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| Volquez, Zito square off in Cincy |
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08/29/2008 |
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| th decision in five after yielding seven hits and three runs in seven full frames. On Wednesday in San Francisco, Bengie Molina and Pablo Sandoval hit back-to- back homers to give the hosts the lead, and the Giants pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in the finale of a three-game set. Tim Lincecum (15-3) took the win after allowing just one run on five hits and three walks in 7 2/3 frames. He also struck out 10 in winning his third consecutive start and fourth decision in a row. Dave Roberts and |
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| Rockies open set at San Diego |
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08/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Both the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres have had disappointing 2008 seasons, but each has been playing quite well as of late. The two National League West members hope to keep up their recent rolls when they begin a three-game series tonight at Petco Park. Colorado has closed within six games of slumping Arizona in the division race by winning nine of their last 12 contests. San Diego helped the Rockies out by taking three straight matchups from the Diamondbacks at Petco Park earlier |
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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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| of the last two seasons, has plummeted through a disappointing and injury plagued 2008, recently going six straight starts without a victory as his record plunged to 3-13. He turned it around at least briefly in his last outing, however blanking the Colorado Rockies over six innings of the Reds' 8-5 triumph at Coors Field on Aug. 22. The second-to-last defeat of the aforementioned skid came against the Astros, when Harang dropped a 13-4 decision after allowing nine hits and eight runs in just four innings of an |
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| Giants tap the Rockies |
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08/28/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Best E Casino) - Bengie Molina and Pablo Sandoval hit back-to-back homers to give San Francisco the lead, and the Giants pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in the finale of a three-game set. Tim Lincecum (15-3) took the win after allowing just one run on five hits and three walks in 7 2/3 frames. He also struck out 10 in winning his third consecutive start and fourth decision in a row. "My goodness, Lincecum was lights-out," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "We were able |
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| D'Backs take a note from music industry |
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08/27/2008 |
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| ll ('93), John Smoltz ('96) and Curt Schilling (2002). Webb is expected to pitch in an upcoming three-game series versus the rival Dodgers that begins Friday at Chase Field. Don't look now, though, but someone must have summoned the dead because the Colorado Rockies are only six games behind the top two teams in the division thanks to four straight wins and eight victories over their previous 10 contests. The Rockies were in a similar situation a year ago en route to a National League title and their first-ever |
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| Giants send ace Lincecum to hill to slow down Rockies |
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08/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The San Francisco Giants turn to ace Tim Lincecum in hopes of avoiding a three-game series sweep to the surging Colorado Rockies when the National League West members square off again tonight at AT&T Park. Colorado continues to close the gap on the top two teams in the NL West and has won four straight and nine of its last 11 games following Tuesday's 7-2 decision over the Giants. With division leader Arizona losing to San Diego last night, the Rockies are now just six games behind the D |
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| Atkins, Hawpe lead streaking Rockies over Giants in SF |
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08/27/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Best E Casino) - Garrett Atkins drove in two runs and Brad Hawpe finished 2-for-2 with a double, three walks and three runs scored, as the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Francisco Giants, 7-2, in the middle test of a three-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 Diamondback |
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| Rockies place P Fuentes on bereavement list |
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08/26/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Best E Casino) - The Colorado Rockies placed pitcher Brian Fuentes on the bereavement list Tuesday. The 33-year-old Fuentes is 1-4 with 26 saves and a 2.73 earned run average in 57 games this season for the reigning NL champs. According to MLB rules, a player must remain on the bereavement list for a minimum of three days and a maximum of seven. In a corresponding move, the club recalled pitcher Steven Register from Triple-A Colorado Springs. |
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| Rockies continue late push versus Giants |
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08/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Once again, the Colorado Rockies are making a belated playoff push. The defending National League champions take aim at a fourth consecutive victory in tonight's second test of a three-game series with the host San Francisco Giants from AT&T Park. Colorado, which ripped off 14 victories in the final 15 regular-season games to make the 2007 postseason, improved to 8-2 over its last 10 contests with Monday's 4-2 decision over the Giants. The Rockies have also won seven of their eight most |
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| Torrealba, Rockies halt Giants' five-game winning streak |
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08/26/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Best E Casino) - Yorvit Torrealba smacked a two-run homer and Jeff Francis picked up his first win in over two months as the Colorado Rockies edged the streaking San Francisco Giants, 4-2, in the opener of a three-game set. Francis (4-8), in his fourth start since spending more than six weeks on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation, surrendered just two runs on seven hits, landing in the win column for first time since June 18. Ian Stewart had two hits and scored twice, and Troy Tul |
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