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| Harden, Cubs edge Cards |
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09/12/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Rich Harden continued his brilliance for the Cubs, throwing six effective innings to give Chicago a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game set at Busch Stadium. Harden (5-1) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk, with three strikeouts to take the win. Kerry Wood pitched a scoreless ninth for his 30th save of the year. Ryan Theriot, Derrek Lee and Mike Fontenot each drove in a run for the Cubs, who despite the win, have lost eight of 11. Wit |
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| Harden returns for Cubs in finale at Busch |
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09/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs' stretch run gets a bit of a boost tonight, when Rich Harden returns to the hill to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. Harden hasn't started since August 29 versus the Phillies, as the Cubs decided to give the oft-injured hurler some extra rest. The right-hander had been limited to just 26 starts over his previous three years with Oakland due to five separate stints on the disabled list. Harden, though, has made 22 starts t |
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| Lilly, Cubs clip Cards |
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09/11/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Ted Lilly hurled eight strong innings and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, in the middle contest of a three-game set from Busch Stadium. Lilly (14-9) allowed five hits and one run, while striking out five and walking none to get the win. Felix Pie, Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez each recorded an RBI for the Cubs, who had dropped two in a row coming in. Despite having dropped eight of their last 10 games overall, Chicago is now 4 1/2 games ah |
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| Cards try to keep playoff hopes alive against struggling Cubs |
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09/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals will shoot for their fourth straight win and try to gain more ground in the wild card standings, as they resume a three-game series tonight versus the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. St. Louis pulled within 3 1/2 games of the Milwaukee Brewers for the top spot in the NL wild card standings with Tuesday's 4-3 victory in the series opener. Cesar Izturis plated Brendan Ryan with a check-swing hit for the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and Albert Pujols ti |
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| Izturis' grounder completes Cardinals' comeback over Cubs |
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09/10/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Cesar Izturis' check-swing grounder brought home Brendan Ryan with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, in the opener of a key NL Central three-game series at Busch Stadium. Albert Pujols tied the game in the seventh inning with a three-run homer for the Cardinals, who have won three straight and currently sit 3 1/2 games behind Milwaukee for the top spot in the NL wild card race. Aramis Ramirez finished 3 |
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| Cards address Pujols elbow problems |
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09/09/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals addressed recent media reports regarding the uncertainty over the condition of Albert Pujols' right elbow Tuesday. The team released a statement saying both Pujols and his representatives are in agreement that his condition does not appear to be season-threatening nor do they have a clear indication that it will or will not require future surgery. "We are sensitive to Albert's stated concerns," said Cardinals' vice president/general manager John Mozeliak. " |
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| Wainwright pitches Cards to win over Fish |
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09/07/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Adam Wainwright threw eight dominant innings and Albert Pujols hit a two-run home run to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-1 win over Florida, in the rubber match of a three-game set. Wainwright (9-3) gave up the one run on six hits and a walk, and struck out six, to earn the win. The Cardinals have won two in a row, and moved within five games of Milwaukee for first in the NL wild card race. The Brewers were blown out, 10-1, by San Diego on Sunday. Felipe Lopez went 2-for-3, wh |
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| Fishing for a playoff spot, Cards go for series win against Marlins |
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09/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals will try to keep their playoff hopes alive this afternoon in the finale of a three-game series with the Florida Marlins at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals had lost six of seven, including a setback in Friday's opener, before posting a 5-3 victory on Saturday night. Todd Wellemeyer threw a season-high eight solid innings, and Albert Pujols slugged a two-run homer in the victory. Pujols leads the majors with a .360 average -- four points better than Atlanta's Chipper Jones -- |
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| Pujols tries to continue torrid pace in middle tilt with Fish |
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09/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Despite Albert Pujols' continued hot-hitting, the St. Louis Cardinals have been unable to come up with a winning streak. The club will try to avoid falling further back in the National League wild card race in the continuation of a three-game series with the Florida Marlins tonight at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals fell in extra innings to the Marlins yesterday, giving them six losses in their last seven games. Coupled with Milwaukee's win on Friday, St. Louis is now six games back of the Brewers |
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| Aces Wild: Peavy, Sheets square off in Milwaukee |
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09/06/2008 |
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| n his last 10 starts after a 10-2 beginning to the season. The Brewers are 4-6 in those 10 subsequent outings and have scored just 10 runs in the six losses. Prior to the Mets incident, Sheets hurled six scoreless innings in an Aug. 26 defeat of the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing five hits and striking out four. He's not allowed a run since dropping a 5-2 verdict to Houston on Aug. 19. Sheets is 0-2 in four career starts against the Padres with an 8.46 ERA in 22 1/3 innings. On Friday, J.J. Hardy drove in the game- |
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