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| Jenkins' 3 HRs and Franklin's two-hitter keys Milwaukee rout |
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05/21/2003 |
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| 's two-hitter keys Milwaukee rout === Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Geoff Jenkins cracked three homers and Wayne Franklin twirled a two-hitter, as the Milwaukee Brewers completed their first series sweep of the season with a 10-0 victory over the San Diego Padres at Miller Park. Jenkins drove in four runs and scored three on 3-for-5 batting, smacking three homers in a game for the first time since April 28, 2001 against Montreal. Richie Sexson slammed his 15th homer of the year and finished 2-for-5 with two |
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| Milwaukee Brewers Team Report - May 21 |
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05/21/2003 |
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| last five outings, the Milwaukee Brewers have done little to improve their positioning in the National League Central, still last in the division by a pair of games. On Tuesday the squad squeezed out an 8-7 win over the worst team in the league, the San Diego Padres, at Miller Park. John Vander Wal homered in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Brewers to the one-run victory in the middle contest of a three-game series. Wes Helms hit a three-run homer and Scott Podsednik had two hits and scored twice for |
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| Braves remain hot, complete sweep of Padres |
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05/18/2003 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Marcus Giles celebrated his 25th birthday by knocking in three runs and Russ Ortiz won his fifth straight decision, as the red-hot Atlanta Braves completed a four-game sweep of the San Diego Padres, winning the finale 6-3 at Qualcomm Stadium. Vinny Castilla hit his third homer in the last two games, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Chipper Jones was 2-for-5 with a solo home run and Gary Sheffield tallied two hits, as the Braves won for the 27th time in their last |
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| Padres to start Eaton on Tuesday |
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05/18/2003 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres are expected to activate pitcher Adam Eaton off the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday and on Sunday optioned lefthander Mike Bynum to Triple-A Portland to open a roster spot. Eaton, a 25-year old righthander, was 1-3 with a 3.73 ERA in seven starts prior to straining his right groin. He was placed on the disabled list retroactive to May 5 with 41 strikeouts and 14 walks, and the team intends to start him Tuesday versus Milwaukee. Bynum was 0-2 with two starts |
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| San Diego Padres Team Report - May 18 |
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05/18/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres hope to halt a four-game slide today when they close their four-game set against the Atlanta Braves at Qualcomm Stadium. The Padres have dropped the first three games of the series by a combined 33-12 margin, including Saturday's 12-2 setback. Xavier Nady homered in the loss. Carlton Loewer, who made his first start of the season in place of the injured Clay Condrey, gave up four runs -- three earned -- on 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings. Loewer (0-1) sat out 2002 to recover fr |
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| Atlanta Braves Team Report - May 18 |
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05/18/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The National League best Atlanta Braves take aim at their fourth consecutive victory today when they try to complete a four-game sweep against the San Diego Padres at Qualcomm Stadium. On Saturday, Gary Sheffield hit a grand slam and collected five RBI to lead Atlanta to a 12-2 win over the Padres in the third installment of the four- game set. A win today would give the Braves their fifth sweep of the season and their first four-game sweep over the Padres since taking four in a row from Apr |
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| Florida Marlins Team Report - May 18 |
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05/18/2003 |
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| Penny, who is 2-2 with a 4.35 ERA, in winless in his last five starts despite allowing more than three earned runs just once during that span. The 24-year-old righthander allowed five runs on seven hits over six innings in his last start against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, but did not factor in the decision of his team's 6-5 loss. The Marlins have lost the last four games which Penny has started. Penny is 2-2 with a 4.60 ERA in five career starts against Los Angeles. These squads split six meetings last se |
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| Padres fire pitching coach |
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05/17/2003 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres fired pitching coach Greg Booker prior to Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves, effective immediately. "In making this move, by no means am I placing the entire team's performance on Greg Booker," Padres GM Kevin Towers said. Darren Balsley, who was currently serving as the pitching coach for Double-A Mobile, will take over the same position for the big league club. Balsley will not join the team until Monday in Milwaukee and bullpen coach Darrel Aker |
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| San Diego Padres Team Report - May 17 |
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05/17/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres hope to halt a three-game slide tonight when they continue their four-game set against the Atlanta Braves at Qualcomm Stadium. The Padres have dropped the first two games of the series by a combined 21-10 margin, including Friday's 6-4 setback. Sean Burroughs hit an inside-the-park home run and Xavier Nady finished 3- for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Padres, who dropped their sixth game in their last seven tries. Charles Nagy, whose contract was purchased by th |
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| Atlanta Braves Team Report - May 17 |
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05/17/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The National League best Atlanta Braves take aim at their third consecutive victory this evening when they continue their four-game set against the San Diego Padres at Qualcomm Stadium. Robert Fick's RBI double highlighted a two-run eighth inning as the Braves edged San Diego, 6-4, on Friday. Atlanta is now 29-13 and leads the NL East by three games over the Montreal Expos. Javy Lopez and Rafael Furcal both homered for Atlanta, which has won the first two of this series and won for the sixth |
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