Wed, 10/21/2009 - 09:59 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 20: CC Sabathia won his third game of the playoffs Tuesday and the New York Yankees moved within reach of the World Series by mauling the Los Angeles Angels 10-1.
Pitching on three days rest, Sabathia allowed five hits and struck out five in helping the Yankees take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series. A win Thursday in Game 5, which will be hosted by Los Angeles, will put the Yankees in the World Series for the 40th time in franchise history.
Sabathia dueled with Los Angeles starter Scott Kazmir through three scoreless innings. The Yankees then attacked five Angels' pitchers with a steady onslaught of offense that included two-run homers by Alex Rodriguez and Johnny Damon.
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Wed, 09/30/2009 - 11:46 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 30: Mike Napoli drove in a pair of runs Tuesday and the Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 5-2 to eliminate the Rangers from playoff contention.
Napoli connected for a two-run bases-loaded single in the fourth inning to give the Angels a 4-1 lead.
Bobby Abreu had a solo home run of the Angels, who have won three consecutive games.
Sean O'Sullivan (4-2) was credited with the win in a spot start in place of Scott Kazmir. O'Sullivan allowed two runs on three hits in five innings.
Brian Fuentes notched his 46th save.
Scott Feldman (17-7) took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.
David Murphy had two hits, including a home run, for Texas.
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Sat, 09/19/2009 - 10:49 by harsheeb
Arbroath Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Scott Kazmir and three relievers combined to throw a shutout Friday that brought the Los Angeles Angels a 2-0 victory over the slumping Texas Rangers.
Texas lost its fifth straight game and has been blanked in four of them.
Los Angeles moved 7 1/2 games in front of the fading Rangers in the battle for the American League West title.
Kazmir (9-8) allowed six hits and struck out five without a walk in six innings. Brian Fuentes finished off the shutout by picking up his 43rd save, tops in the major leagues.
Torii Hunter singled in a run in the first and Vladimir Guerrero homered in the third.
During their offensive struggles, the Rangers have gone 0-for-27 with runners in scoring position.
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Wed, 09/09/2009 - 11:48 by preet_20
Anaheim, Calif. Sept. 9: Erick Aybar drove in the winning run in the 10th inning for the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday in their 3-2 victory over Seattle.
Aybar singled off of Miguel Batista (6-4) to drive in Bobby Abreu, who opened the inning with a single and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and a ground out.
The first-place Angels lead Texas in the American League West by 4 ½ games.
Abreu had two hits and an RBI for Los Angeles.
Matt Palmer (10-1) picked up the win by pitching a scoreless 10th. LA starter Scott Kazmir allowed one run in seven innings.
Franklin Gutierrez had a solo home run in the first for the visiting Mariners and Mike Sweeney's solo homer in the ninth tied the game 3-3.
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Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:55 by preet_20
Seattle, Sept. 2: Felix Hernandez and David Aardsma combined to throw a four-hitter Wednesday and carry Seattle to a 3-0 blanking of the Los Angeles Angels.
The Angels, who began the night with a 4 1/2-game lead in the American League West, lost for the ninth time in 14 games. Their usually powerful offense has been shut out twice in the past week.
Hernandez (14-5) allowed all four of the Los Angeles hits and struck out six over eight innings. The Angels managed more than one base runner in an inning just once against Hernandez.
Aardsma came on to work a perfect ninth for his 33rd save.
The loss went to Scott Kazmir (8-8), making his first start for the Angels after being obtained in a waiver deal with Tampa Bay.
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Mon, 08/31/2009 - 21:43 by Inderjit Singh
Tampa -- Tampa Bay pitcher Scott Kazmir has been shipped to the Los Angeles Angels for fellow left-hander Alex Torres and two others.
The Rays also got third baseman Matt Sweeney and a player to be named later in the deal made late Friday.
It appears to be a red flag from the Rays on their chances to qualify for this season's American League playoffs.
They won the AL pennant in 2008 for the first time in franchise history.
Kazmir (8-7) is Tampa Bay's all-time leader in wins (55), innings pitched (834), strikeouts (874), starts (14), and quality starts (71), despite being just 25 years old.
The Houston native was selected 15th overall in the 2002 Major League Draft by the New York Mets.
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Thu, 08/27/2009 - 10:40 by preet_20
Toronto, Aug. 26: Marco Scutaro scored the winning run on a wild pitch by J.P. Howell with two out in the ninth inning Wednesday, giving Toronto a 3-2 victory over Tampa Bay.
The Blue Jays scored twice in the ninth to pull out a win in a strange game in which three umpires worked behind home plate.
Jerry Crawford started the game at the plate, but was hit in the mask by a foul ball and left after the second inning. Tom Hallion moved from second base to call balls and strikes, but he was hit in the chest by a pitch thrown in the sixth inning by Tampa Bay starter Scott Kazmir.
Hallion slumped to the ground and remained there for several minutes before he was able to walk off the field.
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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:50 by preet_20
St. Petersburg, Fla. Aug. 21: Ben Zobrist and Carlos Pena both homered in a three-run fifth inning Friday and Tampa Bay tightened the wild card race with a 5-3 win over Texas.
Scott Kazmir (8-7) took a shutout into the eighth inning before the Rangers made it close and the Rays went on to capture their sixth victory in seven games.
Tampa Bay already had a 2-0 lead going into the fifth, when Zobrist hit a two-run homer and Carlos Pena produced a solo shot, his 32nd of the season. Both long balls came off starter Dustin Nippert (4-2).
The Rays moved within three games of Boston for the lead in the American League wild card chase. Texas is one game behind the Red Sox.
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Wed, 07/29/2009 - 11:39 by surajdogra
St. Petersburg, Fla. July 28: B.J. Upton and Carl Crawford each had two hits, an RBI, and a run scored Tuesday to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 6-2.
Scott Kazmir (5-6) gave up one run on five hits in seven-plus innings to earn the win for the Rays.
Evan Longoria had a solo homer, and Dioner Navarro and Jason Bartlett each had an RBI for Tampa Bay.
Losing pitcher CC Sabathia (10-7) allowed six runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Hideki Matsui had two RBI for the Yankees, who have won 10 of their last 12 games.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sun, 07/19/2009 - 11:28 by surajdogra
Kansas City, Mo. July 18: Willy Aybar went 4-for-4 and drove in the winning run Saturday to pace the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
B.J. Upton had three hits and an RBI and Ben Zobrist added two hits and a run for the Rays, who have won five of their last seven games.
Tampa Bay starter Scott Kazmir gave up one run on four hits with four walks over six innings before leaving with arm trouble. Chad Bradford (1-0) earned the win for retiring the final batter of the seventh.
David DeJesus and Alberto Callaspo each drove in a run for the Royals, who have lost their last five games.
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Sat, 07/04/2009 - 09:46 by preet_20
Arlington, Texas July 3: Hank Blalock hit a two-run homer and Tommy Hunter celebrated his 23rd birthday with his first major league victory Friday in a 3-1 Texas win over Tampa Bay.
Hunter (1-1) made his sixth start in the majors and gave up a run on three hits with five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings.
Three Texas relievers tossed 3 2/3 hitless innings, with Frank Francisco claiming his ninth save.
Hunter has moved into the rotation to replace Matt Harrison, who was put on the disabled list last week with biceps inflammation.
The Rangers, who had just five hits, won their third straight after losing three in a row.
Blalock put Texas in front with his homer in the fourth off Scott Kazmir (4-5). Marlon Byrd doubled home the other Texas run in the fifth.
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Sat, 05/23/2009 - 10:24 by Salinder Kumar
St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Tampa Bay has placed pitchers Scott Kazmir (right quadriceps strain) and Troy Percival (right shoulder tendinitis) on its 15-day disabled list.
Kazmir, 25, is 4-4 with a 7.69 ERA in nine starts (45 2/3 innings) and Percival, 39, is 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA.
He has compiled a team-high six saves in 14 relief appearances.
The team's exec vice president, Andrew Friedman, told the Saint Petersburg Times that Percival left for his California home on Friday frustrated over his latest arm problems and sounded like there is at least a possibility he could retire.
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