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| Diamondbacks extend NL West lead with win over Dodgers |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Stephen Drew, Conor Jackson and Adam Dunn each knocked in two runs en route to helping the Arizona Diamondbacks extend their lead in the NL West with an 9-3 win over the suddenly struggling Los Angeles Dodgers. "It is always nice to get another game but we have to play better," Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said. "If we played better in the San Diego series we would be looking at a couple more games. It is nice to get the first game of the series but we still have two left and we n |
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| Diamondbacks activate Upton from DL, bring up P Scherzer |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Arizona Diamondbacks activated outfielder Justin Upton from the 15-day disabled list Friday. Upton missed 43 games with a left oblique strain and had his starting spot in right field taken over by the recently acquired Adam Dunn while he was sidelined. The 21-year-old Upton got off to a torrid start at the plate this season, but cooled off to post a .242 average with 11 home runs and 31 RBI in 83 games. In 15 games with Triple-A Tucson, Upton hit .279 with three home runs and 10 |
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| San Diego Padres |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Placed outfielder Scott Hairston on the 15-day disabled list; recalled pitcher Cla Meredith from Portland (PCL); purchased the contracts of pitcher Josh Geer and outfielder Will Venable from Portland; outrighted pitcher Josh Banks to Portland; announced pitcher Wil Ledezma has been claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
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| Padres place OF Hairston on DL, among other moves |
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08/29/2008 |
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| s left thumb. The 28-year-old Hairston sustained the injury in Wednesday's 5-4 win over Arizona diving for a ball in center field. He is batting .248 with 17 home runs and 31 RBI in 112 games for the Padres in 2008. The club also recalled pitcher Cla Meredith from Triple-A Portland, purchased the contracts of pitcher Josh Geer and outfielder Will Venable from Portland, outrighted right-hander Josh Banks to Portland and announced that left-hander Wil Ledezma has been claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
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| D-Backs claim Ledezma |
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08/29/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Arizona Diamondbacks claimed left-handed pitcher Wilfredo Ledezma off waivers from the San Diego Padres Friday. Ledezma, 27, was 0-2 with a 4.47 earned run average over 25 games (six starts) with the Padres this season. He is 15-22 with a 5.16 ERA in 152 career games over parts of six major league seasons. Ledezma is expected to report to the Diamondbacks tomorrow, at which time another corresponding roster move will be made. |
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| Diamondbacks host Dodgers in crucial NL West series |
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08/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The top two teams in the National League West start up an important three-game series this evening at Chase Field, where the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks host the Los Angeles Dodgers in a battle of struggling clubs. Arizona comes in owning a 3 1/2-game lead on the Dodgers despite having lost its last four contests. That's because Los Angeles has yet to win any of the first seven tilts of its current 10-game road trip. The Dodgers' three most recent defeats came at the hands of the lowly Wash |
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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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| seven innings of an 8-3 downing of the New York Mets on Aug. 23 at Shea Stadium. The Galveston, Texas native is an inconsistent 3-4 with three no-decisions over his last 10 starts and 2-2 over his last four, including losses to the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks in which he was raked for 18 hits and 22 runs in nine innings. In the two wins, he's given up just nine hits and four runs in 14 innings. On Wednesday, Roy Oswalt continued his mastery of the Reds with seven strong innings to lead the Astros to a 4- |
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| D'Backs take a note from music industry |
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08/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Singer/songwriter James Taylor recommends it, and the Beatles explain how reluctant they were at one point in reaching out for it. Right now, the Arizona Diamondbacks are getting a lot of it to maintain their lead in the National League West standings. Help has been a vital factor in keeping the Diamondbacks atop the division standings despite having lost three straight and four of their last five games. Help is the only reason why the Los Angeles Dodgers are three games off the pace in the stan |
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| Big Unit continues quest for 300 wins versus Padres |
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08/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Randy Johnson tries to move one step closer to magical win No. 300 this afternoon, as the Arizona Diamondbacks try to salvage the finale of their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Johnson, at the age of 44, has given the D'Backs more than they ever expected from him, posting a 10-9 mark to go along with a 4.03 earned run average. Johnson has won six of his last eight starts and is just six wins shy of becoming the 24th pitcher to reach 300 wins. The Big Unit was dominati |
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| Atkins, Hawpe lead streaking Rockies over Giants in SF |
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08/27/2008 |
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| 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 Diamondbacks for first place in the NL West. Jorge De La Rosa (7-7) allowed two runs -- one earned -- on five hits over six innings to get the win. Jason Grilli tossed three perfect innings in relief to collect his first major league save. Rich Aurilia had three |
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