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| Chicago Cubs Team Report - June 18 |
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06/18/2003 |
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| === Chicago Cubs Team Report - June 18 === (MySportsbook) - Sammy Sosa will make his return to the lineup this evening when the Cubs tangle with the Cincinnati Reds in the third of their four-game set at Great American Ball Park. Sosa missed seven straight games after being suspended for using a corked bat. During the slugger's absence, the Cubs tallied a 3-4 record. Despite their struggles, the Cubs still own a 1/2-game lead in the Central. Moises Alou had two hits and a walk and Corey Patterson recorded h |
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| Reds win in dramatic fashion, again |
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06/17/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Sean Casey knocked in Wily Mo Pena in the 10th inning, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park. The Reds bounced back from a 4-3 loss in Monday's series-opener and won for the fifth time in seven games. Pena had come on to pinch-run for Russell Branyan, who drew a walk to start the 10th. After Barry Larkin laid down a sacrifice bunt and Jose Guillen lined out sharply to right, Casey provided the heroics with a drive into |
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| Chicago Cubs Team Report - June 17 |
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06/17/2003 |
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| === Chicago Cubs Team Report - June 17 === (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs will shoot for their second consecutive victory tonight, when they continue their four-game set against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Chicago got the best of the Reds, 4-3, in the series opener on Monday. Moises Alou and Eric Karros belted back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning as the Cubs posted the win. Karros has been excellent at the plate as of late, registering 11 hits in his last 34 at-bats over the pa |
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| Reds send Lopez to Louisville |
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06/16/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds demoted infielder Felipe Lopez to Triple-A Louisville, purchasing from Louisville the contract of left- handed pitcher Jimmy Anderson, who started Monday night's 4-3 loss against the Chicago Cubs. Anderson (1-3) suffered the loss after he tossed six innings and allowed four runs on seven hits with a pair of strikeouts and a walk. The 23-year-old Lopez made his major league debut with Toronto in 2001 and has played in 193 career games, with 15 home runs and |
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| Reds' Boone named NL Player of the Week |
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06/16/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Cincinnati Reds infielder Aaron Boone has been named the National League Player of the Week for the period of June 9-15, garnering the honor for the second time this season. Boone led the majors with a .556 batting average, ending the week on a 10- for-18 run, with an .833 slugging percentage and a .600 on-base percentage. He notched a homer, two doubles, seven RBI and three runs scored. He recorded a season-high four RBI while going 3-for-3 in a 15-1 thrashing of the Philadelp |
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| Cubs start crucial series in Cincinnati tonight |
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06/16/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs will try to extend their advantage tonight when they open up a crucial four-game set against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Chicago has lost three of its last four, including a 5-4 decision in 10 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Cubs have been fortunate to remain in first place by one game, as the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros are struggling. Idle Houston is one contest behind, while the Ca |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Report - June 16 |
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06/16/2003 |
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| rst game will be Jeremi Gonzalez, who is 2-2 in his six starts this year with a 3.25 ERA. The 28-year-old righthander is coming off a loss in his last outing on Thursday, as he allowed two runs on five hits over seven innings in a 2-1 setback to the Cincinnati Reds. Gonzalez, who has never faced the Yankees, is 5-0 with a 4.37 lifetime ERA against AL teams. Getting the nod in the nightcap will be struggling righthander Dewon Brazelton, who has lost five of his six decisions this season. Brazelton, 1-5 with a 6 |
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| Chicago Cubs Team Report - June 16 |
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06/16/2003 |
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| === Chicago Cubs Team Report - June 16 === (MySportsbook) - The NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs will try to extend their lead tonight, when they open up a crucial four-game set against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Chicago has lost three of its last four, including a 5-4 decision in 10 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Cubs have been fortunate to remain in first place by one game, as the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros are struggling. Mark Guthrie (0-3) didn' |
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| Reds slug Phillies |
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06/14/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Jason LaRue belted two homers and drove in five runs as the Cincinnati Reds destroyed the Philadelphia Phillies, 15-1, in the opener of a three-game set at the Great American Ball Park. Sean Casey stroked four hits and Aaron Boone went 3-for-4 with four RBI for the Reds, who have won four straight and five of their last six. Adam Dunn smashed a home run in the win and was also involved in a bench-clearing brawl in the sixth inning. The Reds outhit Philadelphia, 22-3, while po |
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| Phillies, Reds brawl at Great American Ball Park |
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06/13/2003 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies were involved in a bench-clearing brawl in the sixth inning of the Reds' 15-1 blowout win at the Great American Ball Park. The brawl occurred shortly after Jason LaRue made it a 12-0 game with a two- run homer in the sixth. Phillies reliever Carlos Silva began throwing inside on Cincinnati slugger Adam Dunn to ignite the melee. A warning was issued on a inside toss at Dunn's waist, but Silva through behind the batter on the very n |
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