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| Marquis, Cubs complete sweep of Pirates |
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08/27/2008 |
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| ago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 2-0 victory at PNC Park. Ronny Cedeno and Henry Blanco knocked in runs for the Cubs, who have won five in a row and increased their lead in the NL Central to 5 1/2 games over the Milwaukee Brewers. Chicago swept Pittsburgh for the third time this year and finished 14-4 against the cellar-dwelling Pirates for the season. "All these teams that you play at the end of the season present a challenge," said Cubs manager Lou Piniella. "You must be r |
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| Cubs shoot for sweep of Pirates |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Chicago Cubs try to continue their season-long mastery of the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon, as they go for a sweep in the finale of their three-game series at PNC Park. Chicago, which leads the majors with 82 wins and is five games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers in the Central standings, has won 13 of its 17 matchups with the Bucs this season, including six of the eight meetings in the Steel City. That trend almost did not continue on Tuesday, but the Cubs used a late rally to move 32 games above .500 for t |
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| It wasn't in the Cards; Milwaukee crushes St. Louis |
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08/27/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Ryan Braun and Bill Hall each clubbed two-run homers, and Ben Sheets tossed six solid innings, as the Milwaukee Brewers pounded the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-0, in the opener of a quick two-game set at Busch Stadium with huge playoff implications. Prince Fielder finished 3-for-6 with two RBI and a run scored for Milwaukee, which has reeled off five straight wins. Jason Kendall also drove in three runs in the victory. Milwaukee, though, still trails the front-running Cubs by five g |
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| Cubs use late rally to top Pirates |
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08/27/2008 |
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| ed twice in the win. "It felt really good," Soto said on his approach at the plate. "I try to stay on the ball, not try to do too much. Just try to have a good at-bat for my team." Chicago leads the majors with 82 wins and is five games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the NL Central. Carlos Zambrano lasted only 4 1/3 frames and was tagged for six runs on eight hits with four walks and three strikeouts. The comeback made a winner out of Sean Marshall (3-3), who tossed a scoreless seventh. Adam L |
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| Cubs try to overpower Pirates once again |
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08/26/2008 |
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| go Cubs try to continue their season-long mastery of the Pittsburgh Pirates this evening, when the National League Central rivals resume their three-game series at PNC Park. Chicago, which leads the majors with 81 wins and is five games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers in the Central standings, has won 12 of its 16 matchups with the Bucs this season, including five of the seven meetings in the Steel City. That trend continued in this series opener on Monday, as Aramis Ramirez clubbed a three-run homer and Kosuke F |
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| Ramirez, Fukudome lead Cubs' rout of Pirates |
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08/25/2008 |
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| a triple, an RBI and two runs scored for the Cubs, who are 11-3 over their last 14 contests. Fukudome, Alfonso Soriano and Derrek Lee each collected three hits in the victory. Chicago leads the majors with 81 wins and is five games ahead of the idle Milwaukee Brewers for the top spot in the NL Central. Ted Lilly (13-7) gave up three runs on seven hits over seven innings to get the win. The left-hander also struck out seven and walked one. "(The pitching has) been doing a great job, I mean they really have been," |
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| Cubs hit the road seeking another win over Bucs |
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08/25/2008 |
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| Chicago Cubs try to continue their season-long mastery of the Pittsburgh Pirates when the National League Central rivals start a three-game series this evening at PNC Park. Chicago, which leads the majors with 80 wins and is 4 1/2 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers in the Central standings, has won 11 of its 15 matchups with the Bucs this season, including four of the six meetings in the Steel City. In Pittsburgh's defense, though, the Cubs have beaten a lot of teams this season. On Sunday, Chicago won its eig |
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| Sabathia goes for Brewers in rubber match with Pirates |
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08/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - CC Sabathia will try to extend two amazing streaks when the new Milwaukee Brewers ace toes the rubber in this afternoon's finale of a three-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park. Sabathia has not only made the biggest impact of any player to switch teams during the midseason trading period -- he's been the best pitcher in baseball since joining the Brewers in a July 7 swap with Cleveland. In nine starts following the deal, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner is 8- |
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| Braun, Brewers make short work of Pirates |
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08/23/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Ryan Braun homered and knocked in three runs to help the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Pirates, 6-3, in the second game of a weekend series at Miller Park. Jeff Suppan (9-7) improved to 4-0 in August, going seven-plus strong innings and allowing three runs and eight hits with three strikeouts. Salomon Torres pitched a scoreless ninth for his 25th save of the year. "He's pitching well, keeping the ball down," Brewers manager Ned Yost said about Suppan's recent success. "(He's) eli |
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| Brewers play middle tilt with Bucs at Miller Park |
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08/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Brewers strive to continue their recent home mastery of the Pittsburgh Pirates as the two National League Central inhabitants play the second test of a three-game series tonight at Miller Park. The playoff-hopeful Brewers cruised to a 10-4 decision over the Pirates on Friday, giving Milwaukee its 10th consecutive win against Pittsburgh in its home stadium. Since the start of the 2007 season, the Bucs are a horrid 1-12 at Miller Park. The Brewers have also taken six of the seven |
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