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| Rollins' return pushes Phils past Giants |
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| San Francisco, CA (Best E Casino) - Jimmy Rollins made an immediate impact in his return from the disabled list, going 3-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI, as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to down the San Francisco Giants, 7-4, in the opener of a three-game set from AT&T Park. Cole Hamels (4-3) gave up four runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and three walks over seven innings to pick up the win. Pedro Feliz went 2-for-5 with an RBI and Carlos Ruiz knocked in two runs for the Phillies, who have won |
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| Phillies activate Rollins from DL |
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05/10/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Phillies activated reigning National League MVP Jimmy Rollins from the 15-day disabled list on Friday. The switch-hitting shortstop batted in his familiar leadoff position in the series opener against the San Francisco Giants. Rollins homered, doubled and drove in three runs as the Phillies came away with a 7-4 win. Rollins sustained a sprained left ankle on April 8th against the New York Mets scrambling back to second base on a pickoff attempt. To make room for |
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| Vizquel set to play Saturday |
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05/10/2008 |
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| op Omar Vizquel is pain-free and ready to finally get back to playing the sparkling defense that has made him an 11-time Gold Glover. The 41-year-old Vizquel is set to make his season debut for the Giants on Saturday in the middle game against the Philadelphia Phillies, kicking off his 20th major league season. He has been sidelined all season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Feb. 27. He played in five rehab games without problems, but said he will continue to wear a special adjustable b |
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| Rollins activated by Phillies |
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05/09/2008 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Jimmy Rollins found his stroke in a hurry. Rollins came off the disabled list Friday and the NL MVP hit a two-run homer in his third at-bat for the Philadelphia Phillies in the series opener against the San Francisco Giants. Rollins, batting leadoff and starting at shortstop, grounded out in the first and third innings before connecting for his third homer of the year with two outs in the fifth. His drive into the left-field seats came off the first pitch from Pat Misch. ``J-Roll's day in |
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| Pirates trade for OF Michaels |
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05/09/2008 |
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| ings a veteran presence to the clubhouse and can legitimately play left and right field.'' Michaels is a career .277 hitter with 37 homers and 203 RBIs in 632 games. The 32-year-old was in his third season with Cleveland after being drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1998 and making his debut with them in 2001. Huntington was a special assistant to Indians general manager Mark Shapiro last season. Also, Pirates manager John Russell and bench coach Gary Varsho were formerly coaches in the Phillies organizati |
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| Phillies continue western swing in San Francisco |
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05/09/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The struggling San Francisco Giants will open a 10-game homestand this evening, when they welcome the Philadelphia Phillies to AT&T Park for the first of three straight games. San Francisco has lost four in a row and went 1-5 on a six-game road trip, including a 1-2 performance in South Philly from May 2-4. The Giants were just swept in three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, suffering a 5-4 setback in the series finale on Thursday. Steve Holm drove in a pair of runs while Dan |
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| Webb goes the distance to improve to 8-0 |
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05/09/2008 |
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| lking with the Arizona Diamondbacks about a new contract and building his case for more cash at the same time. He became the first pitcher in three years to win his first eight starts, tossing his 13th career complete game to help Arizona beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Thursday. The 2006 NL Cy Young Award winner struck out four and didn't walk a batter in his first complete game of the year. He hit one batter. ``I felt early on I had good stuff, even in the pen,'' Webb said. ``My arm felt great, the bes |
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| Rollins to rejoin Phillies in San Francisco |
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05/08/2008 |
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PHOENIX (AP) -Reigning NL MVP Jimmy Rollins was to rejoin the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday in San Francisco after missing a month with a sprained left ankle. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he will watch Rollins warm up and could put his star shortstop back in the lineup immediately. ``If he's ready to play, there's a good chance he will be,'' Manuel said after Thursday's 8-3 loss to Arizona. ``He's the MVP. He's the shortstop. He helps us, man.'' Rollins went on the disabled list for the first time |
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| Webb goes for eighth straight win in finale with Phillies |
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05/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Mired in a bit of a tailspin at the moment, the Arizona Diamondbacks will turn to their stopper in hopes of earning a draw of a four- game series with the visiting Philadelphia Phillies this afternoon at Turner Field. Brandon Webb has made seven starts for the National League West-leading Diamondbacks this season, and emerged as the winning pitcher in every one of those outings. The All-Star hurler has also worked at least six innings in all seven starts and yielded two runs or less on all but tw |
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| Phils, Diamondbacks continue set between NL powers |
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05/07/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Micah Owings will try to get back on track for Arizona tonight as the Diamondbacks play the third test of their four-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies at Chase Field. Owings began the year with four wins in four starts along with a 2.42 earned run average over that span. However, two poor outings have since lifted his ERA to 4.42. In a no decision against San Diego on April 26, the right-hander gave up five runs in five innings before he took a loss to the Mets on Friday. Versus New York |
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