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| Torrealba, Rockies halt Giants' five-game winning streak |
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08/26/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Yorvit Torrealba smacked a two-run homer and Jeff Francis picked up his first win in over two months as the Colorado Rockies edged the streaking San Francisco Giants, 4-2, in the opener of a three-game set. Francis (4-8), in his fourth start since spending more than six weeks on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation, surrendered just two runs on seven hits, landing in the win column for first time since June 18. Ian Stewart had two hits and scored twice, and Troy Tul |
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| Reds' Cueto will miss next start with elbow strain |
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08/25/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto will miss his next scheduled start with a strained right elbow. The rookie right-hander departed from Sunday's 4-3 loss against the Colorado Rockies after three innings. Cueto was examined by team physician Dr. Timothy Kremchek on Monday and was diagnosed with a posterior strain of the elbow, possibly caused by a hyperextension. He will be re-examined Friday. Cueto is 8-12 with a 4.65 earned run average in 27 games this season. |
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| Giants shoot for sixth straight win in opener with Rockies |
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08/25/2008 |
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| anywhere this year, but the team's recent strong play has at least boosted the prospects for 2009. San Francisco will try to extend its season-best win streak to six straight games when it hosts the first of three consecutive clashes tonight with a Colorado Rockies squad that's on a strong roll of its own right now. The Giants won for the seventh time in their last eight contests by completing a three-game sweep of National League West cellar-dweller San Diego on Sunday. Bengie Molina fueled San Fran's 8-4 tri |
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| Reds' Cueto leaves game |
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08/25/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto left Sunday's 4-3 loss against the Colorado Rockies after the third inning because of soreness in his right triceps tendon. The righty will be examined Monday in Cincinnati. Cueto threw three hitless innings, despite giving up a run, while striking out four and walking three. The Reds' rookie starter was 8-12 on the year with a 4.74 earned run average going into Sunday's game with 142 strikeouts in 152 innings. He was replaced by Nick Masset. |
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| Quintanilla's blast lifts Rockies over Reds in 12th inning |
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08/24/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Omar Quintanilla hit a game-ending home run in the 12th inning to propel the Colorado Rockies to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of a three-game series. Ubaldo Jimenez had a solid outing, allowing three runs -- two earned -- on four hits in six innings pitched with six strikeouts and four walks. Ryan Speier (2-1) got the win after pitching around two walks in the top of the 12th. Colorado's bullpen combined for six shutout innings, allowing just |
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| Jimenez hopes to stay hot against Reds |
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08/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Red-hot right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez looks for a second straight success against Cincinnati today when the Colorado Rockies host the Reds in the finale of a three-game weekend series at Coors Field. A 24-year-old in his first full season in the majors, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound Jimenez is 7-3 in his last 10 starts after opening with a 2-8 mark in his initial 17 outings of 2008. He faced the Reds for the first time in his career on July 27 in Cincinnati and scattered five hits over six scoreless |
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| Volquez and Harang square off at Coors Field |
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08/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - All-Star teammates Aaron Cook and Edinson Volquez meet for the second time in a month tonight when the Colorado Rockies host the Cincinnati Reds in the middle test of their three-game weekend series at Coors Field. The two right-handers, who've combined for 30 wins so far in 2008, met in Cincinnati on July 25 in a game won by the Rockies, 7-2. Cook went eight innings for the victory and allowed five hits and a run, while his counterpart Volquez was touched for seven hits and five runs in jus |
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| Harang wins as Reds hold on to top Rockies |
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08/23/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Aaron Harang got his first win since June 13 and the Reds outlasted the Colorado Rockies, 8-5, in the opening game of a weekend series at Coors Field. Harang (4-13) had a stellar outing after giving up 16 runs in 7 1/3 innings in his last two starts, throwing six shutout innings, giving up six hits while fanning four and walking three. "He had life on his fastball, more life than he's had in a while," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "You could tell by the swings and misses, and guy |
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| Rockies' Podsednik set to return |
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08/23/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies activated outfielder Scott Podsednik from the 15-day disabled list on Friday. Podsednik went on the DL on July 29 with a non-displaced fracture of his left little finger. The 32-year-old was hitting .263 with one home run and 15 RBI in 75 games for the Rockies this season. He appeared as a pinch-hitter in Friday's game, going 1-for-2 with a run scored. To make room on the roster, Colorado optioned catcher Adam Melhuse to Triple-A Colorado Springs. |
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| Rockies send Hernandez to hill in opener with Reds |
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08/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Livan Hernandez experiment continues into its third phase tonight, when the Colorado Rockies host the Cincinnati Reds in the initial game of a three-game weekend series at Coors Field in Denver. The former postseason hero with the Florida Marlins began this year in the American League with the Minnesota Twins, but was let go upon the return from injury of young phenom Francisco Liriano. He signed on with the Rockies shortly afterward and has made two subsequent starts, splitting a pair o |
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