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| Orioles hope to end slide in matchup with CC, Yanks |
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05/20/2013 |
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| ve on." New York had the finale of its three-game set with Toronto postponed by rain on Sunday, but the Yankees won the first two legs of that set and outscored the Jays 12-2. The Yankees have won nine of 12 and sit atop the American League East standings, a half game in front of the Boston Red Sox and four games in front of both Baltimore and Toronto. New York took two of three from the Orioles at home earlier this season and went 7-4 at Camden Yards in 2012, including the teams' AL Division Series matchup. |
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| Lester carries unblemished record into the Windy City |
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05/20/2013 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - Jon Lester tries to stay undefeated on the season and pitch the Boston Red Sox to a sixth straight victory on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox. Lester is a perfect 6-0 with a 2.72 earned run average through nine starts this season, one year after going 9-14 with a 4.82 ERA in 33 outings. The left-hander and Clay Buchholz (6-0, 1.78 ERA) are the first Red Sox teammates since at least 1915 to go undefeated with at least six wins each over the team' |
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05/20/2013 |
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| ed -- on eight hits in six-plus innings. Final Score: Boston 5, Minnesota 1 Minneapolis, MN (Worldwide Gamble) - Dustin Pedroia clubbed a two-run homer and finished with three RBI, while John Lackey spun six stellar innings of one-hit ball to help the Boston Red Sox complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 5-1 win Sunday at Target Field. Lackey (2-4) struck out five without walking a batter and allowed just one unearned run to halt a three- start skid in his 300th career start. Pedroia also sco |
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| Red Sox finish off sweep of Twins |
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05/20/2013 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Worldwide Gamble) - Dustin Pedroia clubbed a two-run homer and finished with three RBI, while John Lackey spun six stellar innings of one-hit ball to help the Boston Red Sox complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 5-1 win Sunday at Target Field. Lackey (2-4) struck out five without walking a batter and allowed just one unearned run to halt a personal three-game skid in his 300th career start. "I definitely wanted to go at least another inning," Lackey said. "I was definitely |
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| Red Sox shoot for fifth straight win and sweep of Twins |
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05/19/2013 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Boston Red Sox take aim at their fifth straight win on Sunday when they conclude a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. David Ortiz smacked a pair of homers against his former team and accounted for six RBI on Saturday to help Boston claim a 12-5 victory. Daniel Nava added a two-run blast and drove in three for the Red Sox, who won despite starting pitcher Ryan Dempster lasting only 4 2/3 innings by throwing 127 pitches. The right-hander allowed eight hits, six w |
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| Ortiz clubs two homers as Red Sox pound Twins |
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05/19/2013 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Worldwide Gamble) - David Ortiz smacked a pair of homers against his former team and accounted for six RBI, as the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins, 12-5, at Target Field. Daniel Nava added a two-run blast and drove in three for the Red Sox, who won their fourth straight game. Ryan Dempster labored through 4 2/3 innings by throwing 127 pitches. The right-hander allowed eight hits, six walks and five runs. "He had a hard time keeping his fastball down in the strike zone. He found a way |
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05/19/2013 |
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| g tagged for four runs on three hits with a pair of walks in 3 1/3 innings of work. Final Score: Boston 12, Minnesota 5 Minneapolis, MN (Worldwide Gamble) - David Ortiz smacked a pair of homers against his former team and accounted for six RBI, as the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins, 12-5, at Target Field. Daniel Nava added a two-run blast and drove in three for the Red Sox, who won their fourth straight game. Ryan Dempster labored through 4 2/3 innings by throwing 127 pitches. The right-hander allowe |
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| Twins hope for some home cooking versus Red Sox |
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05/18/2013 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Minnesota Twins hope their home field advantage starts to make more of an impact against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday when they host them in the second matchup of a three-game series at Target Field. Boston has won six of seven, including four in a row in Minnesota. The Red Sox have not won five in a row as a visitor against the Twins since the 2000-01 campaign when Minnesota played its home games at the Metrodome. The winning streak was nearly stopped on Friday, but Jonny Gomes drov |
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| Boston's Buchholz aims for win No. 7 against Twins |
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05/17/2013 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - Clay Buchholz puts his unbeaten streak on the line Friday night when the Boston Red Sox pay a visit to Target Field to open a three-game set with the Minnesota Twins. Through eight starts, Buchholz is 6-0 with a 1.69 ERA. However, a seventh victory has eluded him as the right-hander walked away with no-decisions in each of his last two outings. Most recently, Buchholz limited the Blue Jays to two runs on six hits in eight innings of work this past Saturday. His previous start came against |
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05/17/2013 |
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| left-hander, making his 499th career start, gave up two runs on four hits, walked three and struck out five. Final Score: Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3 St. Petersburg, FL (Worldwide Gamble) - Will Middlebrooks' three-run double in the ninth inning lifted the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, in the rubber match of a three-game series. Holding a 3-1 lead, Tampa Bay sent Fernando Rodney (1-2) to the mound in the top of the ninth. Rodney walked Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz to start the frame. After striking |
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