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| First-place Dodgers welcome Giants to town |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers aim for their eighth straight win at home this evening, when they welcome the San Francisco Giants to town for the first of three straight games at Chavez Ravine. Los Angeles is 3 1/2 games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the lead in the National League West division and have won seven straight as the host. The Dodgers just went 7-3 on a 10-game road trip and recently won three out of four games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. In Thursday's 4-3 win in 12 |
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| Diamondbacks aim to end road skid in Colorado |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| kies at Coors Field. Arizona is 31-43 away from Chase Field this season and sits 3 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the top spot in the National League West division. Arizona kept pace with the Dodgers by posting a four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants. In Thursday's 3-2 win in the series finale, Adam Dunn put the Diamondbacks ahead for good with an RBI single in the eighth inning while Justin Upton drove in the other two runs in the win. Juan Cruz collected the win despite giving up one run in an |
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| Lincecum squares off with Big Unit in Arizona |
MLB Baseball |
09/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Arizona Diamondbacks will shoot for their first four- game sweep of the San Francisco Giants tonight, when the two ballclubs close out their series at Chase Field. Arizona will send Randy Johnson to the hill with hopes of winning its fourth straight game. Johnson is 10-9 with a 4.11 earned run average this season but 0-1 in his last five starts with four straight no-decisions. He last pitched on September 13 versus Cincinnati and allowed one run in six innings of a 3-2 setback. The 45-year-o |
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| Webb aiming to give D-Backs another win over Giants |
MLB Baseball |
09/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Brandon Webb will try to keep playoff hopes alive for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who resume a four-game series this evening versus the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field. Arizona is 4 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the lead in the National League's West division, but has won two straight and three of five after a six-game losing streak. Webb will try to keep the D'Backs on track and extend his National League-leading win total to 21 games on Wednesday. He is 20-7 with a 3.28 earned |
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| Haren tries to lead D-Backs to needed win over Giants |
MLB Baseball |
09/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Dan Haren will try to end his current winless streak when he leads the Arizona Diamondbacks against the San Francisco Giants tonight in the second test of a four-game series at Chase Field. Haren is 0-2 with a 5.57 earned run average in his past four starts and posted a no-decision at San Francisco his last time out Wednesday at AT&T Park. In the 4-3 loss to the Giants, Haren was reached for two runs -- one earned -- on six hits in four innings of work. The right-hander, who is 10-4 at home, |
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| A Dunn deal: D'Backs edge Giants |
MLB Baseball |
09/16/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Adam Dunn hit the go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks kept pace in the NL West standings with a 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a four-game series from Chase Field. Starter Doug Davis tossed seven innings and gave up just one unearned run on eight hits without walking a batter and Tony Pena (2-2) received the win with a perfect eighth. Chad Qualls came on in the ninth to earn his fourth save of the season for the D'Backs |
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| Giants play the first of four in Arizona |
MLB Baseball |
09/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-hopeful Arizona Diamondbacks will open a four- game series versus the San Francisco Giants this evening at Chase Field. Arizona is 4 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the top spot in the National League West division, and has dropped two straight and eight of its last nine games. In Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a three-game series, starter Max Scherzer didn't factor into the decision after allowing one run on two hits and three walks in six inn |
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| Giants, Padres close set in San Diego |
MLB Baseball |
09/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres will wrap up a four-game series this afternoon at Petco Park. The Giants have won the last two meetings in this series and seven of eight overall. In Saturday's 7-0 victory in the third test of this set, starter Tim Lincecum posted his first-career shutout and allowed four hits with 12 strikeouts and three walks. It was also the right-hander's first-ever complete game. Bengie Molina was 2-for-5 with three runs batted in, including a two-run homer for |
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| Lincecum leads Giants against Padres |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants haven't had much to cheer about this season except for starting pitcher Tim Lincecum, who will try to run his unbeaten streak to 10 games tonight in the third test of a four-game series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Lincecum is 5-0 over his previous nine trips to the mound and just defeated Arizona on September 8, permitting two runs -- one earned -- on seven hits in 8 1/3 innings of work. The effort lifted Lincecum's mark to 16-3 this season, while lowerin |
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| Padres hope to give Peavy run support in matchup with Giants |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - San Diego hasn't scored a whole lot of runs for ace Jake Peavy this year. One day after an 11-run outburst, the Padres will try to back Peavy in the second game of a four-game test with the San Francisco Giants tonight at Petco Park. Peavy is 9-10 this season despite an earned run average of 2.63 that ranks second in the National League. He lost to Milwaukee on Saturday even though he held the Brewers to just a run over seven innings of a 1-0 setback. The right-hander is getting just over 3 1/2 |
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