Archive for September, 2009
Rangers Byrd leaves after baserunning injury
Marlon Byrd has left the Texas Rangers game at Los Angeles in the first inning after injuring himself while attempting to beat out a grounder. The Rangers cleanup hitter fell flat on his face behind first base after failing to beat out his inning-ending grounder to shortstop Tuesday night. Byrd got up gingerly and walked [...]
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Doubt cast upon Barmes sensational catch
The Catch might not have been a catch after all. Clint Barmes returned from a day off in the mountains with his family Tuesday to learn that doubt had been cast upon his sensational game-ending grab that cinched the Colorado Rockies victory over the St. Louis Cardinals 48 hours earlier. The second basemans tumbling catch [...]
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Beckett feeling better, ready for next start
Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett is ready to pitch again, a day after getting scratched from a start because of back spasms. We did the things that we needed to do and I feel a lot better today than I did yesterday, Beckett said before Tuesday nights game against Toronto. Becketts next outing is scheduled [...]
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NL Capsules
DENVER -Second baseman Clint Barmes made a diving catch to start a game-ending double play, preserving the Colorado Rockies 4-3 victory over the St Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Huston Street earned his first six-out save in three years and the Rockies remained 2 1/2 games ahead of surging Atlanta in the NL wild-card race. The [...]
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AL Capsules
NEW YORK -Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees wrapped up the AL East title and home-field advantage throughout the postseason, beating the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Sunday for their 100th win of the year. Hideki Matsuis go-ahead single in the sixth inning energized the damp fans and put them on notice that a party [...]
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