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Choo out of Indians lineup
CLEVELAND (AP) ― Choo Shin-soo is out of the lineup for Cleveland’s game against Kansas City with an injury to his left hamstring.Manager Manny Acta said there’s no timetable for Choo’s return, but he doesn’t expect Cleveland’s right fielder will go on the disabled list.“Our medical staff feels that it’s a mild type thing,” Acta said. “He showed up today feeling a lot better.”The outfielder was replaced by a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning of Tuesday’s game. Manager Manny Acta said after the g
April 26, 2012
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Pirates split doubleheader with Rockies
PITTSBURGH (AP) ― Carlos Gonzalez shielded his eyes from the sun and stuck out his glove.The way things have been going for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first three weeks of the season, having the Colorado left fielder make a catch with his eyes closed wouldn’t have been out of the question.For once, the ball hit the ground. And for once, the Pirates didn’t let the good fortune go to waste.Nate McLouth’s RBI double skipped just under Gonzalez’s outstretched mitt, sparking a five-run rally t
April 26, 2012
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Prosecutor: Clemens told lies to cover up lies
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The complexity of the Roger Clemens perjury retrial showed itself in many ways Monday ― before a jury that knows little about baseball.The prosecutor’s hour-long opening statement was a rambling hodgepodge of dates and anecdotes that attempted to portray the seven-time Cy Young Award winner as a man who told lies and “other lies to cover up lies.” A ruling was issued about Clemens’ former teammate Andy Pettitte: He can testify about taking human growth hormone, but can’t say wh
April 24, 2012
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A’s avoid Tribe sweep
OAKLAND, California (AP) ― Tyson Ross was right at home with family and friends enjoying a birthday celebration and making his second start of the season. His teammates helped give him the best gift of all.Seth Smith hit a two-run homer, helping Ross get his first win in nearly a year as the Oakland Athletics avoided a series sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.“I always seem to end up pitching on my birthday,” said Ross, celebrating his 25th birthday. “This was definit
April 23, 2012
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Humber throws MLB’s 21st perfect game
SEATTLE (AP) ― Philip Humber, who underwent Tommy John surgery seven years ago, threw the first perfect game in the majors in almost two years, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.It was baseball’s 21st perfect game and first since Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay threw one against the Florida Marlins on May 29, 2010. It was the third in White Sox history, joining Mark Buehrle against Tampa Bay on July 23, 2009, and Charles Robertson against Detroit on
April 22, 2012
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Sox ready for Fenway Park’s 100th anniversary
BOSTON (AP) ― Jaime Gutierrez flew all the way from his home in El Salvador to attend Fenway Park’s 100th anniversary celebration.“It’s a dream come true,” the 28-year-old Red Sox fan said. “Let’s just say I can scratch it off my bucket list.”Bill “Spaceman” Lee came from a more distant place ― somewhere north of normal ― to the ball park where he made his name as a pitcher in the late 1960s and 1970s with a penchant for speaking his counter-culture mind. “I’ve been around this park when it was
April 20, 2012
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Marlins top Cubs in Guillen’s return
MIAMI (AP) ― There was no protest and just one heckler. The only boos were directed toward the plate umpire, and by the eighth inning Ozzie Guillen’s Miami Marlins had the crowd in such a happy frenzy that the roar shook the clubhouse.Guillen made a victorious return to the dugout Tuesday night, and pitchers Josh Johnson and Heath Bell snapped out of early-season slumps to help beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2.When the dugout emptied and Guillen joined his players on the field for the postgame celebrat
April 18, 2012
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Pitchers get suspended jail terms for fixing matches
DAEGU (Yonhap News) -- A local court on Wednesday sentenced two pitchers charged with fixing matches to six months in prison, suspended for two years, and 7 million won ($6,154) each in fines.The Daegu District Court also ordered 120 hours of community service for Park Hyun-jun and Kim Seong-hyun, who played for the Seoul-based LG Twins in South Korea‘s top professional baseball league.Last month, the Korea Baseball Organization, which runs the league, suspended the two players indefinitely afte
April 18, 2012
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Pavano, Morneau key as Twins sink Yankees
NEW YORK (AP) ― Carl Pavano had nothing to prove to an unforgiving Yankee Stadium crowd. He wanted to get the Minnesota Twins back on track.In only two batters, it looked as if his plan had derailed.Then something happened that Yankees fans rarely got to see in his four injury-wrecked years in New York: Pavano found a rhythm and was superb through the seventh inning, leading the Twins to a 7-3 victory Monday night that ended their three-game skid.“It wasn’t about coming in here and putting every
April 17, 2012
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Indians sweep away Royals
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) ― Travis Hafner gave a powerful reminder of what he’s meant to the Cleveland Indians.Hafner hit one of the longest home runs in Kauffman Stadium history, Shelley Duncan homered and drove in three runs and the Indians romped past the Kansas City Royals 13-7 Sunday for a three-game sweep.Casey Kotchman and Jason Kipnis homered on consecutive pitches for Cleveland in the eighth inning.For the first time in the Indians’ 111-year history, they scored at least eight runs in
April 16, 2012
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Choo, Tribe take heated slugfest
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) ― Choo Shin-soo sat at his locker in the Indians clubhouse, the bruise on the outside of his right knee just larger than a baseball and turning every shade of red and blue imaginable.“It’s nothing,” he said with a smile.Driving in the winning runs must have made the pain go away in a hurry.After getting hit by a pitch early in the game, Choo delivered a two-out double in the 10th inning Saturday night that sent Cleveland to an 11-9 victory over Kansas City ― despite bl
April 15, 2012
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Twins let Angels power way back for 10-9 win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― There’s no mystery about this. As Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau perform, the Minnesota Twins will follow.Timely home runs by both of the former American League MVPs? That’s as close to a formula for victory the Twins can find.Morneau hit a two-run, go-ahead homer in the eighth inning, and the Twins rallied from six runs down to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 10-9 on Thursday.“That feeling when it comes off the bat and you know it’s gone, there’s nothing like that in baseball,” M
April 13, 2012
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Rays rally in 9th to tame Tigers
DETROIT (AP) ― Last week, the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to win against Mariano Rivera.On Wednesday, they beat Justin Verlander ― after the Detroit ace had looked untouchable for most of the afternoon.“They are never going to give up,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said. “Say what you want about this team, but they play nine hard innings.”Ben Zobrist hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the top of the ninth, and Tampa Bay scored four runs in its final at-bat to beat Verlander and the Tigers, 4-2. Verlander
April 12, 2012
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White Sox down Tribe
CLEVELAND (AP) ― Chris Sale won his first career start, limiting Cleveland to one run in 6 2/3 innings and leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Indians on Monday night.Sale pitched out of Chicago’s bullpen the past two seasons but moved into the rotation after ace Mark Buehrle left as a free agent this winter. The left-hander, who had made 79 relief appearances, took a one-hit shutout into the sixth. In his longest outing, Sale allowed three hits and struck out five.The 23-year-ol
April 10, 2012
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KBO postpones decision on league’s expansion
Lotte Giants say adding the Dinos will make the league less competitiveA plan to expand the country’s top baseball league from the current eight teams to nine next year has been halted with the sport’s governing body failing to reach an agreement on Tuesday.The NC Dinos, who currently play in the second division league, were seeking approval from the Korea Baseball Organization to become the league’s ninth team.The KBO’s board of directors, comprised of presidents of the current eight teams, gat
April 10, 2012
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Santana, Indians edge Jays
CLEVELAND (AP) ― The Cleveland Indians’ first win of the season wasn’t exactly a piece of cake. Still, it was worth celebrating.Carlos Santana hit two home runs on his 26th birthday, Derek Lowe pitched seven strong innings and Cleveland’s bullpen finally held a lead ― barely ― and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Sunday.“Let’s tell him it’s his birthday every day,” said Cleveland closer Chris Perez, who retired Toronto slugger Jose Bautista on an infield popup with the bases loaded to earn the sav
April 9, 2012
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Fielder, Cabrera hit 2 HRs each in rout of Boston
DETROIT (AP) ― Prince Fielder stood in front of his locker discussing his first two home runs as a Detroit Tiger.Then Miguel Cabrera ― who had just finished reviewing his own two-homer game ― walked past.“Pow!” Cabrera said playfully. “One, two, three, pow!”Detroit’s potent slugging tandem is already finding its groove.Fielder and Cabrera hit two homers apiece and Alex Avila added another off Josh Beckett in the Tigers’ 10-0 rout of the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.Detroit entered the season as a
April 8, 2012
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Anyang KGC claims KBL title
The Anyang KGC won the 2011-2012 Korean Basketball League title Friday with a hard-fought victory over the Dongbu Promy in Wonju, Gangwon Province.The Anyang KGC beat the home team 66-64 in Game 6 to win the best-of-seven final series 4-2 and to clinch the KBL title for the first time in its history.The KGC’s center Chris Daniels scored 15 points and forward Lee Jung-hyun added 14 points to help the team win the Game 6.Rookie center Oh Se-keun, who was voted as the MVP of the finals, added 12 po
April 8, 2012
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Votto agrees to $251.5m contract
CINCINNATI (AP) ― Joey Votto got a big payday by staying in a small market, agreeing to a $251.5 million, 12-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday that is the longest guaranteed contract in major league history.The agreement adds $225 million over 10 years to his previous contract. The deal includes a club option for 2024, when the 2010 National League MVP turns 41.After watching NL Central rivals St. Louis and Milwaukee lose their first basemen to bigger markets, the Reds secured Vott
April 5, 2012
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Marlins to open new park vs. Cards
MIAMI (AP) ― Perched atop the Miami Marlins’ multicolored, provocative home-run sculpture is a blue marlin, poised for splashdown whenever the home team hits one out.Call the artwork what you will ― gaudy, goofy, grotesque, great ― but there’s no denying it’s new. For the Marlins, that’s what this season is all about.Long overlooked and underfunded, they’ve become a big-spending, attention-grabbing team as they open the season at home Wednesday night against the World Series champion St. Louis C
April 4, 2012