Archive for September, 2007
Mariners’ Felix Hernandez dominates, yields to Putz in a 4-2 finale win over Texas (AP)
The Seattle Mariners missed the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season and sprayed beer all over their clubhouse anyway. Felix Hernandez pitched into the ninth inning and J.J. Putz got one out to earn his career-high 40th save, leading the Mariners to a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Seattle won its final [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Mariners’ Felix Hernandez dominates in season-ending 4-2 win over Texas (AP)
Felix Hernandez ended his season strong, holding the Rangers to four hits in 8 2-3 innings as the Seattle Mariners closed their up-and-down season with a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Hernandez’s yielded to all-star closer J.J. Putz with two outs and nobody on in the ninth. Putz earned his career-high 40th [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Batista pitches 8 innings to lead the Seattle Mariners to 5-1 victory over Texas (AP)
Miguel Batista limited Texas to three hits in eight innings, Jose Guillen went 4-for-4 and the Seattle Mariners beat the Rangers 5-1 Saturday night. Batista (16-11) struck out five, walked two and won his third straight decision. He retired 15 of 16 batters over one stretch and allowed only one hit after the second inning.
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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Clement hits 2-run homer, Mariners beat Rangers 6-4 (AP)
Rookie Jeff Clement hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning, lifting the Seattle Mariners over the Texas Rangers 6-4 Friday night. Adrian Beltre led off the ninth with a single. Clement connected against Mike Wood (3-2) for his second home run. J.J. Putz (6-1) pitched the ninth for the win. He struck out [...]
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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Sosa hits 1 of 5 homers as Rangers complete sweep of division-winning Angels (AP)
The AL West champion Los Angeles Angels left Texas with a few more bumps and bruises, and their most lopsided loss of the season. Michael Young reached 200 hits for the fifth consecutive season with a pair of RBI singles among his three hits and Sammy Sosa hit one of the Rangers’ five home runs [...]
Posted: September 26th, 2007.
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Sosa hits one of five homers as Rangers complete sweep of division-winning Angels (AP)
The AL West champion Los Angeles Angels left Texas with a few more bumps and bruises, and their most lopsided loss of the season. Michael Young reached 200 hits for the fifth consecutive season with a pair of RBI singles among his three hits and Sammy Sosa hit one of the Rangers’ five home runs [...]
Posted: September 26th, 2007.
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Select company: Young joins Boggs, Suzuki with 5 straight 200-hit seasons (AP)
Texas Rangers shortstop Michael Young reached 200 hits for the fifth consecutive season, joining Wade Boggs and Ichiro Suzuki as the only players since 1940 to do it. Young’s 200th hit was an RBI single in the seventh inning of the Rangers’ game Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels. It was his third hit of [...]
Posted: September 26th, 2007.
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Blalock keys rally as Rangers defeat AL West champion Angels 3-1 (AP)
Hank Blalock singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 Tuesday night in a setback for the AL West champions’ hopes to get home-field advantage in the playoffs. The Angels (92-66) are tightly bunched with AL East-leading Boston (93-64) and AL Central champion Cleveland [...]
Posted: September 25th, 2007.
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Angels blow lead and miss chance to move ahead in AL with 8-7 loss at Texas (AP)
The AL West champion Los Angeles Angels quickly lost a lead to the last-place Texas Rangers and a chance to move ahead in the other race before the playoffs. Just after the Angels went ahead with a five-run outburst, Marlon Byrd hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning and Texas [...]
Posted: September 24th, 2007.
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Kevin Millwood throws 7 shutout innings for 10th win, Rangers beat Orioles 3-0 (AP)
Kevin Millwood pitched seven scoreless innings for his 10th victory, Michael Young moved closer to another 200-hit season and the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 on Sunday. Facing Baltimore was a perfect remedy for Millwood, who was 0-2 in his previous four September starts. Millwood (10-13) has won all five of his starts [...]
Posted: September 23rd, 2007.
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