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| Fielder gets it done at the plate to lead Brewers past Pirates |
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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 line |
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| Santana shines as Mets draw closer in NL East |
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09/23/2008 |
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| ithin 1 1/2 games of the NL East-leading Phillies. Philadelphia lost Tuesday night at home, 3-2, against the Braves. The Mets snapped a three-game skid and also stayed 1 game ahead of the Brewers in the NL wild card standings. Milwaukee defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates later Tuesday. Santana (15-7) got the win on a career-high 125 pitches, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks, with 10 strikeouts. He's 8-0 over his last 16 starts. Luis Ayala got the last two outs for his ninth save of the season. "I didn' |
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| Brewers start late playoff push with home set vs. Bucs |
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09/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Brewers couldn't have thought of a better time to play the Pittsburgh Pirates. Trailing by a slim margin for the National League's Wild Card, Milwaukee tries for its 10th straight win over Pittsburgh tonight in the opener of a three-game series at Miller Park. The Brewers are coming off a much-needed win on Sunday that helped them inch closer to the NL Wild Card-leading New York Mets. Milwaukee then made up even more ground on Monday despite being idle, as New York was bested by |
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| Astros topple Buccos to keep flickering playoff hopes alive |
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09/21/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Miguel Tejada was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI, as the Houston Astros used another quality Roy Oswalt start to keep their slim playoff hopes alive with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the rubber match of a three-game set. Oswalt (16-10) scattered seven hits and allowed a run without walking a batter and striking out four in six innings for Houston, which is just 2-6 following a six-game winning streak. Michael Bourn had three hits and two steals, while Br |
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| Oswalt goes for No. 16 in Astros' tilt with Bucs |
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09/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt will try to restart a winning streak against the last team he beat when the Houston Astros visit the Pittsburgh Pirates today in the finale of a three-game weekend series at PNC Park. A 31-year-old Mississippi native, Oswalt had won four straight decisions -- including a 6-0 blanking of the Pirates on September 11 -- before dropping a 5-1 verdict to the Florida Marlins five days later. In the Pittsburgh win, Oswalt went the full nine-inning distance and allowed |
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| Doumit leads Pirates past Astros |
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09/20/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Ryan Doumit went 3-for-4, drove in three runs and scored once as the Pittsburgh Pirates held on for a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros in the middle installment of a three-game set. Brandon Moss had an RBI triple for the Pirates, who have two wins in the last six games. Andy LaRoche and Nate McLouth both drove in a run in the win. Jimmy Barthmaier, making his second major league start, lasted three innings and was touched for two runs on five hits in the no-decision. Jason Da |
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| Astros, Pirates to resume weekend set |
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09/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Rookie right-hander Jimmy Barthmaier makes his second major-league start tonight, when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Houston Astros in the middle tilt of a three-game weekend set at PNC Park. Barthmaier debuted on June 27 against Tampa Bay and was ripped for seven hits and seven runs in just 2 1/3 innings of a 10-5 loss to the Rays in Pittsburgh. The 6-foot-4, 210-pounder, who was picked by the Astros in the 13th round of the 2003 draft, will finish the season with the Pirates and then repor |
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| First-place Dodgers welcome Giants to town |
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09/19/2008 |
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| Angeles is 3 1/2 games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the lead in the National League West division and have won seven straight as the host. The Dodgers just went 7-3 on a 10-game road trip and recently won three out of four games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. In Thursday's 4-3 win in 12 innings, James Loney drove in the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and Jonathan Broxton walked a pair of batters in the home half but held on for his 14th save of the season. Starter Clayton Kershaw allowed on |
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| Pirates welcome Astros to PNC |
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09/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The hurricane-addled Houston Astros continue an on-the- road recovery tonight when they open a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Astros' red-hot second half brought them within striking distance of a National League Wild Card berth before a five-game losing streak coincided with the damaging arrival of Hurricane Ike earlier this week. The team was forced to flee its home at Minute Maid Park to play a key two- game series with the Chicago Cubs in Milwaukee and dropp |
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| Loney, Dodgers top Pirates in extras |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - James Loney had the game-winning RBI single in the 12th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3, in the finale of a four-game set from PNC Park. The Dodgers now hold a 3 1/2 game lead in the NL West over the Arizona Diamondbacks, who beat San Francisco 3-2 Thursday. Matt Kemp had two hits and scored two runs while Blake DeWitt drove in a pair for LA, which has won seven of nine overall. Andre Ethier knocked in the other run and Scott Proctor (2-0) g |
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