Devil Dish: D-backs win, Johnson loses
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On Wednesday, the New York Yankees pulled out of trade talks for Randy Johnson because the asking price was just too high. For Diamondbacks fans this is surely a huge relief.
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Mike Piazza drove in two runs with a pair of bloop singles, and Mike Thompson earned his first victory in more than two months as the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Wednesday.
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Florida State's players celebrated their game-sealing defensive stop by cutting loose, whooping it up in front of those famously rowdy Cameron Crazies. After 15 straight losses on Duke's fabled home floor, the Seminoles finally had a reason to party.
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If the Dodgers finish first, they should vote the Arizona Diamondbacks a postseason share. Not only did the Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks again Wednesday night, they beat them with a former Diamondback.
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Justin Germano drove in a run and gave up none to help the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep.
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They are as painful as a root canal and as necessary as heart bypass surgery. And as these kind of grim news conferences go, the Arizona Diamondbacks salvaged as much as they could reasonably expect Friday.
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Nomo improved to 5-5 in his career against Arizona in his 297th career start...Giovanni Carrara retired the side in the seventh for the Dodgers...The Diamondbacks activated pitcher Scott Service from the 15-day disabled list and recalled pitchers Randy
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The Arizona Diamondbacks have made a habit of winning most of their close games this season.
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Randy Johnson has a herniated disk in his surgically repaired back, making the timing of his return to the Arizona Diamondbacks' rotation unclear.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks spent little time celebrating their 8-3 victory over Baltimore on Sunday, which gave them sole possession of first place in the NL West for the first time since April 30.
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Arizona manager Bob Melvin made a great last-minute move by putting Micah Owings into his lineup. Pitching him was a good idea, too. Owings was 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs to boost the Diamondbacks over the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 Thursday and stop a three-game losing streak for the NL West leaders.
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The guy who paints the name plates on the Arizona Diamondbacks lockers must be getting arm cramps. After 111 losses a year ago, the Diamondbacks have undergone a near-total overhaul, and they're not finished. Expect at least six players in the opening day lineup to be new to the team.
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Randy Johnson matched Daisuke Matsuzaka, then got some help from the bullpen. Johnson allowed one run in six innings and three relievers did the rest as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-1 Sunday afternoon to salvage the final game of a three-game series.
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One day after they matched the greatest comeback in franchise history, the Arizona Diamondbacks built a big lead and hung on. Chad Tracy and Eric Byrnes each hit a three-run homer, and Arizona defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-4 on Wednesday.
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Randy Johnson will miss his final start because of back spasms he experienced in SaturdayÂs loss to the Devil Rays.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Though Randy Johnson&#39;s lost season keeps getting worse, he still is chasing perfection in every start. Against the surging San Francisco Giants, he wasn&#39;t even close.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Larry Johnson and Eddie Kennison each scored two touchdowns and Dante Hall returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for another score, giving the Kansas City Chiefs a 45-17 victory yesterday over the fading, mistake-prone Denver Broncos.