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| Giants shake up roster |
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08/13/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants made a host of roster moves on Wednesday. The club purchased the contracts of catcher/infielder Pablo Sandoval and third baseman Ryan Rohlinger from Double-A Connecticut and recalled first baseman Travis Ishikawa from Triple-A Fresno. To clear room for the young trio, first baseman John Bowker and catcher Steve Holm were optioned to Fresno and infielder Jose Castillo was designated for assignment. Bowker batted .247 with nine home runs and 40 RBI in 96 games |
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| Astros send Wolf to hill to take on Giants |
MLB Baseball |
08/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - California-born left-hander Randy Wolf can stay unbeaten during his brief stint with Houston tonight, when the Astros host the San Francisco Giants in the third game of a four-game series at Minute Maid Park. The Astros enter the game in the middle of the pack in a crowded National League Central Division, having won six straight games to climb above .500 at 60-59 overall and within 12 games of the first-place Chicago Cubs. The Giants, meanwhile, are fourth in the NL West, trailing the Arizona D |
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| Giants P Lincecum leaves game with injury |
MLB Baseball |
08/13/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum left Tuesday's 12-4 loss to the Houston Astros after being struck in the right knee by a line drive in the fifth inning. The righty was taken for X-rays following the game, but they revealed no fracture, and the injury is classified as a bone bruise. Lincecum's status for his next scheduled start -- Sunday in Atlanta -- depends on recovery and follow-up examinations in the next few days. Lincecum limped off the field in obvious pain after bei |
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| Astros' Matsui leaves game with sore back |
MLB Baseball |
08/12/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui left Tuesday's game against the San Francisco Giants with a sore back. He is listed as day-to-day. Matsui went 0-for-1 before leaving following the second inning. He was replaced in the lineup by Mark Loretta. |
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| Astros, Giants continue set at Minute Maid Park |
MLB Baseball |
08/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Young gunslinger meets old sheriff on the mound tonight, when the San Francisco Giants visit Minute Made Park for the second game of a four-game series with the host Houston Astros. The Giants will start 24-year-old former first-round pick Tim Lincecum, who burst onto the scene with wins in 10 of his first 11 decisions this season before cooling to just two wins in his last six starts. The right-handed Washington native reached the majors and made 24 starts last season, winning seven times and p |
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| Wigginton leads Houston to .500 |
MLB Baseball |
08/11/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Ty Wigginton finished 2-for-4 with a homer and knocked in all three runs, as the Houston Astros edged the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, in the opener of a four-game set at Minute Maid Park. Brandon Backe (7-11) gave up one run and scattered four hits over seven solid innings to get the win for Houston, which has won five games in a row to reach the .500 mark (59-59) for the first time since June 11 (33-33). Backe also singled and scored a run. Fred Lewis singled in the lone run for the |
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| Not retired? Better check again, Barry |
MLB Baseball |
08/11/2008 |
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| twork) - It is time for Barry Bonds to have an epiphany that perhaps his ego has been preventing him from experiencing. Mainly, Bonds needs to figure out that sometimes it's not up to you when you retire. Since the beginning of the season, after the San Francisco Giants announced last year they would not be bringing Bonds back for the 2008 season, the slugger has been searching for a job. He was linked to Tampa Bay at the start of the season; Los Angeles and New York were also thought to be good destinations. Some |
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| Dodgers send Billingsley to hill against Giants |
MLB Baseball |
08/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The last time Los Angeles Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley faced the San Francisco Giants he recorded the first shutout of his career. This afternoon, he will try to duplicate his success in the finale of a three- game series from AT&T Park. Billingsley took the hill versus San Francisco at Chavez Ravine on July 30 and tossed a five-hitter to back a 4-0 victory. He struck out nine batters and issued no walks for the second complete game of his career. He is 3-0 with a 3.77 ERA in eight caree |
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| Rowand's game-winning single in 10th lifts Giants over Dodgers |
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08/10/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Aaron Rowand drove in the game-winning run with a single to right in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants edged the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-2, in the middle contest of a three-game set. The Giants rallied in the bottom of the 10th off Jonathan Broxton (2-3). Dave Roberts got things going with a double and Randy Winn put runners on the corners with a bloop single that dropped in front of Manny Ramirez in left. Emmanuel Burriss then hit a high chopper towards first that B |
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| Dodgers try to extend winning ways against Giants |
MLB Baseball |
08/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will shoot for their third straight win when they resume a three-game series against the NL West-rival San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The Dodgers took Friday's opener by a 6-2 score thanks to the return of starting pitcher Brad Penny, who threw five solid innings in his return to the mound. Penny was activated off of the disabled list prior to the game and had been shelved since mid-June with right shoulder tendinitis. He gave up just one run on one hit and three |
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