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| NL Central hopefuls resume set in St. Louis |
MLB Baseball |
07/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Kyle Lohse has emerged as the unlikely ace for the St. Louis Cardinals this season. The team will be counting on another big outing from the right-hander when it continues a crucial four-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers tonight at Busch Stadium. These division rivals are presently tied for the top spot in the National League Wild Card standings, and both teams trail the first-place Chicago Cubs by just two games in the NL Central race. The Brewers drew even with St. Louis by coming throug |
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| Division leaders square off in Arizona |
MLB Baseball |
07/21/2008 |
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| yed particularly well as of late. The slumping playoff hopefuls get together for a three-game series that begins tonight at Chase Field. The Cubs' once-sizeable lead atop the National League Central has dwindled down to just two games over the rival St. Louis Cardinals following a string of three recent losses. Milwaukee is also within striking distance of the top spot, as the third-place Brewers now trail Chicago by three games in the standings. Chicago did put an end to its three-game slide and avoided a series |
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| Miles' grand slam in ninth helps Cardinals sweep Padres |
MLB Baseball |
07/20/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Aaron Miles' grand slam in the ninth gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 9-5 win and complete a four-game sweep of the San Diego Padres. Bryan Corey started the inning on the mound and got the first out when Jason LaRue led off with a ground out. Albert Pujols then walked and moved all the way to third as Luke Carlin's throw to first on a pickoff attempt went into right field. After intentional walks to Yadier Molina and Skip Schumaker, Miles belted a 2-1 fastball into the bullpen in r |
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| Dempster gets second half started in Houston |
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07/20/2008 |
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| career record to 3-8 in 38 career meetings with the Astros, during which he's split time with 12 starts and 26 relief outings. He has recorded 16 saves against Houston. The Cubs, who lead the National League's Central Division by two games over the St. Louis Cardinals, have dropped the initial two games of the series. Dempster lost his final pre-break start, allowing seven hits and four runs in 6 2/3 innings of a 4-2 defeat against San Francisco on July 13. Houston righty Brandon Backe, on the other hand, will tr |
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| Cards take aim at fifth straight win against lowly Padres |
MLB Baseball |
07/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Jamie Garcia makes the first major league start of his career this afternoon when the St. Louis Cardinals try and complete a four- game sweep of the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium. St. Louis won their fourth straight game on Saturday, as Albert Pujols went 3- for-4 with four runs driven in the Cardinals' 6-5 win. Rick Ankiel and Skip Schumaker were responsible for an RBI apiece for St. Louis, which will be trying for its first four-game sweep of the Padres since turning the trick in July 199 |
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| Rox shoot for four-game sweep of Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
07/20/2008 |
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| six innings of a 2-1 loss. Cook is 0-1 lifetime against the Pirates with a 5.09 ERA in five games (two starts). Pittsburgh will counter with lefty Zach Duke, who is winless in his last six starts. Duke was tagged with the loss on July 11 against the St. Louis Cardinals, as he surrendered five runs and 10 hits in six innings, dropping him to 4-6 on the year with a 4.40 ERA. Duke has beaten the Rockies both times he has faced them and has pitched to a 2.77 ERA in those outings. Although Colorado won four of seven la |
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| Pujols sparks Cardinals' comeback win over Pads |
MLB Baseball |
07/20/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Albert Pujols went 3-for-4 with four runs driven in to lead the St. Louis Cardinals in a 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres in the third installment of a four-game set. Rick Ankiel and Skip Schumaker were responsible for an RBI apiece for St. Louis, which has won four straight games. Todd Wellemeyer (8-4) got the win as he went 6 1/3 innings and was touched for five runs on five hits. Ryan Franklin tossed two innings of scoreless relief to notch his 14th save. Edgar Gonzalez hit a |
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| Report: O's Loewen to change from pitcher to fielder |
MLB Baseball |
07/19/2008 |
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| ow, and allowed Loewen to resume pitching this season. Since the club gave him a major-league deal, Loewen would have to clear waivers before heading to the minors to re-establish himself. The Orioles are expected to wait until the end of this season before terminating his contract and assigning him elsewhere. The move has some precedent. Infamously-wild former St. Louis Cardinals hurler Rick Ankiel resurrected his own career following multiple arm procedures, and has landed a starting outfield job with the club. |
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| O's land INF Castro, among other moves |
MLB Baseball |
07/19/2008 |
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| ds, who released him earlier this year before he signed a minor league contract with the Rockies. Castro has hit .230 in 930 career games, but went hitless in 10 at-bats for Cincinnati prior to his release. McCoy, who was acquired via trade with the St. Louis Cardinals in March, hit .276 in 53 games with Norfolk, while Bynum struggled to a .179 average in 40 games with the Orioles this season. In other moves, the O's activated pitcher Randor Bierd from the disabled list and placed pitcher Greg Aquino on the 15-day |
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| Cards shoot for fourth straight in third of four with Padres |
MLB Baseball |
07/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Cardinals take aim at their fourth straight win this afternoon when they continue their four-game series with the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium. St. Louis scored four times in the eighth inning on Friday to pull out an 11-7 win. Rick Ankiel was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI, while Albert Pujols went 3-for-4 with two runs scored as five Cardinals had multi-hit games. That included Ryan Ludwick, who also homered as part of the 17-hit attack. Since June 19, St. Louis has |
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