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| Padres hoping to end Washington visit with sweep |
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09/21/2008 |
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| s, and is 2-4 with a 5.54 earned run average in 50 1/3 innings. For San Diego, Korean-born righty Cha Seung Baek makes his first career start against Washington this afternoon. The 28-year-old picked up his most recent win on September 8 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing three hits in seven scoreless innings of a 4-0 triumph. That win snapped a four-decision losing skid for Baek, who had suffered an 8-4 loss to the Dodgers one start earlier after he gave up eight hits and seven runs in 3 2/3 innings. Baek |
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| Walks help Dodgers hold off Giants |
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09/21/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Manny Ramirez clubbed two homers and drove in five runs, as the Los Angeles Dodgers crept closer to a division crown with a 10-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the middle test of a three-game set from Chavez Ravine. Matt Kemp added a two-run homer for the Dodgers, whose magic number to clinch the NL West title stands at five. Arizona defeated Colorado, 5-3, earlier Saturday to remain 3 1/2 games back in the standings. Starter Hiroki Kuroda gave up three runs on eight h |
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| Dodgers activate 2B Kent from DL |
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09/20/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers activated second baseman Jeff Kent from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday. Kent was placed on the DL on September 1, retroactive to August 30, and underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee a day later. The 17-year veteran is hitting .275 with 11 homers and 57 RBI in 117 games this season for the NL West-leading Dodgers. |
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| Dodgers vie for quick turnaround against Giants |
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09/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After having a seven-game home winning streak halted, the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers will try to rebound quickly when they resume a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants tonight at Dodger Stadium. Coming off a 7-3 road trip, the Dodgers were defeated 7-1 by the Giants in last night's opener. Despite the setback, Los Angeles remained 3 1/2 games ahead of Arizona for the top spot in the division thanks to the Diamondbacks' loss to Colorado on Friday. The Dodgers' m |
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| Desperate D-Backs continue key series with Rockies |
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09/20/2008 |
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| reak has the Arizona Diamondbacks on the verge of missing the postseason. The club will try again to solve its road problems when it battles the Colorado Rockies in the second contest of a three-game series tonight at Coors Field. Arizona trails the Los Angeles Dodgers by 3 1/2 games for first place in the National League West with nine left to play. The Diamondbacks entered this test having swept a four-game home series with the Giants to keep pace, but were edged by Colorado, 3-2, on Friday. It was Arizona's 11t |
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| First-place Dodgers welcome Giants to town |
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09/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers aim for their eighth straight win at home this evening, when they welcome the San Francisco Giants to town for the first of three straight games at Chavez Ravine. Los Angeles is 3 1/2 games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the lead in the National League West division and have won seven straight as the host. The Dodgers just went 7-3 on a 10-game road trip and recently won three out of four games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. In Thursday's 4-3 win in 1 |
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| Diamondbacks aim to end road skid in Colorado |
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09/19/2008 |
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| put their playoff hopes on the line tonight in the opener of a seven-game trek with the first of three straight meetings against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Arizona is 31-43 away from Chase Field this season and sits 3 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the top spot in the National League West division. Arizona kept pace with the Dodgers by posting a four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants. In Thursday's 3-2 win in the series finale, Adam Dunn put the Diamondbacks ahead for good with an RBI |
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| Pirates welcome Astros to PNC |
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09/19/2008 |
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| two runs on five hits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings. Chris Sampson and Wesley Wright each yielded two runs in relief. The Astros were limited to just four hits. In Pittsburgh, James Loney had the game-winning RBI single in the 12th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers downed the Pirates, 4-3, in the finale of a four- game set from PNC Park. Nyjer Morgan had two hits, scored two runs and swiped a pair of bases while Nate McLouth, Andy LaRoche and Luis Cruz each had an RBI for the Pirates, who dropped three of four |
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| Loney, Dodgers top Pirates in extras |
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09/19/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - James Loney had the game-winning RBI single in the 12th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3, in the finale of a four-game set from PNC Park. The Dodgers now hold a 3 1/2 game lead in the NL West over the Arizona Diamondbacks, who beat San Francisco 3-2 Thursday. Matt Kemp had two hits and scored two runs while Blake DeWitt drove in a pair for LA, which has won seven of nine overall. Andre Ethier knocked in the other run and Scott Proctor (2-0) go |
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| Dodgers close series in Steel City |
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09/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers will try to get back on track when they close out a four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon at PNC Park. The Dodgers had their division lead trimmed to 3 1/2 games over the Arizona Diamondbacks after losing Wednesday's game by a lopsided 15-8 score. Arizona defeated San Francisco on Wednesday. Russell Martin was 3-for-5 and drove in three runs for the Dodgers, who had won the first two games of this series. Starter Chad |
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