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| Cubs try to even Wrigley set with red-hot Cards |
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04/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Hard-throwing Venezuelan Carlos Zambrano looks for a third consecutive quality start when the Chicago Cubs meet the St. Louis Cardinals today in game two of a four-game series between National League Central Division rivals at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals defeated Chicago, 7-4, in the series opener on Thursday and lead the second-place Cubs by two games in the early-season divisional race. A 6-foot-5, 255-pounder who'll make $18.75 million this season, Zambrano opened with a 4-2 defeat a |
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| Dodgers shoot for sixth straight win in test with Rockies |
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04/17/2009 |
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| onight for the opener of a three-game series between the divisional foes. The Dodgers won 19 of their final 27 regular-season tests to edge Arizona for the 2008 NL West crown, then carried that momentum to a surprising three-game sweep of the 97-win Chicago Cubs in last October's NL Division Series. This year's club has looked like a World Series contender as well in the early going, as Los Angeles has won seven of its first 10 contests and outscored the opposition by a 37-10 margin during its current win s |
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| Oswalt attempts to continue mastery of Reds |
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04/17/2009 |
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| 23 wins came in 2008, when he held the Reds to a .250 batting average while allowing 23 hits and seven runs in 25 innings for a 2.52 ERA. Oswalt hasn't had quite the same level of success in two starts so far in 2009, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Chicago Cubs and an 11-2 verdict to St. Louis on April 6 and April 11, respectively. In the two games combined, Oswalt has been touched for 16 hits and nine runs in 13 innings, including three home runs. For Cincinnati, second-year Dominican right-hander Johnny |
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| Old rivals square off as Cubs, Cards begin four-game set |
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04/16/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Towering right-hander Adam Wainwright makes his third start of the season and seeks his second win when the St. Louis Cardinals visit Wrigley Field today for the opener of a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs. The Cardinals stand atop the National League's Central Division after 10 games, while the Cubs, who've played two fewer times, are one game behind. Wainwright, a 6-foot-7, 228-pounder, opened with a no decision against Pittsburgh on Opening Day in which he allowed four hits |
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| Yanks open new digs with four-game set vs. Tribe |
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04/16/2009 |
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| y this season and beyond in a luxurious new 52,000-seat facility situated across the street from the original ballpark. The Yankees unveiled their new digs, which cost a reported $1.5 billion to construct, with a pair of exhibition games against the Chicago Cubs earlier this month. In true Yankees style, today's much-anticipated home opener will feature a marquee pitching matchup between the American League Cy Young Award winners of the past two years. New York has bestowed the honor upon former Indian CC S |
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| Pirates, Astros close out early set with matinee |
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04/16/2009 |
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| turn to Texas for a 10-game homestand versus Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Milwaukee at Minute Maid Park. Russ Ortiz gets the nod this afternoon for Houston after making a pair of relief appearances. Ortiz made his Houston debut in an 11-6 loss to the Chicago Cubs on April 8, allowing three runs in three innings of work. The right-hander then pitched a scoreless inning of relief in a 7-0 loss at Pittsburgh on Monday. Ortiz is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA this season. LaRoche ended with two hits and Gold Glove center f |
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| Marquis leads Rockies over Cubs |
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04/15/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Jason Marquis was masterful against his former team, pitching seven strong innings, as the Colorado Rockies bested the Chicago Cubs, 5-2, ending a nine-game losing streak at Wrigley Field. Marquis (2-0), who spent the last two seasons with the Cubs, allowed only one run on five hits and a pair of walks while striking out three for Colorado, which won at Wrigley for the first time since September 30, 2006. Marquis also had a single and drove in two runs. "That's the way I want |
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| Reds vie for sweep of struggling Brew Crew |
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04/15/2009 |
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| 63 starts over the subsequent two years, when he compiled a 24-26 record. His initial performance for Milwaukee was solid, if not decisive, as he allowed five hits and a run in five innings while getting a no decision in the team's 4-3 defeat of the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Against the Reds in 2008, Looper was 2-1 in four starts, including one complete game, while allowing 23 hits and 10 runs in 29 innings. On Tuesday, Jerry Hairston Jr. hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the third inning, as the Reds topped Mi |
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| Marquis to meet old mates as Rockies visit Cubs |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Colorado's Jason Marquis will get to face his former club this afternoon, as the Rockies attempt to halt a nine-game losing streak at Wrigley Field to the Chicago Cubs in the finale of a quick two-game set. Marquis spent his previous two seasons with the Cubs, winning 23 games in that span before getting traded to the Rockies in the offseason. He made his Colorado debut on Friday at home versus the Phillies and got the win with seven innings of two-run, five-hit ball. A 30-year-old right |
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| D-Backs welcome Cardinals to the desert |
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04/13/2009 |
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| and Chris Duncan also knocked in runs in the win. The Cardinals will try to keep the momentum going as they start up a seven- game trek this evening. Following this series, St. Louis will visit Wrigley Field for four consecutive tilts with the rival Chicago Cubs. Todd Wellemeyer follows Lohse on the mound tonight and will be seeking an improvement off his first outing of 2009. The St. Louis right-hander was rocked for five runs and 12 hits over five innings in his season debut, taking the loss in a 7-4 setb |
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