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| Lee and Sheets to start All-Star Game |
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07/14/2008 |
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| fifth and play left field, with Texas designated hitter Milton Bradley next. Boston's Kevin Youkilis will hit seventh and play first base, with Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer and second baseman Dustin Pedroia of the BoSox rounding out the order. Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez will lead off for the National League and will be followed by Philadelphia second baseman Chase Utley, Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman and St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols, who will start as the designated hitter. |
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| Miller Time! Marlins aim for first-ever sweep in LA |
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07/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins will try and head into the All-Star break this afternoon with their first-ever four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Florida, which has yet to sweep a team on the road this season, won for the fourth straight time on Saturday, as Dan Uggla doubled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning to lift the Marlins to a 5-3 win. Josh Willingham had two hits, an RBI and scored the winning run for the Marlins, who are now tied with the New York Mets at a half |
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| Diamondbacks pound Eaton in Philly |
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07/13/2008 |
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| hillies, who saw their three-game win streak come to an end. Coupled with the surging Mets' eighth straight win, the Phillies saw their lead over New York in the NL East shrink to a half-game. The Phils are also just a half-game ahead of the surging Florida Marlins. The D-backs plated two in the first off the struggling Eaton. Stephen Drew and Conor Jackson started the game with consecutive singles, and Tracy's one-out single plated Drew. Reynolds' fielder's choice grounder scored Jackson for a 2-0 lead. Victo |
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| Fish swim closer to NL East foes with win in LA |
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07/13/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Dan Uggla doubled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, as the Florida Marlins inched closer in the tight NL East race with a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Josh Willingham had two hits, an RBI and scored the winning run for the Marlins, who are now tied with the New York Mets, a half-game behind Philadelphia for first place in the division. The Mets won their eighth straight game by blanking Colorado, 3-0, on Saturday, while the Phillies were 10-4 losers at home to |
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| Kuroda hoping for repeat as Dodgers search for win over Marlins |
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07/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Hiroki Kuroda tries to follow up a sensational effort his last time out when the Los Angeles Dodgers play the second of their three-game series with the Florida Marlins tonight at Dodger Stadium. On Monday against Atlanta, Kuroda carried a perfect game into the eighth inning before Mark Teixeira broke things up with a leadoff double. Kuroda had to settle for a one-hitter as he improved to 5-6 on the season and lowered his earned run average to 3.39 in the 3-0 shutout. In his two starts sinc |
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| Marlins edge Dodgers behind Volstad |
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07/12/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Chris Volstad came within one out of a complete game shutout in his first major-league start, as the Florida Marlins topped the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, in the second installment of a four-game set at Chavez Ravine. Volstad (2-0) was pulled after allowing his only run of the game in the ninth. The 21-year-old highly touted prospect allowed just five hits and one walk while fanning six. Kevin Gregg stepped in for the final out to record his 19th save of the season. Volstad p |
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| Marlins try to reel in another win over Dodgers |
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07/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Marlins, despite being within striking distance of first place in the National League East, are hoping a shuffling of their rotation can help get them over the top. Chris Volstad makes his first major league start tonight, when the Marlins resume a four-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. Volstad was a first-round pick of the Marlins in 2005, going 16th overall. The 21-year-old was 4-4 with a 3.36 earned run average in 15 starts with Double-A Carolina this |
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| Struggling D'Backs, Phils meet at Citizens Bank Park |
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07/11/2008 |
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| o teams struggling to maintain their division leads square off tonight when the Philadelphia Phillies welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks to town for the first of three games at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia is clinging to a 1 1/2-game lead over the Florida Marlins and New York Mets in the NL East, while the Diamondbacks maintain a one-game advantage over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the West. The Phillies, though, seem to have gotten back on the right track after winning the final two games of their three-game |
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| Mets OF Alou could be headed to operating table |
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07/10/2008 |
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| disabled list since June 13 with a strained left calf, Alou, 42, left Wednesday's rehab game with Double-A Binghamton because of cramping in his hamstring. Alou returned to New York City on Thursday for an MRI, which revealed the tear. The Mets are recommending surgery, but, ultimately, the decision is up to Alou. When healthy, Alou batted .347 (17-for-49) with nine RBI in 15 games this season. A career .303 hitter with 332 home runs and 1,287 RBI, Alou helped the Florida Marlins win the World Series in 1997. |
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| Abercrombie accepts assignment |
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07/10/2008 |
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| and has been placed on waivers. Abercrombie, 26, hit .188 with one double and one home run in 14 games for the Astros this season. The outfielder hit .208 with seven home runs and 13 stolen bases in 146 games during the two previous season with the Florida Marlins. Houston claimed him off waivers from Florida on October 11, 2007. Villarreal, also 26, went 1-3 with an earned run average of 5.02 in 35 appearances for Houston this season. He was designated for assignment on July 2. The right-hander has a career |
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