Archive for July 10th, 2008

Jorge Posada has found himself defending his worthiness as catcher, where he has spent almost 1,400 games.

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The Yankees will try to bounce back from a 4-2 loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday night as they open a three game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays on Friday. Young right-hander Joba Chamberlain, who will be making his eighth Major League start, gets the call.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Dave Bush had a career-high 13 strikeouts, Corey Hart celebrated making the All-Star team with his 15th homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-1 on Thursday.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Ryan Howard homered twice and drove in three runs to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Thursday.

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Pirates All-Star Nate McLouth cracked a two-run, seventh-inning home run, lifting the Bucs to a 4-2 win over the Yankees on Thursday night.

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TORONTO (AP) -- Adam Lind drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki hit solo homers in the ninth inning, and Emil Brown hit another solo shot in the 11th to help the Oakland Athletics rally for a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks blew a two-run lead in the ninth and a three-run lead in the 10th Thursday night before finally putting away the Washington Nationals with two in the 11th for a wild 7-5 victory.

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Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi fell short in the Monster 2008 All-Star Game Final Vote, losing out to Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria.

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Jose Molina was behind the plate for the Yankees for the sixth straight game on Thursday night, and Jorge Posada was not.

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While driving home from Yankee Stadium after Wednesday’s game, I tuned the trusty XM dial to the Philadelphia Phillies’ broadcast, where the great Harry Kalas was calling their game against St. Louis. With nobody on in the fourth inning, the Cardinals’ No. 7 hitter, Jason LaRue, doubled with two out. That brought up the No. 8 [...]

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FanFest, an annual event to immerse the All-Star Game's host city's fans in the full baseball experience, will kick off Friday and run through Tuesday, leading up to the Midsummer Classic at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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As happy as 16-year-old Jose Garriga was to watch highlights of the Yankees' Bobby Abreu hit a walk-off double in New York's 10-inning win against Tampa Bay on Wednesday, he was looking forward more to the Yankees' trip to Pittsburgh on Thursday.

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fter a 53-hour Internet vote, Tampa Bay’s Evan Longoria and Milwaukee’s Corey Hart were selected as the final members of the All-Star teams.

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A union official said the case of Ryan Church, the Mets’ right fielder, highlighted the challenge that concussions present, and how greater scrutiny of the injury could benefit future players.

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