The Tigers announced rookie left-hander Charlie Furbush will be moved into the rotation, replacing Phil Coke. Furbush has a 2.49 ERA and 1-1 record in 12 relief appearances. Coke allowed 16 runs in the past 13 2/3 innings and his ERA ballooned to 4.91 after he was scorched for seven…
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Raul Ibanez hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh, Vance Worley pitched seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night. In a series billed as a World Series preview, the major league-leading Phillies (51-30) have taken two straight and go for a sweep Thursday.
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Three up, three down for Davey Johnson.
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The Los Angeles Angels have displayed more power on the road this season than they have at home. So their three-homer outburst against Washington was a refreshing change for everyone in the dugout. Erick Aybar and Vernon Wells went deep during a three-run sixth inning, Hank Conger capped a five-run eighth with a two-run shot and the Angels rallied to beat the Nationals 11-5 on Tuesday night.
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Angels manager Mike Scioscia exchanged lineup cards with Davey Johnson at home plate for the first time since the 2000 season. Then, his team reminded Johnson what it was like to return to a losing clubhouse. Maicer Izturis hit a bases-loaded single in the 10th inning and Los Angeles beat the Nationals 4-3 on Monday night, spoiling Johnson's debut as Washington manager.
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The Washington Nationals are in Anaheim for three days, but the Los Angeles Angels were not the best hosts in their first game June 27 at Angels Stadium. The Angels went to extra innings to hand the Nationals manager Davey Johnson his first loss in his new position.
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First baseman C.J. Cron got a $1,467,000 bonus Monday — and an MRI. The Los Angeles Angels' first-round pick in this year's draft, Cron agreed to a contract and took batting practice with the team before meeting owner Arte Moreno.
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More than a decade ago, Davey Johnson got the job that Mike Scioscia hoped would be his someday. Scioscia never did wind up managing the Los Angeles Dodgers. Instead, he soon began a successful career in the Angels' dugout, and he was across the field Monday night when Johnson returned as a major league manager for the first time since 2000 as skipper of the surging Washington Nationals.
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Tony Gwynn Jr. had just stroked the winning single when his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates swarmed him in the dirt. "It's fun to be on the bottom of those piles," he said, grinning. Hitting in the leadoff spot, Gwynn went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and helped the Dodgers rally in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Angels 3-2 on Sunday, preventing a Freeway Series sweep.
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Angels manager Mike Scioscia was involved in plenty of close plays at the plate during his days as an All-Star catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He watched another one from the dugout in the Freeway Series finale. With the Angels leading by a run, rookie closer Jordan Walden (1-2) walked his first two batters in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday before Jamey Carroll advanced the runners with…
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