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| Colorado Rockies Team Report - July 14 |
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| === Colorado Rockies Team Report - July 14 === (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies are 50-47 and in fourth place in the NL West, 8 1/2 games behind the first-place San Francisco Giants. It's only the third time in the team's 11-year history they head to the break with a winning mark. Colorado lost 9-3 to the Dodgers yesterday afternoon at Coors Field. Todd Helton homered for the fourth time in the three-game set and finished the day 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Larry Walker added a pair of hits and a run |
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| Optimism at the break |
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07/14/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies find themselves in an unfamiliar position heading into this All-Star break: three games over .500. A team rarely known for its pitching, which isn't changing anyone's mind again this season, has done just enough to accentuate a potent offensive attack and keep the Rockies 8 1/2 games out of first place in the NL West standings. Todd Helton remains the backbone of this franchise and is putting together another impressive season, as he is batting .349 with 21 home runs and |
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| Detroit Tigers Team Report - July 14 |
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07/14/2003 |
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| plete a winning homestand for the first time since August 5-11, 2002. Chris Mears worked a scoreless ninth to earn his fourth save in as many chances. Mears hasn't allowed a run in 10 1/3 innings. Before the game the Tigers acquired catcher/outfielder Ben Petrick from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for pitcher Adam Bernero. Petrick is expected to join the team Thursday in Chicago. The Tigers start the second half of the season with an eight-game road trip that features stops in Chicago, Boston and Cleveland. |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers Team Report - July 13 |
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07/13/2003 |
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| === Los Angeles Dodgers Team Report - July 13 === (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers attempt to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Colorado Rockies Sunday when the teams tangle in the finale at Coors Field. On Saturday, Todd Helton and Preston Wilson each homered and drove in two runs, while Jason Jennings tossed 6 1/3 strong innings to lead Colorado to a 5-3 victory over LA. Jolbert Cabrera hit two home runs and Alex Cora added a solo shot for Los Angeles, which has dropped five of its last |
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| Colorado Rockies Team Report - July 13 |
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07/13/2003 |
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| === Colorado Rockies Team Report - July 13 === (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies look to claim their fifth straight victory and complete their second consecutive series sweep Sunday when they wrap up a three-game set with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field. After posting a two-game sweep over the San Francisco Giants in their previous series, the Rockies have captured the first two games of this set, most recently pulling out a 5-3 victory over LA on Saturday. Todd Helton and Preston Wilson each home |
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| Greg Vaughn becomes a free agent |
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07/12/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Greg Vaughn was sent down to the minor leagues by the Colorado Rockies Saturday. The 38-year-old Vaughn did not accept the assignment, though, and subsequently became a free agent. Vaughn signed a minor league contract with the Rockies in early April after the Tampa Bay Devil Rays released him. The outfielder played in just 37 contests this season and batted .189 with three home runs. The veteran slugger has amassed 355 career homers in parts of 15 major league seasons. He started |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers Team Report - July 12 |
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07/12/2003 |
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| === Los Angeles Dodgers Team Report - July 12 === (MySportsbook) - The Dodgers try to get back on the winning track Saturday when they square off with the Colorado Rockies in the middle contest of a three-game set at Coors Field. LA had a two-game winning streak snapped on Friday in the series opener, as Greg Norton walked to force home Todd Helton with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning, leading the Rockies to a 7-6 defeat of the Dodgers. Cesar Izturis went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, whi |
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| San Francisco Giants Team Report - July 11 |
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07/11/2003 |
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| Ballpark. San Francisco has lost two straight on the heels of a three-game win streak. The Giants' advantage in the standings over the Diamondbacks has dwindled to just four games. San Francisco's woes continued on Thursday with an 11-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies. San Francisco starter Brian Powell, making his 2003 debut for the Giants, absorbed the loss in 4 2/3 innings of work. Powell (0-1) yielded seven runs on eight hits while fanning three and walking one. He surrendered three home runs. Barry Bonds, Ri |
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| Toronto overhauls pitching staff with three moves |
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07/10/2003 |
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| rgh Pirates for minor league outfielder Rich Thompson. He pitched a minor-league perfect game on April 7, striking out 15 as the Pirates' Triple-A affiliate beat Albuquerque, 4-0. Wasdin previously pitched with the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles. He has a 31-29 career mark with a 5.07 ERA in 258 games -- 42 starts. Reichert was signed to a minor league contract in March after being released by Tampa Bay. Reichert has appeared in 51 games and is 21-25 with a 5.53 ERA ov |
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| Falling Fast |
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07/10/2003 |
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| back of the Dodgers. On Tuesday night the Dodgers finally put five runs on the scoreboard, but was still defeated, by a scored of 8-5 to the Padres. This was the first loss for the Dodgers when scoring five runs since May 29th when they lost to the Colorado Rockies 12-5. "It's only fitting," Dodger coach Jim Tracy told the Los Angeles Daily News on Tuesday. "We score five runs, and we look up and the other team gets eight." The Dodgers have given up seven or more runs four times in eight games in the month of |
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