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| Cubs hope to get back on track as Astros invade Wrigley |
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09/01/2008 |
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| st the Astros this season and 9-5 with a 5.22 ERA in 25 career games, 20 of which have been starts, versus Houston. Houston has ripped off five straight wins to pull within 9 1/2 games of the NL Wild Card lead. It completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with Sunday's 3-0 win, in which Ty Wigginton belted a two-run homer and Hunter Pence had the other RBI. Starter Wandy Rodriguez registered the win for the Astros after allowing seven hits over 5 2/3 scoreless innings before leaving the game with a b |
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| Astros P Rodriguez leaves game |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Astros starter Wandy Rodriguez left Sunday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals with an injured back. Rodriguez made his exit after fanning the Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick for the second out in the sixth with Houston leading 1-0. The Astros hurler picked up the win by allowing just seven hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He is listed as day-to-day. |
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| Diamondbacks acquire Eckstein |
MLB Baseball |
08/31/2008 |
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| 33, hit .277 in 76 games for the Blue Jays this season with a home run and 22 runs batted in. He went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Toronto's 6-2 win over the New York Yankees Sunday. In parts of eight major league seasons, Eckstein has a career batting average of .285 with 31 home runs and 307 RBI in stints with the Angels, Cardinals and Blue Jays. Eckstein has also been a part of two World Series Championship teams, the 2002 Anaheim Angels and the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals, earning series MVP honors for the Cardinals. |
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| Suppan leads Brewers into Steel City |
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08/30/2008 |
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| e Brewers one step closer to a playoff berth tonight, when they visit PNC Park for the middle game of a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Brewers enter the game at 78-56 overall, giving them a 4 1/2-game lead over the division rival St. Louis Cardinals in the chase for the National League's wild card playoff berth. Milwaukee trails the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central by 6 1/2 games. Suppan was a member of the unlikely 2006 world champion Cardinals team, winning 12 games during the regul |
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| Berkman homers in ninth to send Astros past Cardinals |
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08/29/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Lance Berkman's game-winning home run in the ninth propelled the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. With one out and Russ Springer (2-1) on the mound, Berkman ripped a 2-0 fastball that went just foul in right field. However, he slammed the next pitch over the left field wall for the win. David Newhan hit a two-run home run while Doug Brocail (6-5) got the win for pitching a scoreless ninth for the Astros, |
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| Cards to send out struggling Lohse against Astros |
MLB Baseball |
08/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Kyle Lohse was the St. Louis Cardinals' best pitcher in the first half of the season. It's been a different story since the All-Star break, however. Lohse will try to find his first-half touch tonight, when the Cardinals open up a three-game set with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. A late signing by the Cardinals prior the season, Lohse was 11-2 with a 3.39 earned in 20 starts before the All-Star break but has gone just 2-4 with a 5.36 ERA in eight starts since. The righty has yet to al |
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| Cards purchase Phelps' contract, send Garcia down |
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08/27/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals purchased the contract of first baseman Josh Phelps from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, and optioned pitcher Jaime Garcia to Memphis. Phelps, 30, has not made a major league appearance since last season with Pittsburgh. He split 2007 between the Yankees and Pirates, batting .306 with seven home runs and 31 RBI in 94 games. This season at Triple-A, Phelps batted .291 with 31 homers and 97 RBI in 126 games. In 446 career games, Phelps owns a .273 batting aver |
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| It wasn't in the Cards; Milwaukee crushes St. Louis |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Ryan Braun and Bill Hall each clubbed two-run homers, and Ben Sheets tossed six solid innings, as the Milwaukee Brewers pounded the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-0, in the opener of a quick two-game set at Busch Stadium with huge playoff implications. Prince Fielder finished 3-for-6 with two RBI and a run scored for Milwaukee, which has reeled off five straight wins. Jason Kendall also drove in three runs in the victory. Milwaukee, though, still trails the front-running Cubs by five gam |
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| Cardinals place OF Barton on DL |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals placed outfielder Brian Barton on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, retroactive to Monday, with a strained right oblique. In 69 games this season, the rookie Barton is hitting .269 with two home runs and 13 RBI. The Cardinals recalled outfielder Nick Stavinoha from Triple-A Memphis to take Barton's spot on the roster. |
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| Brewers' Durham leaves game |
MLB Baseball |
08/27/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Ray Durham left Tuesday's 12-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh inning with a right shoulder strain. He is listed as day-to-day. Durham, who was acquired from San Francisco last month, is batting .285 with four home runs and 38 RBI in 107 games this season for the Giants and Brewers. |
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