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Saying ''dreams come true,'' Prince Fielder was introduced
Thursday by the Detroit Tigers.
FIELDER GETS PRINCELY SUM;THE FREE AGENT FIRST BASEMAN OFFICIALLY LEAVES THE BREWERS, AGREEING TO A
Posted on 2012 under AL Central | Comments are off26 Jan
The Rangers signed free-agent right-hander closer Joe Nathan on
Monday, a move that could help both their bullpen and rotation.
Rangers show top-to-bottom superiority in taking 2-0 series lead.
The Los Angeles Angels scratched Jered Weaver and Ervin Santana
from their final starts of the season Tuesday, a decision that
likely means Detroit's Justin Verlander will win the AL's pitching
triple crown.
Ivan Nova did his part. Now the onus is on New York Yankees
manager Joe Girardi.
Jacoby Ellsbury got the winning hit for the second night in a
row, homering with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Boston
Red Sox a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians Wednesday night.
Haren basks in another day-game victory.
Scoring in the first half of the season dropped to its lowest
level in 19 years and the major league batting average shrunk to
its smallest midseason figure since 1985, confirmation that the
Steroids Era has ended and that a new Age of the Pitcher is taking
hold.
CC Sabathia took out any anger for being snubbed as an All-Star
by striking out 11 in seven shutout innings, Curtis Granderson
homered twice and Derek Jeter moved closer to 3,000 career hits as
the New York Yankees roughed up the Cleveland Indians 9-2 on
Tuesday night.
Toronto slugger Jose Bautista has gotten the most votes in fan
balloting for starting spots in the All-Star Game.
Derek Jeter limped off the field with a sore right calf four
innings after getting his 2,994th hit, and Carlos Carrasco escaped
early trouble to pitch the Cleveland Indians past the New York
Yankees 1-0 Monday night.
Endy Chavez wasn't sure he would ever play again. The Texas
Rangers are sure glad he hung in there.
Jose Bautista hit three homers for the first time in his career
Sunday, adding to his major league-leading total and sending the
Toronto Blue Jays to an 11-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins and a
sweep of their three-game series.
This wasn't the same John Danks the Los Angeles Angels struggled
against last season. The same can be said for the more potent
lineup the beleaguered left-hander had to face - as opposed to the
last two times he saw them.
When Oakland right-hander Tyson Ross took the mound against
Kansas City on Sunday, he had no idea he would be called upon to
execute a defensive play he'd never even seen before, let alone
practiced.
David DeJesus picked a heck of a time for the first two-homer
game of his life.
Edwin Jackson struck out a career-high 13 and the Chicago White
Sox took their home opener by sending the winless Tampa Bay Rays to
their sixth straight loss, 5-1 Thursday.
Brian Roberts hit a three-run homer, Jake Arrieta allowed one
run in six innings and the unbeaten Baltimore Orioles thrilled a
sellout crowd in their home opener by defeating the Detroit Tigers
5-1 Monday.
A.J. Burnett took a steady first step as he aims to bounce back
from a wobbly season and Mark Teixeira hit his second three-run
homer in two games, sending the New York Yankees to a 10-6 victory
over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
