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| Cain does it all as Giants nip Astros |
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05/14/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Best E Casino) - Matt Cain allowed just two runs over eight innings and hit his second home run of the year as the San Francisco Giants edged the Houston Astros, 4-2, in the second of a four-game set at AT&T Park. Cain (2-3) surrendered just seven hits while striking out four and walking five for the Giants, who have won three of four. Brian Wilson notched his National League-leading 12th save. "I was a little bit wild in the first two innings," Cain said. "I just tried to make myself |
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| Struggling Dodgers begin trek in Milwaukee |
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05/13/2008 |
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| when he gave up nine runs in an 11-7 loss at Boston. The bulky right-hander is 3-2 with a 4.74 ERA in seven career games against the Brewers. Los Angeles will try to stop a four-game losing streak on Tuesday. It was just swept in three games by the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium, including an 8-5 loss on Sunday. James Loney hit a two-run homer and Blake DeWitt had three hits and scored twice for the Dodgers. Reliever Jonathan Broxton was crushed for six runs in just one-third of an inning for the Dodgers, |
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| Oswalt, Astros stay hot with win over Giants |
MLB Baseball |
05/13/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Best E Casino) - Roy Oswalt threw eight innings, retiring the final 14 batters he faced, as the Houston Astros continued their momentous May with a 7-3 win over the San Francisco Giants. Lance Berkman continued his hot stretch, going 3-for-4 with a two-run homer for the Astros, who are 9-1 this month. Berkman tied a club record by scoring in his 15th straight game. He's on an 11-game hitting streak, batting .393 this season, including a .509 average since April 26. "The guys are playing w |
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| Webb Master: D'Backs have top server in MLB |
MLB Baseball |
05/12/2008 |
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| past three outings and has allowed 14 earned runs in 17 2/3 innings during that stretch. But there should be no worry there pitching-wise with Owings, who clubbed a two-run, pinch-hit homer to help Arizona rally to an 8-7 win on April 30 versus the Houston Astros. He has five homers in 81 at-bats. Johnson is 2-1 with a 5.06 ERA in five starts this season. In his most recent outing on Tuesday versus Philadelphia, the left-hander was reached for four runs in six innings of a 6-4 victory. He improved to 2-0 ove |
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| Oswalt, Zito square off at AT&T Park |
MLB Baseball |
05/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The National League's hottest team during the month of May invades San Francisco's AT&T Park for the opener of a four-game series, as the Houston Astros attempt to keep up their torrid stretch in tonight's matchup with the Giants. Houston has gone 8-1 so far in May and began its current 10-game road trip in excellent fashion, taking all three meetings with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend. The Astros completed the sweep with Sunday's 8-5 victory that was fueled by a six-run eru |
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| Astros bring out brooms against Dodgers |
MLB Baseball |
05/11/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Hunter Pence went 3-for-4, drove in two runs and scored twice as the Houston Astros fought off Hiroki Kuroda's no-hit bid and rallied for six runs in the eighth inning and an 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete a three-game sweep. Brad Ausmus added a two-run single for Astros, who have won eight of nine. Miguel Tejada went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs, while Mark Loretta Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee and Michael Bourn drove in a run apiece. Geoff Geary (1-1) e |
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| Astros wrap up set with LA |
MLB Baseball |
05/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Houston Astros will shoot for a series sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at Chavez Ravine. The Astros have won the first two tests of this series and seven of their last eight games overall, including Saturday's 5-0 blanking of LA. Chris Sampson threw seven scoreless innings and Lance Berkman went 2-for-3 with a double to lead the way. Sampson gave up just three hits and one walk, while striking out three for the Astros. Michael Bourn wen |
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| Phillies take on slumping Giants again |
MLB Baseball |
05/10/2008 |
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| run scored and two RBI for the Giants, who have dropped five straight outings. Eugenio Velez and Fred Lewis each had an RBI, while Randy Winn finished 2-for-4 with a run scored in defeat. San Francisco 0-1 on a 10-game homestand versus the Phillies, Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox. Giants young hurler Tim Lincecum gets the nod for Saturday, and is 4-1 with a 1.49 ERA in seven games (six starts) this season. Lincecum is 0-1 over his previous two starts, recording a no decision on May 4 in a 6-5 loss at Ph |
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| Astros continue trek at Los Angeles |
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05/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Houston Astros opened their 10-game road trip on a good note, and will try to stay on track tonight in the second test of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. The Astros, who have won six of seven overall, recorded a 7-1 victory over the Dodgers in Friday's series opener. Lance Berkman belted a two-run homer and Carlos Lee also drove in two runs to lead the charge. Berkman, who had three hits, has 16 in his last 20 at-bats. Brian Moehler, making his fir |
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| Dodgers open series with Astros in LA |
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05/09/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Dodgers try to get back on the winning track this evening when they begin a three-game series with the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles enters this series on the heels of getting routed by the New York Mets, 12-1, on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. Matt Kemp knocked in the lone run and Andruw Jones doubled and scored for the Dodgers, who were denied a sweep in the set, but lost for only the second time in their last 12 games. Brad Penny (5-3) was buried in defeat, |
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