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| Sliding Brewers hoping for rebound against Padres |
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09/04/2008 |
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| o Washington on May 28. In 24 1/3 overall innings of work this season, Estes has allowed 18 hits and nine earned runs while walking 10 and striking out 14. A first-round pick of the Seattle Mariners in 1991, Estes reached the majors in 1995 with the San Francisco Giants and has also pitched for Cincinnati, the New York Mets, the Cubs, Colorado and Arizona. Estes' defeat of the Cubs earlier this season was the 100th win of his career. The Padres come in after being swept by the Dodgers in three games in Los Angeles. |
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| Reds try to avoid home sweep by Pirates |
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09/04/2008 |
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| ds on May 2 and was roughed up in a 9-1 defeat. Gorzelanny allowed six runs and four hits in only two-thirds of an inning to fall to 2-2 with a 2.58 ERA in four career starts against Cincinnati. Cincinnati has dropped two in a row since sweeping the San Francisco Giants in three games over the weekend. In last night's loss, starter Edinson Volquez had a career-high 13 strikeouts over seven innings for the Reds and gave up six hits and four runs for a no-decision. Jeremy Affeldt was tagged with the loss for allowing |
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| Zito pitches Giants over Rockies |
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09/03/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Barry Zito was phenomenal on the mound to pick up his third win in four starts, while Scott McClain and Travis Ishikawa drove in three runs apiece, as the San Francisco Giants salvaged the finale of a three-game set with a 9-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Zito (9-16) yielded just two runs on four hits over eight frames with five strikeouts and two walks. Pablo Sandoval went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and scored twice for the Giants, who still only have two wins over their last |
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| Cook hopes to continue strong season against Giants |
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09/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Aaron Cook can continue adding to a career- high in victories today when the Colorado Rockies host the San Francisco Giants in the finale of a three-game series at Coors Field. Cook, a 29-year-old product of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, had won a personal- best nine games over 32 starts with the Rockies in 2006 before sliding to eight wins in 25 outings en route to a World Series appearance last season. He's blown that total away in 2008, however, racking up 11 wins by the All- Star bre |
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| Lincecum goes for win No. 16 in Colorado |
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09/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The National League's answer to Cleveland's Cliff Lee - bad team, good pitcher - takes the mound for the San Francisco Giants tonight in the second test of a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Tim Lincecum, who's managed a 15-3 record for a team that's lost 19 more games than it's won, faces the Rockies while looking to extend a three-start winning streak and a seven-start unbeaten streak in this, his first full big-league year. Incidentally, the Indians' Lee improved to |
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| De La Rosa helps Rockies shut out Giants |
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09/01/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Jorge De La Rosa threw seven scoreless innings and added an RBI single in leading the Colorado Rockies to a 4-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series. De La Rosa (8-7) walked just one and gave up four hits, while striking out six for the Rockies, who had lost three of four. Troy Tulowitzki had two of Colorado's four hits, including an RBI triple. Jonathan Sanchez (8-10), who was activated from the disabled list before the game, was the hard-luck lo |
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| Giants activate P Sanchez for start |
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09/01/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants have activated pitcher Jonathan Sanchez from the 15-day disabled list and the left-hander will start Monday's contest with the Colorado Rockies. Sanchez was scratched from his last scheduled start August 16 due to a left shoulder strain and was subsequently placed on the DL later that day. The 25-year-old is 8-9 with a 4.53 earned run average over 24 starts this season. The third-year player is winless in seven starts dating back to June 29. In other moves, th |
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| Giants pay a visit to rival Rockies |
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09/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Lefty Jonathan Sanchez makes his first start in three weeks and aims for his first win since late June today, when the San Francisco Giants visit the defending National League champion Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series at Coors Field. Sanchez is making his first start since coming off of the disabled list due to a strained pitching shoulder. He was 0-5 in seven starts prior to the injury, the last being a seven-inning outing at Houston in which he allowed five hits and two ru |
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| Votto, Reds take broom to Giants |
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08/31/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Joey Votto finished with four hits, including a double and four runs batted in and Bronson Arroyo pitched seven solid innings as the Cincinnati Reds hammered the San Francisco Giants, 9-3, to complete a three-game sweep at Great American Ball Park. Jeff Keppinger went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored for the Reds, who have won four of their last six games. Arroyo (13-10) got the win after giving up two runs on 10 hits, while fanning five and not allowing a walk. |
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| Reds option Ramirez; recall Castillo |
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08/31/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds optioned pitcher Ramon Ramirez to Single-A Sarasota on Sunday, a day after having an effective major- league debut in the team's 7-6 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday Ramirez was initially recalled from Triple-A Louisville to replace Johnny Cueto, who was scratched from his scheduled start with a strained right elbow. The 25-year-old righty pitched to a no-decision in the win, as the starter allowed three runs on five hits with a pair of walks and s |
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