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| Red Sox designate Chen for assignment |
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06/01/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Red Sox designated left-handed pitcher Bruce Chen for assignment on Sunday to make room for newly-acquired Byung-Hyun Kim. Chen, who was picked up off waivers from the Houston Astros earlier this season, went 0-1 with a 5.11 ERA in five games for the Red Sox, including two starts. Kim will make his debut for Boston on Tuesday, with a start against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The righthander was traded Thursday from Arizona in exchange for third baseman Shea Hi |
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| Slammin' Sammy comes off the DL |
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05/30/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa was activated from the 15-day disabled list and started Friday's game against the Houston Astros. Sosa went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts during Chicago's 9-1 setback. He had missed the last 17 contests. The reigning NL home run champion went on the DL on May 10, his first trip to the disabled list since 1996. For the season, Sosa is batting .294 with six homers and 23 RBI. Meanwhile, Chicago optioned lefthanded pitcher Phil Norton, who was 0- |
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| Astros place Hidalgo on DL |
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05/29/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Houston Astros right fielder Richard Hidalgo was placed on the 15-day disabled list prior to Thursday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The move was made retroactive to May 23, when Hidalgo was scratched from the starting lineup and taken to the hospital with tonsillitis and a high fever. Hidalgo, who spent three nights in the hospital, has been diagnosed with a "mono-like virus. Tests for mononucleosis came back negative. Before getting sick, Hidalgo was hitting .299 w |
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| St. Louis Cardinals Team Report - May 29 |
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05/29/2003 |
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| === St. Louis Cardinals Team Report - May 29 === (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros in the third of a four-game set at Busch Stadium by a score of 3-1 Wednesday. Jason Simontacchi pitched a six-hitter for the first complete game of his career. J.D. Drew finished 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI for the Cardinals, who have won four of their last six games. Scott Rolen also had two hits and drove in a run for St. Louis. Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds left the game in the seco |
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| Chicago Cubs Team Report - May 29 |
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05/29/2003 |
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| === Chicago Cubs Team Report - May 29 === (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs salvaged the series finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field yesterday, 5-4. The Cubs are idle today, but will resume play Friday when they host the Houston Astros in a three-game set. Last night, Damian Miller hit a three-run homer and Alex Gonzalez added a two- run shot for the Cubs. Hee Seop Choi, Troy O'Leary and Mark Bellhorn each went 1-for-3 with a run scored for Chicago, which has won three of its last five. M |
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| Bonds is the leading vote-getter in early NL balloting |
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05/28/2003 |
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| for home runs with 73 in 2001 and is coming off a season in which he hit .370 and won the batting title. The other NL position leaders are catcher Ivan Rodriguez of the Florida Marlins, first baseman Jeff Bagwell and second baseman Jeff Kent of the Houston Astros, shortstop Edgar Renteria and third baseman Scott Rolen of the St. Louis Cardinals and outfielders Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs and Vladimir Guerrero of the Montreal Expos. Fan balloting will determine the eight starting position players in each l |
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| Astros' Moehler will have elbow surgery |
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05/28/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Houston Astros pitcher Brian Moehler will have season-ending elbow surgery on Thursday. Moehler was diagnosed last week with a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his right elbow and sought a second opinion from noted sports surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama. Andrews, who examined Moehler on Wednesday, will perform reconstructive surgery on Thursday. Moehler has been on the disabled list since April 17. He made just three starts this season, posti |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - May 28 |
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05/28/2003 |
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| === Houston Astros Team Report - May 28 === (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros brought their three-game losing streak to a halt yesterday when they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the second of a four-game set at Busch Stadium. The Astros will look to make it two straight when they send 28-year-old Jonathan Johnson to the mound. Johnson will make his first start since 1998 and his first major league appearance of the 2003 season tonight, when he leads Astros. Since debuting with a major league start f |
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| Houston Astros Team Report - May 27 |
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05/27/2003 |
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| === Houston Astros Team Report - May 27 === (MySportsbook) - Falling off the pace in the National League Central, now 2 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs for the lead in the division, the Houston Astros try to avoid their third four-game losing skid of the season as they take the field at Busch Stadium tonight in the second of a four-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals. Yesterday the Astros were dealt a 10-5 setback in the opener, the fifth time this season the team has given up double-digit runs to the |
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| St. Louis Cardinals Team Report - May 27 |
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05/27/2003 |
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| twork) - They have the fewest home losses in the National League entering Tuesday's action and are threatening to make a run at first place in the Central Division as a result. Yesterday, the St. Louis Cardinals posted a convincing 10-5 win over the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium in the opener of a four-game set against their division rivals. J.D. Drew belted a three-run homer and Scott Rolen added three hits and three RBI leading the Cards to the victory. Albert Pujols scored three times and drove in two ru |
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