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| Diamondbacks acquire Eckstein |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired veteran infielder David Eckstein from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league pitcher Chad Beck. Eckstein, 33, hit .277 in 76 games for the Blue Jays this season with a home run and 22 runs batted in. He went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Toronto's 6-2 win over the New York Yankees Sunday. In parts of eight major league seasons, Eckstein has a career batting average of .285 with 31 home runs and 307 RBI in stints with the Angels, Cardinals a |
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| Arizona's Webb shoots for win No. 20 vs. LA |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Brandon Webb gets another crack at 20 wins this season, as he leads the Arizona Diamondbacks in the rubber match of a three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in a battle of National League West rivals at Chase Field. Webb is 19-5 with a 2.96 earned run average this year and is trying to become the NL's first 20-game winner since 2005. However, his first attempt did not go so well as he was tagged for six runs on nine hits in just 4 2/3 innings in a loss to San Diego on Tuesday. Webb, who |
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| Dodgers snap eight-game skid, inch closer in NL West |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Manny Ramirez went 4-for-5 with a double and two solo home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a season-high eight-game losing streak with a much-needed 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Chad Billingsley (13-10) scattered nine hits and two runs en route to getting the win for his seven-plus innings on the mound. The starter also set a career high in wins and recorded six strikeouts. Matt Kemp had two hits, including a two-run homer for the Dodgers, who moved to within 3 |
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| Dodgers try to halt skid, gain ground in Arizona |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Halting their current season-high losing streak doesn't get any easier for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The club continues its three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will send Dan Haren to the hill tonight at Chase Field. The Dodgers have dropped eight in a row for the first time since July 19-26, 2006 after losing Friday's series opener to Arizona, 9-3. All of Los Angeles' setbacks have come on the road during its current 10-game road trip that ends with this series. Overall, the Dodg |
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| Diamondbacks extend NL West lead with win over Dodgers |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Stephen Drew, Conor Jackson and Adam Dunn each knocked in two runs en route to helping the Arizona Diamondbacks extend their lead in the NL West with an 9-3 win over the suddenly struggling Los Angeles Dodgers. "It is always nice to get another game but we have to play better," Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said. "If we played better in the San Diego series we would be looking at a couple more games. It is nice to get the first game of the series but we still have two left and we n |
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| Diamondbacks activate Upton from DL, bring up P Scherzer |
MLB Baseball |
08/30/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks activated outfielder Justin Upton from the 15-day disabled list Friday. Upton missed 43 games with a left oblique strain and had his starting spot in right field taken over by the recently acquired Adam Dunn while he was sidelined. The 21-year-old Upton got off to a torrid start at the plate this season, but cooled off to post a .242 average with 11 home runs and 31 RBI in 83 games. In 15 games with Triple-A Tucson, Upton hit .279 with three home runs and 10 |
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| San Diego Padres |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Placed outfielder Scott Hairston on the 15-day disabled list; recalled pitcher Cla Meredith from Portland (PCL); purchased the contracts of pitcher Josh Geer and outfielder Will Venable from Portland; outrighted pitcher Josh Banks to Portland; announced pitcher Wil Ledezma has been claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
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| Padres place OF Hairston on DL, among other moves |
MLB Baseball |
08/29/2008 |
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| s left thumb. The 28-year-old Hairston sustained the injury in Wednesday's 5-4 win over Arizona diving for a ball in center field. He is batting .248 with 17 home runs and 31 RBI in 112 games for the Padres in 2008. The club also recalled pitcher Cla Meredith from Triple-A Portland, purchased the contracts of pitcher Josh Geer and outfielder Will Venable from Portland, outrighted right-hander Josh Banks to Portland and announced that left-hander Wil Ledezma has been claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
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| D-Backs claim Ledezma |
MLB Baseball |
08/29/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks claimed left-handed pitcher Wilfredo Ledezma off waivers from the San Diego Padres Friday. Ledezma, 27, was 0-2 with a 4.47 earned run average over 25 games (six starts) with the Padres this season. He is 15-22 with a 5.16 ERA in 152 career games over parts of six major league seasons. Ledezma is expected to report to the Diamondbacks tomorrow, at which time another corresponding roster move will be made. |
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| Diamondbacks host Dodgers in crucial NL West series |
MLB Baseball |
08/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The top two teams in the National League West start up an important three-game series this evening at Chase Field, where the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks host the Los Angeles Dodgers in a battle of struggling clubs. Arizona comes in owning a 3 1/2-game lead on the Dodgers despite having lost its last four contests. That's because Los Angeles has yet to win any of the first seven tilts of its current 10-game road trip. The Dodgers' three most recent defeats came at the hands of the lowly Wash |
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