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Baseball American League

NL Wins All-Star Game –

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The National League won the All-Star game by a score of 5-1 over the American League.  The win gives the National League home field advantage in the World Series.  Prince Fielder hit a three run home run and was the All-Star … Continue reading →

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Cano Wins Home Run Derby –

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano won the All-Star game Home Run Derby.  Cano beat the Red Sox Adrian Gonzalez 12-11 in the final round.  The only other second baseman to win the Home Run Derby was Ryan Sandberg in … Continue reading →

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Halladay & Weaver To Start All-Star Game –

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The starting pitchers for the All-Star game will be Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies and Jared Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels.  The All-Star game is scheduled for Tuesday night. To read a related Bloomberg Sports article, please click … Continue reading →

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15 Players To Miss All-Star Game –

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The total number of players to miss the All-Star game this year has climbed to 15.  David Price and Placido Polanco had to withdraw due to game related injuries.  In addition, five pitchers started on Sunday so they will not be allowed to … Continue reading →

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Jeter Hits 3,000 –

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Derek Jeter hit a solo homerun for his 3,000th career hit.  Jeter is only the 28th player to ever hit the 3,ooo mark and he is the only player to reach the mark as a New York Yankee.  Wade Boggs is the only … Continue reading →

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Lester Wins 10th For Red Sox –

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Jon Lester picked up win number 10 on the year with a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.  Lester pitched 7 strong innings and did not give up an earned run on the day.  The win helped the Red Sox avoid being … Continue reading →

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Thome Hits Two Homers –

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Jim Thome hit two homers for the Minnesota Twins in their 8-7 loss to the Seattle Mariners.  Thome hit homeruns number 592 and 593 as he closes in on the 600 mark.  Thome recently came off the DL and is … Continue reading →

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Mets Win; Yankees Lose –

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Mets had a four run eighth inning and came from behind to beat the Houston Astros 6-4.  The Mets had homeruns from Jason Bay, Fernando Martinez, and David Wright.  In New York, the Boston Red Sox had … Continue reading →

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Verlander Throws Second No-Hitter –

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Justin Verlander threw his second career no-hitter on Saturday night in Toronto.  Verlander only allowed one base runner all game with an eighth inning walk.  Jack Morris threw a no-hitter in 1984 and was the last Detroit Tiger to pitch … Continue reading →

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Indians Sweep Tigers –

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Cleveland Indians improved their record to 19-8 on the season.  Cleveland has the best record in the Major Leagues and have won 13 straight home games.  The Indians have already swept five series this season which is one more than all of … Continue reading →

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Haren Starts Season 4-0 For Angels –

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Angels 4-2 win over the White Sox gave Dan Haren a 4-0 start on the season.  Haren has a 1.16 ERA on the year and had pitched 19 consecutive scoreless innings before the White Sox scored in the seventh.  … Continue reading →

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Red Sox Win Third –

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Red Sox won their third game of the year with a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.  The win lifted the Red Sox to a 3-10 record for the season.  Red Sox manager Terry Francona gave Carl Crawford the day off and … Continue reading →

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Red Sox Beat Yankees –

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Red Sox beat the Yankees 9-6 to win their home opener and get their first win of the year.  Lackey gave up six runs but still picked up the win.  The Red Sox will face the Yankees two more times … Continue reading →

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Boston Red Sox 0-6 Start –

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Boston Red Sox have started the 2011 season 0-6 after a loss to the Cleveland Indians.  This is the slowest start for the Red Sox since the 1945 season when they were 0-8.  The Red Sox 1945 season did not … Continue reading →

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Opening Day 2011 –

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Opening Day 2011 continues on Friday with the remaining nine openers.  The Astros play the Phillies in the first game of the day and the Giants play at the Dodgers in the last game of the night.  MLB.com has all the … Continue reading →

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