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| Sammons slams Braves past Cardinals |
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07/31/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Clint Sammons hit his first career homer and drove in three runs, as the Atlanta Braves avoided a four-game sweep with a 9-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Sammons, who was called up from the minors on Monday, was appearing in his sixth major league game and recorded his first RBI of his career. "It's something that I'll remember forever, just like the first hit I got last year," Sammons said. "To get a home run and give us the lead is definitely a positive." Mike Hampton was |
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| Braves' Hampton resumes comeback attempt against Cardinals |
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07/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The theme of comeback pitching stars continues tonight at Turner Field, when Mike Hampton makes his second post-injury start for the Atlanta Braves in the finale of a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Carpenter got the back-to-the-mound momentum going Wednesday night, when the St. Louis hurler pitched for the first time since 2007's Opening Day. He allowed one run on 67 pitches over four innings of work in last night's 7-2 victory over the Braves. Hampton was off from 2005 un |
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| Cubs extend lead over Brewers in NL Central |
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07/31/2008 |
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| games at Miller Park. Dempster (12-4) allowed just five hits and struck out nine while walking one for the Cubs, who have won four straight to open up a four-game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central. Chicago also holds a four-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals, who topped the Braves, 7-2, on Wednesday. "Guys are coming through in big ways, picking each other up, coming up with two-out hits, two-out RBI, and the guys in the bullpen are coming in and doing their jobs," Dempster said. Reed Johnson and Alfons |
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| Cardinals pull away to beat Braves in Carpenter's return |
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07/30/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Joe Mather hit a two-run home run and Chris Carpenter allowed a run over four innings in his first start in nearly 16 months as the St. Louis Cardinals topped the free-falling Atlanta Braves, 7-2, in the third of four games at Turner Field. Carpenter, the 2005 National League Cy Young winner, allowed five hits while walking two and striking out two on 67 pitches in his first start since Opening Day 2007. The right-hander underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery last July an |
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| Cards take Carpenter off DL |
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07/30/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter was reinstated from the disabled list on Wednesday. The Former Cy Young Award winner and postseason hero returned to the mound for the first time in more than a year Wednesday night, in St. Louis' 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Carpenter allowed a run on five hits in four innings before being lifted after throwing 67 pitches. He didn't factor in the decision. He started on Opening Day in 2007, but complained of right elbo |
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| Cards take Carpenter of DL |
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07/30/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter was reinstated from the disabled list Wednesday. The Former Cy Young Award winner and postseason hero will return to the mound for the first time in more than a year Wednesday night, when St. Louis visits the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. He started on Opening Day in 2007, but complained of right elbow pain after allowing five runs in six innings of a loss to the New York Mets. He eventually underwent ligament replacement surgery one yea |
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| Ace in the hole: Cards' Carpenter returns to face Braves |
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07/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Former Cy Young Award winner and postseason hero Chris Carpenter returns to the mound for the first time in more than a year tonight, when the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Atlanta Braves in the third test of a four-game series at Turner Field. Carpenter won the Cy Young Award in 2005 after going 21-5 with a 2.83 earned run average, then helped the Cardinals to an improbable World Series title in 2006 by winning three postseason games. He started on Opening Day in 2007, but complained of right |
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| Three Cardinals minor leaguers suspended |
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07/29/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguers Braulin Beltre, Andreas Beras and Yedilson Pena were each suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball on Tuesday, after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. All three players are part of the Cards' Dominican Summer League club. Beltre, a pitcher, and outfielder Beras tested positive for a metabolite of Boldenone. Pena, also a pitcher, tested positive for metabolites of Stanozolol. |
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| Cardinals shoot for second straight win over Braves |
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07/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Right-hander Todd Wellemeyer makes his first career start against Atlanta tonight, when the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Braves in the second test of a four-game series at Turner Field. A journeyman reliever through the initial four seasons of his career, Wellemeyer didn't make his first start in the big leagues until 2007 with the Cardinals, for whom he went 3-2 in 20 appearances (11 starts) last season. Wellemeyer had a surprisingly good early start to this year for St. Louis, winning seven |
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| Braves send Jones, Hudson to DL |
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07/29/2008 |
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| . James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama later this week with season-ending Tommy John ligament transplant surgery a distinct possibility. In a related move, the Braves recalled pitcher Charlie Morton from Triple-A Richmond to start Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Morton (2-4) was rocked for eight runs in 3 2/3 innings in Atlanta's 12-3 loss. The Braves also promoted two others on Monday, bringing up pitcher Jeff Bennett from Single-A Myrtle Beach and catcher Clint Sammons from Richmond. To make room on the |
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