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Pitching matchups for the Rays series
Tonight: RHP Mike Mussina (16-7, 3.41) vs. RHP Matt Garza (11-7, 3.53), 7:10,YES Wednesday: RHP Carl Pavano (2-0, 3.27) vs. RHP Edwin Jackson (11-8, 3.81), 7:10, YES, ESPN Thursday: RHP Darrell Rasner (5-9, 5.03) vs. LHP Scott Kazmir (10-6, 3.13), 7:10, YES ———— The Yankees start the day 12 games behind the Rays in the division and seven games behind Boston in ...
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The Ace Gets Chased: Yankees 13, Tigers 9
Bless You Boys — ... And it's not like Ponson pitched a gem.  He was terrible.  He gave up seven runs (six earned) and nine hits (two of them homers) in just three innings.  As Peter Abraham posted early this morning on The LoHud Yankees Blog, "you have to question what the Yankees are trying to really accomplish" by continuing to play Ponson. ...

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