Archive for September, 2007
Three reasons why the Arizona Diamondbacks win the NL West (PA SportsTicker)
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Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Series Glance: Cubs-Diamondbacks (Yahoo! Sports)
How the Cubs and Diamondbacks match up in their National League playoff series.
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Peak performance (Yahoo! Sports)
The red-hot Rockies beat the Diamondbacks to earn a one-game duel with the Padres for the final playoff spot.
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Rockies beat Arizona, force a tiebreaker with Padres for NL wild card (AP)
The Colorado Rockies late-season surge set up one wild finish. The Rockies will face San Diego in a one-game tiebreaker for the NL wild-card spot, forcing the playoff with a 4-3 win Sunday over the NL West champion Arizona Diamondbacks. A single by Matt Holliday set up the Rockies’ go-ahead, three-run burst in the eighth [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Diamondbacks OF Upton leaves game with injury (PA SportsTicker)
Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder Justin Upton left Sunday’s game with the Colorado Rockies in the bottom of the second inning with a left forearm contusion.
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Diamondbacks save Davis for playoffs, set rotation (AP)
The Arizona Diamondbacks skipped left-hander Doug Davis’ scheduled start Sunday to save him for the playoffs. Instead, right-hander Yusmeiro Petit (3-4) started against the Colorado Rockies, who needed a win and a San Diego loss on Sunday to force a tiebreaker for the NL wild card. Davis (13-12) was slated for what manager Bob Melvin [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Tulowitzki’s slam keeps Rockies postseason hopes alive with 11-1 win over Arizona (AP)
The Colorado Rockies stayed in the hunt for a postseason spot after the Arizona Diamondbacks wrapped up the NL West title before they even took the field. Troy Tulowitzki hit his first career grand slam and Colorado routed Arizona 11-1 Saturday night to move within one game of wild card-leading San Diego.
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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Cubs, Diamondbacks clinch, Phillies take 1-game lead over bumbling Mets in NL East (AP)
The setup was for a wild final weekend. In a matter of a couple hours, the National League playoff picture got a lot tamer Friday night. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs clinched playoff spots, leaving just two spots up for grabs with two clear front-runners 24 hours after seven teams appeared ready to [...]
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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Cubs, Red Sox clinch division crowns; Diamondbacks secure spot (PA SportsTicker)
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Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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Diamondbacks end Rockies’ 11-game winning streak to clinch playoff spot (AP)
Brandon Webb and the Arizona Diamondbacks clinched a playoff spot and stopped Colorado’s 11-game winning streak with a 4-2 win Friday night that put a crimp in the Rockies’ postseason plans. Arizona’s win combined with the New York Mets’ loss to Florida put Arizona into the playoffs for the first time since 2002.
Posted: September 28th, 2007.
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