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| Dodgers, Giants ready for rubber match |
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07/30/2008 |
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| s the Washington Nationals. He hurled 7 2/3 innings of two-run ball that day for the win, which improved him to 10-9 with a 3.26 earned run average in 2008. Billingsley will try to keep the Dodgers within one game of the National League West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. LA will open a huge four-game set versus Arizona after this series with the Giants. In Tuesday's 2-0 win over San Francisco -- the third Dodgers' shutout in four games -- starting pitcher Jason Johnson recorded his first win in more th |
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| Red-hot Haren to take mound in D-Backs' finale with Pads |
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07/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Dan Haren will try to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to their third straight series win tonight, when he takes the mound against the San Diego Padres in the finale of a three-game series at Petco Park. The NL West-leading Diamondbacks have won eight of Haren's last 10 trips to the mound, while the right-hander is sporting a 4-1 mark and a 1.26 earned run average in his last eight outings. Haren defeated San Francisco the last time out on July 25, as he tossed eight strong innings of two-run ball |
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| Davis shines as D-Backs blank Padres |
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07/30/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Doug Davis was perfect through six innings and wound up giving up just two hits to help the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres in the second of three games at Petco Park. Davis (4-5) had a perfect game going until Brian Giles punched a two-out single in the seventh. Davis lasted 7 2/3 innings and was charged with two hits and two walks along with eight strikeouts. "The ball that Giles hit, it was a mistake," said Davis about the hit. "It was suppossed to be |
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| D-backs send Owings to minors |
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07/29/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned struggling pitcher Micah Owings to Triple-A Tucson on Tuesday. Since starting the season 6-2 in his first 10 starts, the righty has gone 0-7 in his last 12 starts. In his last outing on Monday, he was banged up for eight runs and six hits in just three innings of work to take the loss in the 8-5 decision against San Diego. Overall, he is 6-9 with a 5.93 earned run average in 22 starts. To take his place on the roster, the Diamondbacks recalled righ |
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| Young to return in streaking Padres' test with D-Backs |
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07/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres are expected to activate starting pitcher Chris Young off the disabled list in time for his scheduled start tonight against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second installment of a three-game series at Petco Park. Young has been sidelined since late May after being hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of St. Louis All-Star Albert Pujols. He suffered a broken nose and fractured skull after allowing three runs and four hits in 2 1/3 frames of an 11-3 loss to the Cardinal |
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| Maddux ends career-long 14-start winless streak against D-Backs |
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07/29/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Greg Maddux got his first win since May 10 and the San Diego Padres downed the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-5, in the opener of a three-game set at Petco Park. Maddux (4-8) got career win No. 350 on May 10, but was 0-5 in his previous 14 trips to the mound before this game. It was the longest winless drought of his caree. He went five-plus innings and was charged with nine hits and four runs along with four strikeouts. Also, he moved past Phil Niekro into 10th place on the all-time stri |
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| Arizona's Jackson earns NL weekly honor |
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07/28/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Conor Jackson was named National League Player of the Week for the period ending July 27. Jackson compiled a .542 batting average (13-for-24) with a 1.083 slugging percentage and nine runs scored, all of which led the NL during the seven-day span. The 26-year-old also had three home runs and seven RBI in leading the Diamondbacks to a 5-1 record. Jackson ended the week with five straight multi- hit games to go along with at least one RBI. The 19th o |
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| Rockies reveling in hit parade |
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07/28/2008 |
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| eak a few weeks ago riding a four-game losing streak and sporting a 39-57 record. Something must have clicked with the extra time off, as the Rockies have registered nine wins over the past 10 contests to pull within six games of the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rockies have collected at least 11 hits in each of their last eight games, including a 14-hit attack on Cincinnati Sunday in an 11-0 victory. The Rockies outscored the Reds, 23-3, in the three-game series and have outscored opponents, 76-32, si |
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| Rolling Dodgers open series with Giants |
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07/28/2008 |
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| n a roll and will try stay hot on their current homestand, as they welcome the San Francisco Giants to town for three games at Chavez Ravine. Los Angeles just swept the Washington Nationals in three games over the weekend to stay one game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West standings. In Sunday's 2-0 victory in the series finale, James Loney homered and Russell Martin went 2-for-3 with an RBI in LA's seventh win in 10 tries. Starter Clayton Kershaw gave up just four hits over six-plus innings of work whi |
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| Padres' Maddux hopes to end lengthy winless skid versus Arizona |
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07/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The 2008 baseball season was still fresh the last time Greg Maddux posted a victory. Tonight, he will try again to reach the win column when he leads the San Diego Padres versus the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first of three straight games at Petco Park. Maddux hurled six strong innings to beat Colorado back on May 10 for his 350th career triumph. Since then, however, the future Hall of Famer is a lowly 0-5 with a 4.54 earned run average over 14 trips to the mound. Maddux previously pitched on J |
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