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| Maddux looks to get back on track versus Montreal |
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07/05/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Braves will attempt to widen their lead in the NL East standings this evening when they take on the third-place Montreal Expos in the third of their four-game set at Turner Field. Atlanta evened the series at a game apiece on Friday with an 8-6 comeback victory. With the victory and Philadelphia's 2-1 loss to Florida, the Braves extended their advantage in the East to 5 1/2 contests. Meanwhile, Montreal slipped to seven games back of the top spot. The Braves snapped |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - July 5 |
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07/05/2003 |
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| dy. The young righthander is 0-5 with a 7.25 ERA in five starts since beating Baltimore on April 19th. In has last appearance, Sosa allowed just one run and five hits over six solid innings, but Tampa failed to score any runs in a 2-0 setback to the Atlanta Braves. It was his first start since May 11th, when he surrendered five runs and six hits over just 1 1/3 innings of a 9-2 home loss to Detroit before being optioned to Triple-A Durham. Sosa, who has never faced the White Sox before, is 0-4 with a 5.90 ERA |
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| Montreal Expos Team Report - July 4 |
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07/04/2003 |
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| === Montreal Expos Team Report - July 4 === (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Expos will try to continue their dominance of the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field this evening, when they battle in the second of their four-game set. Montreal has won four straight this season and five in a row overall at Turner Field dating back to September 9, 2002. The Expos extended their road series winning streak on Thursday with a 5-4 victory over Atlanta. Michael Barrett ended 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and two runs scored |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - July 4 |
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07/04/2003 |
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| night for the Devil Rays will be righthander Victor Zambrano, who has won his alt two starts and four of his last five decisions. In his last start, the 27-year-old hurler allowed six runs -five earned - on eight hits over six innings in beating the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. His four wins in the month of June tied a team-record and his sparkling 2.36 ERA in the month was bettered only by Seattle's Freddy Garcia (2.05) and Jamie Moyer (2.16). Zambrano has faced the White Sox five times in his career - one st |
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| Willis outstanding again |
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07/03/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Rookie sensation Dontrelle Willis continues to impress after shutting down the hard-hitting Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Willis surrendered just one run in eight innings, but received a no-decision in the Marlins' 2-1 loss in 13 innings. Willis allowed just six hits and one walk, while striking out six. It was the fourth consecutive game that he has given up one run or less. "That was a well-pitched game," Florida manger Jack McKeon told the Miami Herald. A crowd of 37,634, the largest sin |
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| Montreal Expos Team Report - July 3 |
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07/03/2003 |
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| === Montreal Expos Team Report - July 3 === (MySportsbook) - The Expos begin a huge four-game series against the front- running Atlanta Braves this evening at Turner Field. Montreal resides seven games back of the Braves in the East. Montreal is coming off an 11-4 win over the New York Mets, which helped it avoid a sweep at Shea Stadium. The Expos have won three of their last five contests overall. Edwards Guzman and Brian Schneider each had two hits and drove in two runs, as the Expos posted 11 unanswered |
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| Giles maintains lead at second base in NL All-Star voting |
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07/01/2003 |
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| === Giles maintains lead at second base in NL All-Star voting === New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves second baseman Marcus Giles remained ahead of Jeff Kent for the National League lead at his position as voting for this year's Major League Baseball All-Star Game nears a close. Giles was 34,413 votes ahead of the Astros' Kent last week, but now owns a slim 14,980 vote advantage with just two days remaining in the balloting process. The 25-year-old Giles is batting .290 with eight homers and 36 RB |
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| Byrd to undergo season-ending surgery |
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06/30/2003 |
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| === Byrd to undergo season-ending surgery === Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves pitcher Paul Byrd will undergo reconstructive elbow surgery on Tuesday and will be lost for the remainder of the season. An MRI exam performed by Dr. James Andrews, who will perform the surgery in Birmingham, Alabama, determined that the "Tommy John" procedure was necessary. The 32-year-old Byrd, signed by Atlanta as a free agent in the off-season, began the 2003 campaign on the disabled list and was moved to the 60-d |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - June 30 |
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06/30/2003 |
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| === Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - June 30 === (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays completed their worst month in history on Sunday when they suffered a 2-0 setback to the Atlanta Braves in the rubber match of their three-game interleague set at Tropicana Field. The Devil Rays went 5-21 in June to set a new mark for losses in a month. However, 13 of those losses were by one or two runs. Tampa Bay also went 3-15 in interleague play and broke its own major league record (set in 1999) for the most d |
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| Philadelphia Phillies Team Report - June 30 |
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06/30/2003 |
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| ltimore Orioles in a three-game set at Camden Yards. On Sunday, Placido Polanco scored twice and drove in a run as the Phillies edged the O's, 4-3. Jim Thome hit a solo home run for Philadelphia, which has drawn within 6 1/2 games of the first-place Atlanta Braves in the National League East. Bobby Abreu and Jimmy Rollins each added an RBI in the victory, as the Phillies moved 10 games above .500 for the first time since ending the 2001 season at 86-76. Kevin Millwood (9-6) picked up the victory after he toss |
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