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| Colorado Rockies Team Report - April 27 |
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04/28/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies look to continue their strong play at Coors Field Sunday when they host the Chicago Cubs in the rubber match of a three-game series. The Rockies are 9-2 at home this season and have yet to drop a series in the Mile-high City. A win Sunday would make them 4-0 in home series this year. Colorado had lost four straight overall entering Saturday's game, but claimed an 8-5 victory over the Cubs to even the series at a game apiece. Todd Helton went 3-for-5 with an RBI and t |
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| Colorado Rockies Team Report - April 26 |
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04/28/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Rockies hope to halt a four-game losing streak on Saturday when they host the Chicago Cubs in the second of a three-game series at Coors Field. The Rockies began a six-game homestand on Friday by suffering an 11-7 setback to the Cubs in the series opener. Todd Helton and Larry Walker belted back-to-back homers for the Rockies. Helton was 3-for-5 with four RBI en route to becoming the fourth player in team history to reach 1,000 hits. Nelson Cruz (3-1) suffered the defeat and |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates Team Report - April 26 |
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04/28/2003 |
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| two runs. He surrendered only six hits and struck out six. Wells also homered for the Pirates. Salomon Torres makes his first start of the season for the Pirates on Saturday. Torres is unbeaten on the year (2-0) in seven relief appearances and posts an impressive 1.93 ERA. The righthander earned the win in his last outing, tossing five shutout innings of one-hit ball against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. For his career against the Dodgers, Torres is 0-1 in three appearances -- two starts -- with a 6.30 ERA. |
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| Colorado Rockies Team Report - April 25 |
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04/25/2003 |
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| mplete game in his last start, also allowed six hits and two walks. Although they lead the NL in runs scored with 126 after 22 games, the Rockies are still 5 1/2 games behind the Giants in the division. The club begins a three-game series versus the Chicago Cubs at home this evening at Coors Field and will lay their hopes on the arm of Nelson Cruz, who has started the 2003 campaign with a perfect 3-0 mark. The righthander last appeared against the San Diego Padres on Saturday, throwing five innings on three |
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| Chicago Cubs Team Report - April 25 |
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04/25/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Despite losing two in a row the Chicago Cubs find themselves with the top record in the National League Central at 13-9 and a 2 1/2-game advantage over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros in the standings. Chicago starter Matt Clement had won his last two decisions but gave up two runs and six hits over seven innings of work in a 2-1 loss to the Padres on Thursday. Tom Goodwin went 2-for-4 with a run scored and Eric Karros had a pair of hits in the loss as well. The Cubs will n |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates Team Report - April 25 |
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04/25/2003 |
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| for the Pirates already this year, but has just one loss to show for his efforts. In his last outing Wells lasted seven innings, giving up just one run on a pair of hits, while striking out a season-best eight, in what turned into a 6-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Wells has had some trouble with his control so far in 2003, issuing 16 bases- on-balls while fanning just 20 batters. This game marks his first-ever appearance versus the Dodgers in his brief career. As a team, the Pirates are batting a |
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| San Diego Padres Team Report - April 25 |
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04/25/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Oliver Perez pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs in the finale of a three-game series at Wrigley Field on Thursday. Perez captured his first win in five starts this season. The 21-year-old scattered six hits, struck out six and walked two. Luther Hackman and Mike Matthews both pitched one-third of an inning, while Jaret Wright hurled two innings of one-run ball for his second save. Keith Lockhart had an RBI double and Ryan Klesko |
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| Valdes to miss start against Yanks |
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04/24/2003 |
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| inst Anaheim on April 14. He was tagged for six runs, seven hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings in his start Saturday at Oakland. Rangers manager Buck Showalter said either Joaquin Benoit, Doug Davis or R.A. Dickey will start in Valdes' spot against New York. Valdes was 8-12 with a 4.18 ERA in 31 starts with the Rangers and Mariners in 2002. Valdes had a record of 80-86 with a 3.77 ERA in 255 career games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Anaheim Angels, Rangers and Mariners coming into this year. |
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| Cardinals suddenly slipping |
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04/24/2003 |
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| ors in the loss, giving up two hits and two runs over one inning of action. Fassero walked and struck out one in the frame. Due to its losing streak, St. Louis has dropped into fourth place in the Central Division, three games behind the first place Chicago Cubs. The Cardinals are only two games ahead of Milwaukee for fifth as well. WHO'S HOT Thursday's starting pitcher Woody Williams has been on fire as of late. Williams has yet to allow a run in 19 2/3 innings of action this season, while giving up 11 hit |
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| Jennings jolted early again |
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04/24/2003 |
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| ing a .323 average over that span. WHO'S NOT Catcher Charles Johnson is hitting .163 and has fanned 13 times this season. Second baseman Brent Butler is just 4-for-27 this season, while third baseman Greg Norton is actually worse with a .130 average (3-for-23). COMING UP The Rockies will conclude their series against the Phillies this afternoon, hoping to avoid a three-game sweep. Colorado then heads back to Denver for a six-game homestand, starting with a three-game set against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. |
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