Archive for May, 2009
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 [...]
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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. [...]
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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 – [...]
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