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| DeRosa, Tribe end Boston's win streak at 11 |
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04/29/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (BettingExpress) - Mark DeRosa finished 4-for-5 with a home run, scoring four runs, including the game-winner with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on a dropped ball from Javier Lopez, as the Cleveland Indians clipped Boston, 9-8, in the middle test of a three-game set, halting an 11- game win streak by the Red Sox. DeRosa began the home half with a single off Lopez (0-2), and Ben Francisco sacrificed him to second. Grady Sizemore fanned swinging, before Kevin Youkilis made a great diving stop |
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| Red-hot Red Sox hope to make it 12 wins in a row vs. Indians |
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04/28/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Boston Red Sox go for their 12th straight win this evening when they continue their three-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Boston continued its tear in the opener of this set on Monday, as Jason Bay cranked a three-run homer off Kerry Wood in the ninth, backing another terrific outing from Tim Wakefield in a 3-1 win. Another win tonight would give the Red Sox their first 12-game run since June 16-29, 2006. Wakefield, coming off two straight complete games, d |
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| Rays resume road trip in Minnesota |
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04/27/2009 |
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| six runs and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings. Baker, who won 11 games for the Twins last season, is pitching to a 12.46 ERA. Baker is 1-0 in two games (one start) against the Rays with a 3.86 ERA. Minnesota was denied a sweep in its three-game set with the Cleveland Indians on Sunday, falling 4-2 in the finale at Progressive Field. Jose Morales had a career-high four hits and scored a run for the Twins, who have lost three of their last five games. Glen Perkins (1-2), who went at least eight innings in each of his firs |
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| Red Sox aim for 11th straight win at Cleveland |
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04/27/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Boston Red Sox go for their 11th straight win this evening when they open a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Boston just completed a perfect 9-0 homestand, culminating with a three- game sweep of the New York Yankees. On Sunday, Justin Masterson went 5 1/3 innings while David Ortiz drove in two runs to help the Red Sox to a 4-1 win over the Yanks at Fenway Park. Jacoby Ellsbury scored twice, including a steal of home while J.D. Drew also drove in a run |
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| Indians hold off Twins |
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04/26/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (BettingExpress) - Ryan Garko drove in a pair of runs as the Cleveland Indians salvaged the finale of a three-game set with the Minnesota Twins via a 4-2 win at Progressive Field. Garko has now reached base safely in all 13 games in which he's played this season for the Tribe, who haven't been swept in a three-game set in Cleveland by the Twins since June 14-16, 1991. Asdrubal Cabrera went 2- for-3, drove in and scored a run in the win. Shin-Soo Choo drove in the other run, and Victor Martinez wen |
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| Perkins tries to continue terrific start in Cleveland |
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04/26/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Glen Perkins hopes to continue his terrific start to the season this afternoon when the Minnesota Twins try to complete a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Minnesota hasn't swept the Tribe in a three-game set Cleveland since turning the trick from June 14-16, 1991. The Twins, though, swept the Indians at home last season from July 4-6. Perkins finally found the win column in his last start on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, as he allowed a run a |
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| Twins' Slowey baffles Indians |
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04/26/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (BettingExpress) - Kevin Slowey allowed only one run in eight- plus spectacular innings, and the Minnesota Twins cruised past the Cleveland Indians, 7-1, at Progressive Field. Slowey (3-0) allowed eight hits and struck out seven without issuing a walk for the Twins, who have won five of seven. Jason Kubel blasted two solo home runs, while Joe Crede also went deep in a two-hit effort. "When we put up runs early and continue to score, it makes things a lot easier for a starting pitcher," Slowey said |
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| Yanks send Burnett to hill against Boston's Beckett |
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04/25/2009 |
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| gainst Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox. Burnett, who was a teammate of Beckett's for five years in Florida, has been superb in his three starts for the Yankees, going 2-0 with a 3.20 ERA. His control probably cost him a win on Sunday against the Cleveland Indians, as he allowed three runs and three hits in 6 1/3 innings of his team's 7-3 win. However, he walked seven batters and was removed before the Yankees took the lead. The 32-year-old righty has owned the Red Sox over the course of his career, posting a |
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| Slowey takes ball for Twins at Cleveland |
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04/25/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Kevin Slowey hopes to build upon his best start of the season this evening when the Minnesota Twins continue their three-game series with the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Slowey was unbeaten (1-0) through his first two starts but had allowed 10 runs and 22 hits in 11 1/3 innings. He was sharp, though, in beating the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last Saturday, as Slowey surrendered a pair of runs and six hits in seven innings to lower his earned run average to 5.89 on the season. T |
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| Blackburn's strong mound performance guides Twins past Tribe |
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04/25/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (BettingExpress) - Justin Morneau belted his fourth home run of the season, and Nick Blackburn pitched strong seven innings to lead the Minnesota Twins past the Cleveland Indians, 5-1, in the opener of a three-game series. Jose Morales went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Twins, who improved to 1-2 on a five-game road trip. Jason Kubel, who had a double, and Joe Crede also had an RBI. Denard Span went 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored. Blackburn (1-1) gave up just one run on six hits with four strike |
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