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| Cubs C Soto leaves game |
MLB Baseball |
09/27/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto left Friday's 5-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning with a hand injury. Soto, the favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award in the National League, fouled off a pitch off his left hand and was replaced in the batter's box by Koyie Hill, who struck out. X-rays were negative of the catcher's hand and he is not expected to miss any time. Soto is hitting .285 with 23 homers and 86 RBI this season. |
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| Erstad lifts Astros over Braves |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2008 |
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| lift the Houston Astros to a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. Michael Bourn collected three hits and scored a run for the Astros, who were officially eliminated from playoff contention after the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, on Friday. Ty Wigginton added a solo homer. Houston starter Brian Moehler gave up two runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings, Jose Valverde (6-3) got the win despite blowing his seventh save of the season. Casey Kotchman |
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| Sheets to take mound for Milwaukee on Saturday |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Ben Sheets, hampered by a sore right elbow, will take the mound for the playoff-hopeful Milwaukee Brewers in Saturday's contest against the Chicago Cubs, manager Dale Sveum confirmed Friday. Sheets has not pitched since a brief two-inning stint against the Cubs on September 17, as he exited early with an ailing elbow. The 30-year-old will look to keep the Brewers' playoff hopes alive by taking his 13-8 record and 2.98 earned-run average to the mound against the NL Central champi |
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| MLB Races: What are you doing this weekend? |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2008 |
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| have been dealt. You know the deal in the National League. We have been talking about it for the last three weeks. Three teams, two spots. Heading into the weekend, the Phillies lead the NL East by a game on the New York Mets, who are tied with the Milwaukee Brewers for the wild card. Both the Mets and Brewers helped their causes on Thursday with thrilling walk- off wins. The Mets won in the ninth on a Carlos Beltran single that scored Jose Reyes, while Ryan Braun broke out of a month-long slumber with a game- |
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| Marlins hope to once again shatter Mets' playoff dreams |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2008 |
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| a 7-6 victory over the Cubs with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning. Beltran finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored while Ryan Church went 3-for-3 with two RBI for the Mets, who rallied from a three-run deficit and remained tied with the Milwaukee Brewers atop the NL Wild Card standings. The Brewers got a game-ending grand slam from Ryan Braun for a 5-1 win over Pittsburgh in 10 innings last night. Pedro Martinez continued to struggle for the Mets, surrendering five runs on seven hits and four walks |
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| Brewers aim to keep postseason hopes alive in opener with Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Brewers are still fighting for their first postseason appearance since the 1982 World Series and will begin a three-game set tonight versus the rival Chicago Cubs at Miller Park. Milwaukee is tied with the New York Mets atop the National League Wild Card standings and hasn't sniffed the playoffs since losing to the St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three, in the 1982 Fall Classic. The Brewers have won four straight games and completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirate |
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| Mets rally to beat Cubs; one game back in NL East |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2008 |
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| yan Church went 3-for-3 with two RBI for the Mets, who rallied from a three-run deficit and now sit one game behind the Phillies for the NL East lead. Philadelphia was idle Thursday. New York came into the day tied for the NL wild card lead with the Milwaukee Brewers, who are currently playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. Left for the Mets is a weekend series at home against Florida, while the Phillies are at home versus Washington. The Brewers finish at home versus the NL Central champion Cubs. Pedro Martinez contin |
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| Brewers try for yet another win over Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Brewers will try to sweep their fourth consecutive series against the Pittsburgh Pirates and take total control of the National League Wild Card race in tonight's finale of a three-game set between the two clubs at Miller Park. Milwaukee has won each of its last 11 games versus Pittsburgh and is a whopping 13-1 versus the Pirates this year. Pittsburgh's lone win in the series this season came in the finale of a three-game set in the Steel City on May 22. The Brewers, who have wo |
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| Desperate Mets vie to even crucial series with Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
09/25/2008 |
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| itself 1 1/2 games back of front- running Philadelphia, which lost to the Braves on Wednesday and is idle today. The Mets failed to make up ground, though, as they were defeated by the Cubs, 9-6, in 10 innings last night. The news got worse, as the Milwaukee Brewers posted a win against Pittsburgh to draw even with New York for the final playoff spot. The Brewers host the Pirates again tonight. Carlos Delgado staked the Mets to an early lead with a grand slam in the third inning, but starter Oliver Perez failed |
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| Fielder gets it done at the plate to lead Brewers past Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Prince Fielder belted a game-winning, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series at Miller Park. Mike Cameron added two RBI for the Brewers, who have won two straight following a three-game skid and sit one game behind the New York Mets, who lead the standings in the wild card race. Ryan Braun posted two hits, two runs scored and an RBI in the win. "The bottom lin |
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