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| Phillies target first series win of season in Colorado |
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04/12/2009 |
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| when Philadelphia closes its three-game set with the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Park, who signed with the Phillies this past winter, beat out J.A. Happ to claim the fifth starter spot in spring. Park appeared in 54 games (five starts) for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season and posted a 4-4 mark to go along with a pair of saves and a 3.40 earned run average. Today's outing, though. will be just his seventh start since the end of the 2006 campaign. The 35-year-old right-hander has already pitched this season |
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| Emotional Angels try to make two in a row over Boston |
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04/11/2009 |
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| 's ALDS, however, permitting four runs on five hits and walking four batters in a 4 2/3-inning no decision. Boston counters with offseason addition Brad Penny, who is seeking a return to the form that earned him back-to-back All-Star honors with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006 and 2007. Penny's final season with the Dodgers was marred by a shoulder injury that limited him to 19 games and 17 starts in 2008. The burly right-hander was often ineffective when on the mound, as he struggled to a 6-9 record with a career |
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| San Diego sends Peavy to face Giants |
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04/11/2009 |
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| vy hopes for some run support this evening when the San Diego Padres continue their three-game series with the San Francisco Giants at Petco Park. Peavy, who was victimized by poor run support most of last season, was not sharp on Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but still allowed just three earned runs and seven hits, while striking out seven in seven innings. He was tagged with the loss, though, as his team mustered just one run in the 4-1 setback. The 27-year-old right-hander has faced the Giants 23 time |
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| Surprise starters square off in Arizona |
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04/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Eric Stults gets a surprise start this evening when the Los Angeles Dodgers continue their three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Stults will be starting in place of righty Hiroki Kuroda, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday due to a strained left oblique muscle. Kuroda had pitched on Opening Day for the Dodgers, earning the win after allowing a run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Padres. So, the 29-year-old Stults was recalled from Triple-A Albuq |
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| Dodgers' Kuroda placed on DL |
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04/10/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers placed pitcher Hiroki Kuroda on the 15-day disabled list Friday due to a strained left oblique muscle. Kuroda pitched on Opening Day for the Dodgers, earning the win after allowing a run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Padres. The second-year pro, who went 9-10 with a 3.73 earned-run average last year with LA, was scheduled to start Saturday's game against Arizona, but felt a strain in a muscle near his left ribs. An MRI on Thursday revealed no stru |
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| With clean slate, Giants' Zito to take on Padres |
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04/10/2009 |
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| n, and was taken to a hospital for a CT scan and evaluation. Matt Cain earned the win for the Giants, surrendering just one run on four hits with five strikeouts and two walks over seven frames. San Diego, meanwhile, split its four-game set with the Los Angeles Dodgers to open the year. In Thursday's finale, Adrian Gonzalez stroked a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to ignite a San Diego comeback as the Padres eked out a 4-3 win. Nick Hundley and Luis Rodriguez also added RBI hits in the three-run eig |
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| Dodgers visit Diamondbacks in Garland's debut |
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04/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Jon Garland makes his Arizona debut when the Diamondbacks open a three-game set with the Los Angeles Dodgers this evening at Chase Field. Garland, who has made at least 32 starts in seven straight seasons, signed with the Diamondbacks this offseason after one year with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He was 14-8 with a 4.90 earned run average in 32 starts last season. The 29-year-old righty, who has never pitched in the National League, will be facing the Dodgers for the first time. Arizona |
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| Rays renew acquaintances with O's in Baltimore |
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04/10/2009 |
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| tion, makes his Orioles debut against the team with which he spent two-plus seasons. A 6-foot-9 native of Mount Vernon, Washington, Hendrickson won a career-high 11 games in 2005 for the Rays and 10 more in 2004. He split 2006 with Tampa Bay and the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6-15 record over 62 games - 56 starts - then transitioned to part-time starter while going 11-16 over two seasons with Los Angeles and Florida. Lifetime against the Rays, Hendrickson is 2-4 in seven games with a 4.83 ERA over 41 innings. On T |
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| Padres rally in eighth to down Dodgers |
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04/09/2009 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Adrian Gonzalez stroked a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth to ignite a San Diego comeback, as the Padres snuck past the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3, to split a four-game series at PETCO Park. Nick Hundley and Luis Rodriguez added RBI hits in the three-run eighth. Cla Meredith (1-0) picked the win after throwing a scoreless eighth inning and Heath Bell closed it out in the ninth, allowing the rally to hold up. David Eckstein also drove in a run for the victors. Matt Kemp had two |
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| Dodgers, Padres conclude four-game set in San Diego |
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04/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Kevin Correia will make his San Diego debut tonight, when the Padres close out a four-game series versus the NL West-rival Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park. Correia spent the first six years of his career with San Francisco and appeared in 25 games last season, making a career-high 19 starts. He went 3-8 with a 6.05 earned run average over a career-best 110 innings. The right-hander is very familiar with the Dodgers, having made 19 appearances (five starts) against the division rivals. Correia |
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