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| Brewers send Sheets to the hill against Astros |
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08/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Luckily for the Milwaukee Brewers, starting pitcher CC Sabathia has been on point for the National League Wild Card leaders. However, the same can not be said for fellow ace Ben Sheets, who will take the mound in tonight's second test of a three-game series versus the Houston Astros at Miller Park. Sheets is 1-4 with a 3.60 ERA in seven starts since Sabathia joined the Brewers, and lost his most recent outing on August 14 at San Diego. He was reached for three runs and five hits in 6 2/3 inni |
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| Sabathia continues to roll as Brewers bury Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/19/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - CC Sabathia put together another solid performance on the mound and Ray Durham drove in three runs, as the Milwaukee Brewers bested the Houston Astros, 9-3, in the opener of a three-game series from Miller Park. Sabathia (8-0) notched his fifth complete game since he was acquired from the Cleveland Indians on July 7, allowing three runs -- two earned -- on 11 hits with nine strikeouts. Sabathia has won a career-high 11 straight decisions since June 10 and improved to 14-8 with a |
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| Olympic Daily News - Monday, August 18 |
Olympics |
08/18/2008 |
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| e was blocking the plate," said Schierholtz. The ugliness escalated in the seventh inning when China's Chen Kun hit LaPorta in the head with a pitch, drawing an ejection for Chen and China's pitching coach Steve Ontiveros. LaPorta, a prospect in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, underwent a CAT scan and was diagnosed with a mild concussion. He will be assessed daily, according to USA Olympic Team Chief Medical Officer Dr. William Kuprevich. "It's a game, people get ejected," said Schierholz, who added that Che |
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| Hot tempers, ejections mark 9-1 US win over China |
Olympics |
08/18/2008 |
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| e was blocking the plate," said Schierholtz. The ugliness escalated in the seventh inning when China's Chen Kun hit LaPorta in the head with a pitch, drawing an ejection for Chen and China's pitching coach Steve Ontiveros. LaPorta, a prospect in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, underwent a CAT scan and was diagnosed with a mild concussion. He will be assessed daily, according to USA Olympic Team Chief Medical Officer Dr. William Kuprevich. "It's a game, people get ejected," said Schierholz, who added that Che |
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| Volquez leads Reds past Cards |
MLB Baseball |
08/18/2008 |
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| rt. Ryan Ludwick and Skip Schumaker had two hits and an RBI each while Troy Glaus added an RBI hit in defeat. The Cardinals remain on the edge of contention in the NL-Central, trailing the first-place Chicago Cubs by 7 1/2 games and the second-place Milwaukee Brewers by two games in the divison and the wild card race. St. Louis had won four straight and six of eight overall coming into the game. Cincinnati got a pair of runs in the first, staking Volquez to an early lead. Dickerson led off with a single and move |
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| Ethier's HR in ninth lifts Dodgers past Brewers |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Andre Ethier hit two home runs, including the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth, to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-5, in the rubber match of a three-game set from Chavez Ravine. Clayton Kershaw, the youngest player in the majors at 20 years of age, was solid on the hill despite the no-decision. The youngster gave up just one run on eight hits in six frames. Joe Beimel (4-0) snagged the win by recording the final out in the top of the ninth. Man |
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| Brewers' Weeks leaves game early |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks left Sunday's 7-5 loss to the Dodgers in the sixth inning with a sprained left thumb. Weeks said the injury occurred as he struck out in the fifth inning. He was replaced by Ray Durham in the field for the bottom of the sixth. Weeks was 1-for-3 with a double and two strikeouts before the early exit. For the season, he is hitting .229 with 10 home runs and 36 runs batted in. |
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| Playoff hopefuls close set at Chavez Ravine |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers wrap up an entertaining three-game series between a pair of National League playoff contenders this afternoon at Dodger Stadium. These two surging clubs have split the first two tests of this weekend set, with the Dodgers claiming a 5-3 decision in Friday's opener before falling to the Brewers in extra innings last night. J.J. Hardy singled home Ray Durham with two outs in the top of the 10th inning to lift Milwaukee to a 4-3 win. Dodgers closer J |
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| Lohse, Volquez square off in Cincinnati |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2008 |
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| ich provides sizzle on the mound but little significance in terms of the National League Central race. The Cardinals remain on the edge of contention in the six-team division, trailing the first-place Chicago Cubs by seven games and the second-place Milwaukee Brewers by two. The Reds, meanwhile, are bringing up the rear, 21 1/2 games in back of the Cubs. A 29-year-old who was originally a draft pick of the Cubs in 1996, Lohse was a Red for the back half of the 2006 season and the front half of 2007, logging 32 s |
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| Hardy's single helps Brewers outlast Dodgers in extras |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - J.J. Hardy drove in the game-winning run in the 10th as the Milwaukee Brewers downed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3, in the second of a three-game set. Hardy finished 3-for-5 with a two-run home run while Mike Cameron drove in the other run for the Brewers, who have won nine of their last 11 games. Dave Bush started on the mound and gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings of work. Salomon Torres (6-3) got the win despite blowing his fifth save of the season. Andre Ethier |
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