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| Francoeur highlights Braves thrashing of Giants |
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08/16/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Jeff Francoeur woke up from a year-long slump to go 4-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI to highlight the Atlanta Braves' 11-5 thrashing of the San Francisco Giants in the second test of a four-game set. Greg Norton crushed a two-run homer while Omar Infante had two hits, two runs scored and two RBI to help the Braves snap a five-game skid Mike Hampton (2-1), who beat San Francisco for his first win in nearly three years earlier in the month, threw six innings whi |
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| Braves' Glavine to see specialist Andrews |
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08/16/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Atlanta Braves veteran pitcher Tom Glavine will make the dreaded visit to Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. next week to determine the extent of his left elbow injury. Glavine was placed on the disabled list for the third time this season on Friday due to a strained left elbow. The severity of the injury is not yet known, but Glavine is confident he will need season-ending surgery to repair a torn tendon. The 42-year-old lefty had not gone on the disabled list at any point |
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| Braves pin hopes on Hampton against San Fran |
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08/16/2008 |
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| work) - Mike Hampton has won just one game in the major leagues over the last three years, but that victory came at the expense of the San Francisco Giants. The injury-riddled pitcher will try to repeat recent history when he takes the mound for the Atlanta Braves in tonight's second test of a three-game series with the visiting Giants. Hampton held San Francisco to two runs and four hits over seven innings on August 5 at AT&T Park, the left-hander's first win since August 14, 2005. The two-time All-Star |
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| Giants get a big Winn over Bravos |
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08/15/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Randy Winn was 4-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI and Matt Cain was efficient on the hill in San Francisco's 5-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first test of a four-game series. Cain (8-9) lasted seven innings and allowed a run on six hits and a walk in addition to five strikeouts. Bengie Molina also had four hits and knocked in a pair for the Giants, who snapped a four-game slide. Jair Jurrjens (11-8) struck out nine and gave up only two runs on eight hits in |
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| Braves' Glavine can't shake sore elbow, lands on DL again |
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08/15/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Braves placed pitcher Tom Glavine on the 15-day disabled list for the third time this season Friday with a strained left elbow. The 42-year-old lefty had not gone on the disabled list at any point in his career until this season, but has been battling elbow discomfort since early May. After a two-month stint on the DL with a partially torn flexor tendon in his left elbow, Glavine toed the rubber against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. The outing didn't go as the veter |
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| Braves host Giants in battle of struggling clubs |
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08/15/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Both the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves are currently riding four-game losing streaks. One of those clubs will get back on track tonight, when Atlanta hosts San Francisco in the opener of a four-game series at Turner Field. After dropping the finale of a four-game set to Arizona, the Braves then lost all three games of their recent series with the Chicago Cubs. San Francisco, meanwhile, was just swept in a four-game series by Houston. After scoring a total of just two runs over th |
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| Cubs power past Braves to complete sweep |
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08/15/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez both blasted homers, as the Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves by an 11-7 margin at Turner Field. The two Chicago sluggers led the scoring, combining to drive in five runs on the night. Geovany Soto added two RBI and two runs scored, while Derrek Lee, Kosuke Fukudome, Ryan Theriot and Mark DeRosa each had two hits in the victory. "Atlanta kept coming back at us, but we held them off, and (Carlos) Marmol and (Kerry) Wood di |
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| Cubs' Ramirez day-to-day with bruised hip |
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08/14/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez left Thursday's victory against the Atlanta Braves with a left hip bruise. His status is day-to-day. Ramirez scored from second on a double by Geovany Soto in the fifth inning and grimaced in pain following his slide into home. He remained on the ground for a few minutes before trainers came to his aid and slowly walked back to the dugout. The Cubs' clean-up hitter was 2-for-2 with a three-run home run before leaving the game. Mark DeRo |
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| Cubs' Ramirez leaves game |
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08/14/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez left Thursday's game against the Atlanta Braves with a left hip contusion. Ramirez scored from second on a double by Geovany Soto in the fifth inning and grimaced in pain following his slide into home. He remained on the ground for a few minutes before trainers came to his aid and slowly walked back to the dugout. The Cubs' clean-up hitter was 2-for-2 with a three-run home run before leaving the game. Mark DeRosa shifted from second bas |
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| Glavine returns from DL in finale with Cubs |
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08/14/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Braves are expected to have Tom Glavine back on the mound tonight, when they close out a three-game series versus the Chicago Cubs at Turner Field. Glavine has been on the disabled list since June 11 with a sore left elbow, and last took the hill on June 10 at Chicago's Wrigley Field. He was reached for four runs and six hits in three innings of a 10-5 setback against the Cubs to suffer the loss. The veteran southpaw and two-time NL Cy Young Award winner is 0-2 in his last four |
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