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| Pads don't get sucked into Webb of lies, crush D'Backs |
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08/27/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Brian Giles hit a three-run homer and Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in three runs, as the San Diego Padres spoiled Brandon Webb's bid for his 20th win with a 9-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the continuation of a three-game series at Petco Park. Chad Reineke (2-1) pitched five innings and allowed two runs on two hits to earn the victory for San Diego, which has won two straight on the heels of a seven-game skid. Chase Headley added a pair of RBI in the victory. Mark Reynolds' |
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| Webb shoots for 20th win as Diamondbacks resume set with Padres |
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08/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Brandon Webb tries to become the National League's first 20-game winner since 2005 this evening when the Arizona Diamondbacks play the second test of their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Webb, the NL's Cy Young Award winner in 2006, moved one step closer to joining Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling as the only D'Backs hurlers to reach the 20- win mark on Thursday, as he won his sixth straight start and eighth consecutive decision with a brilliant effort against the Pad |
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| Marlins resume road trip against battered Braves |
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08/26/2008 |
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| orida Marlins will resume a nine-game road trip this evening with the first of three straight meetings with the National League East-rival Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The Marlins are 3-3 so far on the trek and took two of three meetings from the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field over the weekend. In Sunday's 5-2 win over the D'Backs in the series finale, Josh Willingham went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI to push Florida's road record to 32-33 this season. Paul Lo Duca and Hanley Ramirez each drove in a run for t |
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| Phillies return the favor, complete sweep of Dodgers |
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08/26/2008 |
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| d Russell Martin each had three of the club's 13 hits, but the offense was just 1-for-17 with runners in scoring position, stranding 14 runners. LA's woeful start to their current 10-game road trip has the club three games behind the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks, who lost to the Padres on Monday. "It looked like the same movie," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said when asked about his team's offensive futility. "We had men in scoring position, but it didn't get us anything. We're putting too much pressure on our |
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| Gerut's ninth-inning blast helps Padres snap skid |
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08/26/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Jody Gerut hit a game-ending two-run home run to lift San Diego to a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and snap the Padres' seven game losing streak. The game had been tied since the end of the fourth inning, and Arizona's Jon Rauch came on to pitch in the bottom of the ninth. Rauch struck out pinch- hitter Scott Hairston for the first out. Brian Giles next came up and was safe at first after the throw on his grounder sailed past the bag. However, he tried to move up to second |
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| Aces square off again in Diamondbacks-Padres opener |
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08/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pretty good pitching matchup is on tap this evening, as Dan Haren and the Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series against Jake Peavy and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. These hurlers actually faced off last Wednesday, but it wasn't the pitcher's duel people were expecting. Haren served up four runs in the first inning and gave up five along with a season-high 11 hits in six innings, while Peavy was charged with the loss after surrendering six runs (5 earned) and five hits in five inn |
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| Sweet revenge? Phillies aiming to turn tables on slumping Dodgers |
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08/25/2008 |
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| August 29 - September 1, 1985. The last time it happened in Philly was back in 1929, when the Dodgers still played in Brooklyn. Jeff Kent went 3-for-5 with an RBI for LA, which has fallen in five of its last six games, keeping them three behind the Arizona Diamondbacks for the NL West lead. Los Angeles has also dropped five in a row and nine of its last 11 on the road. Hoping to get the Phillies back to the top of the division tonight will be right-hander Brett Myers, who has won three of his four decisions since |
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| Cubs hit the road seeking another win over Bucs |
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08/25/2008 |
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| es as part of the package that landed outfielder Xavier Nady and reliever Damaso Marte in the Bronx, Karstens defeated the Cubs in his first start with the Pirates, scattering five hits over six scoreless innings. Karstens followed up that effort with an even better one, as he tossed a two- hit shutout to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 6. He hasn't won since, though, and fell to 2-2 when he was charged with the loss against the New York Mets on August 17. He allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings. |
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| Feliz wins it in extras as Phils down LA, inch closer to Mets |
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08/25/2008 |
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| n the first three games of this four-game set and six of seven overall. Joe Beimel (4-1) was credited with the loss, while Jeff Kent went 3-for-5 with an RBI for LA, which has fallen in five of its last six games, keeping them three games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks for the NL West lead. In the Phillies' final at-bat, Victorino smoked a liner to left and turned the first-base bag with a full head of steam, sliding into second to easily beat Manny Ramirez's lackadaisical throw to the bag. Jason Johnson relieved |
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| Willingham, Marlins top D-Backs |
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08/25/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Josh Willingham went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI to help the Florida Marlins to a 5-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game set. Paul Lo Duca and Hanley Ramirez each drove in a run for the Marlins, who took two of three in the set. Ricky Nolasco (13-7) won his second straight start after he gave up just two runs on three hits with a walk and 10 strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings. He also knocked in a run. In his last start on August 19, Nolasco threw a two-hit shu |
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