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| Winn rescues Big Unit as Giants edge Diamondbacks |
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04/26/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Worldwide Gamble) - Randy Johnson returned to Arizona in his first start as a visitor at Chase Field and walked seven batters before leaving in the fourth inning, but Randy Winn hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth, and the San Francisco Giants edged the Diamondbacks, 5-3. Winn finished the game with a pair of hits for the Giants, who have won five in a row to move to 8-8 on the season. Edgar Renteria drove in a pair of runs with a double, and Emmanuel Burriss also had an RBI for San Francisco. Joh |
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| Big Unit takes ball for Giants in Arizona |
MLB Baseball |
04/25/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - Randy Johnson tries to move closer to 300 career wins when he toes the rubber for the San Francisco Giants tonight in the second test of a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Johnson owns 296 career victories and is trying to become the 24th member of the elite 300 win club. He is 1-2 with a 6.32 earned run average with the Giants this season and posted his first win of 2009 on April 19 versus Arizona after a personal two-game losing streak. Johnson, who pitched wi |
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| Palmer records first MLB win as Angels down Tigers |
MLB Baseball |
04/24/2009 |
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| Darren Oliver on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday with a strained left triceps and transferred Kelvim Escobar from the 15-day to the 60-day DL. Oliver was the sixth LA pitcher to be put on the DL this season...Palmer appeared in three games for the San Francisco Giants last season and was 0-2 with an 8.53 earned run average...Hunter has a 10-game hitting streak and logged his 800th career RBI. Hunter and Inge each have six home runs this season...The Tigers have not won a series in Anaheim since May 6-8, 2005. |
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| Palmer set for Angels debut against Tigers |
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04/23/2009 |
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| ngeles, which in addition to dealing with the Nick Adenhart tragedy, are dealing with four starting pitchers on the disabled list. So, tonight, Palmer will be recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake to make the start. Palmer appeared in three games for the San Francisco Giants last season and was 0-2 with an 8.53 earned run average. He has never faced the Tigers. The Angels could use a big start from the 30-year-old right-hander after their bullpen imploded in a 12-10 loss on Wednesday. Magglio Ordonez, Brandon Inge and A |
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| Molina lifts Giants over Padres in 10th |
MLB Baseball |
04/22/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Worldwide Gamble) - Pinch-hitter Bengie Molina knocked in the winning run with a ground-rule double in the bottom of the 10th inning, as the San Francisco Giants outlasted the San Diego Padres, 1-0, to sweep a two-game series at AT&T Park. Andres Torres reached base in the 10th on a single and stole second to set up Molina's clutch hit for the Giants, who beat the Padres 8-3 on Tuesday and have won three straight. "I asked Bengie before the game if he was ready to win this game for us. He is o |
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| Giants, Padres wrap brief set |
MLB Baseball |
04/22/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The San Francisco Giants have had their problems on the road during the early part of this season, but they've been quite good at home so far. The Giants shoot for a sweep of a brief two-game series with the San Diego Padres when the National League West rivals square off again this afternoon at AT&T Park. San Francisco lost all six contests during its only road trip of the young season, including a three-game sweep at the hands of the Padres from April 10-12, but has won three of four match |
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| Renteria's slam boosts Giants over Peavy, Padres |
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04/22/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Worldwide Gamble) - Edgar Renteria belted a grand slam, knocked in five runs, and scored twice to lead the San Francisco Giants past the San Diego Padres, 8-3, in the first game of a short two-game set at AT&T Park. Travis Ishikawa went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI and two runs scored for the Giants, who have won two consecutive games. Bengie Molina went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored. Matt Cain (2-0) allowed two runs on nine hits with five strikeouts to collect the win for San Francisco. Th |
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| Giants, Padres begin quick set at AT&T Park |
MLB Baseball |
04/21/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The San Francisco Giants have an opportunity to avenge a recent sweep at the hands of the surprising San Diego Padres when the two National League West members begin a two-game series this evening at AT&T Park. These teams squared off in San Diego from April 10-12, with the Padres taking all three tests and outscoring San Francisco by a 19-7 margin in those games. That series was the first leg of a winless six-game road trip for the Giants, but the club managed to get back on track with a re |
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| Big Unit stifles former mates, carries Giants over D'Backs |
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04/19/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (Worldwide Gamble) - Randy Johnson allowed one hit in seven shutout innings as the San Francisco Giants edged the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2-0, in the rubber match of a three-game set at AT&T Park. Johnson (1-2), making his first appearance against Arizona in his 22-year career, gave up only a double in the seventh inning while striking out seven and walking two. It was his first win with the Giants after joining the team as a free agent in the offseason and now has 296 career victories. Brian Wil |
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| Giants' Johnson set to face Diamondbacks for first time |
MLB Baseball |
04/19/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - Randy Johnson will face his former club for the first time this afternoon, as his San Francisco Giants play the rubber match of a three- game set with the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park. Johnson pitched with Arizona from 1999-2004 and then again from 2007-08, winning 118 games, a handful of Cy Young Awards and a World Series title with the Diamondbacks. The tall lefty has yet to win with San Francisco, a club he joined in the offseason as a free agent, leaving him 0-2 on the year and stil |
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