Archive for April, 2007
Tulowitzki turns unassisted triple play; Dodgers outlast Padres in 17 innings (AP)
Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was amazed by his good fortune. The Los Angeles Dodgers were just happy to emerge from the longest game in the major leagues this season with a win. Tulowitzki turned an unassisted triple play, and the Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 9-7 Sunday on Matt Holliday’s two-run homer in the [...]
Posted: April 30th, 2007.
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Dodgers 5, Padres 4, 17 innings (AP)
Brady Clark hit a go-ahead double in the 17th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sunday in the longest game in Petco Park’s four-year history. It also was the longest game in the major leagues this season. Pittsburgh beat Houston 4-3 in 16 innings Wednesday, a game that [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2007.
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Padres 3, Dodgers 2 (AP)
Trevor Hoffman rebounded from two straight blown save opportunities to close the door on the Los Angeles Dodgers, sealing a 3-2 win for Greg Maddux and the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. Hoffman, baseball’s all-time saves leader, blew save chances in consecutive appearances for the first time in 10 years.
Posted: April 29th, 2007.
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Hoffman blows save on special night; Bonds walked three times in loss (AP)
A blown save spoiled Trevor Hoffman’s special night, and Arizona took the bat out of Barry Bonds’ hands. About three hours after he was honored for being baseball’s career saves leader, Hoffman disappointed a sellout crowd at Petco Park by giving up four runs in the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied [...]
Posted: April 28th, 2007.
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Dodgers 6, Padres 5 (AP)
It was Trevor Hoffman Night — and wouldn’t you know it, he blew the save. Hoffman, baseball’s career saves leader, disappointed a sellout crowd at Petco Park by giving up four runs in the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to stun the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Friday. Nomar Garciaparra’s fourth hit, [...]
Posted: April 28th, 2007.
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Martin, Saito at strange intersection (Yahoo! Sports)
LOS ANGELES – Second-year players from opposite sides of the globe and opposite ends of their careers are integral to Dodgers’ success.
Posted: April 27th, 2007.
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Giants 5, Dodgers 4 (AP)
Ray Durham succeeded where Barry Bonds failed. Durham doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning after Bonds hit into a double play with runners on the corners, and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Thursday night for their season-best eighth consecutive victory.
Posted: April 27th, 2007.
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Giants 6, Dodgers 4 (AP)
Barry Bonds hit his 741st career homer, a three-run shot in the first inning, Pedro Feliz had the go-ahead homer in the sixth and the San Francisco Giants beat Los Angeles 6-4 Wednesday night for their first seven-game winning streak in nearly three years. Bonds has homered in three of his last four games, moving [...]
Posted: April 26th, 2007.
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Bonds hits home run No. 741 (AP)
Barry Bonds hit his 741st home run Wednesday night, moving within 14 of Hank Aaron’s career record. With no outs in the first inning, the San Francisco Giants slugger sent a 1-1 pitch from Randy Wolf of the Los Angeles Dodgers into right-center field for his seventh homer of the season. The three-run shot gave [...]
Posted: April 25th, 2007.
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Bat men (Yahoo! Sports)
LOS ANGELES – When Barry Bonds looks at Alex Rodriguez, he sees something special – and that something looks like himself.
Posted: April 25th, 2007.
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