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| MLB Playoff Preview: San Francisco versus St. Louis |
MLB Baseball |
10/08/2002 |
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| Championship Series. Bonds, a notorious underachiever in the postseason, came up big on Monday with a pair of hits, including a home run, to lead the Giants to a 3-1 victory in a fifth and deciding game of the NL Division Series against the favored Atlanta Braves. Bonds' fourth-inning home run -- his third of the series -- proved to be the game-winner. "I must admit, I'm a little bit shocked," said Bonds after the win. "I've never been past the first round. I don't know how to respond. Should I be happy or j |
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| Braves and Giants to decide Division Series |
MLB Baseball |
10/07/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Barry Bonds hopes to win a postseason series for the first time in his career this evening, when the San Francisco Giants tangle with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Game 5 of a National League Division Series. Bonds, who is batting .214 (3-for-14) with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored in this best-of-five series, is 0-5 lifetime in the playoffs. His manager, Dusty Baker, is also searching for his first postseason series win in three attempts. Down two-games |
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| Hernandez hopes to keep Giants alive |
MLB Baseball |
10/06/2002 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Livan Hernandez hopes to continue his postseason magic on Sunday, when the San Francisco Giants attempt to avoid elimination in Game 4 of their best-of-five National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves. Hernandez is 5-0 lifetime in the postseason, including 1-0 with a 1.54 earned run average in a pair of outings -- one start -- in the NLDS. In his only NL Division Series start, against the New York Mets in 2000, he surrendered one run on five hits over 7 2/3 |
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| Maddux gives Braves 2-1 lead against San Francisco |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2002 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Vinny Castilla's two-run single and Keith Lockhart's three-run homer fueled a five-run sixth inning, as the Atlanta Braves pounded the San Francisco Giants, 10-2, in Game 3 of their NL Division Series at Pac Bell Park. Greg Maddux pitched six solid innings for the NL East-champion Braves, who took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series and can advance to the NL Championship Series for the 12th time in franchise history by winning Game 4 on Sunday. Jeff Kent had an RBI doub |
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| Maddux battles Schmidt in Game 3 at Pac Bell |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2002 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves attempt to open a two- games-to-one advantage in their best-of-five National League Division Series against the San Francisco Giants this afternoon, when the two teams square off at Pacific Bell Park. Greg Maddux takes the ball today for the NL East champs. Maddux was originally slated to start Game 2, but a blister on the index finger of his pitching hand prompted Braves manager Bobby Cox to use Kevin Millwood and push Maddux back a few days. The veter |
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| A's try to advance to ALCS for first time since 1992 |
MLB Baseball |
10/05/2002 |
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| ito about the back-to-back home runs to start the game. "It kind of took the pressure off me a little bit." Torii Hunter went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Twins, who played their first home playoff game since 1991, when they beat the Atlanta Braves in Game 7 of the World Series. Minnesota had a four-game home winning streak in the postseason snapped, falling to 11-2 all-time at the Metrodome in the playoffs. "We threw everything at them we had. They got the best of us today," explained Minneso |
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| Braves' Hammond questionable for Game 2 |
MLB Baseball |
10/03/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Chris Hammond, who left Game 1 of the National League Division Series with a neck sprain, is questionable for Thursday night's contest against the San Francisco Giants. The Giants won the opener of the best-of-five series 8-5. Hammond, 36, had a 0.95 ERA during the regular season for the Braves. He injured his neck in the sixth inning of Game 1 on Wednesday when he dove to field a grounder by Rich Aurilia. Hammond made the play and threw out Aurili |
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| A's hope to rebound behind Mulder |
MLB Baseball |
10/02/2002 |
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| bout playing nine innings, though. Today, we played six, and it was good enough." Mike Cuddyer contributed two hits, a run scored and an RBI for the Twins, who are in the playoffs for the first time since winning a thrilling World Series against the Atlanta Braves in 1991. Brad Radke picked up the win, surrendering five runs -- one earned -- on eight hits over five innings. He walked one and struck out three. The Twins' bullpen combined for four shutout frames, with Eddie Guardado notching the final three out |
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| MLB Playoff Preview: San Francisco versus Atlanta |
MLB Baseball |
10/01/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - For the 11th consecutive season, the Atlanta Braves are dancing in October. Having won the National League East by a whopping 19 games over the second-place Montreal Expos, the Braves garnered home-field advantage throughout the playoffs by posting their fourth 100-win season in six years. Atlanta's first-round opponent this time around will be the Barry Bonds-led San Francisco Giants, who earned the NL wild card spot by going 25-8 in their final 33 games and finishing with a 95-66 record. |
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| Braves can secure home-field advantage with a win |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves hope to lock up home- field advantage throughout the playoffs and move closer to the 100-win plateau this evening, when they take on the Philadelphia Phillies in the rubber match of a three- game series at Veterans Stadium. After dropping the opener of this set by a 5-3 score, the Braves rebounded to earn a 7-1 victory on Wednesday. Andruw Jones slammed a career-high three home runs and Damian Moss tossed 6 2/3 strong innings for the Braves, who won thei |
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