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| Dodgers try to wrap up NL West division |
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09/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers can wrap up the National League West division even before taking the field tonight in the finale of a three- game series versus the San Diego Padres at Chavez Ravine. If the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are four games behind LA in the division standings, lose this afternoon against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Dodgers will earn their first division crown since the 2004 season. Los Angeles has already clinched a share of the NL West title. The Dodgers have won two straight a |
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| Dodgers' Furcal returns from DL |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers activated shortstop Rafael Furcal from the 60-day disabled list Wednesday. He hadn't played since May 5 due to lower back surgery, but struck out in the eighth inning in a pinch-hit role of LA's 12-4 win over the Padres Wednesday night. He remained in the game to play shortstop in the ninth inning, as the Dodgers clinched a share of the NL West title. In 33 games this season, Furcal is batting .363 with five home runs, 16 RBI and 34 runs scored. The Dodge |
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| Dodgers rout Padres, clinch share of NL West title |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Manny Ramirez blasted a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a share of the NL West title with a 12-4 victory over the San Diego Padres. Nomar Garciaparra also went deep and finished with two RBI for the Dodgers, whose magic number was reduced to one to win the division outright, thanks in part to Arizona's 4-2 loss at St. Louis earlier Wednesday. The Dodgers can win the division before they even play the Padres Thursday night. That's because the Diamondbacks wrap |
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| Wainwright, Cardinals silence desperate Diamondbacks |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2008 |
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| ew and Conor Jackson had three hits apiece while Chris Young had an RBI for the D-Backs, who had split the first two games of this set, and now are on the verge of being ousted from playoff contention. They sit four games back of the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers with four games remaining. LA reduced its magic number to one thanks to a 12-4 victory over San Diego later Wednesday night. Max Scherzer (0-4) is still searching for his first career win after a five- inning start in which he yielded four runs -- t |
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| Snow to sign contract with Giants, then retire once more |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2008 |
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| eturn for one final game, the club announced Wednesday. The 40-year-old plans to sign a contract with the team and return to the field one last time on Saturday to officially retire as a Giant, as the club squares off against their hated rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Following his original retirement, the University of Arizona product joined the San Francisco front office, where he is currently employed. A six-time Gold Glove winner, Snow spent nine seasons as a Giant and helped San Francisco to four postseason |
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| Dodgers aim for another win over Padres |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A National League West title is on the horizon for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who will try to inch closer to glory in tonight's second installment of a three-game series versus the San Diego Padres at Chavez Ravine. The Dodgers handed the Padres a 10-1 beating in Tuesday's series opener and grabbed a three-game lead over Arizona in the NL West standings after the Diamondbacks lost to St. Louis. LA's magic number for clinching the division is now three with only five games remaining. Nomar Garciap |
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| Giants send Lincecum to hill versus Rockies |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2008 |
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| ith a 17-4 mark and a league-leading 2.46 earned run average in 32 games (31 starts) this season. Lincecum has held the opposition to a .220 batting average and was moved up to pitch today so he could get in one last appearance on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The young right-hander was 6-0 in 10 trips to the mound before losing his previous start on September 18 at Arizona. Lincecum was reached for three runs in eight innings of a 3-2 loss to have his unbeaten streak come to an end. The All-Star, who is |
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| Feeling blue: Dodgers aim to rebound against Padres |
MLB Baseball |
09/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers are starting to lose ground atop the National League West standings and will kick off a three-game series tonight versus the division-rival San Diego Padres at Chavez Ravine. The Dodgers have dropped three of their last five games to have their NL West lead shrink to just two games over the Arizona Diamondbacks, who have won three in a row and seven of 10 to make it interesting for the year's last week of regular-season play. LA just lost two of three games against San F |
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| Webb goes for win No. 22 in test with Cards |
MLB Baseball |
09/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Brandon Webb takes aim at win No. 22 this evening when the Arizona Diamondbacks open a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Arizona, of course, comes into tonight's contest 2 1/2 games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. Webb, though, seems to have gotten back on track after a three-start losing streak. The sinkerball specialist won his second consecutive start on Wednesday against San Francisco, as he allowed three runs (two earned) and eight hits in seve |
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| San Fran edges LA as Dodgers' lead in NL West trimmed |
MLB Baseball |
09/21/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Relief pitcher Brad Hennessey came in as a pinch-runner in the 11th inning, stole his first career base and then scored on Rich Aurilia's single to boost San Francisco to a 1-0 win over the NL West- leading Los Angeles Dodgers. Eugenio Velez had three hits, including a big infield single in the 11th, for the Giants, who won two of the three games in the weekend series. The Dodgers, who have six contests remaining, saw their lead in the division trimmed to 2 1/2 games over Arizon |
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