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| National League Game Capsules |
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08/06/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Alfonso Soriano hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh to help give the Chicago Cubs an 11-7 victory over the Houston Astros in the second of three games at Wrigley Field. Soriano's homer saved the Cubs, who blew a 6-1 lead. The Chicago left fielder finished the day hitting 3-for-5 with four runs batted in and two runs scored. Derrek Lee added four hits, two runs scored and an RBI while Mark DeRosa went 3-for-5, scoring a run and knocking in three. The victory gives th |
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| Soriano's blast helps Cubs pull out win over Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/05/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Alfonso Soriano hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh to help give the Chicago Cubs an 11-7 victory over the Houston Astros in the second of three games at Wrigley Field. Soriano's homer saved the Cubs, who blew a 6-1 lead. The Chicago left fielder finished the day hitting 3-for-5 with four runs batted in and two runs scored. Derrek Lee added four hits, two runs scored and an RBI while Mark DeRosa went 3-for-5, scoring a run and knocking in three. "Once (Soriano) bats |
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| Wood activated from DL |
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08/05/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs activated closer Kerry Wood from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and designated pitcher Scott Eyre for assignment. Wood has not pitched since July 11 and was placed on the DL July 24 with a nagging blister on his right index finger. The 2008 All-Star is 4-2 this season with a 3.02 earned run average in 44 appearances, thriving in his first year as the team's closer by posting 24 saves in 29 opportunities. The club is expected to ease the righty back into the |
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| Manny, Dodgers head to St. Louis |
MLB Baseball |
08/05/2008 |
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| ropped a 5-4 decision in the series finale on Sunday night, with Ryan Ludwick finishing 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored in the loss. Troy Glaus hit a solo homer and drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who are 5 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs for the lead in the NL Central. Starter Todd Wellemeyer gave up one run on four hits in six-plus innings of work for a no- decision. Chris Carpenter will make his second start of the season for the Cards on Tuesday night. Carpenter spent the past ye |
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| Volquez leads Reds versus Brewers |
MLB Baseball |
08/05/2008 |
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| ings. Bush has won just once in his last five starts overall, tossing eight innings and allowing a single unearned run in an 11-1 defeat of the Colorado Rockies. He was ripped for five hits and six earned runs in 7 1/3 innings in an 11-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on July 31. On Monday, Bronson Arroyo threw six strong innings and was a factor at the plate to help the Reds to a 6-3 win over the Brewers. Arroyo (10-8) gave up just one run on four hits with a pair of walks and six strikeouts and also added a two |
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| Dempster hopes to continue home dominance against Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Canadian-born right-hander Ryan Dempster returns to the scene of great 2008 success tonight when the first-place Chicago Cubs host the Houston Astros in the opener of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. The Cubs enter the series with a five-game bulge over Milwaukee in the National League's Central. Dempster, a 31-year-old product of British Columbia, is 10-1 in 13 home starts this season and has posted a 2.72 earned run average in 86 innings of work. He took to the road to face the As |
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| Brewers visit Great American Ball Park |
MLB Baseball |
08/04/2008 |
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| in the successful stretch and allowed six hits and four earned runs while getting a no-decision in a July 11 game in Milwaukee. He's dropped his last two starts overall while allowing 16 hits and eight runs in 11 1/3 innings against Houston and the Chicago Cubs. Reds right-hander Bronson Arroyo will also be attempting to regain recent success. The 31-year-old was 4-7 after a 14-1 loss at Toronto on June 24 before reeling off wins in his next five starts between June 29 and July 23. The run finally ended Ju |
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| Lilly, Cubs shut down Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
08/03/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Ted Lilly tossed 6 1/3 frames of one-run ball and Geovany Soto knocked in two runs, as the Chicago Cubs dispatched of the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, in the middle contest of a three-game set from Wrigley Field. Lilly (11-6) gave up six hits and three walks while fanning five to pick up the win and Reed Johnson chipped in with a 3-for-4 game with two runs scored for Chicago, which dropped the first game of this series after winning five straight. "It's one thing to go out there |
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| Cardinals release veteran righty Clement |
MLB Baseball |
08/02/2008 |
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| a 1-0 record with a 4.61 earned-run average in 12 games. Clement has an 87-86 record and a 4.47 ERA in nine major league seasons. He last played in 2006 with the Boston Red Sox, but had that season cut short due to a right shoulder surgery. He had his best season in 2005, when he went 13-6 with a 4.57 ERA for Boston. After breaking into the league with the Padres in 1998, Clement played for Florida in 2001, then spent three seasons with the Chicago Cubs before signing with Boston prior to the 2005 season. |
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| D'Backs, Dodgers continue pivotal series at Chavez Ravine |
MLB Baseball |
08/02/2008 |
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| s tonight when the Arizona Diamondbacks face the host Los Angeles Dodgers in the third game of a four-game series at Dodger Stadium. The 23-year-old Petit has started just twice in 11 appearances with Arizona this season, but got a 9-2 defeat of the Chicago Cubs on July 22 after allowing three hits and a run in five innings. He tossed two innings of one-hit scoreless relief six days later while getting a no-decision against San Diego. Petit last faced the Dodgers on April 23 and allowed two hits and two une |
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