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| D-Backs reinstate Slaten from DL, option Buckner |
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08/14/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated left-handed pitcher Doug Slaten from the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday. Slaten, who was placed on the DL on July 19 with a right knee strain, is 0-3 with a 4.40 earned run average in 37 games this season. To make room on the roster, the club optioned right-handed pitcher Billy Buckner to Triple-A Tucson. Buckner went 1-0 with a 4.00 ERA over nine innings of relief in two stints with the parent club this season. |
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| Astros send Wolf to hill to take on Giants |
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08/13/2008 |
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| middle of the pack in a crowded National League Central Division, having won six straight games to climb above .500 at 60-59 overall and within 12 games of the first-place Chicago Cubs. The Giants, meanwhile, are fourth in the NL West, trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks by an only slightly less daunting 9 1/2 games in spite of being 18 games under .500 at 50-68. Wolf, who was acquired from the Padres shortly before the trade deadline, is 1-0 in three starts with his new club, allowing 20 hits and seven earned runs |
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| Pirates lefty Maholm takes on Reds |
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08/13/2008 |
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| omer to lift the Reds over the Pirates, 5-1. Javier Valentin added a solo shot and Corey Patterson drove in two runs on two hits as the Reds halted a season-high six-game slide. The Reds continued their youth movement on Monday, shipping Dunn to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three prospects, including minor league pitcher Dallas Buck. Andy LaRoche drove in the only run for the Pirates, who have dropped three of their last four. Edinson Volquez (14-5) picked up the win after yielding one run on five hits and three wa |
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| D'Backs, Rockies continue familiar rivalry |
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08/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks aim to keep up their season-long dominance of the Colorado Rockies when the National League West rivals resume a three-game series tonight at Coors Field. Arizona claimed Tuesday's opener by a 4-2 count and has now won nine of the 10 encounters between the clubs this season. That success has provided a small measure of revenge for the Diamondbacks, who were swept in four games by the Rockies in last October's NL Championship Series. Randy Johnson (10-8) sparked Tuesday's |
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| Cubs, Braves set to play two in Atlanta |
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08/13/2008 |
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| run and four hits with eight strikeouts in seven frames. Atlanta will open a seven-game homestand Wednesday versus the Cubs and Giants, and sport a decent 33-25 record at Turner Field this season. The Braves were aiming for a four-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks, but suffered a 6-1 loss in Sunday's series finale at Chase Field. Omar Infante finished with a team-high two hits and knocked in the lone run for the Braves, who finished their road trip at 4-3. Starting pitcher Mike Hampton suffered the loss in hi |
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08/13/2008 |
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| Suspended Kansas City Royals minor league pitcher Victor Jorge and Arizona Diamondbacks minor league pitcher Winfild De La Rosa and first baseman Ramon Mariano 50 games each for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. |
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| Phillips, Volquez help Reds topple Pirates |
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08/12/2008 |
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| ti Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, in the first contest of a three-game set at PNC Park. Javier Valentin added a solo shot for the Reds, who began life without Adam Dunn. The Reds continued their youth movement on Monday, shipping Dunn to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three prospects, including minor league pitcher Dallas Buck. Corey Patterson drove in two runs on two hits as the Reds halted a season- high six-game slide. Andy LaRoche drove in the only run for the Pirates, who have dropped three of their last |
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| Revamped D'Backs begin series at Colorado |
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08/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have added some much-needed thunder to their lineup for tonight's opener of a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies from Coors Field. In an effort to boost its sputtering offense, Arizona acquired slugger Adam Dunn from the Cincinnati Reds on Monday's off day in exchange for minor league pitcher Dallas Buck and two players to be named later. The outfielder is expected to bat cleanup and play right field for his new club in tonight's tilt. Dunn is tied for the major |
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| Reds begin life without Dunn in Pittsburgh |
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08/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Cincinnati Reds begin life without Adam Dunn tonight, as they open a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Reds continued their youth movement on Monday, shipping Dunn to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three prospects, including minor league pitcher Dallas Buck. Dunn, who will be a free agent at the conclusion of the season, has 32 homers, tied for the major-league lead, with 74 runs batted in and a .233 batting average in 114 games. The 28-year-old is in his eighth bi |
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| Phils try to get Hamels on track against Dodgers |
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08/12/2008 |
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| ith two hits and two RBI, while James Loney knocked in three runs on three hits for the Dodgers, who ended a two-game slide and won for the third time in five tries. Casey Blake clubbed a two-run homer to help the Dodgers move within one game of the Arizona Diamondbacks for NL West supremacy. LA, which got three hits apiece from Jeff Kent and Matt Kemp, will also host Milwaukee and Colorado on the homestand and sport a 33-27 mark at Chavez Ravine this season. Derek Lowe earned the win with Monday's performance, sur |
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