Teammates go to bat for the ace after loss
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The Red Sox, who boosted the hopes of their fandom with an inspired comeback victory over Mariano Rivera and the Yankees in the Bronx Sept.
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You&#39;ve already got two of the hottest pitchers in the National League facing one another. How could the under be any sweeter? Try knocking the clean-up hitter out of each club&#39;s lineup.
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The White Sox are sending for pitching help, only the call isn&#39;t going out to replace Jon Garland in the rotation -- not yet, anyway.
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Julian Tavarez&#39;s 2-2 slider to Carlos Beltran was theoretically a good pitch Sunday afternoon. It was low, outside and traveling 81 miles per hour.
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Whaddya think? Let him close tonight? He threw only 99 pitches and he was still pumping high-octane gas at the end. Curt Schilling might be good for a batter or two in a pinch tonight.
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Jason Giambi took a curtain call and Esteban Loaiza got the souvenir ball. For a pair of guys struggling since playing in the all-star game, it was a nice time to break out.
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They played a day-night singleheader at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, one game that felt like two, each with their own distinct heroes for the Angels.
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First, Marco Scutaro. Now, Manny Ram&#xED;rez. It's not supposed to work this way. A starting pitcher is not supposed to pitch seven or eight innings and give up one solo home run -- and take the loss. It's certainly not supposed to happen two starts in a row.
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All the Red Sox wanted last night was one more chance to send out their two aces, Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling . Even as they faced elimination against the Yankees in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, the Sox finalized plans to go with Martinez in a potential Game 5 today at Fenway Park and appeared poised ...
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The Colorado Rockies found a way to protect a lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers. But there was still music playing in the losers&#39; clubhouse afterward.
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&quot;Iâm happy we won, but I was kind of mad I got out there and I just didnât do the job in the last inning,&quot; he said. &quot;Thatâs what Iâm upset about.
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On a night when there would be no playoff baseball, there was a desperate need for any sort of show. Curt Schilling merely walking to the bullpen served the purpose.
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One of the better playoff pitching duels turned in Houston&#39;s favor when Jeff Kent swung the bat in the ninth. Oct. 18 HOUSTON  - Only when Brandon Backe and Woody Williams were done did the hitters have any chance.
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Atlantaâs Rafael Furcal, at left with hand raised, is greeted by teammates including Chipper Jones, right, after hitting the game-winning home run against the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the
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It's a relatively recent story, and a familiar one. The Red Sox had two big sluggers in the middle of their lineup -- one a lefthanded hitter, the other a righty, both .300 hitters, one a former MVP, one who would soon be named one. They were the linchpins of a Sox team that had high hopes of playing deep ...
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Barry Bonds praised his teammates for their clutch play while he's been busy walking all season, then watched them go out and do most of the work Tuesday night.
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Angry after giving up a run, Dontrelle Willis shouted at the plate umpire as he walked off the mound. One inning later, he threw a celebratory roundhouse punch as he skipped to the dugout. And when Miguel Cabrera delivered the tiebreaking hit, Willis leaped off the bench to lead the cheers.