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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 2008
Page
8
The Odessa American directs readers to the AP Texas baseball section for extended Major League Baseball coverage. Visit the AP site, choose Texas, Odessa American, then the baseball link under Latest News for more details.
Saturday and Sunday interleague games include Toronto over Atlanta 9-5 and 1-0 by Toronto, Chicago White Sox 6-5 over Cubs, Houston 11-10 over Boston, Detroit 7-6 over Colorado, Cincinnati 5-0 over Cleveland, Baltimore 9-1 over Washington, Milwaukee 5-1 over Minnesota, St. Louis 5-4 over Kansas City, Philadelphia 8-6 over Texas, San Francisco 1- Oakland, Seattle 4-2 over San Diego, L A Dodgers 1 over Angels 0, and Arizona 6-2 over Florida. Monday national league and Tuesday schedules list several AL matchups with divisions and times, including Yankees, Mets, Pirates, and Dodgers games, plus multiple interleague tilts across cities and teams. The volume covers numerous line scores, pitcher records, and upcoming game pairings across both leagues.
Texas rookie Eric Hurley earned his first major league win by pitching into the sixth inning as the Rangers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1. Chris Davis homered in his second straight start, Ian Kinsler extended his hitting streak to 12, and Ryan Howard drove in Philadelphia’s lone run. Hurley allowed one run over 5 2 3 innings with three strikeouts and two walks.
Tigers right fielder Magglio Ordonez hits .307 with 12 homers and 50 RBIs but lands on the 15‑day DL after pulling an oblique in a 7‑6 win over Colorado. Matt Joyce recalled from Toledo to fill the roster.
The June 30 roundup highlights Boston at Tampa Bay and a 4-3 Pirates win over the Rays after a 13 inning homer clash. Miguel Cabrera fuels Detroit past Colorado 7-6 with a ninth inning double. Jered Weaver no-hits the Dodgers but Angels win without a hit.
On June 30 across years Cy Young pitched a no-hitter at age 41 for Boston against New York High landers. Others include Bob Lemon night no-hitter in 1948 and Sandy Koufax’s 13 strikeouts in 1962 leading to a 25-0 Dodgers win over the Mets. The list also notes 1970 Riverfront Stadium dedication with Hank Aaron’s first-inning homer, 1974 Willie McCovey 500th HR, 1995 Eddie Murray joining 3,000 hits, 1997 Bobby Witt AL pitcher HR, 1998 Sammy Sosa June record, 2005 saves and multi-HR games, and 2006 a Yankees Mets one-hitter by five pitchers. Also mentions team standings, birthdays, minor-league notes, and results from Buffalo, Scranton/WB, Charlotte, Columbus, Lehigh Valley, Durham, Norfolk, Louisville, and Toledo.
Rochester escapes Pawtucket 8 6 in ten innings while Buffalo edges Scranton/WB 7 5 and other results in the night slate.Upcoming matchups include Syracuse at Lehigh Valley Durham at Richmond and Toledo at Columbus as weather and rain shifts noted.
Loretta delivered a pinch hit RBI single in the eighth off Hideki Okajima to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Jose Valverde earned his 21st save as Houston took two of three in Boston’s first series in Houston.
A scrambled OCR roster lists players and minor league affiliations across states and teams. Names include Inman Jepsen Mattheus Pucetas Richard Weathers Marsan Teagarden Davis Donald Gamel Getz LaPorta Pennington Valaika Span Golson Montero Andrus Bonifacio Campbell De Jesus Francisco Hughes Ramirez Martinez Parra Ramirez and others across PCL EL SL SAL and other leagues.
Odessa coach Williams lauds improved Odessa offense led by Tommy Jones and DeWayne Hogan while focusing on playoff readiness after a 75 72 loss to San Angelo. Quarterback Dennis Gile notes relief and versatility with Jones available for late drives as Frisco visits.
Odessa forced two missed Katy field goals, intercepted two passes, recovered a fumble and had three sacks as the Roughnecks held Katy to 16 possessions with 14 resulting in scores. Williams praised the swarming defense while special teams captain Havens connected on four of five field goals and 13 of 18 extra points.
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