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| Polanco collects four hits as Tigers batter Zito, Giants |
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06/18/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Placido Polanco went 4-for-4 with a double and drove in two runs as the Detroit Tigers pounced on struggling lefty Barry Zito en route to a 7-2 win over the San Francisco Giants in the rubber match of their three-game interleague series. Carlos Guillen went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs batted in for the Tigers, who have won eight of nine overall. Miguel Cabrera and Magglio Ordonez knocked in a run apiece, while Armando Galarraga (7-2) allowed two unearned runs on seven hi |
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| Giants send struggling Zito to hill vs. Detroit |
MLB Baseball |
06/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Playing at home hasn't helped the San Francisco Giants achieve success so far this year. It sure hasn't been a fun place for Barry Zito to pitch. Zito and his San Francisco teammates will attempt to end their season-long struggles at AT&T Park when the Giants wrap up a three-game interleague series with the Detroit Tigers this afternoon. San Francisco fell to a major league-worst 14-23 at home following Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Tigers, the Giants' sixth defeat in their last seven games at A |
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| Thames homers again as Tigers shrink Giants |
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06/18/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Marcus Thames tied a franchise record by homering in his fifth straight game, and Kenny Rogers threw seven solid innings in Detroit's 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. Thames, who has six homers during the stretch, including three this series, has an incredible streak going. His last eight hits have been homers. Ryan Raburn slugged a pinch-hit go-ahead homer in the eighth inning for Detroit, which bounced back from an 8-6 loss Monday in the opener of the three-game series |
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| Giants continue set with Tigers |
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06/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After rallying for a much-needed victory on Monday, the San Francisco Giants hope to carry their newfound momentum into tonight's interleague matchup with the Detroit Tigers at AT&T Park. The Giants halted a three-game losing streak and finally earned their first win over an American League team this season with last night's 8-6 comeback triumph. San Francisco scored five times in the bottom of the eighth inning and moved ahead to stay on a three-run homer by John Bowker. Randy Winn and Aaro |
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| Arizona's Webb aims to slow down A's, Duchscherer |
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06/17/2008 |
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| He has faced the Diamondbacks only one time previously, a one-inning relief stint in 2006 in which he gave up one run on two hits. Oakland began this current six-game road trip in fine fashion, having taken all three meetings with the Bay Area-rival San Francisco Giants over the weekend. The A's outscored the Giants by a 14-4 margin and completed the sweep with Sunday's 5-3 triumph at AT&T Park. Eric Chavez went 3-for-4 with two RBI and Dana Eveland threw 6 2/3 strong innings for Oakland, which trails the first |
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| Bowker and Giants rally late to down Tigers |
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06/17/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - John Bowker smoked a three-run homer in a five-run eighth inning, as the San Francisco Giants edged the Detroit Tigers, 8-6, in the opener of a three-game interleague set at AT&T Park. Bowker and Fred Lewis each had a home run, double and three runs batted in while Rich Aurilla added two hits with an RBI and a run scored for the Giants, who snapped a three-game skid with their first interleague victory this season. "Bowker came through tonight," Giants manager Bruce Bochy s |
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| Braves head for the mountains for makeup with Rockies |
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06/16/2008 |
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| age. His only win, though, came at the expense of the Braves back on April 8. Since then Jimenez has dropped five consecutive decisions and the Rockies have posted wins in just two of his 12 starts. He received a no-decision on Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants despite throwing seven scoreless innings in a 1-0 Colorado win. Jimenez has faced the Braves twice in his young career and is 1-1 with a 7.59 ERA against Atlanta. Like he did back in April, Jair Jurrjens will oppose Jimenez this evening. Jurrjens wa |
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| Tigers carry six-game win streak into San Francisco |
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06/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Tigers will try to extend their best run of the season when the resurgent club starts up a three-game series tonight against a San Francisco Giants squad simply hoping to get a win over an American League team. Detroit is riding a season-best six-game winning streak and has won eight of its last 10 games following Sunday's 5-4 home victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nate Robertson tossed six shutout frames for the Tigers, while Marcus Thames and Brandon Inge slugged back-to-back h |
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| Bay Area bragging rights on line in San Fran |
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06/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - As the only team in the National League West with a losing record at home heading into play on Sunday, the San Francisco Giants try to stem the tide this afternoon as they close out a three-game interleague set against the neighboring Oakland Athletics. The Giants saw their home record dip to 13-21 on Saturday when they were blanked by Oakland in a 4-0 decision. The loss was the second in a row and the fourth in the last five outings for San Francisco, not to mention the club's fifth shutout of |
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| Florida State's Posey wins Howser Trophy |
College Baseball |
06/14/2008 |
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| Omaha, NE (MySportsbook) - Florida State catcher Buster Posey has been named the winner of the Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball's player of the year. Posey, a consensus first-team All-America selection, was the fifth overall selection by the San Francisco Giants in last week's Major League Baseball draft. The junior entered the College World Series with an NCAA-best .460 batting average and 92 runs batted in, and is tied for first in the nation with 26 home runs. The Howser Trophy is named for the former Fl |
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