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| Webb goes for No. 16 as D-Backs entertain Pirates |
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08/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Brandon Webb will try to become the first 16-game winner in the majors this season when he takes the ball tonight for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who play the second installment of a three-game series versus the Pittsburgh Pirates at Chase Field. Webb is 15-4 with a 3.04 earned run average in 23 starts this season, and 4-0 with a 2.63 ERA in his seven most recent trips to the hill. Webb continued his solid campaign on Thursday at the Los Angeles Dodgers, hurling eight dazzling innings of one-run |
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| D-Backs kick off homestand against road-challenged Bucs |
MLB Baseball |
08/04/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Arizona Diamondbacks' recent weekend series did nothing to clear up a tight National League West race. Tonight the club will try to beat up on one of the worst road teams in the league as it begins a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Chase Field. Arizona returns home for seven straight games after going 7-3 on a recent 10- game road trip. The swing ended with four straight tests versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, which entered the series trailing the Diamondbacks by one game. Ar |
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| Dempster hopes to continue home dominance against Astros |
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08/04/2008 |
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| Hunter Pence and Darin Erstad each went 2-for-3 with a run batted in and a run scored. In Chicago, Reed Johnson hit the go-ahead, two-run homer and Alfonso Soriano followed with a solo shot in the eighth, as the Cubs rallied for an 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game set. Geovany Soto was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored while Soriano's home run was one of three hits on the day. Johnson's pinch-hit two-run homer was the difference maker for Chicago, which has won seven of ei |
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| National League Game Capsules |
MLB Baseball |
08/04/2008 |
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| s injured left forearm. Final Score: Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 5 Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Reed Johnson hit the go-ahead, two-run homer and Alfonso Soriano followed with a solo shot in the eighth, as the Chicago Cubs rallied for an 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, in the finale of a three-game set from Wrigley Field. Geovany Soto was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored while Soriano's home run was one of three hits on the day. Johnson's pinch-hit two-run homer was the difference maker for Chicago, which |
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| Cubs use long ball to clip Bucs |
MLB Baseball |
08/03/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Reed Johnson hit the go-ahead, two-run homer and Alfonso Soriano followed with a solo shot in the eighth, as the Chicago Cubs rallied for an 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, in the finale of a three-game set from Wrigley Field. Geovany Soto was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored while Soriano's home run was one of three hits on the day. Johnson's pinch-hit two-run homer was the difference maker for Chicago, which has won seven of eight overall. Chad Gaudin (8-4) picked up |
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| D'Backs, Dodgers conclude four-game set at Chavez Ravine |
MLB Baseball |
08/03/2008 |
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| on, was charged with the loss, giving up three runs on five hits through five innings. Miguel Montero recorded a solo shot for Arizona, which had won seven of eight coming in. Johnson, who'll turn 35 in October, initially reached the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1997 and has since pitched for Tampa Bay, Baltimore, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland and Cincinnati. He split the 2006 season between the Red Sox, Indians and Reds, then was out of the big leagues in 2007 before resurfacing with the Dodgers in a relie |
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| Cubs play rubber match with Bucs at Wrigley |
MLB Baseball |
08/03/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Much like Chicago as a team, Carlos Zambrano has been dominating opponents at home this year. Zambrano puts his perfect home mark on the line, as the Cubs conclude a three-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Zambrano is 6-0 with a 2.28 earned run average in 11 home starts this year. Visiting clubs are hitting just .230 versus Zambrano this year at Wrigley, where he hasn't lost since September of last year. The right-hander was won two straight starts and four |
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| High-flying Cubs come home to battle Bucs |
MLB Baseball |
08/01/2008 |
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| ubs had no problem with the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park to begin this week. Now, the National League's top home club returns to Chicago this afternoon to begin a nine-game homestand with the first of three straight meetings against the new-look Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field. Chicago headed to Milwaukee on Monday with a slim one-game lead over the Brewers for supremacy in the NL Central. A four-game sweep later and the Cubs have upped their edge over the Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals to five games, wh |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers |
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08/01/2008 |
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| Acquired outfielder Manny Ramirez and cash considerations from the Boston Red Sox for infielder Andy LaRoche and pitcher Bryan Morris; sent LaRoche and Morris to the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
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| Welcome Back Sanchez! Marlins hurler dazzles Rockies |
MLB Baseball |
08/01/2008 |
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| dez, but lost out on left fielder Manny Ramirez. Florida was reportedly engaged in serious talks with Boston to acquire the slugger, but a deal never materialized. Ramirez was eventually dealt to Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way deal involving the Pittsburgh Pirates. Colorado starter Jorge De La Rosa (5-6) lasted only 1 2/3 frames and was victimized for seven runs on five hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Kip Wells surrendered four runs in 3 1/3 innings of relief. "I was so wild today," De La Rosa said |
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