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| Hampton, Lowe square off at Turner Field |
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05/01/2009 |
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| st 75 appearances and did not play at all in 2006 and 2007 due to injury. He returned to Houston as a free agent in December, signing a one-year deal worth $2 million. Hampton hasn't pitched against the Braves since 2002, when he was a member of the Colorado Rockies and got a no-decision in one start while allowing six hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings. For Atlanta, big-ticket free agent signee Derek Lowe will try to continue a strong early season with his new team. Lowe, who'll earn $15 million in the first y |
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| Rockies, Giants both aim to extend hot streaks |
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05/01/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies each got their 2009 campaigns off to slow starts, but both teams have been showing signs of breaking out as of late. The two National League West foes aim to continue their good recent stretches when they square off tonight at AT&T Park in the opener of a three-game weekend series. San Francisco lost seven of its first nine contests to start to season, but the team has gone 7-2 over its nine games to climb back to the .500 mark. Most of the G |
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| Dodgers return home to battle Padres |
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04/30/2009 |
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| ngs. Hoping to get Joe Torre's ballclub back in to the win column tonight will be starter James McDonald, who is 1-1 with a 7.11 ERA in four games (three starts) this season. McDonald is coming off the first win of his career, a 6-5 triumph over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. McDonald allowed five runs and four hits in five innings against the Rockies. The right-hander faced San Diego for the first time on September 23 last season in a 10-1 win and did not post a decision after yielding just a hit in an i |
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| National League Game Capsules |
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04/30/2009 |
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| s in seven innings of work. J.J. Putz (1-2) suffered the loss as he gave up two runs on one hit with two walks. Final Score: Colorado 7, San Diego 5 Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - Chris Iannetta went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI, as the Colorado Rockies edged the San Diego Padres, 7-5, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Coors Field. Todd Helton hit a solo homer and knocked in three for the Rockies, who have won three of their last four. Aaron Cook (1-1) earned the win after tossing a solid |
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| Rockies clip Pads for series win |
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04/29/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - Chris Iannetta went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI, as the Colorado Rockies edged the San Diego Padres, 7-5, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Coors Field. Todd Helton hit a solo homer and knocked in three for the Rockies, who have won three of their last four. Aaron Cook (1-1) earned the win after tossing a solid seven innings. The right-hander gave up three runs on five hits, struck out three and walked two. He improved to 12-4 in 21 career games versus San |
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| Rockies place Baker on DL |
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04/29/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - The Colorado Rockies placed infielder Jeff Baker on the 15-day disabled list with a left hand sprain, retroactive to April 27. Baker is hitting just .130 with no homers and three RBI in 12 games this season for Colorado. In 2008, the 27-year-old appeared in a career-high 104 games, compiling a .268 average with 12 round-trippers and 48 RBI. To take his spot on the roster, the Rockies recalled outfielder Matt Murton from Triple-A Colorado Springs, where Murton is hitting a solid .4 |
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| Can Mariners be this year's Rays? |
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04/29/2009 |
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| ated by injuries, but were the odds-on-favorite at the start of the season to win their fifth AL West crown in six years. Ordinarily I would say no, but there is always one team that comes out of nowhere - like the Tampa Bay Rays last season, or the Colorado Rockies the year before, the Tigers in 2006 and so on - and Seattle seems poised to be that team this season. Granted, I am basing a lot of that on the fact that I don't think the Angels are going to overcome all their injuries. I know Ervin Santana and Joh |
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| Rockies' Cook tries for first win of season in test with Padres |
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04/29/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Aaron Cook hopes that an aberration on the mound doesn't become a trend, as he is slated to lead the Colorado Rockies this afternoon in the finale of a three-game series versus the San Diego Padres at Coors Field. Cook, who went 16-9 in 32 starts a year ago, is 0-1 with three no-decisions and an 8.35 earned run average in four starts this season. He has yielded at least three runs in every outing this season and last toed the rubber on April 24 versus Los Angeles. The right-hander did not fa |
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| Padres use late RBI single to top Rockies in Denver |
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04/29/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - Pinch-hitter Luis Rodriguez's RBI single in the top of the ninth inning proved to be the difference, as the San Diego Padres snuck past the Colorado Rockies, 4-3, in the middle installment of a three- game series at Coors Field. With Nick Hundley on third and one out in the top of the ninth, Rodriguez squeezed a base hit between first and second base to score the eventual winning run. "He throw me a little slider, and I hit (it)," Rodriguez said. Scott Hairston had a two-run home |
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| Rockies' Hawpe diagnosed with neck contusion |
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04/28/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - Colorado Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe was diagnosed with a neck contusion after being struck by a thrown ball in Monday's game against San Diego. Hawpe was taken off the field on a cart after Padres catcher Nick Hundley hit him in the neck with a pickoff throw to second. Hawpe was motionless on his side as the trainers rushed onto the field. The trainers turned Hawpe over on his back and put a brace around his neck. Hawpe was able to walk to the cart with assistance from the trai |
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