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| Johnson goes the distance to lead Fish past Bravos |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Josh Johnson's brilliant four-hitter marked the first complete game of his career and Dan Uggla was the offensive catalyst, as the Florida Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, and evened their three- game series at Turner Field. Johnson (4-0) took a no-hitter into the fifth and allowed one run to go along with the four hits and eight strikeouts for the Marlins, who rebounded after blowing a ninth-inning lead in Tuesday's 10-9 series-opening loss. Uggla homered and scored t |
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| Braves obtain Dessens |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Braves signed pitcher Elmer Dessens on Wednesday to a contract through the end of this season. He is expected to be added to the club's roster later this week. Dessens, 37, last pitched in the major leagues in 2007, when he split the year between Milwaukee and Colorado. In 17 games -- five starts -- he went 2-2 with a 7.15 ERA. He had been pitching with the Mexico City Red Devils of the Mexican League this year. In 20 games -- 19 starts -- he went 10-2 with a 4.03 E |
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| Red Sox pick up Kotsay from Braves |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Boston Red Sox bolstered their outfield on Wednesday by landing veteran Mark Kotsay from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for minor league outfielder Luis Sumoza. Just a day after sending outfielder J.D. Drew to the disabled list with a back strain, the Red Sox picked up another left-handed bat for the stretch run. The 32-year-old Kotsay was hitting .289 with six home runs and 37 RBI in 88 games with Atlanta this season. The 20-year-old Sumoza hit .301 with 11 home runs, 15 d |
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| Marlins seeking quick rebound in second tilt with Braves |
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08/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - If the Florida Marlins have any plans on reaching the postseason, playing better baseball on the road would certainly help. Florida will resume a nine-game road trip tonight with the second test of a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The Marlins are 3-4 so far on the trek and have dropped seven of their last 12 games away from South Beach. In Tuesday's 10-9 loss to the Braves in the series opener, Cody Ross belted a two-run homer and finished with three hits and four RBI for the Marlins, who fell to 32-34 as the guest and six games behind Philadelphia for the top spot in the National League East division. Mike Jacobs had two hits and drove in a pair of runs in defeat. Marlins starter Scott Olsen did not factor in the decision and gave up four runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. Kevin Gregg was saddled with the loss after yielding four runs and five hits in the decisive ninth inning. The Marlins will hand the ball to Josh Johnson on Wednesday, and he is coming off back-to-back no-decisions after a personal three-start winning streak. Florida had won each of Johnson's first six starts since he was activated off the disabled list, but has dropped his last two. Johnson previously pitched Thursday in a 4-3 loss at San Francisco's AT&T Park, where he allowed three runs and nine hits in six innings of work. The right-hander will face the familiar Braves tonight. He is 2-1 with a 2.48 earned run average in seven career games (6 starts) against them. Atlanta has won two of three since a six-game losing streak. Yunel Escobar provided the late-inning fireworks for the Braves with the game-winning RBI single to cap a four-run ninth inning. Escobar, Gregor Blanco and Jeff Francoeur each had two RBI, while Omar Infante scored three runs on three hits and knocked in a run for the Braves. Jair Jurrjens started for Atlanta and was ripped for six runs and six hits in only three innings of work. Will Ohman collected the win despite permitting a run on two hits in the top of the ninth. Mike Hampton gets the call for the Braves this evening and he will make his seventh start of the summer. The oft-injured Hampton, who has been battling shoulder, elbow and leg problems over the past three years, is 2-1 with a 6.47 ERA in six trips to the mound this season. Hampton last pitched on Thursday against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, allowing three runs and eight hits in six innings of a 5-4 loss in which he received a no-decision. The southpaw has an extensive history against the Marlins, having pitched to a 10-6 record, two complete games and a 4.54 earned run average through 23 career games -- 22 of which have been starts -- versus Florida. Atlanta leads the 2008 season series with Florida by an 8-5 margin and has won four of the last five matchups between the teams. The Braves are 5-2 at Turner Field versus the Marlins this season. |
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| Rangers go for sweep in KC |
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08/27/2008 |
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| art of his major league career and tries to regain the momentum of a recent three-game win streak tonight when the Texas Rangers visit Kauffman Stadium to close out a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals. Harrison, a third-round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2003, made his debut on July 8 with a 3-2 defeat of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and ran his record to 5-2 with consecutive defeats of the New York Yankees, Baltimore and Tampa Bay between Aug. 5 and 16. He fell slightly back to Earth on Aug |
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| Report: Red Sox close to getting Kotsay from Braves |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Boston Red Sox are reportedly close to a deal that will land outfielder Mark Kotsay from the Atlanta Braves. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Wednesday that the Braves will continue their late-season purge by dealing away Kotsay, who was pulled from the starting lineup of Atlanta's game against Florida on Tuesday night, apparently to prevent any injury that could scuttle the deal. The paper said it is unclear what the Red Sox will give up in the trade, but it will |
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| Braves score four in ninth, rally for win over Marlins |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Yunel Escobar hit the game-winning RBI single to cap a four-run ninth and lift the Atlanta Braves over the Florida Marlins, 10-9, in the first of a three-game set at Turner Field. Omar Infante scored three runs on three hits and knocked in a run for the Braves, who won for just the second time in 10 games. Cody Ross belted a two-run homer and finished with three hits and four RBI for the Marlins, who fell to 3-4 on a nine-game road trip. "It is a back-breaking loss, said Florid |
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| Marlins resume road trip against battered Braves |
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08/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Florida 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 R |
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| White Sox, O's get going in Baltimore |
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08/25/2008 |
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| in after allowing just one hits over eight scoreless innings. He followed that up with a pair of no-decisions before defeating the Boston Red Sox, 11-6, in his most recent start on Aug. 20. Overall, in four starts, the former fifth-round pick of the Atlanta Braves has surrendered 24 hits and 12 earned runs in 21 2/3 innings while walking 10 and striking out 10. He has never faced the White Sox. In Baltimore, Robinson Cano went 4-for-5, and hit the go-ahead homer in the seventh inning as the New York Yankees e |
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| Cards send Looper to hill in finale with Braves at Busch |
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08/24/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Right-hander Braden Looper can equal last season's personal-best win total today when the St. Louis Cardinals host the Atlanta Braves in the finale of a three-game series at Turner Field. A 33-year-old Oklahoman, Looper was a full-time reliever for his initial 572 appearances in the major leagues through 2006 before become a full-time starter in 2007 and going 12-12 with a 4.94 earned run average. He picked up win No. 11 this season on Aug. 13 in Florida, allowing five hits and an earned r |
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