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| Rockies purchase Belisle's contract |
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04/10/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies purchased pitcher Matt Belisle's contract on Friday in advance of the team's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Belisle was signed by the team as a minor league free agent this past offseason. Last year, with the Reds, he went 1-4 with a 7.28 earned run average in six starts before undergoing season-ending ACL surgery in August. In parts of five seasons, all with Cincinnati, Belisle is 16-22 with a 5.06 ERA. To make room for him on the roster, the team designa |
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| Braves' Lowe tries for repeat showing against Nationals |
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04/10/2009 |
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| ant season-opening performance when the Atlanta Braves kick off the home portion of their schedule with the first of three games against the Washington Nationals from Turner Field. In his first start as a Brave last Sunday against the world champion Philadelphia Phillies, Lowe scattered two hits over eight scoreless innings to nail down the win. Lowe, who signed a four-year, $60 million with Atlanta this offseason, induced 13 groundouts, struck out four without walking a batter and had six 1-2-3 innings. The 35-year |
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| Hamels ready to go for Phils in opener with Rockies |
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04/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Postseason hero Cole Hamels makes his season debut as the Philadelphia Phillies try to make it two straight wins in this afternoon's opener of their three-game set with the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Hamels was absolutely brilliant in the postseason a year ago, posting a perfect 4-0 mark with a 1.80 earned run average in five starts while winning MVP Awards in both the NLCS and the World Series in leading the Phils to their first championship since 1980. That performance followed up a 14-10 |
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| Hot-hitting Rangers hand the ball to Benson in Detroit |
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04/10/2009 |
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| en 2 1/2 years since Benson, the No. 1 overall selection of the 1996 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, last pitched in a big league game. The now 34-year-old hurler missed the entire 2007 season due to a torn rotator cuff and began last year with the Philadelphia Phillies' Triple-A affiliate in Lehigh Valley, but was released in late August after going just 1-4 with a 5.52 earned run average over 11 starts. Benson, whose last appearance in the majors came with Baltimore on September 27, 2006, did receive a minor-leag |
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| Dodgers, Padres conclude four-game set in San Diego |
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04/09/2009 |
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| layton Kershaw gets the nod on Thursday and is coming off a promising rookie campaign in which he went 5-5 with a 4.26 earned run average over 22 games, 21 starts. Kershaw got a taste of the playoffs as well, making a pair of appearances against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS. He tossed two innings and compiled a 4.50 earned run average through two games. Kershaw went 3-2 in 11 home starts in 2008. The former first-round draft pick faced division-foe San Diego three times last season, going 2-0 with a 4.00 ER |
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| Garza, Dice-K square off in Boston |
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04/09/2009 |
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| n Bartlett in a deal that saw Delmon Young, Brendan Harris and Jason Pridie head north. He was 11-9 with a 3.70 earned run average in 30 starts for the Rays, then went 2-1 in the postseason as Tampa Bay reached the World Series before falling to the Philadelphia Phillies. Along the way, Garza was named the American League Championship Series MVP after winning twice and allowing eight hits and two runs over 13 innings against the Red Sox, whom the Rays beat in a classic seven-game series. He faced Boston four times i |
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| Rockies use the longball to top D-Backs |
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04/08/2009 |
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| ake it 9-1. Chris Young was hit by Ryan Speier to start the home ninth and took second base on defensive indifference. Conor Jackson grounded out to move him to third and he crossed home as Reynolds grounded out. Game Notes The Rockies will host the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday for three games...The Diamondbacks host the L.A. Dodgers on Friday for the start of a three-game set...Davis is 2-4 over eight lifetime starts against the Rockies. Davis also faced the club in Game 2 of the 2007 NL Championship Series and |
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| Phillies rally to beat Braves thanks to Atlanta's bullpen blunders |
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04/08/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Raul Ibanez belted a two-run homer, drove in three and scored three times as the defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies scored eight runs in the seventh inning, four on bases- loaded walks, to edge the Atlanta Braves, 12-11, recording their first win of the season. Chase Utley had two hits, including a double and two RBI, while Ryan Howard added a two-base hit drove in one and scored two for the Phillies, who received their 2008 championship rings in a pregame cere |
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| Braves 3B Jones, OF Anderson scratched from lineup |
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04/08/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones and left fielder Garret Anderson were both scratched from the lineup prior to Wednesday's 12-11 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. After going 2-for-4 with a home run in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Phils, Jones noticed discoloration on his thumb and index finger. The bruised left thumb, which Jones said was due to taking many inside pitches over the last week, kept him out of Wednesday's game. However, according to a report in the Atlanta |
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| Braves 3B Jones scratched from lineup |
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04/08/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones was scratched prior to Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies because of a bruised left thumb. After going 2-for-4 with a home run in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Phils, Jones noticed discoloration on his thumb and index finger. The injury, which Jones said was due to taking many inside pitches over the last week, kept him out of Wednesday's game. However, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jones said he |
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