Coming off his first loss in 18 starts, Carlos Zambrano appeared to be in trouble again when Justin Upton hit a two-run homer that nearly landed in a restaurant at the back of the second deck. The long drive turned out to be just what Zambrano needed to snap back into form. The right-hander settled in after Upton's first-inning homer to bounce back from a shaky outing, and Alfonso Soriano hit a…
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer
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The 24-game hitting streak of Andre Ethier has led to the question: What is the longest Los Angeles Dodgers hitting streak? Willie Davis hit safely in 31 games in the 1969 season and owns the longest hitting streak by a Los Angeles Dodgers hitter in the history of the organization.
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The Chicago Cubs are in a world of hurt with their pitching, both with their starters and their relievers. Wednesday's rainout in Chicago enabled manager Mike Quade to push inexperienced righty Casey Coleman back to Sunday and buy time to figure out what to do with the fifth…
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Rockies’ star Carlos Gonzalez is off to a slow start, but he’s got plenty of company all over the MLB landscape.
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Living in Phoenix since 1981 naturally makes the Arizona Diamondbacks one of my mom's favorite teams. This year, the Arizona Diamondbacks are on the road against the San Diego Padres on Mother's Day, which is May 8. However, a true fan could select one of three choices to…
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The series finale scheduled between the Colorado Rockies and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday was postponed because of rain. The game will be made up June 27 at 1:20 p.m. at Wrigley Field. Colorado was making its only scheduled trip to Chicago this week. Wednesday's game was delayed before either team's pitchers began warmups.
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Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy had one left-handed hitter in his lineup Tuesday against Chicago Cubs lefty James Russell, and it wasn't slumping left fielder Carlos Gonzalez, who led the National League in hitting with a .336 average last year.
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(Disclaimer: the following was written by a life-long Chicago Cubs fan, well aware of a certain Cubbie slugger's equally egregious stains on the baseball record book. His amoral take follows.) If there is any real justice in the world, Barry Lamar Bonds will be enshrined in…
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Starlin Castro's three errors in the second inning didn't even quite cost the Cubs the game. It was that fourth one, by pitcher Matt Garza, that was really costly. His errant throw opened the door for the Rockies to score the go-ahead run and Colorado beat Chicago 5-3 on a misty and windy Monday night at Wrigley Field.
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