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| Pirates, Astros close out early set with matinee |
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04/16/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Astros will shoot for back-to-back wins for the first time this season when they wrap up a three-game series against the Central Division-rival Pittsburgh Pirates today at PNC Park. Houston will also be aiming for its first series victory of the season after ending a five-game slide with Wednesday's 4-1 triumph in the second installment of this series. Oft-injured starting pitcher Mike Hampton tossed six shutout innings and allowed four hits with eight strikeouts and just one walk. |
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| Hampton solid on mound as Astros top Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
04/16/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Mike Hampton pitched a solid six innings, and Carlos Lee knocked in three runs to lead the Houston Astros past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1, in the middle installment of a three-game series at PNC Park. Houston, which snapped a five-game losing streak, had four runs on eight hits after recording a combined zero runs and seven hits in its previous two outings (Sunday and Monday). Hampton (1-1) fanned eight batters and walked just one for the Astros, who improved to 2-6 on the seas |
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| Pirates acquire Delwyn Young from Dodgers |
MLB Baseball |
04/15/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired outfielder Delwyn Young from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for two players to be named or cash considerations. Young was designated for assignment by the Dodgers earlier this week after being activated off the 15-day disabled list. He had been sidelined in spring training with an elbow injury. "Delwyn Young is a young, switch-hitter with some defensive versatility who will give [manager] John Russell another weapon off the bench," said |
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| Pirates try to keep down run-challenged Astros |
MLB Baseball |
04/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf lost a pitchers' duel his last time out. Now he faces a club that hasn't scored in 18 innings. Ohlendorf will try again for his first win of the season tonight, when Pittsburgh hosts the Houston Astros in the middle portion of a three-game series at PNC Park. Ohlendorf was last in action Thursday versus St. Louis and took the loss despite yielding just two runs and seven hits over six innings. Unfortunately for the 26-year-old right-hander, his Cardina |
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| Pirates' Duke keeps Astros' bats silent |
MLB Baseball |
04/13/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Zach Duke twirled a four-hit shutout for his second win of the season, as the Pittsburgh Pirates captured their home opener with a 7-0 victory over the Houston Astros. Ryan Doumit homered and added an RBI single in the victory, while Adam LaRoche had three hits and keyed a five-run third inning with a two-run homer. Nyjer Morgan also singled in two runs and Freddy Sanchez doubled three times for Pittsburgh, which had lost each of its previous four openers at PNC Park. Duke (2-0) |
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| Pirates to hold home opener against sputtering Astros |
MLB Baseball |
04/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Both the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates will try to get their offenses going this afternoon in the opener of a three-game series at PNC Park, a matchup that will also serve as Pittsburgh's home opener. Houston and Pittsburgh are each coming off shutout losses on Sunday, with the two clubs combining for only six hits, five of them singles. The Astros fell to St. Louis, 3-0, for their fourth straight loss, while the Pirates were blanked by Cincinnati, 2-0, to split a weather-shortened two |
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| Bucs use long ball to pound Reds |
MLB Baseball |
04/11/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Nate McLouth, Ryan Doumit and Adam LaRoche homered to back seven strong innings from Paul Maholm, as the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to a 10-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. McLouth belted a two-run homer in the first inning and finished with three runs batted in for the Pirates, who put it away with five in the ninth on a grand slam by Doumit and a solo shot by LaRoche. Nyjer Morgan finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored for Pittsburgh, wh |
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| Pirates, Reds try once again to start series in Cincy |
MLB Baseball |
04/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Dominican right-hander Johnny Cueto takes step one toward avoiding the sophomore jinx today when the Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the weather-delayed opening game of what is now a two-game weekend series at Great American Ball Park. Game one was originally scheduled for Friday, but was postponed by rain. No makeup date has been announced. A 23-year-old product of the baseball factory in San Pedro de Macoris, Cueto reached the majors last season and was occasionally brilliant, |
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| Pirates/Reds postponed |
MLB Baseball |
04/10/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - Friday's game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park was postponed because of rain. A makeup date has not been announced. Johnny Cueto, who was slated to start for the Reds, will take the mound on Saturday, while Pittsburgh will skip scheduled starter Jeff Karstens' turn in the rotation and go with Paul Maholm. |
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| Pirates resume season-opening trek in Cincinnati |
MLB Baseball |
04/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Dominican right-hander Johnny Cueto takes the first step toward trying to avoid the sophomore jinx tonight, when the Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game weekend series at Great American Ball Park. A 23-year-old product of the baseball factory of San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic, Cueto reached the majors last season and was occasionally brilliant but frequently inconsistent. He finished with a 9-14 mark with a 4.81 earned run average over 31 s |
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