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| Giants shoot for fifth straight win and sweep of Friars |
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08/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants can record a season high for consecutive victories when the club shoots for a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres this afternoon at AT&T Park. After taking the first two tests of this set, including Saturday's 4-3 decision, the Giants have now won four games in a row. That matches the team's best win streak of the year, set between June 6-9. Rich Aurilia snapped a 3-3 deadlock with a run-scoring triple in the bottom of the eighth inning to keep up San Francisco' |
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| Padres call up Hayhurst to make major league debut |
MLB Baseball |
08/23/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Padres called up Dirk Hayhurst from Triple-A Portland to start against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. In his major league debut, he went four innings and gave up three runs on five hits while striking out two and walking two. He did not factor into the decision as the Padres lost their sixth straight, 4-3. Hayhurst, 27, had a 2-3 record with a 3.75 earned run average for Portland in 46 appearances, including two starts. He posted 98 strikeouts in only 84 in |
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| Giants hope Zito can keep them in win column against Friars |
MLB Baseball |
08/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Barry Zito hopes to keep up the San Francisco Giants' recent winning ways when the former American League Cy Young Award winner takes the mound in this afternoon's clash with the San Diego Padres. San Francisco recorded its third straight victory and fifth win in the last six games with Friday's 5-0 triumph over San Diego in the opener of this three-game series. As usual, Giants phenom Tim Lincecum was stellar on the mound. Lincecum (14-3) yielded just four hits and struck out eight over eight s |
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| Lohse hopes to add to Braves' misery |
MLB Baseball |
08/23/2008 |
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| at followed a stretch in which he'd gone 4-0 with a pair of no-decisions in six starts between July 13 and Aug. 8. The Braves have failed to score a run in each of his last two outings, losing consecutive 8-0 and 5-0 verdicts to the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants while allowing 14 hits and 10 runs in 11 2/3 innings. He faced the Cardinals for the first time in his career during the aforementioned unbeaten stretch, allowing seven hits and two runs in seven innings on July 29 in Atlanta. Campillo, who entered |
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| Astros activate IF Castillo |
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08/22/2008 |
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| rts Network) - The Houston Astros added Jose Castillo to the active roster Friday and outrighted infielder J.R. House to Triple-A Round Rock. Castillo, a utility player with experience at second, short and third base, was claimed on waivers from the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. The 27-year-old hit .244 with six home runs and 35 runs batted in over 112 games for the Giants this season. In five seasons with the Giants and Pirates, Castillo batted .253 with 39 homers and 216 RBI in 577 career games. House was hi |
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| Dodgers head east for key series with Phillies |
MLB Baseball |
08/22/2008 |
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| odgers acquired Maddux earlier this week from the San Diego Padres after the right-hander cleared waivers. Maddux made 12 starts with Los Angeles late in the 2006 campaign and went 6-3 with a 3.30 earned run average, which helped the Dodgers tie the San Francisco Giants for that year's NL West title. Maddux, a four-time Cy Young Award winner, went 6-9 with a 3.99 ERA in 26 starts for the Padres this season. He lost his most recent outing last Friday versus tonight's opponent, the Phillies, but gave up just one run |
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| Padres set to face another ace in Giants' Lincecum |
MLB Baseball |
08/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The struggling San Diego Padres won't be getting any favors from the division-rival San Francisco Giants when these two National League West teams start a three-game series tonight at AT&T Park. San Diego will have the daunting task of facing Giants phenom Tim Lincecum in this evening's opener. The second-year pitcher enters the contest leading all NL hurlers with a 2.60 earned run average and 192 strikeouts to go along with an impressive 13-3 record in 26 games (25 starts). Lincecum flashed |
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| Marlins, Giants close out set by the bay |
MLB Baseball |
08/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins are still searching for consecutive wins for the first time since the end of July, and will conclude a three-game series today against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The Marlins haven't recorded back-to-back wins since beating the New York Mets on July 30 and the Colorado Rockies the following day. Their last series win occurred earlier this month when the Marlins won two of three games at Philadelphia from August 5-7. Florida has lost two of three, five of seven |
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| Houston Astros |
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08/21/2008 |
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| Claimed infielder Jose Castillo on outright waivers from the San Francisco Giants. |
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| Molina's sac fly in ninth lifts Giants past Marlins |
MLB Baseball |
08/21/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Bengie Molina had the game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the San Francisco Giants held off a late rally by the Florida Marlins to win 6-5 in the middle installment of a three-game set. Randy Winn went 3-for-5, including a solo homer, for the Giants, who have won four of their last six games. Rich Aurilia, Fred Lewis and Emmanuel Burriss each drove in a run in the win. Matt Cain did not factor in the decision despite yielding only two runs on five h |
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