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| Webb aims for 17th win of the season in test with Braves |
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08/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Brandon Webb will put his unbeaten streak on the line this afternoon, when the free-falling Arizona Diamondbacks wrap up a four-game series versus the Atlanta Braves at Chase Field. Webb has won three straight starts and is 5-0 over his previous eight trips to the mound. He improved to 16-4 this season and lowered his ERA to 2.93 on Tuesday versus Pittsburgh, as he went the distance in a 3-1 victory. Webb, whose 16 wins are tops in the majors, allowed a run and nine hits in his third complete ga |
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| McCann, Braves rough up D-Backs |
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08/10/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Brian McCann homered and drove in four runs as the Atlanta Braves knocked off the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-4. Yunel Escobar was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI for the Braves, who have won the first three tests of this four-game series and five of their last seven games overall. Jair Jurrjens (11-7) was credited with the win after allowing four runs -- three earned -- on seven hits and two walks to go with six strikeouts in his six-inning start. Dan Haren (12-6), |
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| Diamondbacks' Hudson leaves game |
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08/10/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Orlando Hudson left Saturday's 11-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves after suffering a left wrist injury. In the sixth inning, Hudson was attempting to cover second base as the Braves' Brian McCann tried to move up a bag on a throw to the plate following his two- run single. Pitcher Juan Cruz was wild in his throw to the bag, and Hudson's glove collided with the sliding McCann when lunging for the ball, bending his wrist in the process. The second basema |
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| Dodgers try to extend winning ways against Giants |
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08/09/2008 |
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| d since mid-June with right shoulder tendinitis. He gave up just one run on one hit and three walks to pick up the victory. Jeff Kent drove in three runs and Matt Kemp finished 2-for-5 for Los Angeles, which pulled within a half game of the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks for the top spot in the National League West standings. Arizona has dropped three in a row to lose grip on its division lead. Danny Ardoin and Casey Blake each hit a solo homer in a winning effort. Hiroki Kuroda will get a shot at redemption this ev |
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| Armed with new deal, Haren aims to halt Arizona's slide vs. Braves |
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08/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Dan Haren will get a chance to prove he is worth the recent contract he signed when he leads the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks tonight in the third test of a four-game series versus the Atlanta Braves at Chase Field. Haren agreed to terms this week on a four-year contract worth a reported $44.75 million that runs through the 2012 season with an option for 2013. His current four-start winning streak must have had something to do with the negotiations, as Haren is also unbeaten in five consecutive |
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| Jones homers in return as Braves wallop D-Backs |
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08/09/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Chipper Jones came back from the disabled list to hit a two-run homer and score three times as the Atlanta Braves pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-6, in the second contest of a four-game set at Chase Field. Jones, who had been on the DL since July 24 with a strained left hamstring, went 2-for-4 with a walk and raised his batting average to .371, which leads the majors. Martin Prado hit a pair of doubles and a triple to drive in three runs while Casey Kotchman went 3-for-4 with tw |
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| Rockies hope for rebound in opener with Padres |
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08/08/2008 |
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| ree-game weekend series at Coors Field. The Padres come in buried deep in the National League West Division standings at 44-71, while the defending league champion Rockies are on the fringes of contention at 52-65, eight games behind the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks. Peavy, who's 4-4 with two no-decisions in his last 10 overall starts, is 4-5 lifetime against the Rockies with a 4.08 earned run average in 97 innings of work. He's faced them twice this season without tangible success, getting a no- decision in a |
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| Phils seeking rebound as Pirates come to town |
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08/08/2008 |
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| e Cardinals to just a run and four hits through seven innings of his team's 2-1 triumph. The right-hander has never faced Pittsburgh in his career. Pittsburgh will try to play spoiler in this series and is coming off Wednesday's 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game set at Chase Field. Buccos starting pitcher Jeff Karstens took a perfect game into the eighth inning before surrendering a double to Chris Young with two outs, but recovered to throw a two-hit shutout. Karstens retired |
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| Braves' Campillo hopes to keep Diamondbacks' bats in check |
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08/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Arizona Diamondbacks' struggling offense gets to face one of the National League's hottest pitchers when the current National League West leaders continue a four-game series with the Atlanta Braves tonight at Chase Field. Jorge Campillo has been a huge shot in the arm to Atlanta's injury-riddled rotation, especially since the All-Star break. In four starts following the midseason hiatus, the Mexican right-hander has yielded just two runs over 22 2/3 innings and has won his last three decisio |
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| Braves' road trip resumes in Arizona |
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08/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Arizona Diamondbacks' inability to generate offense almost made them a part of history last time out. The team tries to get its bats going tonight in the opener of a four-game set with the Atlanta Braves at Chase Field. Arizona is hitting just .251 as a team this year, 13th in the National League, and its 514 runs scored rank 10th in the league. The Diamondbacks have managed to hold onto first place in the NL West, however, thanks to a 3.88 team earned run average that is third best in the S |
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