Lowe tabbed for bullpen duty
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Though the Red Sox still don&#39;t know who they will be playing in the postseason, manager Terry Francona&#39;s pitching rotation is starting to come into focus.
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Free agent Troy Percival and Detroit agreed Wednesday on a two-year contract, giving the Tigers two closers for their bullpen.
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The Red Sox made room to activate reliever Mike Timlin tonight by cutting ties with lefthanded reliever J.C. Romero . The ballclub designated Romero for assignment, which means they will have 10 days to trade him, waive him, or release him.
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Derek Lowe wanted to talk about his hitting. There was a lot to be said for his pitching too. He allowed five hits in eight plus innings and J.D. Drew and Nomar Garciaparra each hit two-run homers to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Sunday.
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THE STARTING pitcher always sets the tone. And after one inning from Boston Red Sox right-hander Derek Lowe yesterday at Yankee Stadium, there wasn&#39;t any tone to this one at all.
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The Anaheim Angels added depth to their bullpen Monday by agreeing to terms of a two-year contract with right-hander Esteban Yan. Yan had a 3-6 record with seven saves and a 3.83 ERA in a career-high 69 relief
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Derek Lowe stood in the boisterous Boston Red Sox clubhouse early yesterday morning, a bottle of champagne in one hand, a cigar in the other.
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DETROIT -- Free agent Troy Percival and Detroit agreed Wednesday on a $12 million, two-year contract, giving the Tigers two closers for their bullpen.
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Derek Lowe pitches six no-hit innings until giving up three runs in the seventh, and the Dodgers build a five-run lead before holding on to beat the Pirates, 6-5.
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Joel Pineiro was midway through his first bullpen session last week when a stray ball from the other side of the green divider that splits the bullpen rolled past him. He turned around and saw, leaning alone against the cyclone fence at the rear of the pen, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, his arms folded.
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Yankees LHP Randy Johnson will throw a bullpen session today to prepare his balky back for the playoffs.
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With the decision yesterday to option Jon Lester to Double A Portland for one start, the Red Sox gained a lefthander out of the bullpen, something they didn't have last season during a crushing five-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees, who have plenty of lefthanded firepower on offense. The Sox have a three-game series against the ...
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BOSTON - Boston ace Curt Schilling will not start Game 5 of the AL championship series Sunday because of an injured right ankle. Derek Lowe will start in his place, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Thursday...
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Paul Lo Duca, after a two-week stint on the disabled list, rejoined the Metsâ lineup for Mondayâs game against the Phillies. Luis Castillo also returned.
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John Thomson had a successful stint in the bullpen before Thursday's game and is on track to start for the Braves on Saturday in Game 3 of the division series against Houston.
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Odd to be back here. It was 11 months ago that Derek Lowe punched out Terrence Long and performed a regrettable salute to cap the Red Sox' comeback victory over the Oakland A's in the Division Series.
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The Yankees were so encouraged after Kevin Brown threw a bullpen session Friday that they put off announcing their starter for Sunday&#39;s game one more day.