Posted on May 8, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
Arizona Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb continued his torrid start to the 2008 season, going the distance against Philadelphia on Thursday to win his eighth straight start. Webb is the first pitcher since Jon Garland in 2005 to begin the season with eight straight victories and the first NL pitcher to accomplish the feat since Pedro [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
When asked by the Los Angeles Times about the possibility of the game’s best pitching prospect, 20-year old left-hander Clayton Kershaw, taking injured Esteban Loaiza’s spot in the Dodgers rotation, manager Joe Torre could neither confirm nor deny. “You’ll have to wait and see,” Torre said about Kershaw’s possible promotion from Double-A Jacksonville.
The L.A. Times story [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
Minnesota Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle in the team’s 7-0 win over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night. Gomez led off the game with a homer, then proceeded to strike out, triple, double and single in his next four at-bats. He displayed each of the explosive skills that made him the headliner [...]
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