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| D'Backs, Dodgers continue pivotal series at Chavez Ravine |
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08/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Young right-hander Yusmeiro Petit takes his turn in the Manny Ramirez circus tonight when the Arizona Diamondbacks face the host Los Angeles Dodgers in the third game of a four-game series at Dodger Stadium. The 23-year-old Petit has started just twice in 11 appearances with Arizona this season, but got a 9-2 defeat of the Chicago Cubs on July 22 after allowing three hits and a run in five innings. He tossed two innings of one-hit scoreless relief six days later while getting a no-decision again |
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| Perez stellar on mound as Nats snap nine-game skid |
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08/02/2008 |
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| out from Jerry Hairston Jr. and a strikeout from Keppinger to end the threat. Bruce smacked an 0-2 slider off Joel Hanrahan over the right field wall to open the ninth, but it was too little, too late for Cincy. Game Notes Bonifacio, formerly of the Arizona Diamondbacks, joined the Nationals in a trade for reliever Jon Rauch in mid-July. To make room for Bonifacio on the roster, the Nats optioned pitcher Garrett Mock to Columbus before Friday's game. Washington also activated pitcher Ryan Wagner from the 60-day dis |
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| MLB suspends two minor leaguers |
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08/02/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball suspended Cincinnati Reds minor league pitcher Renny Amador and Arizona Diamondbacks minor league shortstop Bernardino Jimenez for 50 games after each tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Amador tested positive for metabolites of Stanozolol and Jimenez tested positive for Boldenone. Both players are members of their organization's Dominican summer league teams. The suspensions are effective immediately. |
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| MLB suspends Two minor leaguers |
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08/01/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball suspended Cincinnati Reds minor league pitcher Renny Amador and Arizona Diamondbacks minor league shortstop Bernardino Jimenez for 50 games after each tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Amador tested positive for metabolites of Stanozolol and Jimenez tested positive for Boldenone. Both players are members of their organization's Dominican summer league teams. The suspensions are effective immediately. |
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| Cardinals prepare for stretch run |
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08/01/2008 |
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| er Manny Ramirez before the MLB trade deadline. So the next few days will be tough ones for St. Louis and its faithful fans because Philly is in the midst of a three-team battle for division supremacy, while the Dodgers are just two games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks for the NL West lead. The Cardinals have a solid rotation and are grateful for the return of Chris Carpenter. They are still waiting for fellow starter Adam Wainwright to get better from an injured finger, however, and will send Kyle Lohse, Braden L |
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| Dodgers start Manny Ramirez-era against D'Backs |
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08/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Manny Ramirez-era starts tonight for the Los Angeles Dodgers, as they continue their pivotal four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. Ramirez did not suit up for Los Angeles on Thursday, but he will presumably be ready to go in left field tonight for his first career game in the NL and his first outing in a non-Boston uniform since the close of his days with the Cleveland Indians back in 2000. The 36-year-old, who was the MVP of the Red Sox' title-winning sweep of St |
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| Red Sox cut nose off to spite their face with Manny deal |
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07/31/2008 |
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| ances with a quiet deadline day: WINNERS LOS ANGELES DODGERS The Dodgers were very close to joining the loser category here, but when you grab one of the best hitters to ever play, it changes things a bit. Joe Torre's crew is just a game back of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West with a pivotal four-game series between the two on tap this weekend. Could Manny have the same effect on the struggling Andruw Jones that he had on Ortiz and Drew? LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM The Angels already own the best record i |
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| D'Backs, Webb invade Chavez Ravine |
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07/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Sinker-ball expert Brandon Webb faces Los Angeles for the second time in 11 days tonight, when the Arizona Diamondbacks and Joe Torre's Dodgers square off with the lead in the National League West at stake in game one of a four-game set at Dodger Stadium. Arizona maintained its one-game edge over L.A. with a 7-3 downing of San Diego in the rubber game of their three-game set on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Dodgers kept pace with a 4-0 blanking of the San Francisco Giants. Webb is 9-3 in 15 lifetime |
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| Webb, Dodgers welcome D'Backs to Chavez Ravine |
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07/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Sinker-ball expert Brandon Webb faces Los Angeles for the second time in 11 days tonight, when the Arizona Diamondbacks and Joe Torre's Dodgers square off with the lead in the National League West at stake in game one of a four-game set at Dodger Stadium. Arizona maintained its one-game edge over L.A. with a 7-3 downing of San Diego in the rubber game of their three-game set on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Dodgers kept pace with a 4-0 blanking of the San Francisco Giants. Webb is 9-3 in 15 lifetime |
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| Tracy, Reynolds spark D-Backs past Padres |
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07/31/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Chad Tracy and Mark Reynolds each went 2- for-4 with a pair of runs batted in, and the Arizona Diamondbacks charged past the San Diego Padres, 7-3, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Petco Park. Chris Young doubled twice and knocked in a run for the D-Backs, winners in seven of their last nine. Reynolds and Chris Snyder each homered in the win, while Orlando Hudson had a pair of hits and scored a run. "We're playing good," Snyder said. "We're playing the way we should be pl |
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