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| Dodgers' five-run rally in ninth tops D'Backs |
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07/20/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Ramon Troncoso picked up his first major league win and Russell Martin drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers used a five-run ninth to edge the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-5, in the rubber match of a weekend set. Troncoso (1-1) earned the win by tossing two innings and fanning five batters. Jonathan Broxton got his second save of the year despite giving up a run in the ninth. Derek Lowe lasted 5 1/3 innings and was touched for four runs on seven hi |
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| Snyder activated from DL, Hammock optioned |
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07/20/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks activated catcher Chris Snyder from the 15-day disabled list on Sunday, and he went 0-for-2 with an RBI in the club's 6-5 loss to the Dodgers. Snyder missed the last 14 games with a left testicular fracture. To make room for Snyder on the roster, the D'Backs optioned catcher Robby Hammock to Triple-A Tucson. Hammock had gone 3-for-19 in his second stint in the big leagues this season. |
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| Webb attempts to keep D'Backs atop NL West in finale with Dodgers |
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07/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Brandon Webb tries to become the majors' first 14-game winner this afternoon when the Arizona Diamondbacks play the rubber match of their three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field. Webb has defeated the Dodgers the last seven times he has faced them and is an impressive 9-3 lifetime against them with a 2.78 earned run average in 14 starts. The 29-year-old sinkerballer won his last two decisions before the break and is 13-4 on the season with a 3.23 ERA. He received a no-decis |
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| D'Backs place Slaten on DL, recall Buckner |
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07/19/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks placed lefty Doug Slaten on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday, a day after he strained his right knee in a game against the Dodgers. Slaten suffered the injury in the 11th inning of Friday's 8-7 loss. The reliever gave up a leadoff homer to James Loney, left after pitching to the next two batters, and took the loss. The 28-year-old had an MRI exam and will know the results in several days. Slaten is 0-3 with a 4.55 ERA in 27 2/3 innings this season. To acc |
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| Dodgers, D'Backs resume battle for top spot in NL West |
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07/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - First place in the National League West will be on the line this evening when the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks continue their key three-game series at Chase Field. The Dodgers moved into a tie atop the division with the D'Backs on Friday in dramatic fashion, as James Loney belted the winning homer in the 11th inning, and Nomar Garciaparra smacked two balls over the fence and drove in three runs in the 8-7 win. Matt Kemp also homered for the Dodgers, who began the post All-Star br |
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| Braves continue series with Nats in Dixie |
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07/19/2008 |
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| loss. Nationals lefty John Lannan finally ended a losing skid in his last outing before the break. The 23-year-old Siena College product had gone 0-5 in eight starts between May 24 and July 3, before finally breaking through with a 5-0 defeat of the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 9. In that game, Lannan allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings. He's made two starts against Atlanta this season, combining to allow 14 hits and six runs in 11 innings while picking up a 10-2 loss on April 12 in Washington and a 6-0 |
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| Phils, Kendrick try to stay atop NL East in South Beach |
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07/19/2008 |
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| their three-game series with the Florida Marlins at Dolphin Stadium. Kendrick is unbeaten in his last four starts and is 8-3 on the season with a 4.47 earned run average. Kendrick received a no-decision in his last start before the break against the Arizona Diamondbacks, as he surrendered four runs and nine hits in 6 1/3 innings of a 6-5 win. Kendrick, who is 5-1 in 10 road starts this season, has faced the Marlins twice in his young career, posting a 1-0 mark with a 2.57 ERA in those outings. Florida will counter |
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| Diamondbacks place Upton on DL |
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07/18/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks placed outfielder Justin Upton on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a left oblique strain. Upton has been out since July 9 since suffering the strain taking batting practice in Washington. He will be eligible to return July 24. The 20-year-old Upton got off to a torrid start at the plate this season, but has cooled off since with a .242 average, 11 home runs and 31 RBI in 83 games. Newly re-acquired first baseman Tony Clark replaces Upton on the 25-man ros |
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| Sabathia, Brewers visit Giants |
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07/18/2008 |
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| ay against Chicago, despite throwing seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball in a 3-1 loss. Cain last faced the Brewers back in 2006 and was tagged with the loss, surrendering five runs and five hits in seven innings. The Giants enter the second half 15 games under .500 (40-55), but are just seven games back of the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks, despite owning a major league-worst 17-28 home mark. Milwaukee swept the Giants at Miller Park earlier in the season, but has lost five straight in San Francisco. |
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| Diamondbacks, Dodgers start key NL West series |
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07/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks try to hold on to the top spot in the NL West this evening, as they begin a key three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field. Arizona enters this series with a slim one-game lead over the Dodgers, but at 47-48 has the worst record of any of the division leaders. The Diamondbacks looked as if they were going to run away with the division in the early going, posting a 20-8 mark out of the gate thanks to some tremendous starting pitching. However, the bats |
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