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| League comes down hard on Reds and Phillies for brawl |
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06/20/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Pitcher Carlos Silva of the Philadelphia Phillies and outfielder Adam Dunn and first baseman Sean Casey of the Cincinnati Reds were each suspended for their actions during a bench-clearing brawl in a game on Friday, June 13 at Great American Ball Park. Silva was suspended for six games for intentionally throwing at Dunn, which incited the fracas. Dunn and Casey received three-game suspensions for their parts in the altercation. Unless appealed, Dunn and Silva are scheduled to b |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks Team Report - June 20 |
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06/20/2003 |
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| === Arizona Diamondbacks Team Report - June 20 === (MySportsbook) - Elmer Dessens will head to the mound against his former team this evening, when he leads the Diamondbacks against the Cincinnati Reds in the first of a three-game set at BankOne Ballpark. Dessens, who was the Reds' number one starter prior to being dealt to Arizona in a four-team deal in December, is without a decision in his last four starts. Last time on the hill, Dessens was touched up for 10 hits and five runs (four earned) over 4 2/3 i |
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| Chicago Cubs Team Report - June 20 |
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06/20/2003 |
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| h team winning two at home. The Cubs are 8-7 at Wrigley against the White Sox since the inception of interleague play, but the White Sox lead the all-time series, 16-14. The Cubs ended their 10-game road trip 5-5 after suffering a 3-1 setback to the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of their four-game set Thursday. The game was marred by an altercation near home plate between pitchers Kyle Farnsworth of the Cubs and Paul Wilson of the Reds. The two exchanged words before they charged at one another, then both benc |
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| Cubs and Reds involved in brawl |
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06/19/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Chicago Cubs reliever Kyle Farnsworth and Cincinnati Reds hurler Paul Wilson were ejected from Thursday afternoon's game at Great American Ball Park after being involved in a bench-clearing brawl. The scrum happened in the bottom of the seventh inning. With Wilson at the plate and squaring to bunt, Farnsworth threw an inside pitch that was chest high. Wilson stepped away from the offering, which got behind catcher Damian Miller for a wild pitch. Wilson then shouted at Farnswo |
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| Rookie relief |
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06/19/2003 |
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| ityman, Robby Hammock, has hit .300 with nine RBI during June, while playing at catcher, third base, and in the outfield. WHO'S NOT Starter Elmer Dessens has been unable to record a decision in his last four starts and has allowed 10 earned runs on 17 hits in his last 10 innings pitched. COMING UP The Diamondbacks play the final contest of a three-game series tonight against the Houston Astros from Minute Maid Park. Arizona will return home on Friday, as they open up a three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds. |
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| Pirates finally sweep a doubleheader |
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06/19/2003 |
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| all in the bottom of the ninth inning of the nightcap. That gave the Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Expos at PNC Park, just after the Bucs took the opener 7-3. It was the Pirates first doubleheader sweep since September 8, 2000, against the Cincinnati Reds at Three Rivers Stadium. The pair of wins also guaranteed a home series win for Pittsburgh, which was 0-9-1 in their first 10 series at PNC Park, where they are just 11-21 overall. Randall Simon led off the bottom of the ninth with a base hit and ca |
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| Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - June 19 |
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06/19/2003 |
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| oronto is only a half-game back of the Boston Red Sox. Taking the hill for Toronto today will be converted reliever Kelvim Escobar, who has been impressive of late, going 2-0 over his last two starts, while pitching to a .053 ERA. After blanking the Cincinnati Reds on four hits on June 8, Escobar made it two wins in a row by topping the Chicago Cubs on Friday. In that start he allowed on run on 12 hits over 8 1/3 innings and struck out a season-high 10 batters. Since replacing Tanyon Sturtze in the rotation, t |
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| Chicago Cubs Team Report - June 19 |
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06/19/2003 |
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| === Chicago Cubs Team Report - June 19 === (MySportsbook) - The Cubs will attempt to finish up their four-game series with the Cincinnati Reds on a positive note this afternoon. Chicago has taken two of the first three of the set. Sammy Sosa returned to the lineup with a bang on Wednesday, as he went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI. Mark Grudzielanek finished 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles, while Tom Goodwin chipped in a pair of hits. With the win, Chicago pushed its lead in the Central to 1 1/2 games. The |
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| Cork this; Sosa homers in first game back |
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06/18/2003 |
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| to the lineup after serving a seven-game suspension for using a corked bat. Sosa finished 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a 464-foot blast off the batter's eye restaurant at the Great American Ball Park. The Cubs went on to post a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the contest. He singled in his first at-bat in the opening inning despite being showered by boos and heckling. The sellout crowd also showered Sosa with relentless boos as he trotted around the bases on his fourth inning home run, his first long |
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| Sosa returns tonight |
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06/18/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa will return to the field tonight after serving a seven-game suspension for using a corked bat. The Cubs play the Cincinnati Reds in the third contest of a four-game series. Chicago finished 3-4 without Sosa on the field and the Cubs are in first place in the NL Central, a half game ahead of Houston, heading into tonight's action. Sosa was suspended for eight games for using the corked bat during a game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on June 3 |
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