TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays fans have always had a special connection with Roberto Alomar and that bond was never more apparent than Sunday afternoon.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers waved goodbye to shortstop Rafael Furcal, who appeared to be on his way to St. Louis after five-plus seasons in Los Angeles. And Furcal’s sudden departure cast an even larger pall in the clubhouse following their loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Justin Upton greeted Matt Guerrier with a go-ahead, three-run double in the sixth inning and Arizona climbed within three games…
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Matt Kemp is leading the National League in RBIs. Given a choice, he’d much rather see the Los Angeles Dodgers on top of the standings. Kemp hit a three-run homer and a two-run single to power Los Angeles to a 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Kemp’s big night left him with 80 RBIs, three more than Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t put themselves in a position to challenge for the NL West lead by playing sloppy baseball, or by failing to come up with shutdown innings by their pitching staff after scoring. But those glaring problems came back to bite the D’Backs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who capitalized on an error by right…
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With the trade deadline fast approaching, teams are interested in four San Diego Padres: right-handed starting pitcher Aaron Harang, right-handed relievers Heath Bell and Mike Adams and outfielder Ryan Ludwick. But they are finding the price higher than most expected.
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Gerardo Parra was 0-for-4 when he returned to the lineup Thursday after missing the previous three games because he was struck by a pitch in his left wrist Saturday night. Parra, a left-handed hitter, and newcomer OF Collin Cowgill, a righty, are likely to platoon over the next…
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If Petco Park is supposed to be the ballpark where home runs go to die, then nobody told Justin Upton. Ticked off by Cory Luebke’s “quick pitch” attempt in the fourth inning, the Arizona Diamondbacks star hit two mammoth shots … Continue reading →
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Quick-pitch Justin Upton at your own risk. The Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder has been quick-pitched in each of the first two games of the San Diego Padres series, twice on Wednesday, and it has only made him powerful. Upton homered after two of the quick pitches, and he may…
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Left-hander Joe Saunders celebrated the first anniversary of his acquisition by the Arizona Diamondbacks by coming within an out of his second career shutout Tuesday. Saunders gave up home run to Jesus Guzman with two outs in the ninth inning of a 6-1 victory over the San Diego…
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Not much went right for the San Diego Padres. Just ask Orlando Hudson. The second baseman’s mental blunder was just one of the many forgettable aspects in the Padres’ 6-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Add Joe Saunders’ stellar pitching performance to Hudson’s mistake, and yet another injury to starting pitcher Dustin Moseley, and it was a game San Diego would…
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