Scutaro hits slam, drives in 7 as SF routs Cards
(Yahoo! Sports)

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marco Scutaro hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high seven runs, leading Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants to a 15-0 romp over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.

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Guthrie, Royals best White Sox 2-1 (Yahoo!
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CHICAGO (AP) — An impressive effort by Jeremy Guthrie didn’t just snap a nearly 10-weeklong drought for the Royals right hander on Wednesday night.

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Grandersons 3-run HR help Yankees top Tigers 12-8
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DETROIT (AP) — Curtis Granderson snapped out of a short slump by hitting his 30th homer and driving four runs, helping the New York Yankees beat Detroit 12-8 Wednesday night and ending the Tigers’ six-game winning streak.

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Walkers homer, 5 RBIs lead Pirates past Arizona
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Neil Walker homered and drove in five runs, Kevin Correia won his seventh straight decision and the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame four errors to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 Wednesday night.

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Stanton, Reyes lead Marlins to 13-0 rout of Mets
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NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit two two-run homers, Jose Reyes also connected against his former team and the Miami Marlins routed the struggling Mets 13-0 on Wednesday night, handing New York its ninth straight loss at home.

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BBDP August 8th: Dickerson continues torrid play

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Uggla, Bourn lead Braves to 12-6 win over
Phillies (Yahoo! Sports)

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the seventh after Tim Hudson blew a five-run lead and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-6 Wednesday night.

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Cobb goes 7 solid innings, Rays beat Blue Jays
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Alex Cobb pitched seven solid innings, helping the Tampa Bay Rays keep up their home dominance of Toronto in a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

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Orioles beat Mariners 9-2 to complete 3-game
sweep (Yahoo! Sports)

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Steve Johnson struck out nine over six innings in his first major league start, Matt Wieters tied a career high with five RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 9-2 Wednesday night for a three-game sweep.

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Rockies 2012 Game #109: Jeff Francis vs. Chad
Billingsley

3-0: 0
2-1: 6
1-2: 18
0-3: 7

These are the Rockies' records in three-game series this year. A Rockies win today puts the first entry into the favorable sweep column. The only series swept by the Rockies this season was the four game set against Major League Baseball's worst team, the Houston Astros, in late May.

Jeff Francis

#26 / Pitcher / Colorado Rockies

Height: 6-5

Weight: 220

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Jan 08, 1981

W-L ERA WHIP K BB2012 - Jeff Francis3-46.021.493410

Jeff Francis takes the mound tonight for the Rockies. It will be his first start against the Dodgers since September 28th, 2010, which happened to be Francis' final start in a Rockies uniform until he was re-signed midway through this season (he lasted three innings, allowing five runs on six hits in that particular game). After being the Rockies' best starting pitcher through most of June and July, Francis has struggled in three of his last four starts, particularly with allowing early home runs to the opposing team.

Chad Billingsley

#58 / Pitcher / Los Angeles Dodgers

Height: 6-1

Weight: 240

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Jul 29, 1984

W-L ERA WHIP K BB2012 - Chad Billingsley7-93.741.3211337

Chad Billingsley has also yet to face the Rockies this season. His last starts against the Rockies were back to back at the end of August 2011, one of which featured an unhittable but wild Billingsley, the other of which featured a controlled but hittable one. This season, Billingsley has demonstrated the best control of his career by over a full walk per nine innings in 2012, but hits are up. Billingsley's last three starts have all been some degree of excellent.