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| Cards aim for sweep of Dodgers |
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08/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals send out their most successful pitcher of 2008 to the mound as the playoff hopefuls shoot for a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon at Busch Stadium. After falling further back of both Chicago and Milwaukee in the National League Central race due to a stretch of nine losses in a 14-game span, the Cardinals have improved their positioning with consecutive victories in this series. St. Louis used the long ball to down the Dodgers last night, as Alber |
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| Cardinals continue roster shakeup |
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08/07/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals recalled reliever Chris Perez from Triple-A Memphis Wednesday, one of a series of moves for the contending club. The club also optioned outfielder Nick Stavinoha and infielder Brendan Ryan to Memphis, one day after signing free-agent infielder Felipe Lopez. Perez, 23, is 2-1 with a 3.91 earned run average in 24 games for St. Louis this season and earned his first major league save Wednesday with 1 2/3 scoreless frames. The hard-throwing righty may permanent |
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| Pujols slams Cards past Dodgers |
MLB Baseball |
08/07/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Albert Pujols was 4-for-4 with a grand slam, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the middle contest of a three-game set from Busch Stadium. Ryan Ludwick added three hits and two RBI, including a home run for St. Louis. Joel Pineiro (4-5) tossed seven effective innings, surrendering four runs on eight hits to pick up just his second win in his last 15 starts. Chris Perez earned his first major league save with 1 2/3 scoreless frames aft |
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| Cards option 2B Ryan |
MLB Baseball |
08/06/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals optioned second baseman Brendan Ryan to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday. Ryan has appeared in 68 games for the Cardinals this season and was batting .242 with nine RBI. The move comes on the heels of the team signing second baseman Felipe Lopez on Tuesday. Lopez had been released by the Washington Nationals on July 31. |
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| Cardinals pick up INF Lopez |
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08/06/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals signed free-agent infielder Felipe Lopez to a major-league contract Tuesday. Lopez was released by the Washington Nationals last week in a roster upheaval. The 28-year-old was hitting .234 with 20 doubles and 25 RBI in 100 games this season. For his six-year career, Lopez has compiled a .256 average with 67 home runs, 313 RBI and 105 stolen bases in 830 combined games with Toronto, Cincinnati and Washington. |
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| Ludwick's blast lifts Cards over Dodgers |
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08/06/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Ryan Ludwick smacked a one-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a much- needed 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rain-soaked opener of a three-game series. Albert Pujols also smacked a two-run homer, while Adam Kennedy was 3-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored. Jaime Garcia (1-1) was credited with the win for tossing a scoreless inning of relief for St. Louis, which had lost three of its previous four games. Manny Ramire |
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| Manny, Dodgers head to St. Louis |
MLB Baseball |
08/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Manny Ramirez has made an immediate impact with the Los Angeles Dodgers and will lead his new team this evening, when it opens a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Ramirez was acquired in a three-team deal with Boston and Pittsburgh last week and made his Dodgers debut against the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks. The right fielder collected eight hits, including two homers, and five runs batted in for the Dodgers, who are 1 1/2 games behind the D'Backs in th |
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| Cardinals' Duncan has successful surgery |
MLB Baseball |
08/04/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Chris Duncan underwent successful neck surgery on Monday. The procedure consisted of a cervical disc replacement, and Duncan will need three-to-four months to recover. Duncan was placed on the disabled list July 22 with the injury. He received a cortisone shot that apparently had no effect. This will be the second consecutive year Duncan will have a season cut short due to injury. The 27-year-old underwent season-ending surgery to repair a bilateral |
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| Cards' Ludwick earns NL weekly honor |
MLB Baseball |
08/04/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Ryan Ludwick was named National League Player of the Week for the period ending August 3. Ludwick led the National League with a hefty .538 average (14-for-26), eight runs batted in and a .613 on-base percentage, while also belting four homers. His best performance of the week came on Friday, going 4-for-4 with a pair of homers to lead the Cards over the Phillies. It was the fourth time he registered four hits in one game, and the fifth multi-homer ga |
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| Phils rally to edge Cards |
MLB Baseball |
08/03/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Shane Victorino hit a three-run home run as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied late for a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a three-game set at Busch Stadium. Chase Utley hit a solo home run and scored twice while Pat Burrell also drove in a run for the Phillies, who have won seven of their last eight games and now hold a 2 1/2 game lead over the Marlins for first place in the NL East. Brett Myers started on the mound and gave up two runs on four hits with t |
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