Archive for May, 2009
AL Capsules
ST PETERSBURG, Fla -David Price struck out 11 to earn his first regular-season win in the majors, and Evan Longoria got his 55th RBI of the season to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Saturday.
Price (1-0), who started the season at Triple-A Durham and was recalled Monday, gave up [...]
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NL Capsules
CHICAGO Randy Wolf pitched impressively into the eighth inning and Ramon Troncoso wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.
Juan Pierre had two hits and scored a run for the Dodgers, who have the best record [...]
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Delgado unsure of timing of return from surgery
Carlos Delgado walked stiffly into a womens clothing section of an upscale apparel and accessory store in this tony town Thursday night with his two helpers, a pair of trusty crutches.
The Mets first baseman plopped down in a waiting chair, ready to make his first public comments since undergoing surgery on his right hip May [...]
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Phillies RHP Myers has MRI on injured hip
Phillies pitcher Brett Myers could miss his next start - and potentially more - with an injured right hip.
General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. says Myers had an MRI on Thursday that revealed fraying and possible tearing in the labrum of the hip joint.
Myers (4-3) left in the sixth inning of Philadelphias 6-2 loss to the [...]
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AL Capsules
BALTIMORE -Nolan Reimold hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning to cap a second surprising comeback by the Baltimore Orioles, who beat Toronto 12-10 Wednesday to extend the Blue Jays losing streak to nine games.
Baltimore trailed 8-3 when Roy Halladay left after seven innings, and 10-8 after Aaron Hill hit [...]
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Rangers LHP Harrison to miss start
Rangers left-hander Matt Harrison will miss his next start Saturday night against the Oakland Athletics with a sore shoulder.
Harrison experienced some shoulder stiffness before Monday nights 11-1 loss to the New York Yankees, then felt some pain during a postgame workout. Harrison gave up seven runs and a career-high 11 hits in five innings against [...]
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NL Capsules
CHICAGO -Carlos Zambrano went wild in a ball-tossing, bat-swinging tirade after being ejected, and was gone when Reed Johnson hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning that sent the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Wednesday.
The Cubs ace was tossed by umpire Mark Carlson in the seventh after Nyjer Morgan scored [...]
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Posada plays in extended spring training game
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada may be able to rejoin the team for a weekend series in Cleveland after missing more than three weeks because of a strained right hamstring.
Its possible as early as Friday, yeah, New York manager Joe Girardi said before Wednesday nights game at Texas. Hes a big bat weve been missing. Hes [...]
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Tuesdays American League Capsules
KANSAS CITY, Mo -Zack Greinke struck out eight while pitching his fifth complete game and Mitch Maier drove in three runs after coming off the bench, leading the Kansas City Royals past the Detroit Tigers 6-1 Tuesday night.
Greinke (8-1), who leads the majors in ERA, complete games and shutouts (two), allowed six hits and [...]
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Smoltz up and down in 2nd minor league rehab start
Rehabbing pitcher John Smoltz took another step toward returning to the Boston Red Sox.
The 42-year-old right-hander tossed 3 1-3 innings for the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs on Tuesday night, allowing one run and three hits while striking out two and throwing 60 pitches.
Another rung in the ladder, he told nearly 30 reporters - many of [...]
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