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| Jones homers in return as Braves wallop D-Backs |
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08/09/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Chipper Jones came back from the disabled list to hit a two-run homer and score three times as the Atlanta Braves pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-6, in the second contest of a four-game set at Chase Field. Jones, who had been on the DL since July 24 with a strained left hamstring, went 2-for-4 with a walk and raised his batting average to .371, which leads the majors. Martin Prado hit a pair of doubles and a triple to drive in three runs while Casey Kotchman went 3-for-4 with tw |
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| Rockies hope for rebound in opener with Padres |
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08/08/2008 |
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| ree-game weekend series at Coors Field. The Padres come in buried deep in the National League West Division standings at 44-71, while the defending league champion Rockies are on the fringes of contention at 52-65, eight games behind the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks. Peavy, who's 4-4 with two no-decisions in his last 10 overall starts, is 4-5 lifetime against the Rockies with a 4.08 earned run average in 97 innings of work. He's faced them twice this season without tangible success, getting a no- decision in a |
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| Phils seeking rebound as Pirates come to town |
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08/08/2008 |
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| e Cardinals to just a run and four hits through seven innings of his team's 2-1 triumph. The right-hander has never faced Pittsburgh in his career. Pittsburgh will try to play spoiler in this series and is coming off Wednesday's 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game set at Chase Field. Buccos starting pitcher Jeff Karstens took a perfect game into the eighth inning before surrendering a double to Chris Young with two outs, but recovered to throw a two-hit shutout. Karstens retired |
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| Braves' Campillo hopes to keep Diamondbacks' bats in check |
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08/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks' struggling offense gets to face one of the National League's hottest pitchers when the current National League West leaders continue a four-game series with the Atlanta Braves tonight at Chase Field. Jorge Campillo has been a huge shot in the arm to Atlanta's injury-riddled rotation, especially since the All-Star break. In four starts following the midseason hiatus, the Mexican right-hander has yielded just two runs over 22 2/3 innings and has won his last three decisio |
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| Braves' road trip resumes in Arizona |
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08/07/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks' inability to generate offense almost made them a part of history last time out. The team tries to get its bats going tonight in the opener of a four-game set with the Atlanta Braves at Chase Field. Arizona is hitting just .251 as a team this year, 13th in the National League, and its 514 runs scored rank 10th in the league. The Diamondbacks have managed to hold onto first place in the NL West, however, thanks to a 3.88 team earned run average that is third best in the S |
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| Nearly perfect: Karstens outduels Big Unit |
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08/07/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Jeff Karstens took a perfect game into the eighth inning before surrendering a double to Chris Young with two outs, but recovered to throw a two-hit shutout in Pittsburgh's 2-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game series. Karstens (2-0) retired the first 23 batters before Young lined a 1-1 pitch into the left field corner in the eighth. Karstens recovered to get out of the inning on the next pitch, however, and survived a single and a walk in the ninth to p |
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| Rockies grab Hernandez off waivers from Twins |
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08/06/2008 |
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| r Minnesota this season. The Twins signed Hernandez in February, but ran out of room on their roster for him this month with Francisco Liriano recalled after dominating in the minor leagues. The 33-year-old hurler is 144-136 with a 4.32 ERA in 13 seasons with the Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Minnesota. A two-time All-Star, Hernandez is 7-3 with a 3.97 ERA in the postseason, highlighted by winning the World Series MVP in 1997 with the Marlins. |
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| Johnson, D-Backs aim to continue roll vs. Pirates |
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08/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Randy Johnson will try to run his recent unbeaten streak to six straight starts today, when he leads the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game series at Chase Field. Johnson is 5-0 in his last five trips to the mound and has recorded a 1.39 earned run average over that span. He last toed the rubber on Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers and permitted just one unearned run and five hits in six innings of a 2-1 victory. The Big Unit also fanned six ba |
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| Braves go for series win against Lincecum |
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08/06/2008 |
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| occasion. Lincecum limited San Diego to one run and three hits while racking up 11 strikeouts over seven innings this past Friday, but was denied a victory when the Giants bullpen blew a one-run lead later in the game. Six days earlier, he fanned 13 Arizona Diamondbacks and allowed two runs through seven frames before being victimized again by his team's relief corps. The 24-year-old has won both of his career starts against Atlanta and surrendered five runs over 11 innings in those two matchups. Lincecum will go u |
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| Diamondbacks extend P Haren through 2012 |
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08/05/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension with pitcher Dan Haren. Haren's current deal runs through 2009 with a club option for 2010, and the extension will run through 2012 with a club option for 2013. The terms of his original deal call for him to make $5.5 million next season and $6.75 million in 2010. According to a report on KTAR 620 AM in Arizona, Haren will make a combined $31 million in 2011 and 2012 with a $15.5 million option for 20 |
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