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| Johnson goes the distance to lead Fish past Bravos |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (BettingExpress) - Josh Johnson's brilliant four-hitter marked the first complete game of his career and Dan Uggla was the offensive catalyst, as the Florida Marlins defeated the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, and evened their three- game series at Turner Field. Johnson (4-0) took a no-hitter into the fifth and allowed one run to go along with the four hits and eight strikeouts for the Marlins, who rebounded after blowing a ninth-inning lead in Tuesday's 10-9 series-opening loss. Uggla homered and scored th |
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| D'Backs take a note from music industry |
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08/27/2008 |
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| kes the mound on Wednesday against the Padres at Petco Park. Johnson is 1-2 with a subpar 2.63 earned run average over his last four starts since ripping off five consecutive wins. Johnson had a solid outing his last time out on August 22 versus the Florida Marlins, as he allowed three runs -- one earned -- and five hits in seven innings of a 5-4 loss for the no-decision. Johnson, who is sitting on 294 career wins, has pitched at least six innings nine straight times and is trying to become the 24th member of |
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| Red Sox pick up Kotsay from Braves |
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08/27/2008 |
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| s, whom the Braves elected not to re-sign. Jones signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kotsay, who missed five weeks this season with a bad back and missed much of 2007 with Oakland after back surgery, is a career .282 hitter over 12 seasons with the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Athletics, and Atlanta. Kotsay, who will be a free agent after this season, hit for the cycle in a 5-for-5 game against the Chicago Cubs on August 14. The Braves recalled Josh Anderson from Triple-A Richmond on Wednesday to take K |
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| Big Unit continues quest for 300 wins versus Padres |
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08/27/2008 |
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| xpected from him, posting a 10-9 mark to go along with a 4.03 earned run average. Johnson has won six of his last eight starts and is just six wins shy of becoming the 24th pitcher to reach 300 wins. The Big Unit was dominating on Friday against the Florida Marlins, holding them to three runs (1 earned) and five hits over seven innings, while striking out a season-high 13 batters. However, he did not factor in the decision of his team's 5-4 loss that night. It was his 212th game with at least 10 strikeouts, ra |
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| Marlins seeking quick rebound in second tilt with Braves |
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08/27/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - If the Florida Marlins have any plans on reaching the postseason, playing better baseball on the road would certainly help. Florida will resume a nine-game road trip tonight with the second test of a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The Marlins are 3-4 so far on the trek and have dropped seven of their last 12 games away from South Beach. In Tuesday's 10-9 loss to the Braves in the series opener, Cody Ross belted a two-run homer and finished with three hits and |
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| Report: Red Sox close to getting Kotsay from Braves |
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08/27/2008 |
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| y is hitting .289 with six home runs and 37 RBI in 88 games with Atlanta this season. Kotsay, who missed five weeks this season with a bad back and missed much of 2007 with Oakland after back surgery, is a career .282 hitter over 12 seasons with the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Athletics, and Atlanta. Added in an offseason deal that sent relief pitcher Joey Devine to Oakland, Kotsay, who will be a free agent after this season, hit for the cycle in a 5-for-5 game against the Chicago Cubs on August 14. The |
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| Braves score four in ninth, rally for win over Marlins |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (BettingExpress) - Yunel Escobar hit the game-winning RBI single to cap a four-run ninth and lift the Atlanta Braves over the Florida Marlins, 10-9, in the first of a three-game set at Turner Field. Omar Infante scored three runs on three hits and knocked in a run for the Braves, who won for just the second time in 10 games. Cody Ross belted a two-run homer and finished with three hits and four RBI for the Marlins, who fell to 3-4 on a nine-game road trip. "It is a back-breaking loss, said Florida |
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| Marlins activate Waechter from DL |
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08/26/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (BettingExpress) - The Florida Marlins activated pitcher Doug Waechter from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. Waechter was put on the shelf on August 11 with inflammation in his rotator cuff. In 39 games this season, the righthander is 3-2 with a 3.51 ERA, In a related move, the team placed lefthander Renyel Pinto on the 15-day DL with a left hamstring strain. Pinto is 2-5 with a 4.50 ERA in 65 outings this year. |
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| Webb shoots for 20th win as Diamondbacks resume set with Padres |
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08/26/2008 |
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| with a brilliant effort against the Padres. He scattered three hits over seven scoreless innings to improve to 19-4, while lowering his earned run average to 2.74. The National League hasn't had a 20-game winner since Dontrelle Willis won 22 for the Florida Marlins in 2005. Webb has already beaten San Diego twice this season, but is just 6-7 lifetime against them with a 3.42 ERA in 21 starts. San Diego drew first blood in this series on Monday with a thrilling win, as Jody Gerut hit a game-ending two-run home |
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| Marlins resume road trip against battered Braves |
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08/26/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Florida Marlins will resume a nine-game road trip this evening with the first of three straight meetings with the National League East-rival Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The Marlins are 3-3 so far on the trek and took two of three meetings from the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field over the weekend. In Sunday's 5-2 win over the D'Backs in the series finale, Josh Willingham went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI to push Florida's road record to 32-33 this season. Paul Lo Duca and Hanley Ra |
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