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...The Tampa Bay Devil Rays made another move to bolster their pitching staff, agreeing to a minor league contract with John Burkett that will pay him $850,000 if he's added to the roster. Burkett, who spent the last three-plus seasons with...
...the AL. Lowe still doesn't consider himself the best pitcher on the Boston Red Sox, even though Pedro Martinez and John Burkett have as many losses and fewer wins than he does. "I'm not the ace, I'll tell you that right now," Lowe said...
...Alex Rodriguez ($25.2 million) and Boston outfielder Manny Ramirez ($20 million). Elsewhere, right-hander John Burkett decided to stay with the Atlanta Braves, agreeing to a $1.75 million, one-year contract. Catcher Tom Prince...
...wild pitch and one hit batsman. Jay Canizaro homered on Wakefield's first pitch. The Twins snapped Boston starter John Burkett's scoreless streak at nine innings. He gave up one run, in the fourth, after shutting out opponents in his first...
...win for us as a team, considering we haven't been playing too good." Wakefield joined Pedro Martinez (148) and John Burkett (151) as pitchers on the current Boston staff with 100 or more wins. He matched his season high with seven strikeouts...
...allowed three hits in eight scoreless innings and had his first career RBI. Robin Ventura hit a solo home run off John Burkett (6-6) as the Mets won for just the third time in 11 games and earned a four-game split. Diamondbacks 5, Rockies...
...can't make it interesting," Astros cleanup hitter Lance Berkman said. Shane Reynolds will start for Houston against John Burkett, and he'll be trying to reverse one of the bleakest records in franchise history. Not only have the Astros never...
...Philadelphia Phillies. "It all came together at the right time," Brian Jordan said. "We're very confident right now." John Burkett pitched six shutout innings before giving up a two-run homer to pinch-hitter Daryle Ward in the seventh, halving...
...Minnesota 2; Cleveland 7, Texas 4; Anaheim 4, Toronto 0; and Baltimore 10, Kansas City 5. Red Sox 4, Devil Rays 2 John Burkett pitched six scoreless innings in his Red Sox debut at Fenway Park, and Manny Ramirez hit a two-run homer to lead...
...autographs as the World team won 5-1. At least Selig, the Brewers' former owner, caught one break: Boston pitcher John Burkett, who said he'd boycott the game if picked for the AL roster, wasn't chosen. Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez was selected...