Smoltz back in starting rotation
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He has won 20. He has saved 50. And now that he&#39;s back in the Braves&#39; starting rotation, he&#39;ll probably win 20 again. John Smoltz last started a game back in the 2001 season.
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ATLANTA - If all goes according to plan, the Braves will clinch the division tonight, but that won&#39;t lessen the sudden unease they feel at John Smoltz&#39;s vulnerability.
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LOS ANGELES -- After Eric Gagne faltered in the ninth inning of Thursday night&#39;s game, John Smoltz notched a save and then remarked that there weren&#39;t too many occasions in which he would pitch in the same game as the dominant ...
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For only the second time in a regular-season game, John Smoltz sensed an extra excitement that normally comes in the postseason.
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Mark Buehrle is trying to get back to pitching as well as he did the first three months of the season. He's getting closer with each start.
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The Atlanta Braves have found a new closer, paving the way for John Smoltz to return to the rotation. The Braves have traded prized pitching prospect Jose Capellan to the Milwaukee Brewers for All-Star reliever Danny Kolb.
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The Dodgers&#39; starter limits San Francisco to three hits as Los Angeles opens a 2 1/2-game lead. By Nick Peters -- Bee Staff Writer.
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New York Mets pitcher Pedro Mart&#xED;nez , recovering from rotator cuff surgery, will make his first start of the season tomorrow at Cincinnati. The three-time Cy Young winner underwent surgery Oct. 5. Martinez hasn't pitched for New York this season but has made four rehab starts, including last Monday night when he gave up an unearned run and five hits ...
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No one believed in the Braves when the season started, and John Smoltz is one of the first to admit that he had his doubts. Win the division for an unprecedented 13 straight seasons?
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As you might imagine, a leading topic of conversation in the Red Sox bullpen these days is Mike Timlin's imminent return. A roster spot will have to be created after Timlin completes his rehab assignment in Pawtucket and rejoins the ball club this weekend, which is what the Sox are planning at the moment. Another reliever will ...
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Gary Sheffield returned to the New York Yankees' lineup Friday night &#151; at a new position &#151; for the first time since being sidelined by a left wrist injury in late May.
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CLEVELAND - Jason Varitek will be back behind the plate and Bobby Kielty will be in right field tonight for the Red Sox when the American League Championship Series resumes with Game 5. Those are the only lineup changes alluded to by manager Terry Francona yesterday. Jacoby Ellsbury ? Barring a last-minute surprise, the rookie won't face Indians lefthander C.C. ...
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Atlanta starter John Smoltz becomes baseball's first pitcher with 200 wins and 150 saves after the Braves' 2-1 win over the Mets.
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In his first major league start since being found to have a treatable form of lymphoma last year, Jon Lester made a dramatic and effective return to the Boston Red Soxâ rotation.
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The Atlanta Braves have placed All-Star pitcher John Smoltz on the 15-day disabled list because of an inflamed right shoulder, the team said on Friday.
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For only the second time in a regular-season game, John Smoltz sensed an extra excitement that normally only comes in the postseason. "Euphoria," Smoltz said.
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Whaddya think? Let him close tonight? He threw only 99 pitches and he was still pumping high-octane gas at the end. Curt Schilling might be good for a batter or two in a pinch tonight.