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Giants vs. Braves: Cody Ross Leads Way to NLCS in Bobby Cox's Last Game

ATLANTA -- Cody Ross hit a game-tying homer in the sixth and a go-ahead single in the seventh to lift the Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Braves in Game 4 of the NLDS, winning the series and ending the career of Braves manager Bobby Cox. The Giants advance to play the Phillies in the best-of-seven NLCS, starting on...

Giants Tap Rookie Madison Bumgarner for Game 4 Start

ATLANTA -- The Giants' 3-2 game 3 victory allowed manager Bruce Bochy to avoid what would have been a sticky situation. With a lead in the series, Bochy named rookie Madison Bumgarner as his Game 4 starter, saving a fully rested Tim Lincecum for Game 5 in San Francisco, if necessary. Bumgarner was 7-6 with a 3.00 ERA this...

A Little Means a Lot for Giants, but Not Braves in NLDS

SAN FRANCISCO -- It's over. Well, not officially, because it was just one game Thursday night at AT&T Park in a best-of-five series. Even so, it was as clear as the gorgeous sky over McCovey Cove that the San Francisco Giants have more of what it takes to survive and advance during these baseball playoffs than the...

Reliance on Homer Could Trouble Giants Against Braves Pitching Staff

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants and Braves seem to be cut from the same cloth in a lot of ways. Both teams rely on their pitching to support unspectacular offenses. One big difference, though, is the way they score. The Giants, especially lately, have relied on home runs. That could be a problem, because the Braves have been...

Braves Set Pitching Rotation, Give Derek Lowe Nod in Game 1

ATLANTA (AP) -- Derek Lowe, who won his last five starts of the regular season, will start for the Braves Thursday in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at San Francisco. Manager Bobby Cox said Tuesday Tommy Hanson and Tim Hudson will follow Lowe in the rotation. Cox says Lowe or rookie Brandon Beachy would...

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05/27/12 Konerko, Viciedo lead White Sox past Indians, 14-7 Source: The Bellefontaine Examiner - Bellefontaine OH He sure is making it look that way, and so are his teammates, for that matter.
05/26/12 Lowe, Peavy square off on the South Side Source: WFLA - AM 540 - Orlando FL Derek Lowe was the hard-luck loser in Sunday's interleague matchup with the Marlins, as he allowed just two earned over six innings, the sixth consecutive start in which he allowed two runs or less.
05/24/12 Skelmersdale solicitors sponsor town's cricket club... Source: Champion Newspapers - Southport - Merseyside - UK A SKELMERSDALE-BASED solicitors firm is sponsoring the town's cricket club for the fifth season running.
05/23/12 Drug Discovery on Radio 4 Source: In The Pipeline Derek Lowe, an Arkansan by birth, got his BA from Hendrix College and his PhD in organic chemistry from Duke before spending time in Germany on a Humboldt Fellowship on his post-doc.
05/23/12 The Glass Eye: MLB's Surprise Teams Source: Gant Daily - Clearfield PA The baseball season just passed the quarter-pole, and as usual there are teams and players playing way above our expectations.