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| Reds' Harang toes rubber in St. Louis |
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09/27/2008 |
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| s season en route to a career-best 12 wins and has posted a 3.69 ERA in 185 1/3 innings. Wellemeyer reached the 12-win mark with a 5-3 defeat of Florida on September 6, but is just 1-5 in his previous six outings, including consecutive losses to the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati and Arizona. Lifetime against the Reds, he has gone 1-3 in 17 games -- three starts -- with a 4.59 ERA over 33 1/3 innings. On Friday, Troy Glaus' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth gave the Cardinals a dramatic 7-6 win. After Javi |
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| Cubs C Soto leaves game |
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09/27/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto left Friday's 5-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning with a hand injury. Soto, the favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award in the National League, fouled off a pitch off his left hand and was replaced in the batter's box by Koyie Hill, who struck out. X-rays were negative of the catcher's hand and he is not expected to miss any time. Soto is hitting .285 with 23 homers and 86 RBI this season. |
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| Erstad lifts Astros over Braves |
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09/26/2008 |
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| -4 win over the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. 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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| Sheets to take mound for Milwaukee on Saturday |
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09/26/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Ben Sheets, hampered by a sore right elbow, will take the mound for the playoff-hopeful Milwaukee Brewers in Saturday's contest against the Chicago Cubs, manager Dale Sveum confirmed Friday. Sheets has not pitched since a brief two-inning stint against the Cubs on September 17, as he exited early with an ailing elbow. The 30-year-old will look to keep the Brewers' playoff hopes alive by taking his 13-8 record and 2.98 earned-run average to the mound against the NL Central c |
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| MLB Races: What are you doing this weekend? |
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09/26/2008 |
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| . Heavy rain is expected in the Northeast all weekend, meaning playoff spots could be determined on Sunday, or Monday for that matter, with double-headers. Milwaukee will have no weather concerns this weekend, as they welcome the NL Central champion Chicago Cubs for a three-game set at Miller Park. The Cubs have nothing to play for and will likely rest some of their regulars. The Brewers are hoping to have Ben Sheets on Saturday. I will believe that when I see it. Sheets hasn't pitched since September 17, w |
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| Astros host Braves in final home series of year |
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09/26/2008 |
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| at the plate for the Astros, who still trail both Milwaukee and New York by 3 1/2 games in the NL Wild Card standings. The Astros, whose last playoff appearance was 2005, have three games left with Atlanta and will also host a make-up game with the Chicago Cubs on Monday, if necessary. Jose Valverde recorded his NL-leading 43rd save last night after getting two outs in the ninth. Michael Bourn had two hits and four RBI for Houston, while Kaz Matsui went 3-for-3 with three RBI and two walks in the win. Bria |
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| Arroyo leads Reds in series opener with Cards |
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09/26/2008 |
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| seeking to end a string of four losses in a five-start stretch. The right- hander's September struggles continued in Sunday's 5-1 setback at Wrigley Field, in which Looper allowed four runs on nine hits in six innings against the NL Central champion Chicago Cubs. The former closer squared off against the Reds in Cincinnati on September 16, and was handed a loss there as well after being touched for four runs over seven frames. Arroyo pitched that game for the Reds and delivered seven innings of two-run ball |
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| Marlins hope to once again shatter Mets' playoff dreams |
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09/26/2008 |
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| ast by seven games with 17 to play. New York has won four of the last six meetings with Florida and leads the season series by a 9-6 count, including a 4-2 mark at Shea. New York just took two of the last three tests of a four-game series versus the Chicago Cubs to pull within one game of the Philadelphia Phillies for the lead in the NL East. Philadelphia was idle on Thursday, when Carlos Beltran lifted the Mets to a 7-6 victory over the Cubs with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning. Beltran fin |
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| Phillies try to hold on in season-ending set with Nats |
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09/26/2008 |
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| ington will try to dash those hopes tonight in the first of three straight games between the teams at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia is one game ahead of the Mets in the division standings and lost a half-game on its lead after New York downed the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. The Phillies, who were idle yesterday, recently lost the last two tests of a three-game set versus the Atlanta Braves. In Wednesday's 10-4 defeat to Atlanta, starting pitcher Brett Myers had another rough outing and allowed six runs -- |
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| Brewers aim to keep postseason hopes alive in opener with Cubs |
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09/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Brewers are still fighting for their first postseason appearance since the 1982 World Series and will begin a three-game set tonight versus the rival Chicago Cubs at Miller Park. Milwaukee is tied with the New York Mets atop the National League Wild Card standings and hasn't sniffed the playoffs since losing to the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three, in the 1982 Fall Classic. The Brewers have won four straight games and completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh P |
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