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Dodgers Begin 10-Game Homestand

by @ Friday, July 25th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Dodgers

The Dodgers are .500 since the All-Star break, and begin a 10-game homestand beginning with the Washington Nationals, followed by the Giants and finally a crucial four-game series with the Dbacks.
Chad Billingsley will get the start against lefty John Lannan. Billingsley is making his 21st start of the season, a new career-high. He is 2-0 […]

Angels-Orioles Preview

by @ Friday, July 25th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Angels

The Angels, after going 5-1 on this homestand including a sweep of the Red Sox, head out for a 10-game road trip to Baltimore, Boston, and finally New York.
The Angels head into Baltimore with a 10-game lead over the A’s in the division. That lead is the largest for the club since August 1995 when […]

Ortiz returns to face the Yankees

by @ Friday, July 25th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Red Sox

For nearly two months now, it has been quieter around the Red Sox, both at the plate and in the clubhouse.
Those are the two places where, in his inimitable way, David Ortiz exudes presence, noise and thunder. When he comes back to play tonight, he will greet his teammates with a fond flurry of expletives […]

Herrera gets 1st ML win, helps Pirates break 6 game losing streak, beat Padres,9-1

by @ Thursday, July 24th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Pirates

Game 102 Recap-
RH Yoslan Herrera,(1-1,9.75), starred over 6 shut out innings, earned his 1st ML win and the team supported him with 9 runs, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the San Diego Padres, 9-1 Thursday at PNC Park. The club broke a 3 game losing streak and all 3 starting outfielders(LF Jason Bay, CF Nate […]

Oriole killer Halladay strikes again, Jays beat Orioles,

by @ Thursday, July 24th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Orioles

Game 101 Recap-
Toronto RH Roy Halladay(12-7,2.82) continued his career dominance of the Baltimore Orioles(18-4 career record), helping the Jays complete the night and day sweep of the Os,7-1.   Over 7 innings, the Doc allowed 7 hits and 1 run with 6 Ks and a walk.LF  Adam Lind and SS Marco Scutaro both had 3 […]

Jays win game delayed by downpour 13 hours after the start, beat Orioles,5-1

by @ Thursday, July 24th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Orioles

Game 100 Recap-
The Toronto Blue Jays scored 3 runs in the 8th to secure a win Thursday in game started Wednesday night,beating the Baltimore Orioles,5-1 at Camden Yards. The game was suspended by strong downpours 13 hours before the 12 noon restart on Thursday. Jays RH A.J Burnett(11-9,4.73) pitched 5 on Wednesday(allowed a single run […]

Nats Lose Twice in San Francisco

by @ Thursday, July 24th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Nationals

The Washington Nationals had a lead in San Francisco but lost it in the bottom of the eighth inning along with the game.  They got some decent starting pitching but they ended up losing the game 6-4.  They are now 38-63 this season.
Collin Balester started for Washington but couldn’t last any longer than five innings.  […]

Cain Wins Pitcher’s Duel

by @ Thursday, July 24th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Giants

Matt Cain seemed locked in from the first inning, and pitched a complete game 1-0 shutout to get the Giants a sweep. Cain allowed the Nationals just four hits in the game, and worked his way out of a tense situation in the ninth inning to end any threat of a Washington comeback.
Cain did an […]

Magic Number

by @ Thursday, July 24th, 2008. Filed under 2008 White Sox

After losing the first game of a three game series to the Texas Rangers, the Sox scored 10 runs in each of the next to and went on to win both as well.  Down three runs in the bottom of the eighth, the Sox went on to score five runs to go ahead and never […]

Giants In Position To Sweep

by @ Thursday, July 24th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Giants

After being swept to start the second half of the season, the Giants are now in position to sweep themselves. An eighth inning rally led San Francisco to a 6-4 win over the Nationals in the second game of the series.
Kevin Correia got knocked around a bit, but worked his way out of trouble through […]

Sweep sweep in Seattle

by @ Thursday, July 24th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Red Sox

Most teams are happy to go .500 on a road trip.  With all the challenges the Red Sox have had putting up wins this year away from home, they were absolutely thrilled to salvage a 3-3 record on their West Coast swing.  That’s not to say their 6-3 victory over the Mariners yesterday was a […]

6 Run 9th Gets It Done

by @ Thursday, July 24th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Phillies

After squeaking out 2 runs over 8 innings against Johan Santana, the Phillies demolished a Billy Wagner-less Mets bullpen.  Entering the 9th down 5-2, the Phillies tallied 6 runs to take the lead 8-5.  Brad Lidge gave up 1 run on his way to his 22nd save in as many tries.  Joe Blanton got a […]

Game 100 Suspended

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Orioles

will resume Thursday — 6th inning, 2-1 Blue Jays -12:05 make up game conclusion, regular game at 4:05 pm
Game 2 starters-
Jays RH Roy Halladay(11-7,2.89) vs Orioles RH Daniel Cabrera(6-5,4.57)
Orioles Notes-
Team honored the 1983 World Champion Baltimore squad, Cal Ripken Jr, Ken Singleton, Eddie Murray and Scott McGregor where among the stars from that […]

Bay leads the way, Pirates sweep the road for the 1st time, Beat Astros 8-7

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Pirates

Game 101 Recap-
The Pittsburgh Pirates collected 14 hits, helping them sweep a road series for the 1st time this season, defeating the Houston Astros, 8-7 Wednesday at Minute Maid Park in Texas.  The Pirates pen pitched 6 innings and allowed only 2 runs while using 5 pitchers. 3b Doug Mientkiewicz was on base 5 times […]

Pierre to Return This Weekend

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Dodgers

Juan Pierre made a rehab start in Las Vegas today and is scheduled to return with the Dodgers for this weekend’s homestand. Pierre’s return will again give Torre a surplus of outfielders, so he will be faced with the choice of who to bench. Andruw Jones’ horrible numbers should jump out at Torre and prompt […]

Dodgers Drop Two to Take Series Loss

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Dodgers

After a 16-run attack for a win on Monday, the Dodgers lost Tuesday 1-10 and Wednesday 3-5 to lose their series to the Rockies.
Maybe the offense was tired after Monday’s powerhouse of runs, because the Dodgers could only muster four hits and a lone run in the ninth to take the loss. Rockies’ starter Ubaldo […]

Angels Take Two Straight from Tribe to Win Series

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Angels

After a loss on Monday, the Angels came back to beat the Indians on Tuesday 3-2 and Wednesday 14-11 to take the series and win seven of their last eight.
The Angels won by just one run on Tuesday to split the series. After the Indians scored two in the first two innings, the Angels tied it […]

Adam Dunn Drives In Five

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Season

Yeah, I know, it’s been a while.  And the help is dropping the ball too.  That’s what you get when you work for a big time corporation.  I wonder when I’m going to start getting paid.  Maybe when I write consistently for a decent period of time.
The Reds playoff chances are about nil (no, really, […]

Tigers Sweep Royals

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Tigers

The Tigers went a long way towards evening their record against the Royals after they pulled off a three game sweep in Kansas City.  The Tigers outscored KC 33-6 and in no way, shape, or form did the Royals ever have a chance in any of these games.  Yes, Kansas City is still one of the worst […]

Braves Can’t Recover

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized

The Braves lost 4-0 yesterday in the second game of the series against the Marlins.  Charlie Morton gave up only two hits in just over five innings of work and held the Marlins hitless in 3 and 2/3 innings, but one of those two hits was a three-run homer in the Fourth and the Braves […]

Twins can’t avoid the sweep

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Twins

It’s been a series to forget for the Twins and today’s game wasn’t any different. They couldn’t seize the chance for victory and were once again overpowered by Yankees and fell in the finale 5-1. This is their 4th straight loss.
The team couldn’t do anything against Mike Mussina and their only run came after he […]

Nationals Lose in San Francisco

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Nationals

The Washington Nationals lost on Tuesday night in San Francisco.  The Giants put three on the board in the first inning the Nats just couldn’t make up the difference.  The 6-3 loss drops the Nationals to 38-62 on the season.
Jason Bergmann started for the Nationals and saw his record drop to 1-7 on the season.  […]

Rays Split with Athletics

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays split their last two home games with the Oakland Athletics.  Even though the A’s have traded off some main pieces they remain a very competitive team.  The Rays lost on Tuesday 8-1 but responded with a 4-3 win on Wednesday afternoon.  The Rays are now 59-41 through 100 games.
Andy Sonnanstine started […]

Padres Reverse Late Inning Fate

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Padres

The Padres late inning games of late have resulted in losses, but that changed in the first game of a series against the Reds. The Padres entered the top of the ninth down by a run, but threw three on the board to go up 6-4 and Trevor Hoffman avoided a rally by the Reds […]

Not Enough To Come Baek

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Padres

Cha Seung Baek did all he could to contribute, with a solid outing and a home run to support himself. He went for 6.1 innings on the mound and allowed just one earned run on six hits. He hit a two run homer in the fifth, his first career homer.
Nevertheless, the Cardinals took the game […]

Too Little, Too Early

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Padres

The Padres bats jumped out early, with five runs in the first two innings. That proved to not be enough on the night, as the St. Louis Cardinals jumped back with six runs total in the fifth and sixth innings to win 6-5.
Starters Randy Wolf and Todd Wellemeyer were ineffective in their outings, both giving […]

CoJack Flat Out Rakes

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Diamondbacks

Conor Jackson has been hot of late, since the All Star Break and is making his case for being snubbed after a solid first half. He was huge in a 9-2 win over the Cubs last night, going 3-5 with two runs scored and three RBI’s. One of his three hits was hit tenth homer […]

Johnson Dominant Over Cubbies

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Diamondbacks

In a game that featured just four hits, two on either side, pitching was at a premium. Randy Johnson was just a notch above Cubs starter Rich Harden. Harden, in just his second start with the Cubs, took a no hitter into the sixth when Alex Romero broke it up with his first career homer. […]

Dodgers Live On Cloud Nine

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Diamondbacks

The Diamondbacks were poised to take the second game of the series by a score of 5-1, but they were snakebitten by the Dodgers five run ninth inning that left the Diamondbacks at a loss for explanations. After almost blowing a late game lead the previous night, Brandon Lyon recorded his fifth blown save of […]

Molina, Zito End Losing Streak

by @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Filed under 2008 Giants

Bengie Molina’s bat and Barry Zito’s quality start helped the Giants put an end to their losing streak. A 6-3 win over the Nationals gave San Francisco their first win of the second half.
Zito came up big for the Giants, getting them their first win of the second half. He got off on the right […]

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