Archive | June 10th, 2012

Lincecum Needs Change, Not Changeup

San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum was 24 when he won his first National League Cy Young Award, symbolic of his status as the best pitcher in the league, and 25 when he picked up his second piece of Cy Young hardware. Now, with his 28th birthday coming on Friday, the baseball world is waiting [...]

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Rays Try to Finish Up a Sweep of Marlins

The Tampa Bay Rays have dominated the Miami Marlins in their recent interleague matchups, including a pair of remarkable outings from James Shields. The right-hander looks to help Tampa Bay complete a three-game sweep Sunday for its seventh consecutive victory over host Miami, which has dropped the first five of a nine-game homestand. The Rays [...]

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Saunders, D-backs Look for 5th Straight Win

After his last start, Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Joe Saunders said the club needed to play better at home. The Diamondbacks have done just that. Arizona looks to win a season-best fifth straight and move back to .500 in Sunday’s series finale against the visiting Oakland Athletics. Saunders (3-4, 3.65 ERA) gets the ball for the [...]

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Cahill Gets Best of Parker, a’s in D-backs’ Rout

PHOENIX — The Diamondbacks did not need any reinforcement Saturday to like the Trevor Cahill trade they made with the Athletics in the offseason. They liked it when they made it a day after the conclusion of the winter meetings, and they would make it again today. Cahills commanding performance in an 8-3 victory over [...]

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Rays Beats Marlins and Zambrano 13-4

Carlos Zambrano has had back issues in the past. He has always tried to fight through them. Unfortunately for the Miami Marlins, he had no such luck Saturday night. Zambrano (4-4) allowed seven runs in 2 1-3 innings before leaving with lower back stiffness in a 13-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. ”I came [...]

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Yankees’ Gardner Has Injury Setback

Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner had another setback in his slow recovery from a strained right elbow. New York manager Joe Girardi said Gardner felt pain when he woke up Saturday, a day after playing five innings in a rehab game with Class-A Charleston. The speedy outfielder will be examined by Dr. James Andrews on [...]

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