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Halladay wins second Cy Young Award

Wed, 11/17/2010 - 07:30 by Prince damin

New York -- Philadelphia's Roy Halladay, who led the major leagues in wins, was the unanimous choice for the Cy Young Award as the top pitcher in the National League.

Halladay, a right-hander, was the first choice on each ballot of 32 Baseball Writers Association of America writers who voted for the award, it was announced Wednesday. It is his second Cy Young Award. He won in 2003 while with the Toronto Blue Jays. Halladay is the fifth pitcher to win the honor in both leagues.

Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals was second in the voting.

Rolen picks up eighth Gold Glove

Thu, 11/11/2010 - 08:00 by Prince damin

St. Louis -- Cincinnati third baseman Scott Rolen was announced Wednesday as a winner of his eighth Gold Glove when the National League defensive awards were released.

While it was the eighth Gold Glove overall for Rolen, it was his first since 2006. He previously won three Gold Gloves while with the Philadelphia Phillies (1998, 2000, '01) and four (2002, '03, '04, '06) when he played for St. Louis.

St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina and Philadelphia outfielder Shane Victorino each won their third consecutive Gold Glove. Other National League outfielders to win 2010 Gold Gloves were Houston's Michael Bourn, who also won last year, and first-time honoree Carlos Gonzalez of Colorado.

Heath Bell added to NL all-star team

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 02:36 by Pankaj Damin

San Diego -- San Diego closer Heath Bell has been added to the National League all-star team, replacing injured Milwaukee starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo.

Bell was picked by NL all-star Manager Charlie Manuel of Philadelphia, who also had selected Gallardo.

Bell is 4-0 with 23 saves and a 1.72 earned run average this season. The 32-year-old right-hander also made the all-star squad last year.

The all-star game will be July 13 in Anaheim, Calif.

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Joe Torre philosophical about the playoffs

Sun, 10/04/2009 - 22:17 by Salinder Kumar

Los Angeles -- Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Joe Torre is trying not to be overly excited about guiding the franchise to its second straight National League West title.

It happened late Saturday with a 5-0 win over the Colorado Rockies, giving the Dodgers back-to-back NL West titles for the first time since 1977-78.

The Dodgers have won the division three of the last four seasons.

"It never gets old," Torre said about equaling Atlanta's Bobby Cox with a 14th straight playoff team.

"This is a huge step for the franchise," owner Frank McCourt told MLB.com. "I think we have the franchise back to a place where the fans know and can expect us to compete every year."

NL honors Lincecum, Willingham

Tue, 08/04/2009 - 02:41 by surajdogra

New York -- The National League Monday named a red-hot pitcher, San Francisco's Tim Lincecum, and a punishing hitter, Washington's Josh Willingham, its players of the week.

Lincecum, 25, didn't give up an earned run in 17 innings while winning two starts last week. He notched a major league-best 23 strikeouts, including a career-high 15 in a complete game victory over Pittsburgh.

Willingham, 30, hit .435 in six games over the past week. His production included three home runs -- including two grand slams July 27 against Milwaukee -- and 11 runs batted. He had four multi-hit games, and posted a .913 slugging percentage and .519 on-base percentage.

It is the first career weekly award for both players.

Ethier wins NL weekly award

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 02:40 by surajdogra

New York -- The National League Monday named Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier its top player for the past week.

Ethier led the majors with a .545 batting average (12- for-22), .630 on-base percentage and 1.045 slugging percentage in six games. He had two home runs, bringing his season total to 20, and drove in six runs.

It's the second time this season and third time in his career Ethier has snared the weekly award.

Other nominees included Stephen Drew of Arizona, Jair Jurrjens of Atlanta, Jorge De La Rosa of Colorado, Carlos Lee of Houston, Livan Hernandez of the N.Y. Mets, Shane Victorino of Philadelphia and Garrett Jones of Pittsburgh.

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Pujols of St. Louis NL Player of Week

Tue, 04/28/2009 - 09:50 by Salinder Kumar

New York -- St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was named Monday the National League Player of the Week.

Pujols drove in his 1,000th career run Saturday with a grand slam against the Chicago Cubs. For the week, he led the league with 11 RBI and posted a .450 batting average.

Pujols has a .343 batting average with NL bests of 20 runs and 25 RBI. He is tied with San Diego's Adrian Gonzalez for the league-lead with seven homers (including two grand slams) this season.

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