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| Diamondbacks get a visit from lowly Padres |
MLB Baseball |
08/19/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Arizona Diamondbacks are tied atop the National League West standings and will try to gain some ground against the inferior San Diego Padres tonight in the opener of a three-game series at Chase Field. Arizona, though, can not look past the Padres or its chances of capturing a division title will take a big blow. The D'Backs are currently knotted with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the West lead and had a three-game winning streak halted in the finale of a three-game series against the Houston |
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| Sabathia aims to stay perfect with Milwaukee in opener vs. Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/18/2008 |
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| id baseball lately and will take its show on the road in tonight's opener of a seven-game road trip at Milwaukee and the New York Mets. The Astros ended a brief two-game slide and won for the ninth time in 11 tries with Sunday's 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park. Starter Roy Oswalt tossed eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball and Ty Wigginton's three-run homer in the opening frame provided all the scoring, as the Astros avoided a three-game sweep. O |
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| Oswalt shuts down D'Backs as 'Stros triumph |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - Roy Oswalt tossed eight solid innings of one- hit ball and Ty Wigginton's three-run homer in the opening frame provided all the scoring, as the Houston Astros avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Wigginton finished 3-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games. The San Diego native went 9-for-12 in the series with two home runs, two doubles, a triple and five RBI. Miguel Tejada had two hits, including a double, and a run scored for |
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| Big Unit continues quest for 300 wins in Houston |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Randy Johnson resumes his quest towards reaching one of baseball's most coveted pitching milestones when the veteran hurler takes the hill today for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who aim for a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros today at Minute Maid Park. Johnson enters tonight's tilt with 294 career victories, 10 of which have come during his solid comeback season with the Diamondbacks in 2008. The imposing 44-year-old got one step closer to his goal of 300 wins Tuesday in Colorado, where the Bi |
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| Montero, Young hit grand slams as Diamondbacks throttle Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - Miguel Montero hit a pair of home runs, including a grand slam, and added a double as the Arizona Diamondbacks clobbered the Houston Astros, 11-5, in the middle installment of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. Chris Young added a grand slam, the first time in club history that the team has two slams in one game, while Adam Dunn went 2-for-2 with three walks, an RBI and two runs scored for the Diamondbacks, who have won five of their last six. Yusmeiro Petit (2-3) got the win as h |
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| Nats drop ninth straight in drubbing to Rockies |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
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| n chipped in an RBI single to make it 13-6. Game Notes Hernandez pitched 3 1/2 seasons for the Washington/Montreal franchise earlier in his career and recorded a pair of 15-win campaigns during his tenure there. He was traded by the Nationals to the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 7, 2006...Washington did beat the Rockies three times in four tries at Coors Field earlier this month, but Colorado is 14-6 in the series since 2006...Prior to the game Colorado signed pitcher Oscar Villarreal to a minor league contract an |
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| Hernandez hopes for a better effort against Nats |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
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| s deemed expendable due to Minnesota's rotation depth. Hernandez pitched 3 1/2 seasons for the Washington/Montreal franchise earlier in his career and recorded a pair of 15-win campaigns during his tenure there. He was traded by the Nationals to the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 7, 2006. The Cuban defector has faced his former club 13 times previously, including a June 17 encounter as a Twin in which he fired seven innings of one-run ball to garner a win. Hernandez is 7-5 with a 3.96 ERA lifetime against the Natio |
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| Diamondbacks attempt to slow down red-hot Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to cool down the scorching Houston Astros for a second straight night when the two teams continue a three-game set tonight at Minute Maid Park. The Astros entered Friday's series opener on an eight-game win streak, but that run came to a screeching halt at the hands of the National League West co-leading Diamondbacks. Arizona pounded out 14 hits and three home runs to back another sharp performance from Brandon Webb in last night's 12-2 rout. Houston native |
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| Diamondbacks send Webb to hill against red-hot Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/15/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Brandon Webb will attempt to extend his major-league win total when he takes the mound tonight. More importantly, the All-Star hurler will be vying to pitch the Arizona Diamondbacks back into sole possession of first place in the National League West. Webb and the Diamondbacks square off against the scorching Houston Astros, winners of eight consecutive contests, this evening in the opener of a key three-game series from Minute Maid Park. Houston's current tear is the club's longest since a nine |
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| Webb aims for 18th win in matchup with red-hot Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/15/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Brandon Webb will attempt to extend his major-league win total when he takes the mound tonight. More importantly, the All-Star hurler will be vying to pitch the Arizona Diamondbacks back into sole possession of first place in the National League West. Webb and the Diamondbacks square off against the scorching Houston Astros, winners of eight consecutive contests, this evening in the opener of a key three-game series from Minute Maid Park. Houston's current tear is the club's longest since a nine |
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