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Peavy, Pierzynski named Gold Glove finalists
… four (excluding sparingly-used backups) Gold Glove: Alex Avila , Russell Martin, A.J. Pierzynski, Matt Wieters Klaassen: Matt Wieters (12.5), Bobby Wilson (4.9), Alex Avila (3.5), Jeff Mathis (3.5) Pierzynski rates near …
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The Giants are World Series champs again
… plate. They were St. Louis teammates last year when the Cardinals won the title. ... Laird started after Alex Avila was scratched. Avila 's right arm was still sore after being hit by a foul tip in the opener. ... Ann Romney, wife of Republican …
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...although Justin Verlander didn't enjoy it much
… back to the middle of the plate."You could tell that his command wasn't there as far as his fastball," catcher Alex Avila said. "From then on you try to make the adjustments for him to find it and still try to manage it and work with what …
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ALCS Game 4 gets washed away
… on the road."A lot of people were pretty upset that Verlander didn't get to finish his start," Detroit catcher Alex Avila said. "So, I think people would be pretty upset if they didn't get to see Scherzer and Sabathia finish their starts …
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Can the Tigers recover from this loss?
… support of Valverde along with most everyone else in the room."It's extremely hard to hit a baseball," catcher Alex Avila said. "So, the credit's always going to go to the hitters. It has to. He did have a good fastball. That inning …
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This pitcher set an AL record Thursday
… Kansas City 5-4 on Thursday when Alex Avila drove home the winning run in the ..... 3-2."Getting a win is big," Avila said. "We have to be able to win ..... game -- and Kansas City's fifth. Avila hit a full-count pitch to first …
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Tigers walk-off over Royals
… Central, beating the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Thursday on Alex Avila 's grounder in the ninth inning. The Tigers began the ..... errors, including one that loaded the bases in the ninth. Avila hit a grounder to first baseman Brayan Pena, who made …
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Tigers win third straight over Royals, take one game lead on Sox
… off Kelvin Herrera (4-3) and was replaced by Kelly, who stole second base and took third on Andy Dirks' single. Alex Avila hit a two-run homer and Austin Jackson had a solo shot in the fourth inning to tie the game.The Tigers have won six …
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2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Catcher
… the dish. 14. Jonathan Lucroy, Brewers15. Yasmani Grandal, PadresNOTE: Hasn't looked lost in The Show. 16. Alex Avila , Tigers17. Ryan Doumit, Twins18. A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox19. J.P. Arencibia, Blue JaysNOTE: Don't look …
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Tigers keep pace with win over Royals
… Fielder hit a solo homer for Detroit in the second, and Alex Avila added an RBI double later in the inning.Gordon's 12th ..... batting, Verlander hurt his shoulder in bizarre fashion. Avila , the catcher, was making a routine throw back to the …
