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| Cardinals close set in Steel City |
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09/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals will try to avoid losing their fifth straight game and salvage the finale of a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon at PNC Park. St. Louis has dropped four in a row to fall five games off the lead in the National League Wild Card standings. It has no shot at a Central title since the Chicago Cubs lead the division by 11 games over St. Louis. The Cardinals have not been swept in three games by the Pirates since August 11-13 of the 2006 campaign |
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| Cubs, Astros finally get series started in Milwaukee |
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09/14/2008 |
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| n has ripped off six straight wins and is 14-1 over its last 15 contests to pull within 2 1/2 games of the Brewers for the top spot in the NL Wild Card standings. Philadelphia is in the middle at two games off the pace. The Astros recently swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games and will hand the ball to Randy Wolf on Sunday versus the Cubs. Wolf is 10-11 with a 4.45 earned run average, has won two straight starts and is unbeaten over his previous four outings - all Houston victories. Wolf beat the Pirates on |
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| Moss' RBI lifts Pirates over Cardinals |
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09/14/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Brandon Moss doubled home the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-6, in the middle installment of a three-game series at PNC Park. Ryan Doumit finished 2-for-4 with a walk, three RBI and a run scored for Pittsburgh, which has won two straight following a six-game slide. Nyjer Morgan collected three hits and scored twice, while Adam LaRoche had two runs batted in. Ian Snell was victimized for six runs -- five e |
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| Royals, Indians slated for twinbill |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2008 |
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| verall draft pick Bryan Bullington makes his American League debut with the Cleveland Indians tonight in the second game of a doubleheader with the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field. A 6-foot-4, 220-pounder, Bullington was drafted first by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2002 and reached the majors with them in 2005, making one 1 1/3- inning relief appearance. He missed all of 2006 due to shoulder surgery, then returned for five more games with the Pirates in 2007 before being waived. Bullington joined the Indian |
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| Cardinals continue set in Steel City |
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09/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Adam Wainwright gets the nod for the St. Louis Cardinals this evening, when they resume a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Wainwright has won back-to-back starts and is 4-0 over the previous five trips to the mound. He last pitched on September 7 versus Florida and held the Marlins to just a run and six hits in eight innings of his team's 3-1 victory. The effort pushed Wainwright to 9-3 this season with a 2.85 ERA. The right-hander will face the Pirates for the sec |
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| Maholm, McLouth lead Pirates in rout of Cardinals |
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09/13/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Paul Maholm was stellar in eight-plus innings and Nate McLouth drove in five runs, as the Pittsburgh Pirates battered the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-2, in the opener of a three-game series. McLouth collected three hits, falling a single shy of the cycle, and scored three times for Pittsburgh, which slammed the brakes on a six-game losing streak. Luis Cruz went 3-for-5 and scored twice, while Brandon Moss had two RBI. Maholm (9-8) gave up two runs on seven hits to get the victory. T |
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| Pirates P Gorzelanny done for season |
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09/12/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Tom Gorzelanny will miss the rest of the season because of a ligament sprain in his left middle finger. Gorzelanny was removed in the third inning of his start on Wednesday against the Houston Astros after feeling a pop in the digit. An examination on Friday revealed no tear and the left-hander will be able to resume throwing in a couple of weeks. He started 21 games for Pittsburgh this season, posting a 6-9 record and 6.66 earned run average. |
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| Above average: Cards' Pujols setting the mark |
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09/12/2008 |
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| Jones, who collected a hit in four plate appearances in an 8-4 win versus Colorado. Pujols, currently 16th on the active list with 315 career home runs, will lead the Cardinals on Friday night in the first of three straight games versus the familiar Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. In 14 games versus the Pirates this season, Pujols is batting .442 with a pair of home runs and 10 RBI. Pirates starter Paul Maholm is slated to take the hill this evening, while Pujols is hitting .500 with a homer and three runs batted |
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| Cards bring fading playoff hopes into Pittsburgh |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Brad Thompson makes his fifth start of the season tonight as the St. Louis Cardinals visit PNC Park for the opener of a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Thompson, who's started just 22 times in 150 major-league appearances, is getting the call as a fill-in for right-hander Kyle Lohse, who's serving a five-game suspension for a previous incident against the Cincinnati Reds. The 26-year-old Las Vegas native has made 23 appearances overall this season, allowing 59 hits |
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| Cubs/Astros Friday and Saturday games postponed due to Ike |
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09/11/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs/Houston Astros series scheduled for this weekend at Minute Maid Park has been postponed due to the expected arrival of Hurricane Ike to the Houston area on Friday. Friday and Saturday's matchups between NL playoff contenders has been postponed with no definitive makeup date set in stone. Thursday's game in Houston between the Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates will take place as scheduled, while the Cubs will travel back to Chicago after their tilt in St. Louis. |
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