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| Pirates P Gorzelanny done for season |
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09/12/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Tom Gorzelanny will miss the rest of the season because of a ligament sprain in his left middle finger. Gorzelanny was removed in the third inning of his start on Wednesday against the Houston Astros after feeling a pop in the digit. An examination on Friday revealed no tear and the left-hander will be able to resume throwing in a couple of weeks. He started 21 games for Pittsburgh this season, posting a 6-9 record and 6.66 earned run average. |
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| Playoff picture starting to sort itself out |
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09/12/2008 |
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| e should be the league's MVP if the Phils get in, even if he hits below .250. Philadelphia is hosting the Brewers this weekend in a four-game series that will go a long way in determining how things shake out in the end. Neither the Brewers, nor the Houston Astros for that matter, have a shot at the Chicago Cubs, who have been comfortably in first place in the NL Central for the better part of the season. However, Cubs fans who are going on their 100th year without a World Series title, may have their playoff |
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| Harden, Cubs edge Cards |
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09/12/2008 |
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| he second out. Both runners moved up, so Marmol intentionally walked Pujols to load the bases for pinch-hitter Josh Phelps, who struck out to end the inning. Game Notes Cubs lead season series 7-5...Chicago's games on Friday and Saturday against the Houston Astros have been postponed due to Hurricane Ike. No makeup dates have been announced...These two teams rank 1-2 in the NL in winning percentage by its starting rotation. Chicago is 62-38 (.620) and St. Louis is 57-38 (.600)...12 out of the last 16 games be |
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| Cubs/Astros Friday and Saturday games postponed due to Ike |
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09/11/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs/Houston Astros series scheduled for this weekend at Minute Maid Park has been postponed due to the expected arrival of Hurricane Ike to the Houston area on Friday. Friday and Saturday's matchups between NL playoff contenders has been postponed with no definitive makeup date set in stone. Thursday's game in Houston between the Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates will take place as scheduled, while the Cubs will travel back to Chicago after their tilt in St. Louis. |
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| Red-hot Astros streak past pitiful Pirates |
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09/10/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Miguel Tejada smacked a grand slam and Brian Moehler threw six effective innings, as the Houston Astros continued their torrid post-All Star break stretch with a 7-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, in the third installment of a four-game series from Minute Maid Park. Moehler (11-6) gave up five hits and a pair of runs without issuing a walk and Hunter Pence helped the cause with a two-run home run for Houston, which ran its win streak to five. The Astros, who have won 13 of th |
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| Moehler hopes to keep Astros rolling in Pittsburgh |
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09/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-handed veteran Brian Moehler can add to his fifth career double-digit victory season when the Houston Astros host the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight in the third test of a four-game set at Minute Maid Park. Moehler, a 36-year-old native of North Carolina, was a 10-game winner in four straight seasons between 1997 and 2000 with the Detroit Tigers, but was stuck in single digits between 2001 and 2007 while toiling for the Tigers, Cincinnati, Houston and Florida. He reached win No. 10 this |
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| Berkman's big night helps Astros sink Pirates |
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09/10/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Lance Berkman homered, scored three runs and drove in four more during a 3-for-4 night at the plate, as the Houston Astros continued their torrid post-All Star break stretch with a 9-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Darin Erstad and Miguel Tejada each had three hits and scored twice for the Astros, who have won 12 of their last 13 games and are an MLB-best 34-16 after the Mid-Summer Classic. Randy Wolf (10-11) moved to 4-1 in nine starts in a Houston uniform, allowing three r |
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| Pirates 2B Sanchez exits early |
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09/09/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Freddy Sanchez left Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Houston Astros in the second inning with blurred vision. Sanchez grounded out in his only at-bat and made an assist in the field before being replaced by Luis Rivas in the second frame. For the season, Sanchez is hitting .263 -- his lowest average since becoming a full-time starter for the Pirates -- with eight home runs and 50 RBI in 130 games. Sanchez is listed as day-to-day. |
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| Cook goes for Rox in Atlanta |
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09/09/2008 |
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| ions in five starts. In those outings, the 6-foot-1, 225-pounder has allowed 33 hits and 21 runs in 25 1/3 innings. Campillo has never faced the Rockies. On Sunday in Colorado, David Newhan hit a go-ahead RBI triple in a two-run eighth inning as the Houston Astros came back to edge the Rockies, 7-5, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Coors Field. Brad Hawpe had a pair of hits, including a three-run homer and Matt Holliday had a two-run double for the Rockies, who have dropped six of their last 10 g |
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| Red-hot Astros continue series with Pittsburgh |
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09/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Texas-born right-hander Ross Ohlendorf makes his second start with the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight when they visit the Houston Astros in game two of a four-game series at Minute Maid Park. A 2004 draft pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the 26-year-old eventually reached the majors last season and made six appearances with the New York Yankees - posting a 2.84 earned run average in 6 1/3 innings. He began this season in the Bronx as well and made 25 relief appearances before coming to Pittsb |
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