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| Brewers send Sabathia to hill in Pittsburgh |
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08/31/2008 |
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| ronx, Karstens was 2-0 in his initial two starts with the Pirates and allowed just seven hits over his first 15 scoreless innings. He has lost three straight efforts since, however, allowing 22 hits and 12 earned runs in 16 innings in defeats to the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Chicago Cubs. The 25-year-old got brief tastes of the majors with the Yankees in 2006-07, making 15 combined appearances -- nine starts -- and going 3-5 while surrendering 67 hits and 36 earned runs in 57 1/3 innings. He has never |
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| Reds bring up P Ramirez to start against Giants |
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08/31/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds recalled pitcher Ramon Ramirez from Triple-A Louisville on Saturday, enabling the right-hander to make his major league debut against the San Francisco Giants. Ramirez replaced Johnny Cueto, who was scratched with a strained right elbow. The 25-year-old Ramirez was 2-3 with a 4.70 earned run average in nine starts and two relief appearances for Double-A Chattanooga before he was promoted to Louisville on May 25. In 19 games (15 starts) for Louisville, he w |
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| Reds beat Giants in slugfest |
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08/29/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Chris Dickerson and Edwin Encarnacion combined to drive in nine runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to an 11-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the first of three games at Great American Ball Park. Dickerson finished the game 3-for-5 with a homer, three runs scored and four RBI while Encarnacion had a grand slam and five RBI, as the Reds improved to just 8-18 in August. Edinson Volquez (16-5) allowed six runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings while striking out six and wal |
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| Volquez, Zito square off in Cincy |
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08/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Edinson Volquez faces San Francisco for the second time this season tonight when the Cincinnati Reds open a three-game weekend series with the visiting Giants at Great American Ball Park. Volquez twirled seven strong innings against the Giants on April 27 in California, allowing just five hits and a run while walking three and striking out 10 in a 10-1 victory. The win was part of a 12-3 start that yielded an All-Star Game berth for the 25-year-old, who has returned from the mi |
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| Cards to send out struggling Lohse against Astros |
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08/29/2008 |
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| runs (4 earned) on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings in a loss on July 19. Lifetime against St. Louis, the 32-year-old lefty is 3-4 with a 3.96 ERA in eight games. Houston has won three of its last five and used three solo homers on Thursday to top the Cincinnati Reds, 3-2. Ty Wigginton went deep twice and Humberto Quintero also homered. This is the fifth series between the two clubs this year. The Astros have won the opener of each of the previous four meetings, with the Cardinals rebounding to win the last two |
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| Rays aim for monumental win in finale with Blue Jays |
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08/28/2008 |
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| he Blue Jays, south Florida native Jesse Litsch looks for his second consecutive win after snapping a five-start winless skid last week. Born in Pinellas Park, Fla. and a product of South Florida Community College, Litsch was 8-4 after defeating the Cincinnati Reds on June 26, but subsequently went 0-3 with two no-decisions through August 14. He finally got season win No. 9 Saturday against Boston, taking an 11-0 verdict after allowing just three hits with four strikeouts in six scoreless innings. The 23-year- |
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| Harang targets back-to-back wins in finale with Astros |
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08/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Aaron Harang will try to win consecutive starts for the first time this season tonight when the Cincinnati Reds close out a three-game midweek series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Harang, a 16-game winner in each of the last two seasons, has plummeted through a disappointing and injury plagued 2008, recently going six straight starts without a victory as his record plunged to 3-13. He turned it around at least briefly in his last outing, however blanking the Colo |
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| Astros' Oswalt tries to continue ownership of Reds |
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08/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Roy Oswalt must get excited when he sees the Cincinnati Reds on the schedule, as evidenced by his career mark against them. Oswalt will face the Reds for a third time this season when the Astros play the second test of a three-game series versus Cincinnati tonight at Minute Maid Park. Oswalt is 2-0 with a 3.75 earned run average in two 2008 starts against the Reds and last faced them on August 7 at Great American Ballpark. Oswalt tossed seven strong innings of one-run ball that day, while s |
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| Astros attempt to maintain mastery of Reds |
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08/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros will try to continue their dominant edge over the National League Central-rival Cincinnati Reds tonight, when both clubs meet for the first of three straight games at Minute Maid Park. The Astros swept a four-game series in Cincinnati from August 7-10 and have won eight of the nine matchups between the teams so far this season. Houston is 19-5 against the Reds since the start of the 2007 campaign. Cecil Cooper's ballclub had a two-game overall winning streak halted in the |
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| Cubs try to overpower Pirates once again |
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08/26/2008 |
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| ve hits in two innings of relief. The Cubs hope righty Carlos Zambrano can keep them on the winning track this evening, when the ace pitcher tries to string back-to-back wins together. Zambrano bounced back from a pair of rough outings to defeat the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, surrendering a run and six hits in seven innings to run his record to 13-5 and lower his earned run average to 3.29. Zambrano has faced the Pirates 23 times (21 starts) over the course of his career and is 10-6 with a 3.85 ERA against t |
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