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| Webb aims for 17th win of the season in test with Braves |
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08/10/2008 |
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| he ace in a 7-3 win on May 26 this season. Webb is 2-2 with a pair of complete games and a 1.90 ERA in six career starts against the Braves. Arizona has dropped four in a row to watch its lead in the NL West dwindle down to just a half game over the Los Angeles Dodgers. It suffered an 11-4 loss to the Braves on Saturday, as Stephen Drew doubled and tripled to highlight the offense. Second baseman Orlando Hudson may be lost for the season after a wrist injury forced him from the game in the sixth inning. After the |
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| Rowand's game-winning single in 10th lifts Giants over Dodgers |
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08/10/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Aaron Rowand drove in the game-winning run with a single to right in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants edged the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-2, in the middle contest of a three-game set. The Giants rallied in the bottom of the 10th off Jonathan Broxton (2-3). Dave Roberts got things going with a double and Randy Winn put runners on the corners with a bloop single that dropped in front of Manny Ramirez in left. Emmanuel Burriss then hit a high chopper towards first that |
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| Dodgers try to extend winning ways against Giants |
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08/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will shoot for their third straight win when they resume a three-game series against the NL West-rival San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The Dodgers took Friday's opener by a 6-2 score thanks to the return of starting pitcher Brad Penny, who threw five solid innings in his return to the mound. Penny was activated off of the disabled list prior to the game and had been shelved since mid-June with right shoulder tendinitis. He gave up just one run on one hit and three |
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| Armed with new deal, Haren aims to halt Arizona's slide vs. Braves |
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08/09/2008 |
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| riumph. Haren, who is 9-2 in 12 home starts this season, is 2-0 with a 5.40 ERA in two career starts against the Braves. The D'Backs hope Haren can help stop a three-game losing streak that has trimmed their NL West lead to just a half game over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Arizona dropped the opener of this series by a 6-4 score, then suffered an 11-6 setback in Friday's second test. Alex Romero went 3-for-4 with a triple, double and two runs scored, while Chris Snyder drove in two runs for the Diamondbacks, who have |
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| Dodgers' Penny activated |
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08/09/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Friday's game against San Francisco. Penny limited the Giants to one run on one hit and three walks through five innings, and picked up his sixth win of the season in the Dodgers' 6-2 victory. Penny landed on the DL in mid-June with right shoulder tendinitis. Prior to that he was 5-9 in 15 starts with a 5.88 earned run average. Penny made one rehab appearance for Triple-A Las V |
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| Kent, Penny help Dodgers defeat Giants |
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08/09/2008 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Jeff Kent doubled and drove in three runs, and Brad Penny threw five solid innings in his return to the mound, as the Los Angeles Dodgers topped San Francisco, 6-2, in the first of three games with the Giants. Penny (6-9) was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list before the game. He had been on the DL since mid-June with right shoulder tendinitis, but gave up just one run on one hit and three walks to pick up the victory. Matt Kemp finished 2-for-5, while Danny Ardoin and C |
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| Red Sox' return to harmony brings return to winning |
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08/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - At least for one week, no Manny Ramirez has been no problem for the Boston Red Sox. Since bidding the perennial All-Star slugger adieu with a jettisoning to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the final minutes prior to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, Boston has ripped off five victories in six games to strengthen its position in the American League playoff race. Granted, those wins came at the expense of the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals -- hardly the cream of the AL crop -- but it's |
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| Penny returns to Dodgers' rotation to battle Giants |
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08/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers are hoping the return of Brad Penny to the starting rotation can give them a leg up on the competition in the National League West. The two-time All-Star will make his first start in nearly two months when the Dodgers begin a three-game series with the rival San Francisco Giants tonight at AT&T Park. Penny, a 16-game winner for Los Angeles in each of the past two seasons, slumped to a 5-9 record and a 5.88 earned run average in 15 starts this year before being shelve |
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| Cards aim for sweep of Dodgers |
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08/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals send out their most successful pitcher of 2008 to the mound as the playoff hopefuls shoot for a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon at Busch Stadium. After falling further back of both Chicago and Milwaukee in the National League Central race due to a stretch of nine losses in a 14-game span, the Cardinals have improved their positioning with consecutive victories in this series. St. Louis used the long ball to down the Dodgers last night, as Alber |
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| Pujols slams Cards past Dodgers |
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08/07/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Albert Pujols was 4-for-4 with a grand slam, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the middle contest of a three-game set from Busch Stadium. Ryan Ludwick added three hits and two RBI, including a home run for St. Louis. Joel Pineiro (4-5) tossed seven effective innings, surrendering four runs on eight hits to pick up just his second win in his last 15 starts. Chris Perez earned his first major league save with 1 2/3 scoreless frames aft |
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