Archive for August, 2007
Davis’ broken-bat hit leads Giants to 3-2 victory over Nationals (AP)
An awful sound, something like a broken plastic bat hitting a whiffle ball, echoed throughout RFK Stadium when Rajai Davis made contact against starter Tim Redding in the second inning. Yet the ball dribbled past third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who was playing in because of Davis’ speed, and down the left-field line for a double.
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Correia has longest outing in two years in Giants’ 3-2 win over Nationals (AP)
Kevin Correia had his longest outing as a starter in more than two years, and Rajai Davis’ broken-bat double capped a three-run second inning Friday night in the San Francisco Giants’ 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. Making his third start since being moved into the rotation, Correia (3-6) allowed two runs over six innings.
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Brawny Braun is NL’s top rookie of the year candidate (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers’ slugging third baseman heads a deep list vying for the award.
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Brawny Braun is NL’s top rookie (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers’ slugging third baseman heads a deep list vying for the award.
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Francis pitches 2nd career shutout and Atkins homers twice as Rockies beat Giants 8-0 (AP)
Jeff Francis pitched a six-hitter for his second career shutout, Garrett Atkins homered twice and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 8-0 Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. Francis (14-6) struck out three and walked one in his second career complete game. The other was a two-hit shutout against St.
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Five and Fly: Riding the AZ rollercoaster (Yahoo! Sports)
Look out below for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who have nine winning or losing streaks of at least four games,…
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Matt Cain shines in San Francisco Giants’ 3-1 win over Colorado Rockies (AP)
Matt Cain commanded his fastball from his first pitch to his last and produced a gem more reminiscent of his standout rookie season than his hard-luck year of 2007. Cain struck out eight in seven innings to win his third straight start, Bengie Molina homered and Randy Winn drove in two runs in the San [...]
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Cain shines in Giants’ 3-1 win over Rockies (AP)
Matt Cain pitched a gem more reminiscent of his standout rookie season than his hard-luck year of 2007. Cain struck out eight in seven innings to win his third straight start, Bengie Molina homered and Randy Winn drove in two runs in the San Francisco Giants’ sixth straight victory, 3-1 over the Colorado Rockies on [...]
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Online bidding begins for Bonds’ historic home run balls (AP)
Electronic bidding began Tuesday for Barry Bonds’ 755th and 756th home-run balls, with the price for the record-breaker starting at $100,000. Sotheby’s/SCP Auctions is handling sales of the balls Bonds hit to tie and break Hank Aaron’s home-run record. Bidding closes Sept. 15, when the winning offer is to be announced.
Posted: August 28th, 2007.
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Rich Aurilia drives in the go-ahead run to give the Giants a 4-1 win over the Rockies (AP)
Rich Aurilia singled home the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning for the second straight day as the San Francisco Giants won their fifth straight, a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Kevin Frandsen added a two-run double to give the Giants their 10th win in 12 games.
Posted: August 27th, 2007.
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