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| Pirates earn split of series with Arizona |
MLB Baseball |
06/09/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Luis Rivas drove in two runs and scored another as the Pittsburgh Pirates earned a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks to gain a split of a four-game series at PNC Park. Rivas was 2-for-3 and Doug Mientkiewicz scored twice as Pittsburgh won its second 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. "My sinker was there again, a lot of ground balls. For the most part I was working ahead in the |
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| Melvin ejected arguing reversed HR call |
Headlines |
06/09/2008 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin was ejected Monday after the umpires reversed their call and took a home run away from Mark Reynolds against Pittsburgh. An inning later, the benches and bullpens emptied after Arizona pitcher Randy Johnson and Pittsburgh's Doug Mientkiewicz argued. No punches were thrown. Reynolds, who homered twice in Arizona's 6-4 loss to the Pirates on Sunday, hit a long drive to right field in the second inning that appeared ready to hit the top of the 21-foot hig |
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| Big Unit takes ball for D'Backs in Pittsburgh |
MLB Baseball |
06/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Veteran southpaw Randy Johnson seeks career win No. 10 against Pittsburgh today, when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit PNC Park for the finale of a four-game series with the Pirates. Johnson is 9-5 in 14 career starts against Pittsburgh with a 2.21 earned run average. Johnson has pitched 101 2/3 innings against the Pirates, allowing just 75 hits and 25 earned runs while striking out 141. The 44-year-old Californian made history in his last start on June 3, striking out eight Milwaukee batters to r |
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| Bay and Wilson lead Pirates past D'Backs |
MLB Baseball |
06/08/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Jason Bay and Jack Wilson each drove in two runs, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third of a four-game set at PNC Park. Adam LaRoche went 3-for-4 with a run scored for the Pirates, who lost the first two of this series and will try to gain a split on Monday afternoon. Raul Chavez stroked a pair of hits, scored twice and drove in a run in the victory. "He's starting to drive the ball more on a line, more than up in the air," said |
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| Snyder's HR in ninth carries Arizona over Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
06/08/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Chris Snyder led off then ninth inning with the go-ahead homer, as the Arizona Diamondbacks edged the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3, in the second installment of a four-game series at PNC Park. Dan Haren pitched well through seven innings, surrendering three runs on five hits and a walk. He struck out six. Juan Cruz (2-0) tossed a perfect eighth for the win and Brandon Lyon earned his 14th save of the season for Arizona, which won its second straight after losses in eight of 10. "It's a |
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| Arizona's Webb dominant again in victory over Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
06/07/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Brandon Webb earned his major-league leading 11th victory, as the Arizona Diamondbacks bested the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, in the opener of a four-game set at PNC Park. Webb (11-2) was superb in allowing just one run on three hits without a walk over seven innings. He fanned three for his second straight victory after dropping his previous two. Orlando Hudson, Stephen Drew and Webb each had a run batted in and Brandon Lyon recorded his 13th save of the season for Arizona, which sn |
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| D-Backs' Webb heads to Pittsburgh in search of 11th win |
MLB Baseball |
06/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Brandon Webb can continue an impressive bounce-back from his initial bad stretch of 2008 tonight, when the Arizona Diamondbacks head to Pittsburgh's PNC Park for the first of four straight games with the Pirates. Webb, who began the year with nine wins in nine starts, dropped two straight road outings on May 21 and May 26 before bouncing back on the month's final day. At home against Washington, Webb allowed six hits, walked none and struck out eight over nine scoreless innings, goi |
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| Miami closer eager for 2nd shot at College World Series |
This Day in Sports |
06/05/2008 |
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| akland Athletics, with Gutierrez going 15 picks later. But Arizona boasts multiple first-rounders as well: right-hander Ryan Perry - he of a 98 mph fastball - went No. 21 to Detroit and left-hander Daniel Schlereth was selected 26th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks. ``Arizona's got a great club,'' Morris said. ``We talk about our bullpen, but they've got a great bullpen. ... A very, very solid club.'' Gutierrez agrees. He knows this weekend won't be easy for the Hurricanes. But they've talked about winni |
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| Major League Baseball No. 1 Draft Picks |
MLB Baseball |
06/05/2008 |
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2008 - Timothy Beckham, ss (Tampa Bay Rays) 2007 - David Price, lhp (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) 2006 - Luke Hochevar, rhp (Kansas City Royals) 2005 - Justin Upton, ss (Arizona Diamondbacks) 2004 - Matt Bush, ss (San Diego Padres) 2003 - Delmon Young, of (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) 2002 - Bryan Bullington, rhp (Pittsburgh Pirates) 2001 - Joe Mauer, c (Minnesota Twins) 2000 - Adrian Gonzalez, 1b (Florida Marlins) 1999 - Josh Hamilton, rf-lhp (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) 1998 - Pat Burrell, 3b (Philadelphia Phi |
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| Something is Brewing in Milwaukee |
MLB Baseball |
06/05/2008 |
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| . Louis Cardinals. However, don't count out those young and hungry Milwaukee Brewers just yet. The Brewers have won six straight and nine of their last 10 games. Yesterday, the Brew Crew continued their tremendous streak with a 10-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Manny Parra allowed one run in seven strong innings and Gabe Kapler went 4- for-5 for Milwaukee which completed the sweep over Arizona. Parra (4-2) struck out a season-high eight batters and walked two, retiring the last 14 Diamondbacks he faced. K |
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