starting lineup for Wednesday nights game against the Cleveland Indians. Drew, who did not start because of tightness in his left quadriceps, entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and grounded into a fielders choice off [...]
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Tuesdays American League Capsules
DETROIT Phil Hughes went six innings in his first start and left fielder Josh Andersons error led to a 10-run seventh inning as the New York Yankees ended a four-game losing streak with an 11-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Hughes (1-0), who was called up from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and Edwin [...]
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Brewers C Rivera injured on play at the plate
Milwaukee Brewers catcher Mike Rivera sprained his left ankle in a play at the plate in the fourth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Brian Bixler tagged up from third base on Nyjer Morgans sacrifice fly to left and slid hard into Rivera, whose knee and ankle bent awkwardly while he was trying [...]
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