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| Rockies open set at San Diego |
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08/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Both the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres have had disappointing 2008 seasons, but each has been playing quite well as of late. The two National League West members hope to keep up their recent rolls when they begin a three-game series tonight at Petco Park. Colorado has closed within six games of slumping Arizona in the division race by winning nine of their last 12 contests. San Diego helped the Rockies out by taking three straight matchups from the Diamondbacks at Petco Park earlier |
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| Padres send Banks, Corey to minors |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres optioned pitcher Josh Banks to Triple-A Portland and activated pitcher Bryan Corey from the 15- day disabled list and sent him to Portland Wednesday. Banks, 26, was 3-6 with a 4.75 earned run average over 17 games, including 14 starts for the Padres this season. The second-year player appeared in three games with one start for Toronto last season. Corey hit the DL August 12 with a strained left hamstring after compiling a 1-3 record and a 6.23 ERA in 39 app |
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| Red Sox pick up Kotsay from Braves |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| s elected not to re-sign. Jones signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kotsay, who missed five weeks this season with a bad back and missed much of 2007 with Oakland after back surgery, is a career .282 hitter over 12 seasons with the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Athletics, and Atlanta. Kotsay, who will be a free agent after this season, hit for the cycle in a 5-for-5 game against the Chicago Cubs on August 14. The Braves recalled Josh Anderson from Triple-A Richmond on Wednesday to take Kotsay's roster spo |
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| Big Unit continues quest for 300 wins versus Padres |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Randy Johnson tries to move one step closer to magical win No. 300 this afternoon, as the Arizona Diamondbacks try to salvage the finale of their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Johnson, at the age of 44, has given the D'Backs more than they ever expected from him, posting a 10-9 mark to go along with a 4.03 earned run average. Johnson has won six of his last eight starts and is just six wins shy of becoming the 24th pitcher to reach 300 wins. The Big Unit was domi |
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| Desperate Dodgers continue series in Washington |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Greg Maddux will get another shot to prove his worth for the road-weary Los Angeles Dodgers, who resume a three-game series tonight versus the host Washington Nationals. Maddux joined the Dodgers last week in a trade with the San Diego Padres and made his debut Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Maddux was rocked for seven runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings of an 8-1 setback, falling to 6-10 with a 4.25 ERA in 27 starts with the Padres and Dodgers. The future Ha |
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| Report: Red Sox close to getting Kotsay from Braves |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| with six home runs and 37 RBI in 88 games with Atlanta this season. Kotsay, who missed five weeks this season with a bad back and missed much of 2007 with Oakland after back surgery, is a career .282 hitter over 12 seasons with the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Athletics, and Atlanta. Added in an offseason deal that sent relief pitcher Joey Devine to Oakland, Kotsay, who will be a free agent after this season, hit for the cycle in a 5-for-5 game against the Chicago Cubs on August 14. The Braves enter play |
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| Pads don't get sucked into Webb of lies, crush D'Backs |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Brian Giles hit a three-run homer and Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in three runs, as the San Diego Padres spoiled Brandon Webb's bid for his 20th win with a 9-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the continuation of a three-game series at Petco Park. Chad Reineke (2-1) pitched five innings and allowed two runs on two hits to earn the victory for San Diego, which has won two straight on the heels of a seven-game skid. Chase Headley added a pair of RBI in the victory. Mark Reynol |
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| Webb shoots for 20th win as Diamondbacks resume set with Padres |
MLB Baseball |
08/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Brandon Webb tries to become the National League's first 20-game winner since 2005 this evening when the Arizona Diamondbacks play the second test of their three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Webb, the NL's Cy Young Award winner in 2006, moved one step closer to joining Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling as the only D'Backs hurlers to reach the 20- win mark on Thursday, as he won his sixth straight start and eighth consecutive decision with a brilliant effort against the |
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| Aces square off again in Diamondbacks-Padres opener |
MLB Baseball |
08/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pretty good pitching matchup is on tap this evening, as Dan Haren and the Arizona Diamondbacks open a three-game series against Jake Peavy and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. These hurlers actually faced off last Wednesday, but it wasn't the pitcher's duel people were expecting. Haren served up four runs in the first inning and gave up five along with a season-high 11 hits in six innings, while Peavy was charged with the loss after surrendering six runs (5 earned) and five hits in five |
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| Molina's bat leads Giants past Pads |
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08/24/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Bengie Molina matched a career-high with five runs batted in, leading the Giants to a comeback victory over the San Diego Padres, 7-4, in the finale of a weekend series at AT&T Park. Molina finished the game 3-for-4 with a homer and double and Fred Lewis had three hits and three runs scored. Randy Winn went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI to give San Francisco its fifth straight victory. Kevin Correia (3-7) got his first win since July 28, allowing three runs on se |
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