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| Astros again welcome Reds to Minute Maid Park |
MLB Baseball |
04/19/2009 |
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| 009. A 25-year-old right-hander, Volquez was 17-6 in 33 games last season after coming over from Texas in a deal that sent outfielder Josh Hamilton to the Rangers. He opened this season by giving up six hits and four earned runs in a 9-7 loss to the New York Mets, then earned a mediocre 7-6 defeat of Milwaukee after allowing seven hits and six runs in five innings. Volquez faced the Astros twice last season and won both times, surrendering just 12 hits and two earned runs in 13 2/3 innings, while walking two |
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| Mets go for sweep of Brewers at Citi Field |
MLB Baseball |
04/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets will try to post the first sweep of Citi Field history this afternoon in the finale of a three-game set with the Milwaukee Brewers. Following a 5-4 win on Friday that saw the Mets rally behind the 500th home run of Gary Sheffield's career and an run-scoring infield single in the ninth by Luis Castillo, the Mets followed a blueprint on Saturday that they put in place this offseason. Coming off a tough-luck loss last time out, Johan Santana (2-1) threw seven shutout inning |
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| Mets to skip Pelfrey's start |
MLB Baseball |
04/18/2009 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Mets have decided to skip Mike Pelfrey's scheduled start on Sunday, as the right-hander battles forearm tendinitis. Pelfrey has a record of 1-0 with an 8.10 earned run average in two starts this season. He last pitched on Monday in the home opener against San Diego when he was tagged for five runs on eight hits in five innings of a no-decision. The Mets have recalled pitcher Nelson Figueroa from Triple-A Buffalo to make Sunday's start against Milwaukee and opened |
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| Santana, bullpen give Mets shutout win over Brewers |
MLB Baseball |
04/18/2009 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Johan Santana threw seven shutout innings and Jose Reyes knocked in the only run of the game, as the New York Mets earned a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the second of a three-game series from Citi Field. The Mets rallied for a 5-4 win Friday on Gary Sheffield's 500th career home run and Luis Castillo's ninth-inning infield single, then took advantage of a Milwaukee error for the only run on Saturday. Ramon Castro drew a leadoff walk from Carlos Villanueva (1-2) i |
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| Reds play middle tilt with Astros |
MLB Baseball |
04/18/2009 |
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| t successful outing tonight when the Cincinnati Reds visit Minute Maid Park for the middle game of a three-game series with the Houston Astros. A two-time 16-game winner who slumped to 6-17 last season, Harang opened 2009 with a 2-1 loss against the New York Mets on April 6, then followed it with a three-hit shutout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 12 - won by the Reds, 2-0. In the two games combined, he's allowed 10 hits and a run in 14 innings, walking three and striking out 11. Harang dropped a pair of |
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| Sheffield reaches 500 HR milestone; Mets rally to beat Brewers |
MLB Baseball |
04/18/2009 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - Gary Sheffield's 500th career home run tied the game in the seventh inning, and Luis Castillo hit a game-ending infield single to win it in the ninth, as the New York Mets rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-4, at Citi Field. With Mitch Stetter pitching in the seventh, Sheffield pinch hit and launched a line drive just over the wall in left field to make it a 4-4 game. After Bobby Parnell and J.J. Putz (1-0) each tossed a scoreless relief inning, Castillo hit a weak grou |
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| Mets put C Schneider on DL |
MLB Baseball |
04/17/2009 |
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| Flushing, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Mets catcher Brian Schneider was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday due to a strained muscle in the middle of his back. Schneider is 3-for-21 with three RBI in seven games this season, after compiling a .257 batting average in 2008. Ramon Castro, who got the start Friday night against Milwaukee, figures to get most of the playing time at catcher while Schneider is sidelined. The Mets replaced Schneider on the roster by purchasing the contract of catcher Omir S |
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| Hamels tries to get on track against San Diego |
MLB Baseball |
04/17/2009 |
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| nings. Young and ace Jake Peavy are a big reason the Padres have won six of their last seven and are even with the Dodgers for first in the National League West at 7-3. Peavy was in action on Thursday, when he pitched San Diego to a 6-5 win over the New York Mets in the rubber match of a three-game series at brand-new Citi Field. Peavy (2-1) allowed six hits and three runs over five innings to get the win. Chase Headley notched the second four-hit game of his career and drove in three runs to power the offen |
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| Marlins hope to continue hot start in nation's capital |
MLB Baseball |
04/17/2009 |
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| ight-hander improved to 6-1 with a 4.10 earned run average lifetime versus the Nationals. Nolasco, though, was credited with the lone loss by a Marlins starter five days later after allowing four runs on seven hits over five innings in a loss to the New York Mets. Nolasco will have to avoid the red-hot Adam Dunn tonight. Dunn homered and drove in four runs in the loss to Nolasco and the Marlins back on April 6, but was key in Washington's first win of the season on Thursday. Dunn hit a three-run homer in the |
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| Personal Fool: What's More Pathetic? |
This Day in Sports |
04/17/2009 |
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| point to his flirting as PROOF that Cutler sucks? Hey, quick, what's more pathetic? The $1.5 billion new Yankee Stadium, complete with $2500 home plate tickets, OR...the over $300 billion in federal funding provided to Citigroup, the namesake of the New York Mets' new CitiField? Hey, quick, what's more pathetic? Golfer John Daly hawking official "John Daly" pictures and caps and gimcracks, beer in hand, in the parking of the Masters tournament while he serves what can probably only be called an alcohol-relat |
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