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| Padilla's four-hit shutout lifts Phillies over Braves |
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04/19/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Vicente Padilla tossed a four-hit shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies downed the Atlanta Braves, 4-0, at Turner Field. David Bell finished 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Phillies, who evened the three-game series at one game apiece while ending a three-game skid. Padilla (3-1) struck out four without walking a batter. The 25-year-old righthander, who didn't allow a runner past second base until the seventh inning, posted his second career shutout. Pat Burrell |
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| Hampton makes season debut in Braves' loss |
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04/19/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Hampton made his season debut Saturday against Philadelphia after beginning the year on the disabled list with a strained right calf. The Phillies won the game, 4-0, and Hampton (0-1) was dealt the loss. He yielded four runs on six hits in five innings of work. Hampton also struck out one, walked four and threw two wild pitches. The Braves activated him from the 15-day disabled list prior to the game and sent young starter Jason Marquis to T |
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| Hampton makes Braves debut |
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04/19/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Hampton made his season debut Saturday against Philadelphia after starting the year on the disabled list with a strained right calf. The Braves activated him from the 15-day disabled list prior to the game and sent young starter Jason Marquis to Triple-A Richmond Hampton was injured while running on a treadmill before an exhibition game last month. The left-handed Hampton was acquired from Florida -- hours after the Marlins obtained him in a |
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| Yost finally chases the ghost |
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04/09/2003 |
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| g him go back out in the eighth. He was at 107 pitches and you know the third time around he'll have his full allotment, but early in the year we want to make sure that we protect our guys. He was just fantastic." Yost, who had been a coach with the Atlanta Braves the past 12 years, was hired as the fourth manager of the Brewers since 1999. That hiring took place just before this season, and Yost knew he'd need time to develop a winner, especially with a new president in Ulice Payne and a new general manager |
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| The Rookie Watch: Breakthrough or Bust? |
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04/02/2003 |
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| les with 37, but he struggled after being called up by the Phillies last September by hitting .229. Byrd has good speed, which is a positive playing in center field on the turf at Veterans Stadium, at least for this year. SP - Horacio Ramirez (LHP), Atlanta Braves Thrust into Atlanta's rotation early in the season because of injuries to Mike Hampton and Paul Byrd, Ramirez is being shoved to the front early by Braves skipper Bobby Cox. Ramirez went 9-5 with a 3.03 ERA with Double-A Greenville in 2002. He went |
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| Calf injury lands Hampton on DL |
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03/29/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves placed starting pitcher Mike Hampton on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right calf. The pitcher was injured while running on a treadmill before an exhibition game on Friday. "I kind of felt a pain in my calves so I immediately got off the treadmill, and I knew exactly what it was when I did it because it was the same feeling I had two years ago in Colorado when I strained my calves," said Hampton. "I got off it (treadmill) and told them (trainers) an |
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| Atlanta places Hampton on DL |
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03/29/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves placed starting pitcher Mike Hampton on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right calf. The pitcher was reportedly injured while running on a treadmill before an exhibition game on Friday. The left-handed hurler was acquired from Florida in the offseason along with minor league pitcher Ryan Baker in exchange for pitcher Tim Spooneybarger. The 30-year-old Hampton will be playing in his 11th season in the majors. His best season came with Houston in 1999, |
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| Braves' Byrd will start season on DL |
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03/28/2003 |
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| Lake Buena Vista, FL (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves pitcher Paul Byrd will start the season on the disabled list because of an ailing elbow. The move is retroactive to March 21 and will make the righthander eligible to return April 6. "It's just feeling better every day," Byrd said. "I'm not a doctor. But I'm 32 years old and stuff is going to creep up on me from time to time and I'm going to have to deal with it." Byrd is expected to be the Braves' fourth starter. He has pitched just three innings this s |
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| Devil Rays sign Al Martin |
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03/28/2003 |
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| runs and 459 RBI. Martin played the first eight years of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay signed pitcher Mike Venafro and claimed outfielder George Lombard off waivers from the Detroit Tigers. Venafro was released by the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. He appeared in eight games this spring, going 1-1 with a 6.30 ERA. Venafro, who went 2-2 with a 4.62 ERA in 47 games for the A's last year, has a career record of 13-10 with five saves and a 4.06 ERA. Lombard was a second-round draft p |
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| Tigers send Avery to minors |
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03/25/2003 |
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| "As a starter, it's still a long shot," Trammell added. "There's a good chance in our opinion that if he gets back to the major leagues it's in the pen." Avery has been a starter throughout his major league career. He was a first- round pick of the Atlanta Braves in the 1988 draft and joined the parent club in 1990. The 32-year-old was the MVP of the 1991 National League Championship Series and appeared in the World Series four times with the Braves. In 18 career post-season games, Avery has compiled a 6-4 r |
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