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| Nats call up Clippard to make start |
MLB Baseball |
06/10/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals recalled pitcher Tyler Clippard from Triple-A Columbus on Monday. Clippard got the call to start Monday's finale of Washington's four-game series with the San Francisco Giants. He gave up three runs on five hits with four walks and six strikeouts over 4 1/3 frames, as the Nationals dropped a 3-2 decision to San Francisco. Clippard, 23, made his Nationals debut after going 4-4 with a 3.41 earned run average in 12 starts at Triple-A. A ninth-round draft pick |
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| Giants "Winn" seventh straight road game, sweep Nats |
MLB Baseball |
06/09/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - 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 Washington Nationals, 3-2, to complete a four-game sweep at Nationals Park. Cain (3-4) allowed a run on eight hits and struck out six for the Giants, who have won their last seven road games. Brian Wilson recorded the final four outs for his 18th save, tying Chicago's Kerry Wood for most in the National League. "This was a good game and a great series |
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| Giants try to "Clip" Nationals once again |
MLB Baseball |
06/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Former New York Yankees farmhand Tyler Clippard makes his first appearance with the Washington Nationals tonight, when his new club hosts the San Francisco Giants in the finale of a four-game series at Nationals Park. A 6-foot-3, 199-pound right-hander, Clippard was a ninth-round selection of the Yankees in 2003. He reached the big leagues and made six starts with New York in 2007, going 3-1 with a 6.33 earned run average while allowing 29 hits and 19 runs in 27 innings. The 23-year-old was trad |
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| Zito gets second victory as Giants double-up Nats |
MLB Baseball |
06/08/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Barry Zito threw five innings to earn his second win of the season and John Bowker hit a two-run homer as the San Francisco Giants defeated Washington, 6-3, in the third of a four-game series. Randy Winn had two hits and a pair of runs batted in for the Giants, who have won three in a row and five of their last seven games. Aaron Rowand had two hits and an RBI, while Ray Durham finished 4-for-5 with a run scored as the Giants rallied from a three-run deficit by scoring four times |
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| Zito tries for a W in DC |
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06/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Left-hander Barry Zito seeks his first career win against Washington today when the San Francisco Giants travel to Nationals Park for the third of four games with the host Nationals. Zito was 0-8 through his initial nine starts of the season before finally getting on the winning side with an 8-2 defeat of the Florida Marlins on May 23. He's gone back to his winless ways since, however, getting a no-decision and a loss in two starts while being touched for 13 hits and eight earned runs in 10 1/3 |
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| Nats grant Mackowiak his unconditional release |
MLB Baseball |
06/08/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals granted outfielder Rob Mackowiak his unconditional release following Saturday night's 6-0 setback to the San Francisco Giants. The team is expected to recall pitcher Garrett Mock from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday. Mock, 25, is expected to make his major-league debut Sunday, starting opposite Barry Zito. Mock was 3-2 with a 3.06 earned run average in 11 starts with Columbus this season. Mackowiak, 31, batted just .132 with one home run and four RBI in 38 gam |
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| Hill targets first win of year against Giants |
MLB Baseball |
06/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Canadian import Shawn Hill makes his ninth start of the season seeking his initial victory when the Washington Nationals host the visiting San Francisco Giants in game two of a four-game series at Nationals Park. Hill, a 2000 draft choice of the Montreal Expos who was born in Mississauga, Ontario, picked up no-decisions in his first five outings of the season through early May, but has since lost two of three starts. The Nationals are 2-6 in games in which he's pitched. The 27-year-old allowed s |
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| Giants' Rowand leaves game with injury |
MLB Baseball |
06/06/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - San Francisco Giants center fielder Aaron Rowand left Friday's game against the Washington Nationals. Rowand, who inked a five-year, $60 million contract with the Giants in the offseason, departed following the sixth inning of the 10-1 win over the Nats with a strained right hip flexor injury. He was 1-for-3 and scored a run before departing. Brian Horwitz subbed for Rowand for the remainder of the game and went 1-for-2 with a run scored. Entering the series, the 30-year-old was h |
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| Cards send down Parisi, bring up Boggs |
MLB Baseball |
06/06/2008 |
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| run average in 12 starts with Memphis this season, holding opposing hitters to a .230 batting average. The 2005 fifth-round selection out of Georgia will be the eighth player to make his major league debut for the Cardinals this season, matching the San Francisco Giants for the most in the league this year. Parisi was 0-2 with a 7.25 ERA in 10 games -- two starts -- with the Cardinals this season and allowed 34 hits in 22 1/3 innings. In his two starts, Parisi was 0-1 and allowed 16 runs -- 13 earned -- on 18 hits |
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| Bonds pleads not guilty, trial set for next March |
MLB Baseball |
06/06/2008 |
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| n contempt charges if the slugger doesn't plead guilty. The Major League Baseball Players Association said last month it was investigating whether to file a collusion grievance against teams for not pursuing Bonds, who became a free agent when the San Francisco Giants decided they didn't want him back after 15 seasons. The 43-year-old outfielder, a seven-time NL MVP, says he wants to play this year. His agent claims no team has made an offer for the 14-time All-Star. Outside court, another Bonds attorney Mike |
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