Archive for August, 2007
Webb of deception (Yahoo! Sports)
The Brewers snapped Brandon Webb’s scoreless innings streak at 42, but NL batters are still stymied by his devastating sinker.
Posted: August 23rd, 2007.
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Webb’s scoreless streak ends in Arizona’s 3-2 win over Brewers (AP)
Brandon Webb’s shutout streak ended early Wednesday night. The Arizona ace allowed a run in the first, stopping his scoreless string at 42 innings, but won his sixth consecutive start to lead the Diamondbacks past the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2. Chris Young hit his 26th homer for Arizona, which snapped a three-game skid and remained 3 [...]
Posted: August 22nd, 2007.
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Webb gives up run in first, ending scoreless streak at 42 innings (AP)
Brandon Webb’s scoreless streak ended at 42 innings Wednesday night when Milwaukee’s Prince Fielder singled home a run in the first against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Webb, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, fell 17 innings shy of Orel Hershiser’s major league record of 59 straight shutout innings set in 1988.
Posted: August 22nd, 2007.
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Webb’s scoreless streak snapped in first (PA SportsTicker)
It did not take long for the Milwaukee Brewers to end Arizona Diamondbacks righthander Brandon Webb’s scoreless innings streak.
Posted: August 22nd, 2007.
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Gabe Gross hits grand slam to lift Milwaukee over Arizona 7-4 (AP)
Gabe Gross hit a grand slam to cap a five-run seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 on Tuesday night. J.J. Hardy was 3-for-4 with a run-scoring single and Rickie Weeks added an RBI triple for the Brewers, who have won four of five on the road. Milwaukee remained tied with [...]
Posted: August 21st, 2007.
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Red Sox, Nationals and Diamondbacks complete three-team trade (PA SportsTicker)
The Washington Nationals traded for Wily Mo Pena on Friday and completed the deal on Tuesday, acquiring first baseman-outfielder Chris Carter from the Arizona Diamondbacks and sending him on to the Boston Red Sox.
Posted: August 21st, 2007.
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Arizona third baseman Mark Reynolds ties major league record with 9 straight strikeouts (AP)
Arizona third baseman Mark Reynolds tied the major league record for consecutive strikeouts by a non-pitcher Tuesday when he struck out swinging in the fourth inning of the Diamondbacks’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The mark had been set five times previously, most recently by Kansas City’s Bo Jackson from September 16-19, 1988.
Posted: August 21st, 2007.
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Nationals, Red Sox, Diamondbacks complete 3-way Pena deal (AP)
The Nationals traded right-hander Emiliano Fruto to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday for prospect Chris Carter, who then was shipped to the Boston Red Sox to complete last week’s deal that sent outfielder Wily Mo Pena to Washington. Fruto was 3-9 with a 5.26 ERA in 18 appearances, including 16 starts, for Triple-A Columbus in [...]
Posted: August 21st, 2007.
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Rookie Yovani Gallardo helps Milwaukee Brewers beat Arizona Diamondbacks for rare road win (AP)
Rookie Yovani Gallardo is used to seeing big leads disintegrate for Milwaukee. He wouldn’t let that happen when the Brewers scored six runs early on against the team with the most wins in the National League. Bill Hall hit a three-run homer in the first, Gallardo and Prince Fielder added home runs in the [...]
Posted: August 21st, 2007.
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Prince Fielder’s 39th homer helps Milwaukee shut down Arizona 9-0 (AP)
Prince Fielder homered for the second straight day and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-0 Monday night to move into a tie for the NL Central lead. Fielder drove in four runs and Bill Hall hit a three-run drive for the Brewers, who won for the second time in eight games to pull [...]
Posted: August 20th, 2007.
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