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| D'Backs roll over Rox with post season in sight |
MLB Baseball |
09/21/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Chris Young had three hits, including a homer and three-run triple to drive in four runs, leading the playoff-hopeful Arizona Diamondbacks to a 13-4 thrashing of the Colorado Rockies. Adam Dunn had three RBI, while Josh Whitesell clubbed his first major league homer for the Diamondbacks, who have won six of their last seven games. Arizona pulled within 2 1/2 games of Los Angeles for first place in the NL West. The Dodgers lost, 1-0 in 11 innings at home to the San Francisco Giants Sun |
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| Diamondbacks send out Haren for big test with Rockies |
MLB Baseball |
09/21/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks wouldn't mind an outing out of Dan Haren today similar to the one he had last time out. Still trailing in the National League West, Haren's club wraps a three-game set with the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. After losing the first game of this series, the Diamondbacks picked up a much- needed 5-3 win on Saturday to remain 3 1/2 games back of the division-leading Dodgers. Los Angeles bested the Giants on Saturday. Arizona has won five of its last six and got a go-ahead |
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| Drew's HR in ninth lifts D-Backs past Rockies |
MLB Baseball |
09/21/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Stephen Drew hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the ninth to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to an all-important 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Drew finished the game 2-for-5 with two runs scored while Chad Tracy went 2- for-4 with an RBI for the Diamondbacks, who have won five of six. Doug Davis hurled a crucial quality start for Arizona, as he gave up two runs on six hits and a walk, with four strikeouts. Tony Pena (3-2) got the win despite giving up the l |
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| Desperate D-Backs continue key series with Rockies |
MLB Baseball |
09/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A franchise-record road losing streak has the Arizona Diamondbacks on the verge of missing the postseason. The club will try again to solve its road problems when it battles the Colorado Rockies in the second contest of a three-game series tonight at Coors Field. Arizona trails the Los Angeles Dodgers by 3 1/2 games for first place in the National League West with nine left to play. The Diamondbacks entered this test having swept a four-game home series with the Giants to keep pace, but were edg |
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| First-place Dodgers welcome Giants to town |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Dodgers aim for their eighth straight win at home this evening, when they welcome the San Francisco Giants to town for the first of three straight games at Chavez Ravine. Los Angeles is 3 1/2 games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the lead in the National League West division and have won seven straight as the host. The Dodgers just went 7-3 on a 10-game road trip and recently won three out of four games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. In Thursday's 4-3 win in 12 |
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| Diamondbacks aim to end road skid in Colorado |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A big reason why the Arizona Diamondbacks have fallen from grace is their poor play on the road. The Diamondbacks have lost 10 straight as the guest and will put their playoff hopes on the line tonight in the opener of a seven-game trek with the first of three straight meetings against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Arizona is 31-43 away from Chase Field this season and sits 3 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the top spot in the National League West division. Arizona kept pace |
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| Loney, Dodgers top Pirates in extras |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| Network) - James Loney had the game-winning RBI single in the 12th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3, in the finale of a four-game set from PNC Park. The Dodgers now hold a 3 1/2 game lead in the NL West over the Arizona Diamondbacks, who beat San Francisco 3-2 Thursday. Matt Kemp had two hits and scored two runs while Blake DeWitt drove in a pair for LA, which has won seven of nine overall. Andre Ethier knocked in the other run and Scott Proctor (2-0) got the win with a scorele |
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| Dodgers close series in Steel City |
MLB Baseball |
09/18/2008 |
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| The National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers will try to get back on track when they close out a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon at PNC Park. The Dodgers had their division lead trimmed to 3 1/2 games over the Arizona Diamondbacks after losing Wednesday's game by a lopsided 15-8 score. Arizona defeated San Francisco on Wednesday. Russell Martin was 3-for-5 and drove in three runs for the Dodgers, who had won the first two games of this series. Starter Chad Billingsley surrend |
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| Lincecum squares off with Big Unit in Arizona |
MLB Baseball |
09/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks will shoot for their first four- game sweep of the San Francisco Giants tonight, when the two ballclubs close out their series at Chase Field. Arizona will send Randy Johnson to the hill with hopes of winning its fourth straight game. Johnson is 10-9 with a 4.11 earned run average this season but 0-1 in his last five starts with four straight no-decisions. He last pitched on September 13 versus Cincinnati and allowed one run in six innings of a 3-2 setback. The 45-year-o |
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| Webb aiming to give D-Backs another win over Giants |
MLB Baseball |
09/17/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Brandon Webb will try to keep playoff hopes alive for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who resume a four-game series this evening versus the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field. Arizona is 4 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the lead in the National League's West division, but has won two straight and three of five after a six-game losing streak. Webb will try to keep the D'Backs on track and extend his National League-leading win total to 21 games on Wednesday. He is 20-7 with a 3.28 earned |
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