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| Soaring Angels host Mariners |
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09/27/2002 |
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| r last nine overall entering Thursday's game and had been trying since Saturday to wrap up the final playoff spot in the American League. Anaheim, because of Oakland's AL West clinching win over Seattle, will face the four-time defending AL champion New York Yankees as the wild card in the opening round. John Lackey (9-4), who has won four of his last five decisions, earned the win and allowed three runs on seven hits over five-plus innings. He also walked a batter and struck out four to help the Angels to thei |
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| Can Yanks stay in AL driver's seat? |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Bronx, NY (BettingExpress) - The New York Yankees will attempt to stay in the lead for the best record in the American League this evening when they finish up their four-game set with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium. New York has won the last two contests after dropping the series opener. On Wednesday, the Yankees posted a 4-3 win. Alfonso Soriano's second double of the game knocked in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning. Derek Jeter went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in and a run scored for New Yor |
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| Colon takes aim at 21st victory |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| at Olympic Stadium. Colon, after going 10-4 with a 2.55 ERA for the Cleveland Indians, is 10-3 with a 3.13 earned run average since coming over in a late-June, blockbuster deal. He is just the second pitcher in baseball history, joining Hank Borowy (New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs) in 1945, to win 10 games in both leagues in the same season. In his last trip to the slate, the hard-throwing righthander defeated Florida at Pro Player Stadium with five innings of nine-hit, five-run ball. He walked three and struck |
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| Yanks, D-Rays tangle in the Bronx |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2002 |
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| Bronx, NY (BettingExpress) - The New York Yankees will attempt to go ahead in the race for the top record in the American League this evening when they battle the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium. New York pulled even with Oakland for the best record after a 6-0 win over Tampa Bay on Tuesday. The A's dropped an 8-7 decision to Seattle on Tuesday. Mike Mussina tossed a two-hit shutout to pace New York to the victory. Mussina (17-10), who had lost his last four home starts, struck out a season- high 12 bat |
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| AL Central's worst collide in KC |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2002 |
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| hing the plateau for the first time in his career. He has 25 RBI in his last 31 games. Starter Darrell May surrendered three runs -- two earned -- on six hits in seven innings. He walked three and struck out three. Detroit suffered a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday. Mike Maroth (6-9) took the loss, hurling eight innings and surrendering four runs on six hits. He struck out four and walked one. Damion Easley was 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI for Detroit, while Omar Infante ended 2-for-4. Miguel Ase |
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| Bronx Bombers try to stay in race for tops in AL |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2002 |
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| Bronx, NY (BettingExpress) - The New York Yankees will continue their fight for the best record in the American League this evening, when they take on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the second contest of their four-game set at Yankee Stadium. New York dropped a 3-2 decision in the opener of the series, which put them one game behind Oakland for the best record in the AL. The Yankees and A's have six games left to play. Orlando Hernandez (8-5) absorbed the loss for the Yankees, who were beaten for the first time i |
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| Yankees seek fourth straight win |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2002 |
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| Bronx, NY (BettingExpress) - The AL East-champion New York Yankees seek their fourth straight win when they open a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tonight in the Bronx. On Sunday, Rondell White was 3-for-4 with two RBI as the Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, to sweep the three-game series at Comerica Park. New York, which won its 11th division title since the inception of divisional play in 1969 on Saturday, has won 14 of its last 19. David Wells (18-7) pitched eight innings for the |
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