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| Braves surging after slow start |
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04/28/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After just 12 games this season, many baseball experts were wondering if the Atlanta Braves be able to make a run at a 12th straight division title. They were 4-8 at that juncture and coming off a 12-5 loss to the Florida Marlins at Pro Player Stadium. The very next day, April 13th, Bobby Cox's team started their big turnaround. Greg Maddux, who hadn't won a game yet this year, gave up one run and two hits in six innings as the Braves rolled to a 7-1 victory over the Marlins. That was the |
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| Milwaukee Brewers Team Report - April 26 |
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04/28/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Richie Sexson went 4-for-5 with three home runs, four runs scored, and five RBI, as the Milwaukee Brewers pounded the Atlanta Braves, 12-5, at Turner Field Friday. Sexson collected his second career three-homer game, with his other coming on September 25, 2001 at Arizona. Sexson also set the all-time Milwaukee record for total bases in a game with 14. John Vander Wal hit two home runs, including his third career grand slam, in a 3-for-5 effort. He also drove in a career-high six runs and s |
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| Atlanta Braves Team Report - April 25 |
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04/25/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After starting the 2003 campaign with eight defeats in 12 games, the Atlanta Braves had their work cut out for them with barely two weeks of games played. In beating the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, 4-3, the Braves posted their fourth straight win and the ninth in the last 10 games overall. Andruw Jones' two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Atlanta over St. Louis to give the Braves a three-game sweep in the pouring rain at Turner Field. Atlanta loaded the bases with |
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| Milwaukee Brewers Team Report - April 25 |
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04/25/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A six-game road trip down south didn't start exactly the way that the Milwaukee Brewers had hoped this week, but the team still expects to play well against the Atlanta Braves this weekend. On Thursday the Florida Marlins posted a 4-2 win over the Brewers to sweep a three-game set. Richie Sexson had three hits for Milwaukee, which has now lost four of its last six. Starting pitcher Todd Ritchie was tabbed for the loss, allowing nine hits and four runs in five innings. Matt Kinney followed |
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| Philadelphia Phillies Team Report - April 25 |
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04/25/2003 |
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| r a three-game set beginning tonight. The Phillies hand the ball to Vicente Padilla, who after starting the 2003 campaign with a loss to the Florida Marlins, has bounced back to win three straight decisions, including his four-hit shutout versus the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Padilla currently owns a 2.30 ERA thanks to having struck out 24 batters and walking only three through 27 1/3 innings. For his career the righthander has a 1-1 mark and a 2.45 ERA versus the Giants. Although the Phils posted a pair of |
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| Cardinals suddenly slipping |
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04/24/2003 |
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| ling the pressure of the inflated prospects and it has shown with a 9-10 start to the year. The Cardinals have been particularly tight in the past four games --- all losses. The Cardinals fell below the .500 mark on Wednesday after a 4-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. St. Louis' offense was relatively quiet for the fourth straight game, as it has managed only eight total runs during the span. Jim Edmonds was the only Cardinals' hitter to muster offense in the game, belting a two-run homer in the ninth frame. No |
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| St. Louis Cardinals Team Report - April 24 |
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04/24/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Matt Morris (1-2) pitched well, surrendering just two runs and five hits in seven inning of work, but the St. Louis Cardinals could not find enough offense in a 4-2 setback to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Morris (1-2) also struck out three and walked one. The twirler is now 0-5 in his career against the Braves. Jim Edmonds hit a two-run homer in the ninth for St. Louis, which lost its fourth straight game. Taking the ball for the Cardinals tonight will be Woody Williams, who has yet to |
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| Philadelphia Phillies Team Report - April 24 |
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04/24/2003 |
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| ninth. Randy Wolf will take to the mound for the Phillies today, when they conclude a three-game set with the Colorado Rockies. Wolf (2-1, 3.52 ERA), was tagged for four runs on five hits over five and one-third innings of work in 5-4 setback to the Atlanta Braves on Friday. He also struck out three and walked three in receiving his first loss of the season. Wolf is 1-1 with a 5.32 ERA in four career starts against the Rockies. In 22 innings pitched versus Colorado, he has surrendered 13 earned runs, while st |
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| St. Louis Cardinals Team Report - April 23 |
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04/23/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals' losing woes continued as they suffered a 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves in the first of a three-game set at Turner Field on Tuesday night. Fernando Vina finished with three hits for the Cardinals, who have lost three straight and four of their last six. Edgar Renteria contributed two hits and Orlando Palmeiro drove in two. Garrett Stephenson (1-2) absorbed the loss, allowing four runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. Stephenson dropped to 4-5 in 10 career starts aga |
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| Reynolds wraps up successful weekend series |
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04/21/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves may have received the top pitching bargain of the season, when they picked up 35-year-old righthander Shane Reynolds as a free agent on April 10. Reynolds, who was released by the Astros at the end of spring training, hasn't given up an earned run in two starts so far for the Braves. He surrendered just two hits in 7 1/3 innings of an 8-1 win over the Phillies on Sunday at Turner Field. "What a great pickup for the organization," manager Bobby Cox said. "He's picked us u |
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