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| Dodgers hope to continue home success against Brewers |
MLB Baseball |
08/16/2008 |
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| gers have surged back to the top of the National League's West division on the strength of dominating play at home. Joe Torre's squad will try to maintain its recent success at Dodger Stadium in tonight's continuation of a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers. Los Angeles moved to 5-0 on its current 10-game homestand and recorded its seventh straight win as the host with Friday's 5-3 decision over the Brewers. Chad Billingsley threw seven strong innings for the surging Dodgers, while recently-acquired Ca |
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| Brewers, Dodgers clash in Los Angeles |
MLB Baseball |
08/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two playoff hopefuls playing excellent baseball at the moment start up an intriguing three-game series tonight in Los Angeles, where the surging Dodgers entertain the National League Wild Card-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee had ripped off nine consecutive victories before losing to San Diego on Thursday, while the Dodgers moved into a first-place tie with Arizona in the NL West following an impressive four-game home sweep of Philadelphia earlier this week. The Dodgers were buoyed by an |
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| Zambrano goes for Cubs in South Beach opener |
MLB Baseball |
08/15/2008 |
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| ge over eight career meetings. Zambrano beat the Fish on July 24 this season in the Windy City after holding the Marlins to a pair of runs and six hits in seven innings of a 6-3 victory. Chicago currently leads the NL Central by 4 1/2 games over the Milwaukee Brewers, and will need Zambrano's best stuff to keep it that way. The Cubs just swept Atlanta in three games and won for the 14th time in 17 tries with an 11-7 triumph in Thursday's series finale. Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez both homered and combined |
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| Playoff hopefuls conclude set in South Beach |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals have to be frustrated with the way the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers have been playing lately. The Cardinals are four games behind the Brewers in the NL Wild Card standings, but their Central division rivals have ripped off eight straight wins to distance themselves. St. Louis can only hope for help from other clubs in its quest for a postseason berth and will close out a four-game series this evening against the Florida Marlins at Dolphin Stadium. The Cardinals have alter |
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| Glavine returns from DL in finale with Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
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| Atlanta's three hits and Martin Prado added the third in the shutout. The Braves are 0-2 on a seven-game homestand and fell to 33-27 away from Turner Field this season. Meanwhile, the NL Central-leading Cubs remained 3 1/2 games ahead of the surging Milwaukee Brewers in the division standings thanks to Wednesday's sweep of the Braves. Jason Marquis earned the win and rookie Geovany Soto finished 3-for-5 with a two-run double and a two-run homer. Cubs starting pitcher Rich Harden and four relievers then combined |
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| Jackson makes Tribe debut versus O's |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
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| orts Network) - Recently acquired southpaw Zach Jackson makes his first appearance in an Indians uniform tonight when Cleveland closes out a four-game series with the visiting Baltimore Orioles at Progressive Field. Jackson began the season with the Milwaukee Brewers and their Triple-A team in Nashville, but came to the Cleveland organization in the deal that sent starter CC Sabathia to the National League in July. He'd since been suiting up for the Indians' Triple-A club in Buffalo and was called up when Clevel |
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| Rolling Brewers hope to extend win streak against Padres |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Brewers try for their season-best ninth straight win this afternoon, as they attempt to complete a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Milwaukee continued to roll on Wednesday, as CC Sabathia threw seven effective innings and Corey Hart went 3-for-5 with three runs batted in to help Brewers to a 7-1 victory. The Brewers also won eight in a row from July 13-24, and matched the feat thanks in part to a solid outing from Sabathia (7-0), who gave up nine hits but |
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| Brewers place Branyan on DL |
MLB Baseball |
08/13/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Brewers placed third baseman Russell Branyan on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 12, on Wednesday. Branyan, who is suffering from a right oblique strain, has appeared in 48 games this season and is batting .252 with 12 home runs and 20 runs driven in. To take his place on the roster, the team recalled outfielder Laynce Nix from Triple-A Nashville. He appeared in 10 games for Milwaukee last season and in 12 at-bats failed to record a hit. |
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| Cubs, Braves set to play two in Atlanta |
MLB Baseball |
08/13/2008 |
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| y again for their sixth straight road win when they kick off a six-game trek this afternoon with a day-night doubleheader against the Braves at Turner Field. The NL Central-leading Cubs had their division lead trimmed to three games over the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers because of the rain, and recently completed a nine-game homestand with a 6-3 record. In Sunday night's 6-2 victory over the division-rival St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field, starter Ryan Dempster allowed two runs on six hits and three walks with |
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| Surging Sabathia, Brewers resume set at Padres |
MLB Baseball |
08/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It's been more than a week since the Milwaukee Brewers lost a game. On the other hand, new team ace CC Sabathia hasn't tasted defeat in over two months. Sabathia will attempt to remain unbeaten as a Brewer and lead the playoff- hopeful club to an eighth consecutive victory when he toes the rubber in tonight's matchup with the San Diego Padres from Petco Park. The 2007 American League Cy Young Award winner has proven to be the most significant midseason acquisition in baseball this season. Sin |
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