Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:40 by Rakhi
Seattle -- Hideki Matsui put Los Angeles ahead with a two-run homer in the seventh Wednesday and the Angels went on to down Seattle 4-2.
The Angels have defeated the Mariners in eight of their last 10 meetings.
Seattle starter Jason Vargas had retired eight straight batters heading into the seventh and struck out Torii Hunter to open that inning. Mike Napoli, however, doubled to center and, one out later, scored in front of Matsui's homer to give the Angels a 3-2 lead.
Alberto Callaspo added a solo shot in the eighth for Los Angeles.
The homer by Matsui made a winner out of Trevor Bell (2-4), who limited the Mariners to two runs despite allowing nine hits in six innings. He struck out six.
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Tue, 12/15/2009 - 12:06 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif. -- World Series hero Hideki Matsui is joining the Los Angeles Angels, The New York Times and ESPN reported Monday.
The veteran outfielder-designated hitter and the Angels have agreed on a one-year contract believed to be worth $6.5 million, the newspaper said.
Matsui was named Most Valuable Player of the 2009 series after slamming three home runs and driving in 13 for the New York Yankees, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.
The Angels told mlb.com they had no announcement about Matsui but sources said the team was waiting for the 35-year-old player to pass a physical.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Tue, 11/10/2009 - 10:06 by shalini.bahadur
New York -- World Series MVP Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon of the New York Yankees filed for free agency Monday, along with 29 other major-leaguers.
Matsui, 35, who drove in six runs in the Yankees' Game 6 World Series clincher against the Philadelphia Phillies, and Damon were in the final year of four-year contracts.
Others filing included Pedro Feliz, who played third base for Philadelphia; reliever Chan Ho Park of the Phillies; outfielder Coco Crisp of the Kansas City Royals; reliever Brandon Lyon of the Detroit Tigers; outfielder Gary Sheffield of the New York Mets; and shortstop Orlando Cabrera of the Minnesota Twins.
One-hundred-fifty-one players have now filed for free agency.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Thu, 11/05/2009 - 10:40 by shalini.bahadur
New York -- A stunning six-RBI explosion by Hideki Matsui Wednesday carried New York to a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Yankees' 27th World Series title.
The Yankees' designated hitter clubbed a two-run homer into the right field seats in the second inning, a two-run single to center in the third and a two-run double in the fifth.
Matsui's six RBI tied a World Series record set nearly a half-century ago by Bobby Richardson of the Yankees.
Mark Teixeira singled in the other Yankees run. Andy Pettitte was the winning pitcher and Mariano Rivera picked up another save.
Ryan Howard slugged a two-run home run and Jimmy Rollins sent home a run with a sacrifice fly for the Phillies, who were trying to repeat as World Series champions.
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Sun, 11/01/2009 - 12:12 by shalini.bahadur
Philadelphia -- Andy Pettitte benefited from three homers Saturday and the New York Yankees took a 2-1 World Series lead with an 8-5 win over Philadelphia.
In six innings, Pettitte (1-0) gave up four runs and five hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.
He also hit a fifth-inning RBI single and extended his career playoff record to 17 victories.
Nick Swisher had two hits -- one a sixth-inning solo homer.
Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run fourth-inning homer.
Johnny Damon's RBI double snapped a 3-3 fifth-inning tie, and Hideki Matsui hit a solo shot in the eighth for the Yankees, who made the most of eight hits.
Jayson Werth led Philadelphia with two solo homers off Pettitte.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:12 by shalini.bahadur
New York, Sept. 27: Solid pitching by Andy Pettitte Sunday led the New York Yankees to a 4-2 win over Boston and their first American League East title since 2006.
The win also finished a three-game sweep.
Pettitte (14-7) gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings.
Closer Mariano Rivera earned his 44th save with a scoreless ninth.
Hideki Matsui's two-run single snapped a 2-2 tie with two outs in the bottom of the sixth.
Melky Cabrera and Mark Teixeira hit solo homers, with both players getting two hits along with Derek Jeter for the Yankees, who have won five in a row.
Boston scored on Mike Lowell's first-inning infield single and his double play ground out in the third.
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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 12:24 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 23: Alex Rodriguez drove in the winning run in the ninth inning Tuesday and the New York Yankees held off the Los Angeles Angels 6-5.
The Yankees had already clinched a playoff berth when the Oakland A's beat the Texas Rangers earlier in the evening.
Rodriguez broke a 5-5 tie with a sacrifice fly in the ninth -- one inning after the Angels scored the tying run to complete a comeback from a 5-0 deficit.
Rodriguez also belted a two-run homer in the game between potential playoff rivals.
Despite the loss, the Angels reduced their magic number for clinching the AL West title to five.
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Tue, 09/22/2009 - 11:35 by shalini.bahadur
Anahiem, Calif., Sept. 22: Joe Saunders went 8 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Yankees Monday 5-2.
Saunders (14-7), who struck out three and allowed no walks, won his fifth straight with no losses since coming off the disabled list last month. His ERA during that span is 2.51.
Kendry Morales hit his 31st home run for the Angels, who reduced their magic number for clinching the AL West to six with 12 games to play. The second-place Texas Rangers beat Oakland Monday 10-3.
The Yankees' loss -- combined with the Rangers' victory -- prevented New York from clinching a spot in the playoffs.
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Wed, 08/26/2009 - 10:52 by preet_20
New York, Aug. 25: Josh Hamilton highlighted a five-run fourth that gave Texas the lead Friday and the Rangers held on for a wild 10-9 win over the New York Yankees.
Texas took a five-run advantage into the bottom of the ninth, but the Yankees scored four times and had runners on first and second with nobody out.
Closer Frank Francisco, however, got Nick Swisher to pop out on a bunt attempt and Melky Cabrera then lined into a double play to end New York's rally.
Texas stayed within 1 ½ games of Boston for the lead in the American League wild-card race.
New York took a 4-0 lead in the first, with Jorge Posada hitting a two-run homer.
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Mon, 08/24/2009 - 10:03 by preet_20
Boston, Aug. 23: Hideki Matsui hit two solo home runs and Alex Rodriguez had a two-run homer and three RBI Sunday to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-4 win over Boston.
Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon scored two runs apiece for the Yankees, who won twice in the three-game series at Fenway Park and extended their AL East lead over the second-place Red Sox to 7 ½ games.
CC Sabathia (15-7) started and went 6 2/3 innings for New York, allowing four runs on eight hits with no walks and eight strikeouts.
Rocco Baldelli led Boston with two RBI.
Red Sox starter Josh Beckett (14-5) went eight innings, allowing eight runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and no walks.
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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:08 by preet_20
Boston, Aug. 21: Hideki Matsui enjoyed a career game with seven RBI Friday and the New York Yankees banged out 23 hits to out-slug Boston 20-11.
The Yankees expanded their lead over Boston in the American League East to 7 1/2 games, beating the Red Sox for the fifth straight time. Boston had won the first eight meetings between the teams this year.
Matsui hit two three-run homers -- one during a six-run fifth and another in a four-run ninth. He drove in another run with a ground out in the seventh.
Alex Rodriguez had four hits for New York and six other players had at least two each.
Boston suffered a one-sided loss despite putting together two three-run innings along with a four-run ninth. The teams combined for 35 hits.
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Fri, 08/14/2009 - 11:04 by preet_20
Seattle, Aug. 14: CC Sabathia turned in his second straight excellent outing Thursday, allowing three hits over eight innings in pitching the New York Yankees past Seattle 11-1.
Hideki Matsui had a pair of two-run homers and five RBI in helping New York win its third straight and increase its lead over Boston in the American League East to 6 ½ games.
Sabathia (13-7) threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings against Boston Saturday, when he gave up only two hits.
Against the Mariners, he struck out 10 and walked two while throwing 102 pitches.
He did not allow a hit until Josh Wilson hit his first homer of the season in the fifth inning for Seattle's lone run.
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