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| Arizona's Webb aims to slow down A's, Duchscherer |
MLB Baseball |
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 |
MLB Baseball |
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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| Tigers carry six-game win streak into San Francisco |
MLB Baseball |
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 |
MLB Baseball |
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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| Seminoles' Posey wins Howser Trophy |
This Day in Sports |
06/14/2008 |
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| o join Indiana's Mike Smith (1992) as the only Division I players since 1965 to lead the country in batting average, homers and RBIs. Posey is also one of the top defensive catchers in the country, with just eight errors in 474 chances (.983). The San Francisco Giants made Posey the fifth overall pick of last week's draft. Posey played all nine positions against Savannah State on May 12 and has started at catcher, designated hitter and even at second base. He has also made eight appearances as a reliever, earni |
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| Chicago's Floyd tries to win fourth straight start, takes on Rockies |
MLB Baseball |
06/13/2008 |
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| still has an eight-game home winning streak intact. The Sox haven't won nine straight home games since a 10-game tear from April 15-May 4, 2006. Colorado, meanwhile, had a two-game winning streak stopped on Thursday, dropping a 10-7 decision to the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. Greg Reynolds (1-4) was ripped for eight runs on 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings for the Rockies, who lost for only the second time in their last seven tries. Yorvit Torrealba went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in, and Garrett Atkins had a t |
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| Giants tap Rockies |
MLB Baseball |
06/12/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Rich Aurilia went 2-for-3 with a key two-run single and drove in another run as the San Francisco Giants hung on for a 10-7 win over the Colorado Rockies, salvaging a win from the three-game set. Fred Lewis hit a three-run homer for the Giants, who have won five of seven. Jonathan Sanchez (6-3) earned the win despite giving up seven runs on nine hits in five innings, fanning five and walking three. Brian Wilson picked up his 19th save of the season with a perfect ninth. Greg Reynolds |
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| Nationals' Perez to skip next start |
MLB Baseball |
06/12/2008 |
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| s not going to be able to, and the plan is we're expecting to recall somebody to take his spot,'' Acta said. Twice already this week, the Nationals recalled a pitcher for a spot start. Garrett Mock made his major league debut Sunday, losing to the San Francisco Giants. Rookie Tyler Clippard was the starter in a loss to the Giants on Monday. Each was sent to the minors immediately after his outing. Acta was noncommittal as to which - if either - would be called upon to start Saturday. Acta also would not say if |
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| Helton helps Rockies pound Giants |
MLB Baseball |
06/11/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Todd Helton went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and Aaron Cook recorded another quality outing as the Colorado Rockies opened a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants with a decisive 10-5 victory at Coors Field. Cook (9-3), who has carried a Rockies pitching staff that doesn't boast another starter with more than two wins, went seven-plus innings and allowed four runs -- three earned -- on nine hits and a walk. Garrett Atkins went 2-for-4 with a two-run round-tripper, w |
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| Nats start series in Pittsburgh |
MLB Baseball |
06/10/2008 |
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| ond straight game. Zach Duke (4-4) went six-plus innings to earn the win, allowing just two runs on five hits while striking out five. In Washington, Randy Winn went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, while Matt Cain tossed 6 1/3 strong innings as the San Francisco Giants edged the Nationals, 3-2, to complete a four-game sweep at Nationals Park. Lastings Milledge scored a pair of runs for the Nationals, losers in eight of their last nine games. Jesus Flores drove in a run, while Cristian Guzman and Dmitri Young colle |
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