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| Hudson to have Tommy John surgery |
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08/02/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson has decided to undergo Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery. An MRI exam performed on Hudson Monday indicated that the righty would need to undergo the surgical procedure. He is projected to miss about a year and could be expected to rejoin the rotation in August of next season. Hudson, 33, has gone 11-7 with a 3.17 earned run average this year and is set to make $13 million in 2009, the final year of his contract. The contract include |
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| Braves designate P Ring for assignment |
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08/02/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Braves designated pitcher Royce Ring for assignment Saturday. The left-handed specialist was replaced in the bullpen by right-hander Vladimir Nunez, whose contract was purchased from Triple-A Richmond. Ring posted a 31.50 earned run average and allowed opponents to hit .536 in eight post-All-Star break appearances. He had a 1.72 ERA in 29 appearances before the break. Nunez made three appearances in July for the big league club, yielding two earned runs in 4 2/3 inn |
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| CC goes for Brewers in Atlanta |
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08/02/2008 |
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| s just a small bump on what is going to be a very smooth road. The 2007 American League Cy Young Award winner will try to put his first poor start in a Milwaukee uniform behind him this afternoon in the middle portion of a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Sabathia won his first four starts with Milwaukee after it acquired him from the Cleveland Indians in early July. In fact, Sabathia turned in three straight complete games heading into last Monday's test with the Cubs. The left-hand |
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| Suppan, Brewers blank Braves |
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08/02/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Mike Cameron hit a two-run home run and Jeff Suppan was stellar on the mound to pick up his first win since July 1, as the Milwaukee Brewers crushed the Atlanta Braves, 9-0, in the opener of a three- game set. Suppan (6-7) tossed seven innings and gave up just five hits and three walks to record his first win at Turner Field. "It was one of those things that you go as long as you can," Suppan said. "I felt there was a couple of situations that I got out of my rhythm." Prince Fi |
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| Braves recall P James for start |
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08/02/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Braves recalled pitcher Chuck James from Triple-A Richmond, who started Friday's 9-0 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers. James gave up six runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings to drop his record to 2-4. James has bounced between the Braves' big league club and Richmond for most of the season after the lefty struggled to a 2-3 mark with Atlanta and an 8.22 earned run average through five starts (23 innings). He has allowed seven home runs with 16 walks and 17 strikeouts |
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| Cardinals prepare for stretch run |
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08/01/2008 |
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| d lead, but it could have been a lot different had the Cardinals not been recently swept in four games by the Brewers from July 21-24 at Busch Stadium. St. Louis, though, rebounded by going 4-3 on a seven-game road trip against the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves. The Cards just missed sweeping the Braves in a four-game road series for the first time since the 1946 season and had their three-game win streak come to an end in Thursday's series finale. But now the Cardinals return home to face the NL East-lead |
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| Brewers hope to get back on track in Atlanta |
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08/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Milwaukee Brewers have cooled off tremendously since their eight-game winning streak and will bring their current woes to the road tonight, when they open a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Milwaukee even found its way to the top of the National League Central standings, but has lost five straight and six of its last seven games to fall five games off the pace. St. Louis is also five games behind the Chicago Cubs in the division standings. The Brewers were |
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| Angels aim to extend win streak in matchup with Yankees |
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08/01/2008 |
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| nd Garret Anderson both finished 4-of-5 for the AL West-leading Angels, who pounded out 18 hits en route to their eighth win in nine games. Mark Teixeira added his first two hits in an Angels uniform after being acquired earlier in the week from the Atlanta Braves. Jon Garland (10-6) allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings to pick up the win. Bobby Abreu and Xavier Nady homered for the reeling Yankees, who have dropped four of their past five games and are now 4 1/2 games behind Tampa Bay in the AL Ea |
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| Angels play long ball, spoil Pudge's Yankee debut |
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07/31/2008 |
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| -5 for the AL West-leading Angels, who pounded out 18 hits en route to winning their fourth straight and for the eighth time in nine games. Mark Teixeira added his first two hits in an Angels uniform after being acquired earlier in the week from the Atlanta Braves. "I think we pressured these guys all night tonight," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "That's what you need to do. We did a lot of good things on the bases, good things at the plate and home runs were definitely a part of it tonight." Jon Garland |
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| Angels play long ball to down struggling Yankees |
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07/31/2008 |
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| -5 for the AL West-leading Angels, who pounded out 18 hits en route to winning their fourth straight and for the eighth time in nine games. Mark Teixeira added his first two hits in an Angels uniform after being acquired earlier in the week from the Atlanta Braves. Jon Garland (10-6) allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings to pick up the win. Bobby Abreu and Xavier Nady homered for the reeling Yankees, who have dropped four of their past five games and are now 4 1/2 games behind Tampa Bay in the AL Ea |
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