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| Hot-hitting Rangers hand the ball to Benson in Detroit |
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04/10/2009 |
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| return to the major leagues when the oft-injured pitcher takes the mound for the Texas Rangers in today's opener of a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers. It's been 2 1/2 years since Benson, the No. 1 overall selection of the 1996 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, last pitched in a big league game. The now 34-year-old hurler missed the entire 2007 season due to a torn rotator cuff and began last year with the Philadelphia Phillies' Triple-A affiliate in Lehigh Valley, but was released in late August after go |
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| Carpenter hurls Cardinals past Pirates |
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04/10/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Yadier Molina and pinch hitter Brian Barden each had an RBI, while veteran Chris Carpenter tossed seven innings of one-hit ball, as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, to split a four-game series at Busch Stadium. Carpenter (1-0) allowed one unearned run and fanned seven batters with just two walks to pick up the win. Carpenter is back at full strength after two injury-plagued campaigns. He is entering his sixth season with the Cardinals and made just four |
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| Pirates wrap up season-opening set in St. Louis |
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04/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates will wrap up a four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon with a matinee affair at Busch Stadium. Pittsburgh has won two of the first three matchups and recorded a 7-4 victory on Wednesday in the third test of the set. Jack Wilson and Freddy Sanchez both had big days at the plate, going 4-for-5 to help the Pirates rebound from a 9-3 drubbing in the second game. Pirates starting pitcher Zach Duke collected the win after allowing three runs -- one earn |
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| Pirates erupt for 17 hits, top Cardinals |
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04/09/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Jack Wilson and Freddy Sanchez each went 4- for-5, as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-4, to win the third test of the season-opening four-game series between the clubs. Wilson drove in two and Sanchez had one RBI for Pittsburgh, which won the season-opener but dropped a 9-3 decision Tuesday. Nate McLouth hit a two-run homer in the Pirates' win, while Brandon Moss finished 3-for-4 with a double. Zach Duke (1-0) took the win after allowing three runs -- one |
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| Cardinals, Pirates continue season-opening set |
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04/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals try to make it two straight wins this evening, when they play the third test of a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. In the second game of this season-opening set on Tuesday, Albert Pujols finished 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and two walks, helping St. Louis to a 9-3 win. Chris Duncan also hit a two-run homer and walked twice, while Yadier Molina added a solo shot for St. Louis, which bounced back after a ninth-inning collapse in Monday's op |
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| Pujols powers Cardinals over Pirates |
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04/08/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Albert Pujols finished 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and two walks, as the St. Louis Cardinals downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-3, to pick up their first win this season. Chris Duncan also hit a two-run homer and walked twice, while Yadier Molina added a solo shot for St. Louis. The Cardinals dropped their season-opener to the Pirates on Monday, 6-4, after Pittsburgh scored four runs in the ninth inning. St. Louis pounded out 12 hits Tuesday, of which Khalil Greene, Molina and Col |
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| Lohse aims to get Cards in win column versus Bucs |
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04/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals will attempt to rebound from a tough beginning to their 2009 campaign in tonight's matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. St. Louis appeared to be on its way to an Opening Day win on Monday, but the Pirates reached rookie closer Jason Motte for four runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally for a 6-4 victory in the first of four straight games between the teams. Motte, who earned the ninth-inning role with an excellent spring, came in to protect a 4-2 |
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| Wilson, Pirates upend Cards |
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04/06/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Jack Wilson hit a three-run double as part of a four-run ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates came back to surprise the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, in the season opener for both teams at Busch Stadium. Nyjer Morgan finished 3-for-5 with two runs batted in, while Adam LaRoche chipped in with two hits, including a double, an RBI and a run scored for the Pirates. "We went through all this last year, these guys never quit," said Pirates manager John Russell. "They have the feeling of |
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| Cards entertain Bucs in season-opener at Busch |
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04/06/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals enter this 2009 season with high expectations, while the Pittsburgh Pirates have a much different purpose in mind. The two National League Central inhabitants begin work on their goals when they open up a four-game series this afternoon at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are hoping to build on a promising 86-win campaign of 2008 and end a two-year absence from the playoffs. Pittsburgh, on the other hand, endured its 16th consecutive losing season last year, which tied the |
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| Pirates' Dumatrait to start season on DL |
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04/03/2009 |
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| Bradenton, FL (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Pirates, as expected, placed pitcher Phil Dumatrait on the 15-day disabled list for the start of the season. The move is retroactive to March 27. Dumatrait is still recovering from a left shoulder injury that cut his 2008 season short. He underwent an arthroscopic procedure in August and was expected to be ready for spring training, but had a setback in January and didn't appear in a game until March 29, when he worked two innings of a minor league contest. The lef |
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