Archive | June 12th, 2012

Twins Thank Veterans with Visit to VA Hospital

MINNEOLIS Of all the events the Minnesota Twins participate in during Hope Week, Tuesday’s was perhaps the highlight for manager Ron Gardenhire. The Twins skipper was joined by catcher Drew Butera, pitcher P.J. Walters, former Twins Kent Hrbek and Tim Laudner, and mascot T.C. Bear at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis. The group spent time [...]

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Indians Surging, Reds Falling As Series Begins

While the Cleveland Indians have been hindered by injuries, Jason Kipnis has stepped up. Kipnis and the Indians look to continue their run Tuesday night when they open a three-game road series against the Cincinnati Reds. Cleveland won two of three against Detroit and St. Louis last week as part of a nine-game road trip. [...]

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Cueto’s Mission: Get the Reds Back on Track

The Reds have lost two straight, and Sunday’s 7-6 loss to Detroit was something of a debacle. The bullpen blew a 6-2 lead in eighth. But they’ve got the right guy going Tuesday to turn it around. Johnny Cueto will start Tuesday’s series opener against Cleveland. “He’s solid every outing,” Ryan Ludwick said. “Every time [...]

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Ethier, Dodgers Agree to New Deal

LOS ANGELES — It looks like Andre Ethier is the first beneficiary of the new Dodger ownership group which replaced Frank McCourt earlier this season. Ethier leads the National League with 53 RBI and will soon be the leader in another category: highest paid right fielder in Dodger history. The Dodgers and their 30-year old [...]

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Braves Need Improvement from Young Starters

Fredi Gonzalez has talked about the blips. You know, the proverbial blips on the radar. That’s how he’s described some of the starts by the Braves’ youngest starters a two-person group that includes Randall Delgado and Mike Minor this year. Blips is a mild way to describe the bumps, some bigger than others, those two [...]

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Dodgers Reinstate Uribe, Option Castellanos

LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Dodgers Monday reinstated infielder Juan Uribe from the 15-day disabled list and optioned infielderoutfielder Alex Castellanos to Triple-A Albuquerque. Castellanos, 25, was batting .143 with a triple and two RBI in 11 games. Uribe has been out of the lineup since May 13 with pain in his left wrist and [...]

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