Tribe inch closer to 1st, next up Tigers (AP)

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Justin Masterson pitched six effective innings, Kosuke Fukudome had a tiebreaking RBI triple and the Cleveland Indians inched closer to the top of the AL Central with a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. Matt LaPorta hit a two-run homer for Cleveland, which pulled within 1 1-2 games of idle Detroit [...]

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Sabathia gets back on track as Yanks win (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 18 August 2011 11:52:25 PM. © MLB News Blog

CC Sabathia stopped his two-start losing streak with nine strikeouts over seven innings, and the New York Yankees hit three home runs to support him in an 8-4 victory over the depleted Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. The Yankees lead the majors with 163 homers this season, despite only 13 from Alex Rodriguez, who has [...]

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Red Sox bounce back against Royals (AP)

post from MLB News Blog on 18 August 2011 11:40:27 PM. © MLB News Blog

Dustin Pedroia drove in three runs with a pair of well-timed singles, Josh Beckett survived a shaky start to go seven innings and the Boston Red Sox got back on the winning track with a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. Jason Varitek drove in the other run for the Red [...]

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Nats prospect Harper injures hamstring (AP)

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Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper will be re-evaluated Friday after he injured his right hamstring during Double-A Harrisburg’s 4-2 victory at Akron. Harper, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 draft, was injured running to third base in the eighth inning and was replaced by a pinch runner.

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Chipper Homers, Mike Minor Shuts Down Giants In
Braves Win

post from Talking Chop on 18 August 2011 11:01:09 PM. © Talking Chop

Both Mike Minor and Tim Lincecum had hitters swinging and missing, but one Chipper Jones swing didn't miss.

Chipper's 447th career home run was all the support Minor needed in a 1-0 Braves victory over the Giants.

Minor labored early in the game, throwing 48 pitches between the first two innings, but soon settled down. He faced the minimum over the next four innings and struck out nine in the game. He allowed four hits and only walked one (it was intentional) in six innings.

Meanwhile, Lincecum was just as impressive, executing damage control when necessary. He didn't allow a hit until the fourth inning when Michael Bourn singled and advanced to third on Brian McCann's double, but he easily handled Dan Uggla and Freddie Freeman to squash the threat.

The biggest blow against Lincecum, however, was Chipper's blast leading off the fifth. Chipper had been homerless against Lincecum entering the game. Lincecum finished the game with seven strikeouts in seven innings.

The three-headed monster "O'Ventbrel" finished the Giants off; Craig Kimbrel struck out two in the ninth for his 37th save.

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Rearranging Deck Chairs: Conger Up, Chatwood Down

post from 6-4-2 ? an Angels/Dodgers double play blog on 18 August 2011 10:03:09 PM. © 6-4-2 ? an Angels/Dodgers double play blog

Per a Bill Plunkett tweet. Maybe we'll get lucky and see whether (a) he gets any playing time, and (b) what Scioscia meant by comparing Conger to Mike Trout behind the dish.

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Game 125 Overflow Thread

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Game 125 Overflow Thread

Hey, Alex Gordon is good.

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Open Thread and Ichthyomancy: Marlins at Padres
(8/18)

post from Fish Stripes on 18 August 2011 10:01:00 PM. © Fish Stripes

Next Game

Florida Marlins
@ San Diego Padres

Thursday, Aug 18, 2011, 10:05 PM EDT
Petco Park

Javier Vazquez vs Tim Stauffer

Clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 70.

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W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2011 - Javier Vazquez7-1026240000134.2143827019441044.681.39

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2011 - Tim Stauffer7-926250000153.0151646016421083.531.26

The Marlins travel on and now are in San Diego to play a four-game set against the Padres.

The Marlins starting lineup:

Boni, SS

Petersen, LF

Stanton, RF

Dobbs, 3B

Gaby, 1B

Cameron, CF

Buck, C

Lopez, 2B

Vazquez, P

Mujica was cleared to play in Friday's game. Infante is back with the team but can't be activated until Saturday at the earliest.
Ichthyomancy is ready for Midnight Baseball.
Best of Luck to You!

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-at-padres-8-18

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McKeon will be back in San Diego for the first
time since he managed the Marlins in 2005. He has...

McKeon will be back in San Diego for the first time since he managed the Marlins in 2005. He has fond memories of San Diego, a place where he spent 11 years as either a general manager or manager.
"All of my friends out there are saying, 'Let's have lunch,'" McKeon said.
McKeon is also well respected in Cincinnati, but says San Diego has more history with him.
"San Diego was better," McKeon said. "I have more contacts in San Diego. I was there longer, 11 years. A lot of those guys stay in touch with me. I have some loyal friends there."
It was in San Diego where McKeon earned the nickname, "Trader Jack."

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Minor outduels Lincecum, Braves win 1-0 (AP)

Mike Minor pitched six crisp innings to outduel Tim Lincecum, and Chipper Jones homered for the only run as the Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants 1-0 Thursday night. The Braves appeared to be at a distinct disadvantage with Minor, filling in with Tommy Hanson on the DL, going against the two-time NL Cy [...]

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