Note: This was written before the May 31 Cleveland at Toronto contest Regardless of the fact that the Indians are exiting May much differently than how they entered the month, Cleveland is still guaranteed to be a first place baseball team on June 1.
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When will Major League Baseball expand the use of video replay to assist its umpires? What happened to the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park on Monday afternoon offers yet another reason why the league ought to do just that. Umpires … Continue reading →
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Nine innings, nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. Looks like Harold Camping is getting his wish: The Arizona Diamondbacks are in first place for the first time … Continue reading →
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David Ortiz hasn't played the field in so long that he isn't even sure where he last left his glove. Even so, he takes pride in being a designated hitter. That's why it was unusual when he hit a pinch-hit homer Sunday — his first since 2003, when he did it for his first Boston home run. Ortiz homered off Jose Valverde in the ninth inning to give Boston a 4-3 victory over the Detroit…
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The Oakland Athletics activated reliever Andrew Bailey from the disabled list Sunday but plan to ease the two-time All-Star back into the closer’s role.
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Maybe only the rain can stop the Boston Red Sox these days. Boston's game on the road against the Detroit Tigers was postponed because of rain Saturday night. The game will be made up in a day-night double-header Sunday. The first game will begin at 1:05 p.m. with Andy Oliver making his first start for the Tigers against Clay Buchholz.
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It was 19 years ago that Tim Wakefield won his first major-league start and got a hardy handshake from manager Jim Leyland. On Friday night, Leyland was present for Wakefield's 195th career win. Leyland, now the manager of the Detroit Tigers, watched Wakefield fool his hitters…
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The Detroit Tigers changed their roster and lineup Friday night. It didn't help them find a way to beat the Boston Red Sox. Rick Porcello couldn't repeat his last outing — eight shutout innings against Pittsburgh — and the Tigers dropped to 0-4 against the Red Sox this season with a 6-3 defeat.
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After taking game one in their last series against the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians were soundly beat their final two. Team morale had to have been dented although I doubt it was anything more a day off could not fix.
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Don't look now, but Carl Crawford has raised his average to .244, a number that never has seemed so good to the Boston Red Sox left fielder. Crawford has gone 8-for-9 with two doubles, two triples, one home run, five RBI and five runs in Boston's last two games.
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