Owings, D'backs keep pace in NL West
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Micah Owings threw a two-hit shutout to help the Arizona Diamondbacks rebound from a bad loss.
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Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe got his first career homer, a two-run shot, and allowed one run in seven innings to keep the Astros in the thick of the NL wild-card chase with an 11-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday &#151; their season-high 10th straight victory.
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The San Diego Padres got the ball to Trevor Hoffman, and baseball's career saves leader did the rest. Chris Young shut down the Cardinals' offense for 6 2-3 innings, Russell Branyan's two-run double gave the NL West champions their first lead of the series and the Padres beat St. Louis 3-1 on Saturday, pulling to 2-1 in their NL playoff.
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The San Diego Padres clinched the NL West title Sunday as Trevor Hoffman held on in a rough ninth inning for a 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - David Ross slammed a two-run homer off Steve Reed in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers inched closer to clinching the National League West with a dramatic 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.
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Greg Maddux broke his slump in the desert and San Diego took a one-game lead in the NL West. Maddux extended his streak without a walk to 49 1-3 innings over seven starts, and won for the first time in Phoenix as San Diego routed Arizona 10-2 on Monday.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers hope to move a step closer to clinching the NL West when they continue their four-game series with the Colorado Rockies.
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Brandon Webb used his sadness for inspiration. Pitching one day after the death of a close friend in a Kentucky plane crash, Webb allowed six hits in 7 1-3 innings to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Diego Padres 7-4 on Monday night.
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PITTSBURGH -- 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...
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Greg Maddux didn't walk a batter for the sixth straight start and the San Diego Padres inched past Arizona and back into the NL West lead with a 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
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Jim Edmonds tripled home the winning run in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 Friday night to reduce their magic number for clinching the NL Central to three.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks found a familiar cure for their hitting woes &#151; future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. Rookie Jeff Salazar had three hits and made a spectacular catch to rob Brian Giles of a home run as the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Friday night, improving to 10-1 all-time against Maddux.
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Even with Jake Peavy on the mound, the San Diego Padres were unable to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks to take the lead in the NL West. The Philadelphia Phillies were in perfect position to pick up a game on the New York Mets in the NL East, before a shocking comeback by the Atlanta Braves handed them a most deflating loss.
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Albert Pujols hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning and Scott Rolen had four RBIs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-3 Monday night. Braden Looper, in his first outing following a stint on the disabled list caused by a shoulder strain, allowed three runs and four hits in six innings. Russ Springer (4-1) pitched a perfect seventh to get the win in relief.
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Mike Piazza homered, Cla Meredith extended his scoreless streak to 27 1-3 innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 Tuesday night to pull within one game of the NL West lead.
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Eric Byrnes hit his third home run in two days and then Conor Jackson added a three-run shot as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 7-2 on Tuesday night.
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Erubiel Durazo's three-run homer in  the second inning helped the Oakland Athletics remain top of  the American League (AL) West with a 9-4 win over the reeling  Baltimore Orioles Thursday.