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| Padres edge Pirates with a pair of late homers |
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07/27/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie and Josh Bard added a solo shot in the ninth, as the San Diego Padres defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, in the finale of a four-game set at PNC Park. Bard finished 2-for-4 with two RBI, for San Diego, which took three of four in the series. The Padres have won three in a row after dropping nine of their previous 10. Jake Peavy (8-6) earned the victory after working seven solid innings. The right |
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| Gossage inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame |
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07/27/2008 |
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| paign in the Bronx. Over the course of his lengthy career, the right-hander compiled 310 saves - leading the league three times in that category - and was 124-107 with a 3.01 earned run average for the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Yankees, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners. He also had 1,502 strikeouts in 1,809 1/3 innings. "I think I had a lot to do with setting the bar for relievers and doing the job the way it should be done, |
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| Pirates' Sanchez leaves game with back injury |
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07/27/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Freddy Sanchez left Sunday's 3-1 loss to the San Diego Padres in the top of the second inning due to back spasms. Sanchez was injured when he tried legging out a ground ball hit to second. He was replaced by Luis Rivas. The 30-year-old Sanchez is hitting .243 with seven home runs and 42 RBI in 98 games this season. |
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| Brewers close out set vs. Astros |
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07/27/2008 |
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| owed two runs in the eighth for the loss after starter Brandon Backe allowed two runs on four hits in 5 1/3 innings. Geoff Geary was tagged for two runs in 1 2/3 innings of relief. Randy Wolf will make his Houston debut after being acquired from the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Wolf went 6-10 with a 4.74 earned run average in 21 starts with the Friars, but has lost two straight and six of his last seven starts. Wolf last toed the rubber on July 19 at St. Louis, when he yielded six runs -- four earned -- and eig |
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| Adrian Gonzalez homers twice as Padres hold off Pirates |
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07/27/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Adrian Gonzalez belted two home runs and Trevor Hoffman set a major league record as the San Diego Padres downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-6, in the third contest of a four-game matchup. Hoffman got the final out in the ninth for his 20th save, making him the first pitcher in major league history to notch 20 or more saves in 14 different seasons. It was also the 544th save of his career. Josh Banks (3-4) allowed five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three in 5 |
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| Pirates recall Pearce following trade of Nady |
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07/26/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled outfielder Steve Pearce from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday prior to an evening matchup with the San Diego Padres. The Pirates traded outfielder Xavier Nady and pitcher Damaso Marte to the New York Yankees on Saturday, receiving four prospects in return. The 29-year-old Nady has a .330 batting average, with 13 home runs, 26 doubles and 57 runs batted in through 89 games this season. He was also in the midst of a 13-game hitting streak. Pearce |
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| Atlanta's Hampton makes 2008 debut in South Philly |
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07/26/2008 |
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| k Park. Hampton has been on the disabled list the entire season due to a strained left pectoral muscle, and hasn't pitched in the majors since August 19 of the 2005 season. He was rocked for seven runs on 11 hits in 3 1/3 innings that day versus the San Diego Padres. Injuries have hampered the two-time All-Star's health over the past few years, and Hampton is currently in the final year of an eight-year, $121 million contract. The left-hander strained his left pectoral muscle while warming up for his season deb |
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| Bucos, Friars square off again at PNC |
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07/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Former first-round draft pick John Van Benschoten continues his crack at the major league level tonight, when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the San Diego Padres in game three of a four-game series at PNC Park. The 28-year-old right-hander, a San Diego native, made four appearances with the Pirates between April 29 and May 12, pitched three times between June 28 and July 9 and then returned for a start on July 21 at Houston, in which he allowed six hits and two earned runs in five innings. The |
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| Bard, Padres hold off Pirates; Bucs deal Nady, Marte |
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07/25/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Josh Bard went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as the San Diego Padres held off Pittsburgh, 6-5, in the second of four games with the Pirates. Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer, while Kevin Kouzmanoff and Chase Headley each had two hits and an RBI for the Padres, who snapped a three-game losing streak. The club is now 2-7 through most of an 11-game road trip. Cha Seung Baek (3-5) picked up the win after 5 1/3 innings of work, in which he gave up four runs on seven hits. Mik |
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| Padres, Pirates resume series at PNC |
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07/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh southpaw Zach Duke tries to end a seven-start winless skid tonight when the Pirates host the San Diego Padres in game two of a four-game series at PNC Park. Duke, a 20th-round draft pick in 2001, was 4-4 on the season and had a 4.10 earned run average after a 5-3 defeat of the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 9 in Pittsburgh. He's 0-3 in seven outings since, including consecutive losses on July 11 and 20 in which he's gave up 20 hits and 14 runs in 11 innings, walking two and striking |
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