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| Hampton, Lowe square off at Turner Field |
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| out a win between April 10 and 20. He moved to 2-1 on April 25 at Cincinnati, tossing seven innings and allowing four hits and two runs in a 10-2 Braves win. The 35-year-old was ripped in one losing matchup with the Astros last season while with the Los Angeles Dodgers, surrendering eight hits and six runs in 5 1/3 innings. On Wednesday in Cincinnati, Houston had its three-game winning streak stopped, as Edinson Volquez was brilliant, pitching eight shutout innings of one-hit ball in Cincinnati's 3-0 win at Great |
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| Rockies, Giants both aim to extend hot streaks |
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| irst nine contests to start to season, but the team has gone 7-2 over its nine games to climb back to the .500 mark. Most of the Giants' success has come at home, where the club improved to 8-3 on the year with Wednesday's 9-4 victory over the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Bengie Molina led a 15-hit San Francisco attack by going 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBI, while Edgar Renteria had four hits and knocked in a pair of runs to back seven solid innings out of Tim Lincecum. Lincecum (2-1) allowed three runs on six h |
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| Peavy aims to get on track against Dodgers |
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05/01/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Jake Peavy hasn't pitched to his typical standards over his last two starts. Perhaps a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers is what the San Diego Padres ace needs to get back to form. Peavy will try to maintain his career-long success against the Dodgers when the former National League Cy Young Award winner toes the rubber for the Padres in tonight's second test of a four-game series between the divisional foes from Dodger Stadium. In 23 career matchups with Los Angeles, Peavy has compiled a se |
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| Still perfect at home: Dodgers top Padres |
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05/01/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Orlando Hudson hit a two-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers took an 8-5 win over the San Diego Padres in the opener of a four-game series. Manny Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored while Matt Kemp had two hits, an RBI and two runs scored for the Dodgers, who had dropped three of four coming into the game. They moved to 7-0 at Dodger Stadium this year, their best home start to a season since 1947 when they began 8-0 at Ebbets Field when the team was in |
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| antu followed with a bases-clearing double to left before Dan Uggla finished the rally with an RBI double off reliever Angel Guzman. Final Score: Los Angeles 8, San Diego 5 Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Orlando Hudson hit a two-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers took an 8-5 win over the San Diego Padres in the opener of a four-game series. Manny Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored while Matt Kemp had two hits, an RBI and two runs scored for the Dodgers, who had dropped three of fou |
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| Dodgers activate P Wade from DL; purchase contract of Weaver |
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04/30/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Dodgers purchased the contract of pitcher Jeff Weaver from Triple-A Albuquerque and reinstated right-hander Cory Wade from the 15-day disabled list on Thursday. Additionally, the club optioned pitcher Scott Elbert to Double-A Chattanooga and infielder Blake DeWitt to Albuquerque. To make room for Weaver on the roster, the Dodgers transferred Doug Mientkiewicz to the 60-day DL from the 15-day DL. Weaver, 32, went 1-0 with one save and a 3.55 ERA in five games (one |
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| Dodgers return home to battle Padres |
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04/30/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers are back home after an extensive road trip and will host the division-rival San Diego Padres tonight in the first of four straight games at Chavez Ravine. Los Angeles, which will also host Arizona, Washington and San Francisco on its current homestand, went 4-5 on the recent road trip, culminated by a 9-4 loss to the Giants on Wednesday. Orlando Hudson went 2-for-5 and drove in a run for the Dodgers, who have lost three of their last four games. Brad Ausm |
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| Molina nearly hits for cycle as Giants down Dodgers |
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04/30/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Best E Casino) - Bengie Molina went 3-for-5 and fell a double short of a cycle, driving in four runs to help the San Francisco Giants crush the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-4, to take the rubber match at AT&T Park. Edgar Renteria ended 4-for-5 with two runs scored and as many driven in for the Giants, who have alternated wins and losses for the last five games. Emmanuel Burriss and Nate Schierholtz both collected two hits and an RBI in the win. San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who fin |
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| Dodgers conclude road trip against Giants |
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04/29/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers will conclude a nine-game road trip tonight against the division-rival San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Los Angeles ended a two-game slide and improved to 4-4 on the trek following Tuesday's 5-3 victory over the Giants behind Andre Ethier's eventual game- winning RBI in the top of the ninth inning. James Loney finished with two runs batted in and Manny Ramirez hit three doubles and scored twice for the Dodgers, who won for the fourth time in six tri |
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| Dodgers use late push to top Giants |
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04/29/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Best E Casino) - Andre Ethier notched the game-winning RBI in the top of the ninth inning while James Loney finished with two runs batted in, as the Los Angeles Dodgers evened their three-game series against the San Francisco Giants with a 5-3 victory. Ethier scored three runs and Manny Ramirez hit three doubles and scored twice for the Dodgers, who halted a two-game skid and won for the fourth time in their last six games overall. Pablo Sandoval and Travis Ishikawa both posted two hits and an |
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