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| Line of Scrimmage: Mixed Emotions in Wisconsin, NYC |
NFL Football |
09/28/2008 |
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| fully devote themselves to the work of Favre and his compatriots. Meanwhile in Wisconsin, the tone is delirium mixed with grave concern. For the first time in 26 years, the Milwaukee Brewers will be playing postseason baseball, as their win over the Chicago Cubs coupled with the Mets' setback put Milwaukee in the NL playoffs. Brewers fans will spend the next couple of days obsessing over whether manager Dale Sveum should or should not pitch C.C. Sabathia on three days rest against the Phillies. In addition, |
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| Lincecum makes final case for Cy Young Award against playoff-bound LA |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| losing streak yesterday and won for the third time in five tries as Blake DeWitt homered and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning. Rafael Furcal ended with two hits for the Dodgers, who will open the playoffs next week against either the Chicago Cubs or the Philadelphia Phillies. Starter Greg Maddux allowed one run on two hits over six solid innings for Los Angeles to earn his 355th career victory. The historic win moved Maddux past Roger Clemens into sole possession of eighth place on the all-t |
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| Shea Farewell? Mets hope to extend season in finale with Fish |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| complete-game effort from NL Cy Young Award candidate Johan Santana. Santana gave up three hits and three walks while striking out nine batters for his 16th win. Carlos Delgado and Ramon Martinez both knocked in a run for the Mets, who can thank the Chicago Cubs for defeating the Brewers later in the day to shake up the playoff picture. New York, which blew a seven-game lead in the NL East with 17 games left on the regular-season schedule in 2007, is in the same situation as last season when the Marlins too |
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| Sabathia hopes to keep Brewers hopes alive in rubber match with Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - CC Sabathia will pitch for the third straight time on three days' rest this afternoon, when the playoff-hopeful Milwaukee Brewers wrap up a three-game series versus the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park. Milwaukee is sending out its staff ace again, as it sits tied with the New York Mets atop the National League Wild Card standings. A win today coupled with a New York loss would give the Brewers their first postseason berth since losing to St. Louis in the 1982 World Series. If both teams rema |
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| DeWitt provides the offense for Dodgers in defeat of Giants |
MLB Baseball |
09/28/2008 |
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| dux said. "I never thought about 100 to be honest with you. But I like the game. I like playing it. Sometimes you pick up wins along the way." Rafael Furcal registered two hits for the Dodgers, who will open the playoffs next week against either the Chicago Cubs or the Philadelphia Phillies. Randy Winn homered for the Giants, who have dropped four of their last five games. Matt Cain (8-14) took the loss after he gave up two runs on eight hits in seven innings of work while walking four and striking out six. |
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| Cubs slow Milwaukee's playoff push |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Ted Lilly pitched no-hit ball through the first six innings as the Chicago Cubs threw a wrench into Milwaukee's postseason hopes with a 7-3 win in the second of three at Miller Park. The loss, coupled with the Mets' 2-0 win over Florida on Saturday, moves Milwaukee into a tie with New York in the NL wild card race with one game remaining in the regular season. The Brewers will turn again to C.C. Sabathia for the finale on Sunday as the ace will be throwing on three days' re |
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| Santana cooks Fish to keep Mets in playoff picture |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2008 |
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| playoff hopes alive. The Mets now control their own playoff destiny, as they moved back into a tie with the Milwaukee Brewers for the lead in the National League wild card race. The Brewers had a one-game lead entering play Saturday, but lost to the Chicago Cubs, 7-3. If the Mets win Sunday and the Brewers lose, New York will earn the wild card berth. If both teams finish tied, the Mets will host the Brewers in a one-game playoff on Monday. "We have no more options. We need to go out, score some runs, and w |
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| Floundering Mets roll dice with Santana vs. Marlins |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2008 |
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| some more home games in with a playoff berth. Santana will take the ball on three days' rest and has won two straight starts and eight of his previous 16 trips to the mound (8-0). Santana, whose last defeat was June 28 versus the Yankees, topped the Chicago Cubs the last time out on Tuesday, tossing eight solid innings of two-run ball. He improved to 15-7 with a 2.64 ERA this season. The southpaw and NL Cy Young Award candidate is 2-0 in two starts against Florida this season and 4-0 with a 2.49 ERA in four |
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| Braves take on host Astros again at Minute Maid Park |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2008 |
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| e run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Astros to a 5-4 win. Michael Bourn collected three hits and scored a run for the Astros, who were officially eliminated from playoff contention after the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, on Friday. Ty Wigginton added a solo homer. Houston starter Brian Moehler gave up two runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings, Jose Valverde (6-3) got the win despite blowing his seventh save of the season. Casey Kotchman had a two-run single for t |
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| Wild card-leading Brewers send Sheets to hill vs. Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The National League Wild Card-leading Milwaukee Brewers will send Ben Sheets to the mound this afternoon in the second test of a three-game series versus the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park. Sheets has been bothered by a sore elbow since leaving his last start on September 17 at Chicago after just two innings. He gave up a home run and struck out a pair of batters in the 6-2 win and is 13-8 with a 2.98 earned run average in 30 starts this season. The right-hander and 2008 All-Star Game start |
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