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| Dodgers try to avoid sweep in Houston |
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04/23/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Chad Billingsley can make it four wins in four starts tonight, as the Los Angeles Dodgers try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The 24-year-old Billingsley defeated San Diego on April 8, then returned for successive wins over San Francisco and Colorado on April 13 and April 18, respectively. Combined, the 6-foot, 245-pound right-hander has allowed 11 hits and six runs in 19 innings. Billingsley split a pair of decisions last season against Houst |
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| Berkman helps Astros squeak by Dodgers |
MLB Baseball |
04/23/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - Lance Berkman hit a game-tying homer and Ivan Rodriguez singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer and Jason Michaels added a two-run double for the Astros, who also won Tuesday in the first contest of this three-game series. Houston starter Roy Oswalt allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings, but did not factor into the decision. Chris Sampson (1-0) took the win despi |
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| Dodgers aim to get back rolling in second test with Astros |
MLB Baseball |
04/22/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to start a new winning streak when they resume a three-game series against the Houston Astros tonight at Minute Maid Park. Los Angeles entered Tuesday's series opener riding an eight-game tear, but the Astros recorded an 8-5 triumph to spoil the party. Miguel Tejada batted 2- for-5 with three runs batted in and Carlos Lee hit a two-run homer for Houston, which snapped a two-game slide. Russ Ortiz started for the Astros and allowed three runs on three hits and fi |
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| Haren hopes for a little support versus Rockies |
MLB Baseball |
04/22/2009 |
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| team's shutout loss to the Giants on Friday. Haren could be in for another frustrating start this afternoon if his counterpart, Jorge De La Rosa, repeats his most recent performance for the Rockies. De La Rosa fired 5 1/3 shutout innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, working around four walks and striking out five batters, but was denied his first victory of the season after the Colorado bullpen gave up four runs in the bottom of the seventh. In his season debut, De La Rosa was dealt a home loss by Ph |
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| Umpire Danley leaves game on stretcher |
MLB Baseball |
04/21/2009 |
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| he veteran umpire as he laid motionless on the field. He was then strapped to a backboard with a neck brace in place and carted off the field. He was taken to a local hospital for further examination, but never lost consciousness. Hunter Wendelstedt, who was assigned second-base umpiring duties for the contest, then took over behind the plate. Danley has a history of taking hard hits as he was struck in the jaw by a Brad Penny fastball during a Los Angeles Dodgers-Colorado Rockies game on April 26 of last season. |
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| Dodgers hope to push win streak to nine in Houston |
MLB Baseball |
04/21/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Young right-hander Clayton Kershaw can make it nine straight wins for the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight when they head to Minute Maid Park to begin a three-game series with the Houston Astros. The Dodgers haven't won nine straight since an 11-game tear from July 28- August 8, 2006. A 21-year-old native of Dallas, Texas, Kershaw is without a decision in two sterling 105-pitch efforts thus far in 2009, tossing five innings of two-hit ball against San Diego and seven innings of one-hit ball against |
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| Rockies aim to halt skid versus Diamondbacks |
MLB Baseball |
04/21/2009 |
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| eld. Monday's 6-3 setback to Arizona in the opener of this three-game set was Colorado's seventh loss in eight games since a season-opening series win over the Diamondbacks in Phoenix. The Rockies were fresh off three straight defeats to the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers in which they were outscored by a 27-10 margin by the defending National League West champions. Mark Reynolds went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI for Arizona, while Miguel Montero belted a game-breaking three-run homer in the fifth inning to |
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| Votto helps Reds rally past Astros |
MLB Baseball |
04/20/2009 |
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| field fence. Lee then followed with a shot that got just inside the left-field pole to give the Astros a one-run lead. Game Notes Cincinnati resumes its 10-game road trip at the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, while the Astros continue their 10-game homestand against the Los Angeles Dodgers...Houston dominated the Reds last season, winning 12 of the 15 matchups, including wins in six of the nine games contested at Minute Maid Park...Arroyo improved to 6-6 in 21 lifetime games versus the Astros, which includes 15 starts. |
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| Ethier named NL Player of the Week |
MLB Baseball |
04/20/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier has been named the National League Player of the Week for the period ending April 19. Ethier tied for the league lead with four home runs and eight runs scored, and added 12 RBI last week. The 26-year-old recorded a .391 (9-for-23) batting average with two doubles in six games. Ethier had four multi-hit games along with two multi-home run performances. On April 13th against San Francisco, he connected for a three-run homer and a solo s |
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| Rockies head to Arizona for rematch with Diamondbacks |
MLB Baseball |
04/20/2009 |
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| three times in Phoenix from April 6-8, with the Rockies winning two of those matchups. Colorado hasn't had the same success since, however, as the club has lost six times in a seven-game span following that series and was overmatched by the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers over this past weekend. The Dodgers won all three meetings with the Rockies and capped the sweep with a 14-2 rout on Sunday. Colorado starter Ubaldo Jimenez (1-2) was reached for seven runs over the first 4 1/3 frames before giving way to Matt Belis |
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