Tavarez looks for fresh start
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When Julian Tavarez is asked about his last four starts, three losses and a no-decision, he makes sure to interject a qualifier. It's not his last four starts that are at issue. It's his last two. Or maybe three of four. He remembers that start July 1 against Texas, 5 2/3 innings in which he yielded two runs (one earned) ...
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BOSTON - The Red Sox have a pulse today because they got to Mariano Rivera again. It&#39;s not much of a heartbeat, but enough to give them hope they can become the first team
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Houston Astros outfielder Willy Taveras extended his hitting streak to 30 games when he beat out an infield single to third base to start Sunday's game in Pittsburgh.
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Center Etan Thomas attended his first game Monday since undergoing surgery to repair a leaking aortic valve Oct. 11and hopes to play again this season.
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One night it's Julian Tavarez , the reliever turned emergency starter. The next, it's Kason Gabbard , a lefthander who began the season in Double A, had lost all three big-league decisions attached to his name, and had been regularly lit up when sent back to Triple A Pawtucket (1-7, 5.23 ERA).
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Joe Torre, the subject of two days of meetings involving Yankees' brass, arrived at Legends Field on Thursday for face-to-face talks with the team.
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That Oliver PÃ©rez is even under consideration to start in the postseason for the Mets represents a development that would have been unthinkable two months ago.
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Long before he -- yes -- tipped his cap to the fans saluting his performance in yesterday's 9-3 Red Sox win over the Kansas City Royals, Julian Tavarez could be seen frequently making a gesture of another sort, reaching inside the top of his uniform jersey and bringing something to his lips.
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Pedro MartÃ­nez could soon receive a contract offer from the Mets that is competitive with the one he has already received from Boston.
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Frank Thomas is returning to the Chicago White Sox, but Magglio Ordonez appears to be headed elsewhere.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The Revolution are on the verge of a signing that could go far in solving their scoring problems. Mexican striker Jose Manuel Abundis, 33, trained with the Revolution yesterday and could join the team after leaving Deportivo Toluca FC.
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Tim Hudson hopes being swept by Boston will serve as a wakeup call for the Oakland Athletics.
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Uruguay striker Diego Forlan said he was looking for a fresh start after leaving Manchester United to join Primera Liga side Villarreal.
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Sammy Sosa was too focused on his comeback to get nostalgic about facing the Chicago Cubs. Plus, the way he's hitting, the former slugger figures to see his old team again in June, when the Cubs visit the Texas Rangers for the first time.
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(Sports Network) - Tim Hudson will be aiming for his first win in over two months, as he heads to the mound for the visiting Oakland Athletics in the middle contest of a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles.
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Alfonso Soriano is focused on bringing a World Series title to Wrigley Field for the first time.
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The Yankees didn&#39;t officially announce their Game 4 starter on Thursday, but it looks like Javier Vazquez is the leading candidate to get the ball on Saturday afternoon at the Metrodome.