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| Pelfrey, Beltran lead surging Mets past Giants |
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07/09/2008 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Mike Pelfrey threw seven shutout innings to win his fifth consecutive start, and Carlos Beltran blasted a three-run homer in the opening inning off Tim Lincecum, as the surging New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants, 7-0, in the opener of a three-game series. Beltran had three hits and four RBI for the Mets, who have won four contests in a row and six of their last eight to pull within 1 1/2 games of Philadelphia for the top spot in the National League East. The Phillies lost a |
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| Mets try to stay hot in matchup with Giants |
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07/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel seems to have rubbed off pretty well on the once-floundering ballclub. The Mets will try to stay the course tonight, when they host the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series from Shea Stadium. The Mets have won three in a row and five of their last seven games to pull within 2 1/2 games of Philadelphia for the top spot in the National League East division. After New York dropped the opener of a four-game series with the Phillies on Friday, i |
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| Dodgers take on Giants in finale by the bay |
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07/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to stay within striking distance of the top spot in the NL West division today, when they conclude a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Los Angeles had its four-game winning streak halted in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Giants in the second test of this series. Andre Ethier and Andruw Jones each drove in a run for the Dodgers, who are just a half game behind the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks in the division standings. Chan Ho Park |
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| Zito finally shines as Giants top Dodgers |
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07/06/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Barry Zito worked seven strong innings as the San Francisco Giants downed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2, in the second of a three-game set at AT&T Park. Zito (4-12) got the win for giving up two runs on six hits with a walk and a season-high 10 strikeouts for the Giants, who have won five of their last eight. Bengie Molina drove in a pair of runs while Ray Durham scored twice in the win. "It's validation on the results side," said Zito. "Certainly I've known what's been goin |
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| Zito tries to find way against Dodgers |
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07/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Barry Zito tries to avoid his 13th loss of the season this evening when the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers resume their three-game series at AT&T Park. Zito failed to put back-to-back wins together the last time he toed the rubber on Monday against the Chicago Cubs, as he took the loss and allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits in five innings, dropping him to 3-12 on the season, while raising his earned run average to 5.99. The former AL Cy Young Award winner had given up |
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| Jones, Garciaparra return for Dodgers |
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07/04/2008 |
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| work) - The Los Angeles Dodgers received a boost on Friday when Andruw Jones and Nomar Garciaparra returned from the disabled list. Garciaparra played shortstop, went 2-for-4, knocked in two runs and scored for the Dodgers in their 10-7 win over the San Francisco Giants. Jones continued his struggles, though, as he went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts to drop his batting average to .159 on the season. Garciaparra has been out since April 26 with a strained left calf, while Jones went on the DL on May 25 with torn cart |
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| Dodgers should get reinforcements for latest battle with Giants |
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07/04/2008 |
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| s season. However, with two big-name players set to return from the disabled list today, that may not be a problem. Los Angeles is expected to get both Nomar Garciaparra and Andruw Jones back in the lineup when it begins a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants today at AT&T Park. The Dodgers' offense had found some momentum in the last three games, as the team plated 16 runs after scoring just twice in its previous three contests and eight times in the last five. Now the club gets both Garciaparra and |
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| Giants turn to Lincecum in hopes of gaining split with Cubs |
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07/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Young right-hander Tim Lincecum tries to stretch his unbeaten streak to 12 games this evening, when the San Francisco Giants wrap up a four-game set with the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Park. Lincecum had one of his best outings of the season Saturday in Oakland, as he held the Athletics to just five hits over seven scoreless innings to improve to 9-1 on the year and lower his earned run average to 2.38. The 24-year-old hurler, who has not lost since April 29, also struck out 11 and leads the Natio |
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| Fontenot lifts Cubs over Giants |
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07/03/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Mike Fontenot's solo home run in the top of the eighth inning broke a tie game and proved to be the game-winner in Chicago's 6-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the third installment of a four-game set. Jim Edmonds went 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and a two-run homer for the Cubs, who won for just the second time in seven games. Geovany Soto also knocked in a pair during a 2-for-4 effort at the plate. Ryan Dempster did not factor in the decision and is stil |
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| Cubs try to get back on track versus Giants |
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07/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Ryan Dempster will try to put a poor performance behind him when he leads the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs tonight in the third test of a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Dempster battled through his shortest outing since joining the Chicago rotation on Friday against the rival White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field, yielding eight runs and seven hits in just 2 1/3 innings of work. The 10-3 defeat dropped Dempster to 0-3 in seven road starts this season, and 9-3 w |
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