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| Harang targets back-to-back wins in finale with Astros |
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08/28/2008 |
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| seven innings of an 8-3 downing of the New York Mets on Aug. 23 at Shea Stadium. The Galveston, Texas native is an inconsistent 3-4 with three no-decisions over his last 10 starts and 2-2 over his last four, including losses to the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks in which he was raked for 18 hits and 22 runs in nine innings. In the two wins, he's given up just nine hits and four runs in 14 innings. On Wednesday, Roy Oswalt continued his mastery of the Reds with seven strong innings to lead the Astros to a 4- |
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| D'Backs take a note from music industry |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Singer/songwriter James Taylor recommends it, and the Beatles explain how reluctant they were at one point in reaching out for it. Right now, the Arizona Diamondbacks are getting a lot of it to maintain their lead in the National League West standings. Help has been a vital factor in keeping the Diamondbacks atop the division standings despite having lost three straight and four of their last five games. Help is the only reason why the Los Angeles Dodgers are three games off the pace in the stan |
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| Big Unit continues quest for 300 wins versus Padres |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Randy Johnson tries to move one step closer to magical win No. 300 this afternoon, as the Arizona Diamondbacks try to salvage the finale of their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Johnson, at the age of 44, has given the D'Backs more than they ever expected from him, posting a 10-9 mark to go along with a 4.03 earned run average. Johnson has won six of his last eight starts and is just six wins shy of becoming the 24th pitcher to reach 300 wins. The Big Unit was dominati |
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| Atkins, Hawpe lead streaking Rockies over Giants in SF |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| game series from AT&T Park. Troy Tulowitzki and Chris Iannetta also knocked in two runs for Colorado, which has won four games in a row and nine of its last 11 overall. At 63-71, the Rockies, amazingly, find themselves just six games back of the Arizona Diamondbacks for first place in the NL West. Jorge De La Rosa (7-7) allowed two runs -- one earned -- on five hits over six innings to get the win. Jason Grilli tossed three perfect innings in relief to collect his first major league save. Rich Aurilia had three |
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| Pads don't get sucked into Webb of lies, crush D'Backs |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (Best E Casino) - Brian Giles hit a three-run homer and Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in three runs, as the San Diego Padres spoiled Brandon Webb's bid for his 20th win with a 9-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the continuation of a three-game series at Petco Park. Chad Reineke (2-1) pitched five innings and allowed two runs on two hits to earn the victory for San Diego, which has won two straight on the heels of a seven-game skid. Chase Headley added a pair of RBI in the victory. Mark Reynolds' |
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| Webb shoots for 20th win as Diamondbacks resume set with Padres |
MLB Baseball |
08/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Brandon Webb tries to become the National League's first 20-game winner since 2005 this evening when the Arizona Diamondbacks play the second test of their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Webb, the NL's Cy Young Award winner in 2006, moved one step closer to joining Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling as the only D'Backs hurlers to reach the 20- win mark on Thursday, as he won his sixth straight start and eighth consecutive decision with a brilliant effort against the Pad |
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| Marlins resume road trip against battered Braves |
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08/26/2008 |
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| orida Marlins will resume a nine-game road trip this evening with the first of three straight meetings with the National League East-rival Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The Marlins are 3-3 so far on the trek and took two of three meetings from the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field over the weekend. In Sunday's 5-2 win over the D'Backs in the series finale, Josh Willingham went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI to push Florida's road record to 32-33 this season. Paul Lo Duca and Hanley Ramirez each drove in a run for t |
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| Phillies return the favor, complete sweep of Dodgers |
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08/26/2008 |
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| d Russell Martin each had three of the club's 13 hits, but the offense was just 1-for-17 with runners in scoring position, stranding 14 runners. LA's woeful start to their current 10-game road trip has the club three games behind the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks, who lost to the Padres on Monday. "It looked like the same movie," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said when asked about his team's offensive futility. "We had men in scoring position, but it didn't get us anything. We're putting too much pressure on our |
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| Gerut's ninth-inning blast helps Padres snap skid |
MLB Baseball |
08/26/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (Best E Casino) - Jody Gerut hit a game-ending two-run home run to lift San Diego to a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and snap the Padres' seven game losing streak. The game had been tied since the end of the fourth inning, and Arizona's Jon Rauch came on to pitch in the bottom of the ninth. Rauch struck out pinch- hitter Scott Hairston for the first out. Brian Giles next came up and was safe at first after the throw on his grounder sailed past the bag. However, he tried to move up to second |
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| Aces square off again in Diamondbacks-Padres opener |
MLB Baseball |
08/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pretty good pitching matchup is on tap this evening, as Dan Haren and the Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series against Jake Peavy and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. These hurlers actually faced off last Wednesday, but it wasn't the pitcher's duel people were expecting. Haren served up four runs in the first inning and gave up five along with a season-high 11 hits in six innings, while Peavy was charged with the loss after surrendering six runs (5 earned) and five hits in five inn |
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