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| Cy Young special: Maddux faces Glavine tonight |
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05/30/2003 |
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| ace in the NL East. The Mets are tied with Florida for last in the division, 12 games in back of the Braves. Atlanta has won two in a row and four of its last five games. The Braves are coming off a powerful 15-3 win Wednesday night at home over the Cincinnati Reds. Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield, the first three batters of the game for the Braves, all homered and Javy Lopez added a two-run shot later in the inning. Furcal finished 3-for-4 with two homers and four runs scored. Lopez was also 3-f |
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| Cincinnati places Freel on DL |
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05/29/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds placed infielder Ryan Freel on the 15-day disabled list Thursday. Freel is hampered with a torn left hamstring. In 16 games this season, Freel is batting .268 with three stolen bases. He is expected to miss the next four to six weeks. Prior to Wednesday's game, Reds manager Bob Boone subbed Juan Castro for Freel at second base. Freel was in the lineup as the leadoff hitter before he aggravated his hamstring in pregame warmups. The club is expected to recal |
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| Florida Marlins Team Report - May 29 |
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05/29/2003 |
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| ap. Mike Lowell went 3-for-3 with a walk and an RBI and Todd Hollandsworth and Luis Castillo each posted two hits and two runs scored. The Marlins will send Brad Penny to the mound this evening. Penny was victorious in his last outing, defeating the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park. In that contest, Penny allowed only two runs on six hits in six innings, while compiling 10 strikeouts. The victory was the first for the 25-year-old righthander since defeating the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans |
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| Atlanta Braves Team Report - May 28 |
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05/28/2003 |
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| === Atlanta Braves Team Report - May 28 === (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves will face the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of a three-game set at Turner Field on Wednesday. The Braves will pin their series winning hopes on 28-year-old veteran Russ Ortiz this evening. Ortiz had his five-game winning streak halted last time on the hill, surrendering six hits and six runs over 5 1/3 innings of action against New York. The Encino, CA native struck out three and walked two in the losing effort. Ortiz has |
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| Montreal Expos Team Report - May 27 |
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05/27/2003 |
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| n games, Montreal has not stopped playing exciting baseball and is now just two games behind the Atlanta Braves for first place in the National League East. The Expos had a chance to cut even more off that deficit on Monday as the Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds in extra innings, but the team slipped in the opener of a four-game set with the Florida Marlins at Pro Player Stadium, falling in a 5-1 decision. Vladimir Guerrero opened the contest with an RBI double in the top of the first inning, but from there |
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| Atlanta Braves Team Report - May 27 |
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05/27/2003 |
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| === Atlanta Braves Team Report - May 27 === (MySportsbook) - John Smoltz has been the team's good luck charm for the last two years, but on Monday it finally came to an end. Although Smoltz made an appearance for the Braves against the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game set at Turner Field, Atlanta was handed a 7-6 loss in extra innings. The setback marked an end to 73 straight wins for the Braves when Smoltz appeared on the mound. Rafael Furcal went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and Robert Fick n |
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| Reds activate Jimmy Haynes |
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05/26/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds have activated pitcher Jimmy Haynes off the 15-day disabled list. He had been sidelined since April 18 with a bulging disc in his back. Haynes is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against Atlanta. He has not pitched in the majors since April 17 against Chicago, when he was pounded for a career-high 10 runs on 10 hits in just 4 2/3 innings of a 16-3 loss. The righthander is 0-4 with a lofty 12.74 earned run average this season and became the first Cincinnati p |
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| Atlanta Braves Team Report - May 26 |
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05/26/2003 |
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| ing none in seven dominating innings. John Smoltz pitched a perfect ninth inning, including two strikeouts, for his league-leading 19th save of the year. Mike Hampton takes the hill for the Braves today, as they open up a three- game set against the Cincinnati Reds. Hampton is 2-2 with a 4.31 ERA in seven starts this season. In his last outing on Wednesday, Hampton was roughed up for six earned runs on five hits in just three and two-third innings of a 9-3 setback to the Reds. He walked five batters and struck |
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| Marlins' Rodriguez leaves game with foot injury |
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05/24/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Florida Marlins catcher Ivan Rodriguez left Saturday's 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds after six innings with a bruised right foot. Rodriguez, who went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, is listed as day-to-day after x-rays were negative. The 31-year-old, who inked a one-year, $10 million contract with Florida in the offseason, is batting .250 with six homers and 24 RBI for the Marlins. Mike Redmond replaced Rodriguez behind the plate and will most likely start until Rodriguez |
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| A Brave return to Turner Field for Glavine |
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05/23/2003 |
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| not nieve enough know enough there's going to be people who are going to boo me. That's their preogative. I don't know if it's going to be more people clapping or more people booing or a split. I really haven't given it too much thought." WHO'S HOT Vinny Castilla is 10-for-19 over his last four games with five homers, 10 RBI and seven runs scored. WHO'S NOT Chipper Jones is in an 8-for-39 slump. COMING UP After this three-game series against the Mets, the Braves will host the Cincinnati Reds for three games. |
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