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08/15/2008 |
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| Announced the suspension of Kansas City Royals catcher Miguel Olivo was reduced by one game from five to four; suspended Atlanta Braves pitcher Francisley Bueno three games; suspended Chicago Cubs minor league pitcher Jesse Lebron and infielder Alexander Mejia 50 games each. |
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| Cubs' Ramirez day-to-day with bruised hip |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez left Thursday's victory against the Atlanta Braves with a left hip bruise. His status is day-to-day. Ramirez scored from second on a double by Geovany Soto in the fifth inning and grimaced in pain following his slide into home. He remained on the ground for a few minutes before trainers came to his aid and slowly walked back to the dugout. The Cubs' clean-up hitter was 2-for-2 with a three-run home run before leaving the game. Mark DeRo |
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| Cubs' Ramirez leaves game |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez left Thursday's game against the Atlanta Braves with a left hip contusion. Ramirez scored from second on a double by Geovany Soto in the fifth inning and grimaced in pain following his slide into home. He remained on the ground for a few minutes before trainers came to his aid and slowly walked back to the dugout. The Cubs' clean-up hitter was 2-for-2 with a three-run home run before leaving the game. Mark DeRosa shifted from second bas |
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| Glavine returns from DL in finale with Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
08/14/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Braves are expected to have Tom Glavine back on the mound tonight, when they close out a three-game series versus the Chicago Cubs at Turner Field. Glavine has been on the disabled list since June 11 with a sore left elbow, and last took the hill on June 10 at Chicago's Wrigley Field. He was reached for four runs and six hits in three innings of a 10-5 setback against the Cubs to suffer the loss. The veteran southpaw and two-time NL Cy Young Award winner is 0-2 in his last four |
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| Soto, Cubs pound Braves |
MLB Baseball |
08/13/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Geovany Soto went 3-for-5 with a two-run double and a two-run homer, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 10-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a day/night doubleheader at Turner Field. Jim Edmonds also homered, drove in three runs and scored three times for the Cubs, while Mark DeRosa chipped in two hits, three runs scored and an RBI in the victory -- Chicago's sixth straight on the road. "It's really good to pick it up on the road," said Soto about the club's recent |
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| Cubs and Braves are rained out; doubleheader on tap for Wednesday |
MLB Baseball |
08/12/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Tuesday's game between the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday. The Braves will start Charlie Morton in the first game and Jorge Campillo in game two. The Cubs will put Jason Marquis on the mound in game one and Rich Harden in game two. Game one will begin at 1:10 p.m. (et) and game two will start at 7:05 p.m. (et). |
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| Astros, Giants continue set at Minute Maid Park |
MLB Baseball |
08/12/2008 |
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| 24 starts last season, winning seven times and posting an even 4.00 earned run average in 146 1/3 innings. He's pitched to an even better 2.68 ERA through 157 2/3 innings this time around, including an eight-inning performance in a 3-2 defeat of the Atlanta Braves on August 6, when he allowed five hits and two runs while striking out eight. Lincecum, who's 1-0 in three lifetime starts against the Astros, has struck out at least eight batters in eight of his last 10 starts. For Houston, 30-year-old right-hande |
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| Cubs aim to start road trip on right foot against Braves |
MLB Baseball |
08/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs will shoot for their sixth straight road win when they kick off a six-game trek tonight with the first of three straight games against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The Cubs lead the division by 3 1/2 games over the surging Milwaukee Brewers, who have won six in a row to keep the Central race tight. Chicago swept the Brewers in four games at Miller Park at the end of July and recently completed a nine-game homestand with a 6-3 record. In Sunday nig |
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| Diamondbacks' Hudson undergoes season-ending surgery |
MLB Baseball |
08/10/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Orlando Hudson will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his dislocated wrist on Saturday night. Hudson left Saturday's 11-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves after suffering the setback. In the sixth inning, Hudson was attempting to cover second base as the Braves' Brian McCann tried to move up a bag on a throw to the plate following his two- run single. Pitcher Juan Cruz was wild in his throw to the bag, and Hudson's glove collided |
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| Webb wins MLB-leading 17th as D'Backs upend Braves |
MLB Baseball |
08/10/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - Brandon Webb became the first pitcher in the majors to get to 17 wins by leading the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves, 6-1, and avoid a four-game sweep at Chase Field. Webb (17-4) has won four straight starts and is 6-0 over his previous nine trips to the mound after allowing one run in six innings. The right-hander, who has not loss since June 22, yielded six hits and two walks, while striking out five. Chris Snyder homered while Webb and Mark Reynolds each posted |
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