Benches clear when Beckett beans Ordonez
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The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers nearly came to blows after Josh Beckett hit Magglio Ordonez in the side of the head with a breaking ball. Mark Prior had his own problems on the mound &#151; he couldn't get the Kansas City Royals out.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - The Detroit Tigers  introduced Magglio Ordonez as the team's new right fielder  Monday.
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Somehow, perhaps using his vast powers of persuasion, Josh Beckett managed to wrest control of the clubhouse stereo away from its traditional keepers, David Ortiz and Manny Ram&#xED;rez, before the start of yesterday's doubleheader. That was how country music thumped through the mess of the visitors' digs at U.S. Cellular Field, prompting J.D. Drew to lip synch along. ...
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He wasn't tagged with the loss in the Red Sox' 6-5 defeat to the New York Yankees last night so his unblemished record (8-0) is still intact, but Josh Beckett still felt responsible for the runs he allowed in his 6 1/3 innings of work.
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BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Kelvim Escobar was the latest Anaheim Angels&#39; pitcher to subdue the New York Yankees. Escobar pitched seven strong innings and Bengie Molina tied a career-high with four hits, including
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The Skinny: Beckett is facing the Padres for the first time in San Diego. In two career starts in Florida, Beckett is 2-0 against the Padres with a 1.93 ERA.
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The Sporting News - 1. Neither starting pitchers -- Boston's Jon Lester and Colorado's Aaron Cook -- have started a postseason game in the majors. Whoever can conquer his nerves gives his team the best shot at winning. Given that Lester will be pitching with a 3-0 series lead and staff ace Josh Beckett is in line for a Game 5 start, if necessary, Lester has more reasons to relax and let it go.
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Two former members of the New York Yankees who got into a bullpen brawl with a groundskeeper at Fenway Park last year accepted pre-trial probation in order to have charges against them dropped in six months.
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SAN DIEGO -- Josh Beckett sure looks like the starting pitcher for the American League in the 2007 All-Star Game. He beat Jake Peavy and the Padres, 4-2, with eight innings of stellar work yesterday, improving to a major league-best 11-1.
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Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was hospitalized last night and might have kidney stones. Guillen, serving the first game of a two-game suspension, left the ballpark about three hours before the game against Detroit and went to a Chicago hospital ...
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Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was released from the hospital Thursday while pitcher Jon Lester is being tested for enlarged lymph nodes &#151; the latest setback for a team riddled with injuries.
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HOUSTON -- One ace of the diamond helped decide the outcome of Saturday&#39;s Texas Hold &#39;em, NL style. Houston&#39;s other ace gets dealt to the Cards on Sunday.
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Josh Beckett carries Boston Red  Sox World Series hopes to the mound on Thursday for a must-win  Game Five against the Cleveland Indians and they could not be  in safer hands.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio  - Boston's Josh Beckett dazzled on the mound to help the Red Sox stay alive in the American League Championship Series with a 7-1 road victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game Five on Thursday.
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The Detroit Tigers added outfielder Magglio Ordonez to their roster yesterday. Ordonez, the last remaining premier free agent available, and the Tigers agreed to a $75 million, five-year contract, a deal with two option years that could raise the total to $105 million over seven seasons. Ordonez, 31, hit .292 last season with nine homers and 37 RBIs in 202 ...
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The Yankees made it official last night: Roger Clemens will not make his return to the majors this weekend against the Red Sox. And the Sox are skipping Julian Tavarez's turn to realign their rotation against the Bombers.
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Free-agent outfielder Magglio Ordonez met Monday with Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and his top staff.