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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 w |
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| Atlanta activates Jones from DL |
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08/09/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves activated third baseman Chipper Jones from the 15-day disabled list on Friday. Jones had been sidelined since July 24 with a strained left hamstring. The switch-hitting slugger injured himself running out a grounder against the Florida Marlins a day earlier. The 36-year-old, who went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and three runs scored in Friday's 11-6 win over Arizona, leads the majors with a .371 batting average and has added 19 home runs and 57 RBI in 90 |
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| Braves P Hudson to have Tommy John surgery on Saturday |
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08/08/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson will undergo Tommy John surgery on Saturday. The team announced the scheduled procedure on Friday and it will be performed in Pensacola, Florida by Dr. James Andrews. Team surgeon Dr. Xavier Duralde and Andrews evaluated the MRI that Hudson underwent on Monday and recommended the ligament replacement surgery that will likely keep the 33-year-old hurler on the shelf until August of next year. Hudson was 11-7 with a 3.17 earned run average in 23 |
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| Youth movement paying dividends for Twins' rotation |
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08/08/2008 |
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| his much anticipated debut with six shutout innings. The other four starters, all they've done is combined to go 31-20 with a 3.97 ERA in 80 starts this season. Manager Ron Gardenhire even went as far as to compare the young rotation to that of the Atlanta Braves several years back, when Greg Maddux, John Smoltz and Tom Glavine all blossomed together. LIVAN HEADED TO COLORADO Livan Hernandez, the Twins' Opening Day starter who was designated for assignment on Friday to make room for Liriano, has apparently f |
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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 d |
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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 |
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| Reds, Brewers wrap up set in Cincy |
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08/06/2008 |
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| rs' 3-2 triumph at Miller Park. Lifetime against the Reds, he is 3-2 with a 5.33 earned run average in 77 2/3 innings. Suppan was a winner in his most recent performance after allowing just five hits in seven scoreless innings of a 9-0 defeat of the Atlanta Braves on August 1. On Tuesday, Corey Hart finished 2-for-3 with three runs batted in and Dave Bush threw seven solid innings, as Milwaukee crushed Cincinnati by an 8-1 score. Bush (6-9) surrendered just one run on three hits and two walks, and struck out |
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| Braves go for series win against Lincecum |
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08/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves have a rare opportunity to win a series on the road. In order to accomplish that feat, however, the club will have to get past the San Francisco Giants' best pitcher in this afternoon's finale of a three-game set between the teams. Tim Lincecum enters today's tilt leading the National League with 167 strikeouts and ranks second among Senior Circuit hurlers with a 2.71 earned run average. The second-year phenom has also put together back-to-back terrific starts, although |
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| Braves' bats give Hampton first win since 2005 |
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08/06/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Mike Hampton was solid on the mound to pick up his first win since August 14, 2005, and added an RBI double, as the Atlanta Braves pounded the San Francisco Giants, 11-4, in the second contest of a three-game set. Hampton (1-0), who has been sidelined by two elbow surgeries, a strained chest muscle and an injured groin, tossed seven frames and was touched for just two runs on four hits to move to 14-4 lifetime against the Giants. "It can put me on my way and I do feel lik |
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| Hampton goes for Braves in San Francisco |
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08/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Mike Hampton takes another crack at earning his first major league victory in three years when the always-injured hurler takes the mound for the Atlanta Braves in tonight's test with the San Francisco Giants from AT&T Park. Hampton made his first appearance in the majors since August 19, 2005 when he started Atlanta's 10-9 loss at Philadelphia on July 26. The left-hander was understandably rusty on that day and wound up with a no-decision after giving up six runs in four innings. He re |
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