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| Keppinger's single lifts Astros over Cubs in 10th inning |
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04/08/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Jeff Keppinger's broken-bat single plated the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, as the Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, in the second of a three-game set from Minute Maid Park. Hunter Pence finished 2-for-3 with a home run and walk for the Astros, while Michael Bourn also knocked in a run. Wandy Rodriguez gave up one run on four hits in a solid six-inning start for Houston. Doug Brocail (1-0) recorded the final out in the top of the 10th to get the w |
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| Cubs, Dempster try to make it two in a row in Houston |
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04/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs' season of sky-high expectations got off to a picture-perfect start on Monday. The defending National League Central champions will try to put together another well-played outing when they continue their season-opening three-game series with the Houston Astros tonight from Minute Maid Park. Fueled by six strong innings from starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano and early home runs from Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez, the Cubs came through with a 4-2 victory over the Astro |
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| Wilson, Pirates upend Cards |
MLB Baseball |
04/06/2009 |
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| ew a walk for the Cardinals. Khalil Greene donated an RBI single in defeat. Adam Wainwright got the start for St. Louis, which ended the 2008 campaign with an 86-76 record, good for fourth place in the NL Central, 11 1/2 games behind division winner Chicago Cubs. He allowed two runs on four hits, walked five and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. The big right-hander missed more than two months of last season due to a ruptured tendon in his middle finger and finished the season 11-3 with a 3.20 earned run a |
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| Dodgers recall INF Mientkiewicz, P Ohman |
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04/06/2009 |
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| Yankees. Ohman inked a one-year minor league contract with major league terms, including a club option for 2010 in the offseason. The lefty has a 10-9 record with a 4.16 earned-run average in 303 games in relief in six major league seasons with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta. He was 4-1 with a 3.68 ERA with the Braves last year. Vargas came to terms with the club on a one-year deal in the offseason and went 3-2 with a 4.62 ERA with the Mets in 11 games, including four starts in 2008. He broke into the majors |
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| Cy Young winner Lee goes for Tribe in opener with Rangers |
MLB Baseball |
04/06/2009 |
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| Arlington, hitting .304 with 32 home runs and 130 RBI. He was an MVP candidate all season, as was second baseman Ian Kinsler until his season was cut short due to hernia surgery. The lineup will miss the volatile Milton Bradley, who signed with the Chicago Cubs as a free agent, but the Rangers are expecting big things from right fielder Nelson Cruz. Kevin Millwood will be getting the call for the Rangers today, as he makes his fourth straight Opening Day start for the Rangers. Millwood continued to disappo |
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| Manny, Dodgers begin year in San Diego |
MLB Baseball |
04/06/2009 |
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| four-game series with the Padres, a team eager to put the past year behind them. The Dodgers closed with a flourish to overtake Arizona by two games for the top spot in the division, then kept the momentum going with a surprising sweep of the 97-win Chicago Cubs in last October's NL Division Series. The team's late-season success and strong playoff run was in no small part due to the performance of a rejuvenated Manny Ramirez, as the engimatic All-Star outfielder batted a torrid .396 with 17 homers and 53 R |
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| Cubs, Astros start season at Minute Maid Park |
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04/06/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Once again the National League-favorite, the Chicago Cubs will take another crack at ending their championship drought, as they open 2009 season Monday in the first of three straight games versus the Central Division-rival Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Chicago has been favored to represent the NL in the World Series over the last two years and it seems its back-to-back division titles have gone to waste. The Cubs have bowed out in the NLDS each of the previous two seasons and last |
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| Diamondbacks place P Gordon, Scherzer on DL |
MLB Baseball |
04/05/2009 |
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| lbow inflammation. He went 5-4 with a 5.16 earned run average in 29 2/3 innings with two saves. Gordon, a three-time All-Star, has a career record of 138-125 with 158 saves and a 3.94 ERA over 887 games, including 203 starts. In 20 major league seasons, Gordon has played for Kansas City, Boston, the Chicago Cubs, Houston, the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees and Philadelphia. Scherzer, who is experiencing a right shoulder issue, went 0-4 with a 3.05 ERA in 16 contests -- seven starts -- last season. |
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| 2009 MLB Outlook |
MLB Baseball |
04/02/2009 |
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| ple felt was the worst ballpark in America, Shea Stadium. PREDICTIONS I WOULDN'T BET MY LIFE ON: AL EAST: NEW YORK YANKEES AL CENTRAL: MINNESOTA TWINS AL WEST: OAKLAND ATHLETICS AL WILD CARD: TAMPA BAY RAYS NL EAST: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES NL CENTRAL: CHICAGO CUBS NL WEST: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS NL WILD CARD: FLORIDA MARLINS WORLD SERIES: YANKEES OVER DIAMONDBACKS AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera AL CY YOUNG: CC Sabathia AL ROOKIE: Matt Wieters AL MANAGER: Bob Geren NL MVP: Hanley Ramirez NL CY YOUNG: Tim Lincecum NL ROO |
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| Colorado Rockies 2009 Preview |
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04/01/2009 |
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| red veteran Jason Marquis in the offseason to provide more experience at the back of the rotation. Marquis is also durable, having averaged 192 1/3 innings yearly the past five seasons. The well-traveled Marquis spent the previous two years with the Chicago Cubs and went 11-9 with a 4.53 ERA in 29 games (28 starts) last season. Marquis has made at least 28 starts in five consecutive seasons. Projected to pitch in the No. 4 spot will be Jorge De La Rosa, who finally posted his first winning mark. De La Rosa |
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