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| St. Louis Cardinals Team Report - May 7 |
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| ht hits and struck out four. Kiko Calero came in to pitch the ninth and gave up two runs in one-third of the inning to pick up the blown save and the loss. The blown save marked the ninth of the season for the Cardinals, a team that is tied with the Florida Marlins for the fewest saves in the NL with five. St. Louis will try to get back into the win column tonight with 29-year-old righthander Jason Simontacchi on the hill. Simontacchi is coming off his best start of the year, a win over the Montreal Expos. The |
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| Detroit Tigers Team Report - May 7 |
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05/07/2003 |
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| RA in five starts this season. In his last outing on Friday, Knotts threw seven and two-thirds innings, allowing just one run and five hits, but was saddled with the loss in a 2-0 setback to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He also walked two batters and struck out none. Knotts, who spent the last two years in the NL with the Florida Marlins, has never faced the Orioles in his career. Young's five hits and five RBI on Tuesday were a career high. Halter collected his second career inside-the-park home run on Tuesday. |
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| Cubs' Alfonseca back on the hill |
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| . He made three rehab appearances for Triple-A Iowa, yielding two runs over 3 2/3 innings of action. Alfonseca was hurt when he lost his footing on wet grass while attempting to field a ground ball on March 18, in a Cactus League contest. The 30-year-old Alfonseca had only 19 saves last season, his lowest total in four years. Alfonseca pitched the first five years of his career with the Florida Marlins before coming over to the Cubs prior to the 2002 season. He was 2-5 with a 4.00 ERA in 66 games last season. |
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| Cubs activate Alfonseca |
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05/05/2003 |
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| on the wet grass while attempting to field a ground ball on March 18, in a Cactus League contest. The 30-year-old Alfonseca had only 19 saves last season, his lowest total in four years. Alfonseca pitched the first five years of his career with the Florida Marlins before coming over to the Cubs prior to the 2002 season. He was 2-5 with a 4.00 ERA in 66 games last season. In a related move, the team designated pitcher Alan Benes for assignment. In three games for the Cubs this season, Benes went 0-0 with one s |
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| San Francisco Giants Team Report - May 5 |
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| p just four hits and one run while striking out four. Felix Rodriguez and Tim Worrell combined to shut down the Reds over the final three innings. Jason Schmidt takes the hill for the Giants on Tuesday, when they open up a three-game set against the Florida Marlins. Schmidt is 3-0 with a 1.77 ERA in five starts this season. He has 40 strike outs in just 35.2 innings pitched this year. In his last outing, Schmidt threw his first complete game shutout of the season, yielding just three hits while striking out a |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks Team Report - May 5 |
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05/05/2003 |
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| up a three-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies. Batista is 1-2 with a 3.06 ERA in 10 appearances this season. In his last outing, Batista picked up his first win of the year, yielding just one run on six hits over seven innings of a 7-3 victory over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday. He also struck out a season-high six batters and walked two. Batista is 2-3 with a 4.17 ERA in six career starts against the Phillies. Steve Finley hit his 100th career triple in the eighth inning on Sunday, but did not score. |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks Team Report - May 2 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Oscar Villarreal was tagged for the game-winning homer in the eighth inning of a 4-3 setback to the Florida Marlins on Thursday. The two teams split the four-game set. Steve Finley posted two hits for the Diamondbacks, who suffered their second loss in six games. Rod Barajas finished with two hits, including a homer, and tied a franchise-record with seven consecutive hits. Starter Andrew Good threw seven strong innings, allowing just three runs and six hits. He also struck out one and walke |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - May 2 |
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05/02/2003 |
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| ix RBI for Houston, which has lost seven of its last eight games. Jeff Kent went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in the loss. Scott Linebrink will try to halt the Astros slide tonight, when he opens up the first game of a three-game set against the Florida Marlins at Minute Maid Park. Linebrink is 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA in four appearances this season. In his last outing, Linebrink pitched well, yielding just one run and three hits over 5 1/3 innings of a 3-2 setback to the Montreal Expos. He also struck out one |
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| St. Louis Cardinals Team Report - May 2 |
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05/02/2003 |
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| ls tonight, when they open up a three-game series with the Montreal Expos. Simontacchi is 0-1 with an 8.35 ERA in four starts this season. In his last outing, Simontacchi allowed just two runs and four hits over 6 1/3 innings of a 5-3 setback to the Florida Marlins on Saturday. He walked two and struck out none in receiving a no-decision. Simontacchi lost his only career start against the Marlins, allowing three runs and seven his over six frames. Thursday's game was the fourth time in Edmonds' career that he |
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| St. Louis Cardinals Team Report - May 1 |
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05/01/2003 |
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| straight. Fernando Vina also homered for the Cardinals in a 16-hit attack. Williams improved to 11-2 in his career at Busch Stadium. Taking the hill for the Cardinals today is righthander Brett Tomko, who is an even 2-2 with a 4.46 ERA in five starts this season. In his last outing, Tomko went the distance, yielding two runs and nine hits in a 9-2 victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday. He also struck out three and walked two. Tomko is a dismal 2-5 with a 6.64 ERA in seven career starts against the Mets. |
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