May 20, 2013

Eye-opener: Who do you have in Rays v. Rangers?

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Baseball could not have planned this better if the fix had been in. They have center stage tonight in an elimination game with two of the best pitches in baseball. Cliff Lee vs. David Price for the right to play the most iconic franchise in sports history. You can’t make this stuff up. Rays on [...]

After errors, Brooks Conrad is Goatville’s newest resident

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We come to you today from the mean streets of Goatville. This is a cruel place, and sadly to say, there is a new citizen in town. Indeed, Monday seemed a good day to get to know Poor Brooks Conrad a little bit, while the sporting public watched replays of his errors, as it would [...]

Brooks Conrad’s error in ninth gives Giants 3-2 win in Game 3

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ATLANTA — The San Francisco Giants have trailed for less than two full innings in the NLDS, and their starting pitchers have struck out 31 Atlanta Braves batters while giving up one earned run in 23 innings — a 0.39 ERA. And yet, were it not for Brooks Conrad’s miscues, the Braves might be going [...]

Lights out: Lincecum fans 14 in debut; Giants blank Braves 1-0

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SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum is not back to his two-time Cy Young Award form. He’s better. The San Francisco Giants right-hander, who had a resurgence in September after the worst spell of his career in August, overwhelmed the Atlanta Braves in a 1-0 victory Thursday in Game 1 of their National League Division Series. [...]

Breaking down the Giants-Braves matchup

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USA TODAY’s Jorge L. Ortiz examines three keys to the Atlanta Braves-San Francisco Giants series: Prime-time staffs: Power arms dominate in the postseason, or so the belief goes. The Giants are loaded with them, not only leading the majors in ERA but in strikeouts as well. The Braves ranked sixth, and their 3.57 ERA was [...]

Hinske’s pinch-hit 2-run homer leads Braves past Marlins

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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves got what they had hoped for from Tim Hudson (FSY) and an unexpected lift from Eric Hinske (FSY). Hinske hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Braves improved their wild card chances with a 3-2 win over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night. The Braves [...]

Braves rally past Carpenter, Cardinals to keep pace in NL East

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ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves are still in second place, yet feeling a whole lot better after rallying against Chris Carpenter (FSY) and the St. Louis Cardinals. Atlanta scored six runs in the sixth inning, sending 10 hitters to the plate and taking advantage of a dropped fly ball by right fielder Jon Jay (FSY) [...]