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| Diamondbacks begin title defense |
MLB Baseball |
10/01/2002 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The defending World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks begin their title defense this evening, when they open their National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Bank One Ballpark. These two teams met a year ago in the NLDS, with the D'backs winning the fifth and deciding game by a 2-1 score in a very entertaining series. Arizona, which had home-field advantage in that matchup, secured Games 1, 2 and 5 at Bank One Ballpark in this one by virtue of finishing one |
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| Benes to take the hill in Game 3 for St. Louis |
MLB Baseball |
10/01/2002 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Andy Benes will start Game 3 of the NLDS for the Cardinals against the defending World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks in St. Louis, according to a published report. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on Tuesday that Benes will replace scheduled starter Woody Williams, who had to stop a throwing session Monday after only 12 pitches because of a stiff lower back. According to the report, St. Louis manager Tony La Russa, pitching coach Dave Duncan and general manager Walt Jocket |
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| Big Unit takes aim at win No. 24 |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Randy Johnson will try to lift the spirits of the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks while becoming the first pitcher in the majors to win 24 games when he faces the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a four-game series at Bank One Ballpark. The Diamondbacks lost on Wednesday despite having Curt Schilling on the mound, suffering a 6-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a three-game series. Matt Williams homered for the Diamondbacks, who have lost a season-high six straight |
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| Morris strives for 17th victory |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| rd for strikeouts in a season. Bonds fanned 189 times in 1970. Valerio De Los Santos absorbed the loss, surrendering three runs on two hits in just two-thirds of an inning. St. Louis, meanwhile, completed a three-game sweep of the defending champion Arizona Diamondbacks with a 6-1 win on Wednesday. Scott Rolen and J.D. Drew both hit three-run homers for the Cardinals, who have won 18 of their last 21 games. Garrett Stephenson tossed five scoreless innings for the win, allowing one hit with five walks and a pair of |
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| Schilling seeks redemption in St. Louis |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - With one final opportunity to strengthen his case for winning the NL Cy Young award, Curt Schilling takes the mound for the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks today in the finale of a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals in a battle between first-place clubs at Busch Stadium. Arizona manager Bob Brenly made the decision to start Schilling today once the San Francisco Giants won last night. Since the Giants are just three games behind the D'backs in the NL West standings, |
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| Can Dodgers stay alive? |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| econd time in five games. More importantly, the loss dropped the Dodgers three games behind the Giants in the race for the National League wild card berth. The loss by Los Angeles also clinched a playoff berth for the defending World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks. Stark (11-3), who allowed only a first-inning single to Brian Jordan, struck out one and walked three. The rookie righthander has won his last four decisions. Todd Jones threw a scoreless eighth and Jose Jimenez pitched the ninth for his 41st save. |
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| D'backs suffer huge blow |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2002 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Luis Gonzalez will miss the remainder of the regular season as well as the 2002 postseason after an examination on Tuesday revealed torn ligaments in his separated left shoulder. Gonzalez left Monday's 13-1 loss to St. Louis in the fourth inning after trying to make a play on Tino Martinez' double down the left-field line. Gonzalez went into a slide to make a catch when he collided with teammate Tony Womack, who kneed the leftfielder in the shoulder. " |
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| Cards and D'backs continue series |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2002 |
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| Network) - The battle between two of the National League's playoff teams continues tonight in St. Louis, where the Cardinals look to win their third straight and seventh game in eight tries in the second of a three-game series against the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks. In Monday's opener, Eli Marrero finished 4-for-6 and keyed a 10-run seventh inning with a three-run double as the Cardinals pounded the Diamondbacks, 13-1. Albert Pujols was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI for the Cardinals, who have alrea |
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| Likely playoff opponents meet in St. Louis |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2002 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - A pair of likely postseason opponents square off at Busch Stadium tonight, when the National League Central champion St. Louis Cardinals welcome the defending champion Arizona Diamondbacks to town for the opener of a three-game series. Arizona's magic number for clinching the NL West remains at three following Sunday's 11-7 loss at Coors Field in Colorado. It was swept over the weekend in Denver for the first time in franchise history and has allowed 35 runs in the last three games |
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