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| Cubs pick up option on Piniella for 2010 |
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09/30/2008 |
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| han any other stint of his managerial career. The 182 wins are also the most in consecutive seasons by the Cubs since 1935-36, when Chicago won a combined 187 contests. The 65-year-old Piniella has a lifetime managing record of 1,701-1,561 and prior to the Cubs, was most recently the skipper for Tampa Bay from 2003-05. He also piloted the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners, earning AL Manager of the Year awards with Seattle in 1995 and 2001 and a World Series title with Cincinnati in 1990. |
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| NLDS Preview - Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs |
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09/30/2008 |
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| ). Piniella, meanwhile, will be appearing in the postseason for the second time in as many years with the Cubs. While he may not have as many World Series titles as Torre does as a manager, Piniella is no stranger to postseason baseball, guiding the Cincinnati Reds to a championship in 1990, as well as leading the Seattle Mariners to the playoffs four times. EDGE: EVEN BENCH One of the things that made Torre's Yankees so good during their championship run was the depth on their bench. Here in LA Torre has as d |
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| Ludwick, Lopez help Cards hammer Reds |
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09/28/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Ryan Ludwick and Felipe Lopez drove in three runs each as the St. Louis Cardinals swept a season-ending three-game set from the Cincinnati Reds with an 11-4 victory at Busch Stadium. Lopez had four hits and scored twice while Ludwick hit a two-run homer and doubled. Troy Glaus hit his 27th home run for St. Louis (86-76), which will carry a six-game winning streak into next season. "We never gave up this season," Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa said. "(This team) played really h |
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| Pettyjohn toes the rubber for Reds in St. Louis |
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09/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Journeyman southpaw Adam Pettyjohn makes his first major- league start in seven years today when the Cincinnati Reds close out a three- game weekend series and their 2008 schedule against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. A 31-year-old native of Phoenix, Pettyjohn last started in the big leagues in 2001 with the Detroit Tigers, for whom he appeared in 16 games and started nine times while posting a 1-6 record and a 5.82 earned run average. He's come from the bullpen twice for the Re |
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| Wellemeyer and Cards down Reds |
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09/27/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Todd Wellemeyer had a strong outing and Troy Glaus hit a two-run home run as the St. Louis Cardinals thumped the Cincinnati Reds, 8-5, in the middle contest of both clubs' final series of the season, a three-game set at Busch Stadium. Wellemeyer (13-9) yielded three runs on seven hits and one walk while fanning three over 6 1/3 innings to halt a slide of three straight losses. Albert Pujols and Felipe Lopez also hit home runs while Adam Kennedy doubled and scored twice for St. |
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| Reds' Harang toes rubber in St. Louis |
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09/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Recent ace Aaron Harang will take the hill tonight when the Cincinnati Reds resume a three-game weekend series with the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Harang, a 16-game winner in each of the last two seasons, was 4-16 this season after a 3-2 loss at Arizona on September 12 at Arizona. He has picked up two straight wins since, scattering 14 hits and four runs over 16 innings while downing the Cardinals on September 17 and the Florida Marlins five days later. Lifetime against St. Louis |
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| Cardinals blow lead but top Reds with Glaus' sac fly |
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09/26/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Troy Glaus' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth gave the St. Louis Cardinals a dramatic 7-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds, in the opener of both clubs' final series of the season, a three-game set at Busch Stadium. After Javier Valentin tied the game with a two-run homer in the top half, Bill Bray (2-2) struck out Brian Barton to start the home ninth. Felipe Lopez followed with a single through the left side and Mike Lincoln entered to face Albert Pujols, who drew a walk. |
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| Reds' Volquez scratched from start in season finale |
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09/26/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez was scratched from his scheduled start Sunday in the team's season finale against the St. Louis Cardinals due to left knee tendinitis. Volquez was sent back to Cincinnati for further examination while left-hander Adam Pettyjohn will make his lone start of the season in place of Volquez. The right-handed fireballer, acquired in the deal that sent Josh Hamilton to the Texas Rangers, went 17-6 with a 3.21 earned-run average in 33 games (32 |
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| Astros host Braves in final home series of year |
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09/26/2008 |
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| together tonight, when the Houston Astros welcome the Atlanta Braves to town for three straight contests at Minute Maid Park. The Astros have won two straight, three of four and four of their last six games, including Thursday's 8-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a three-game series. Staff ace Roy Oswalt improved to 23-1 lifetime against the Reds after he pitched six innings of one-run ball, allowing just two hits while walking three batters and striking out three. Oswalt also went 2-for-3 w |
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| Arroyo leads Reds in series opener with Cards |
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09/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Bronson Arroyo will attempt to close out an outstanding second half with another victory when he takes the mound for the Cincinnati Reds in tonight's opener of a season-ending three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Since being shelled for 10 runs in a little over an inning in a forgettable outing at Toronto on June 24, Arroyo has amassed a 12-4 record with a 3.23 earned run average during a span of 16 starts. In 13 appearances since the All-Star break, the quirky r |
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