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Indians to face familiar foe in opener with Twins Fri Sep  4 11:07:32 2009 EST
ve Field. Pavano was acquired by the Twins from Cleveland in early August and went 9-8 with a 5.37 earned run average in 21 starts this season for the Indians. He was in his first season with the Tribe after four injury-filled years with the New York Yankees, and sports a 2-2 mark with a 4.06 ERA in five starts with his new ballclub. He lost his most recent outing on Saturday, as he gave up two runs over six innings of a 3-0 setback to Texas. The right-hander took on Cleveland as a member of the
Posada knocks in four against Toronto; Yanks win seventh straight Thu Sep  3 23:12:55 2009 EST
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Jorge Posada went 4-for-5, missed the cycle by a triple and drove in four runs to lead the New York Yankees to their seventh straight win, a 10-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a four-game set. Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and knocked in a pair for the Yankees, who have won 24 of their last 30 games and sit 7 1/2 games ahead of the Red Sox in the AL East standings. Johnny Damon scored twice but went 0- for-3 to see his nine-ga
New York's Sabathia named AL Pitcher of the Month Thu Sep  3 17:31:35 2009 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia was named the American League's Pitcher of the Month for August. Sabathia, who leads the AL with 16 wins, posted a perfect 5-0 record with a 2.64 ERA and a major league-best 49 strikeouts in six August starts. The 2007 Cy Young Award winner issued only six walks last month, the fewest of any AL hurler who exceeded 40 innings pitched. The 29-year-old is 20-2 with major league-best 2.21 ERA over the past five Augusts. The he
Yankees take win streak north to Toronto Thu Sep  3 10:53:52 2009 EST
(Sports Network) - The New York Yankees target their seventh straight win this evening when they open a four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. New York, though, will likely be without all-world closer Mariano Rivera this weekend. Rivera is dealing with a "slight" groin strain and will miss a few days. "It's a concern," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "If we were to run him out there, we don't want to hurt him. Probably give him a few days off. I don't even know if I wou
Around FCS: It's time for next year Wed Sep  2 17:44:46 2009 EST
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers used to sound a familiar refrain each October when their beloved Bums would come up short in another World Series encounter with the hated New York Yankees. "Wait 'til next year!" For every team not named Richmond, next year has arrived and there is a new season of Football Championship Subdivision play to enjoy. For the Spiders, the enjoyment of being the FCS national champs is over, and Richmond knows it has a big bulls eye on i
Swisher and Hinske homer in seventh to lift Yanks past O's Tue Sep  1 23:05:35 2009 EST
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Nick Swisher and Eric Hinske both homered in the decisive seventh inning to lead the streaking New York Yankees to a 9-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Jorge Posada hit two home runs for the Yankees, who have won five straight games and will attempt to complete a sweep of this three-game series on Wednesday behind CC Sabathia. Robinson Cano added a two-run homer for the Yankees, who also have now defeated the Orioles nine straight times and capt
Baltimore's Jones leaves game with injury Tue Sep  1 21:41:53 2009 EST
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones left Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees with an apparent lower body injury. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Jones reached first base on a fielding error by Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira. However, as Jones was headed back to the base, he appeared to twist or awkwardly strain his left leg and went down on the turf in pain. Jones at first stayed in the game, but several minutes later was removed in favor
Astros activate Boone, two others Tue Sep  1 13:43:29 2009 EST
the 2008 season with Washington. He batted .241 with six home runs and 28 runs batted in through 104 games, playing first, second and third base. Perhaps best known for hitting the series-winning homer in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS to send the New York Yankees past the Red Sox and into the Fall Classic, Boone began light workouts in June, started taking batting practice in late July and on August 10 began a rehab assignment at Double-A Corpus Christi. In 11 games for the Hooks and Triple-A Round R
Yanks aim to extend a pair of winning streaks in test with O's Tue Sep  1 10:47:32 2009 EST
(Sports Network) - The New York Yankees take aim at their fifth straight win this evening when they continue a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. The Yankees will try to extend another streak as well, as they have beaten the Orioles eight straight times and have won 10 of 13 this season from them. That trend continued in the opener of this set on Monday, as Andy Pettitte lost his perfect game bid with two outs in the seventh inning, but still limited the Orioles to
Yankees acquire Guzman from Orioles Tue Sep  1 01:47:47 2009 EST
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees acquired minor league outfielder Freddy Guzman from Baltimore on Monday in exchange for a player to be named later or future cash considerations. Guzman, who will be assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, hit .218 with nine doubles, four triples, two homers, 16 RBI and 38 stolen bases in 95 games at the minor league level this season. He owns a .213 batting average with one homer and six RBI in 37 games in the majors with San Diego and
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