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| Pujols leads Cards to sweep of Mets |
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04/23/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Albert Pujols went 3-for-4 with a pair of homers, three runs batted in and four runs scored, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 12-8 victory over the New York Mets and a sweep of the three- game series at Busch Stadium. Rick Ankiel added three hits with a homer and two runs batted in, while Ryan Ludwick and Skip Schumaker each drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who have won seven in a row at home and swept the Mets at Busch for the first time since August 6-8, 2004. "We just w |
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| Mets try to avoid sweep in St. Louis |
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04/23/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Kyle Lohse will make his fourth start of the season this afternoon for the St. Louis Cardinals, who will shoot for a three-game sweep of the New York Mets at Busch Stadium. Lohse is 2-0 with a 2.57 earned run average in three starts this season, but is coming off a rough outing against the Chicago Cubs. In a 7-5 loss at Wrigley Field on Saturday, Lohse did not factor in the outcome even though he surrendered four runs and five hits in five innings of work. He was coming off a complete-game effo |
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| Pineiro solid as Cardinals down Mets |
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04/23/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Joel Pineiro tossed eight-plus strong innings, as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets, 5-2, in the middle test of a three-game series from Busch Stadium. Pineiro (3-0) gave up six hits, two runs, walked two and earned a third straight win to start the season for his efforts, which were backed by Albert Pujols' two RBI and runs-scoring hits by Joe Thurston and Skip Schumaker. "It was an outstanding performance," Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa said of Pineiro. "I don' |
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| Cards try to best Mets once again |
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04/22/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Joel Pineiro tries to stay perfect on the season when he toes the rubber for the St. Louis Cardinals tonight in the middle test of a three-game series versus the New York Mets at Busch Stadium. Pineiro opened the season on April 10 versus Houston and earned the win with 6 2/3 innings of two-run ball. He then took the hill again on April 15 at Arizona, recording the win despite surrendering five runs and nine hits over five innings of work. He received more than enough run support in that one, a |
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| Ankiel helps Cardinals top Mets |
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04/22/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Rick Ankiel finished with three hits and doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals bested the New York Mets, 6-4, in the opener of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. Yadier Molina also had three hits while Albert Pujols doubled in a pair for St. Louis, which had lost two of three to the Cubs in a rain-shortened series over the weekend. Jason Motte (1-1) recorded the final two outs in the eighth to pick up the win, and Ryan Franklin set down Ne |
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| Reds, Cubs begin series at Wrigley |
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04/21/2009 |
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| ight overall. Bronson Arroyo (3-0) picked up the win after allowing three runs on nine hits over seven innings. He finished with a pair of strikeouts and didn't issue a walk. Francisco Cordero picked up his fifth save of the season. The Cubs, meanwhile, had their finale with the St. Louis Cardinals postponed by rain on Sunday. They have won two in a row and are 7-4 on the young season. Chicago won eight of its 15 games against the Reds last season, including six of the nine encounters contested in the Windy City. |
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| Mets hit the road for matchup with Cardinals |
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04/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Oliver Perez will try to string together back-to-back decent starts when he leads the New York Mets tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. Perez was rocked in his 2009 debut on April 9 against Cincinnati, allowing eight runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings for the loss. He rebounded last Wednesday versus San Diego by hurling six innings of one-run ball for his first win of the season. The lefty, who is 1-1 with a 7.84 ERA on the season, has |
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| Cardinals acquire Boyer from Braves |
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04/20/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals acquired reliever Blaine Boyer from the Atlanta Braves on Monday, in exchange for minor-league outfielder Brian Barton. Boyer, 27, has appeared in three games for St. Louis this season and allowed six runs in 1 1/3 innings for a 40.50 earned run average. The right-hander pitched in a career-high 76 games last season for Atlanta and went 2-6 with a 5.88 ERA. Over parts of five MLB seasons, all with the Braves, Boyer owns a 6-9 record with a 5.46 ERA in 129 g |
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| Cubs-Cardinals game postponed due to rain |
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04/19/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The finale of a four-game set between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a July 12th day-night doubleheader. The Cubs have an off day Monday before taking on the Reds for three games at home from Tuesday-Thursday. The Cardinals will take on the Mets for three games, also starting Tuesday. |
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| Cubs send Lilly to hill to battle Cards |
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04/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Left-hander Ted Lilly aims for a third consecutive triumph to start 2009 tonight when the Chicago Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a four-game series under the nationally televised lights at Wrigley Field. A 33-year-old from Torrance, California, Lilly began this, his 11th season in the majors, with an 11-6 defeat of the Houston Astros on April 8, then followed it with a 4-0 downing of the Colorado Rockies in April 13. He's given up nine hits and five runs in 11 2/3 innings, s |
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