Archive for April, 2008
Hard-throwing Scherzer to join Arizona rotation (AP)
Once he made it to the big leagues, Max Scherzer wasted no time in earning a spot in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ rotation. The hard-throwing right-hander will start Monday when Arizona is home against the Philadelphia Phillies, Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said before Wednesday’s game against Houston.
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Owings’ pinch-hit homer keys comeback, D-backs beat Astros (AP)
Pitcher Micah Owings’ pinch-hit homer tied the game in the sixth and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from four runs down to beat the Houston Astros 8-7 on Wednesday. Owings, 4-0 as a starter and arguably the best-hitting pitcher in the game, hit the first pitch of the game from reliever Dave Borkowski to the opposite [...]
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Scherzer moves into Arizona’s rotation (PA SportsTicker)
Max Scherzer’s scintillating debut already has earned him a promotion.
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Morning Juice: Max Scherzer breaks out his O.R. scrubs (Yahoo! Sports)
This and every weekday a.m., let’s rise and shine together with the most recent and decent major league…
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Arizona pitchers win with arms and bats (Yahoo! Sports)
The Arizona Diamondbacks are working on an uncommon trifecta. Their hitters can hit, their pitchers can pitch…
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Blum’s 3-run double leads Astros to 6-4 win (AP)
Geoff Blum doubled in three runs and the Houston Astros handed the Arizona Diamondbacks only their third home loss in 13 games his season, 6-4 on Tuesday night. Hard-throwing Max Scherzer, Arizona’s 2006 first-round draft pick out of the University of Missouri, made an impressive major league debut, to say the least, in relief of [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2008.
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Dan Haren pitches Diamondbacks to 5-3 win over Astros (AP)
Dan Haren’s flu is gone and he’s back at full strength. Haren pitched into the eighth inning and hit an RBI double, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Houston Astros 5-3 on Monday night. “That’s definitely the best stuff I’ve had all year,” he said. Acquired from Oakland in a big trade during the offseason, [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2008.
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Baseball Power Poll: Marlins and Rays crack the top 10 (SportingNews.com)
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Posted: April 28th, 2008.
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Webb outpitches Peavy as D-backs win again (AP)
Brandon Webb had a pretty good idea what to expect when the Arizona Diamondbacks faced Jake Peavy and the San Diego Padres. A couple runs might be all it would take. “I knew there was not going to be a lot of room for error,” Webb said, “so it makes you focus in even [...]
Posted: April 28th, 2008.
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Webb outduels Peavy to lift D’backs past Padres 2-1 (AP)
Brandon Webb outpitched Jake Peavy in a battle of the last two NL Cy Young Award winners, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Webb (6-0), the 2006 Cy Young winner, allowed just one unearned run and twice escaped bases-loaded jams before leaving after six innings.
Posted: April 27th, 2008.
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