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| Cubs go for Central clincher in tilt with Cards |
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09/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Even a lopsided loss didn't harm the Chicago Cubs' chances for a second straight National League Central title. With its magic number for clinching the division down to one, Chicago will resume a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Chicago entered Friday's series opener with a magic number of two and was promptly shelled by St. Louis, 12-6, despite having Carlos Zambrano on the mound. However, the second-place Brewers were beaten by the Reds la |
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| Free-falling Brewers succumb to homer-happy Cincinnati |
MLB Baseball |
09/20/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (Best E Casino) - Joey Votto and Jay Bruce both homered twice as Cincinnati used the longball to rout Milwaukee, 11-2, in the opener of a three-game set at Great American Ball Park. The loss by the Brewers also lowered the Chicago Cubs' magic number for clinching a second straight NL Central division title to just one. Jerry Hairston Jr., Jolbert Cabrera and Andy Phillips also homered for the Reds, who have won five of their past six contests. Ramon Ramirez (1-0) allowed just two runs on se |
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| A couple of NL races getting interesting |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| in the coffin of the Milwaukee Brewers' 2008 season. Milwaukee, which earlier this week (and amazingly) fired manager Ned Yost on Monday with 12 games to play, held a 6-2 lead with two outs in the ninth on Thursday at Wrigley Field, only to see the Chicago Cubs score four times to tie the game before winning it in the 12th. If that is not a death knell for the Brewers, then I don't what is. Especially when the Mets and Phillies, behind their respective aces, go out and take full advantage of the Brewers' c |
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| Cubs have chance to clinch in opener with Cards |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Carlos Zambrano put himself in the history books last time out by throwing the Chicago Cubs' first no-hitter in 36 years. Now he'll try to lock down the team's second straight National League Central crown when he pitches the opener of a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals today at Wrigley Field. On Sunday versus Houston at Milwaukee's Miller Park, Zambrano became the first Cub pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Milt Pappas did so versus San Diego on September 2, 1972. Zambran |
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| Pirates welcome Astros to PNC |
MLB Baseball |
09/19/2008 |
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| g distance of a National League Wild Card berth before a five-game losing streak coincided with the damaging arrival of Hurricane Ike earlier this week. The team was forced to flee its home at Minute Maid Park to play a key two- game series with the Chicago Cubs in Milwaukee and dropped both before a subsequent three-game midweek sweep at the hands of the Florida Marlins in Miami. Veteran left-hander Randy Wolf takes the mound for the Astros against the Pirates, making his 11th start since being acquired in |
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| Burrell leads Phils past Braves |
MLB Baseball |
09/18/2008 |
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| eason, including this latest three-game sweep in Turner Field. The Phillies are the first team to sweep a season series longer than four games in Braves franchise history in almost 100 years, since the 1909 Boston Doves lost all 11 home games to the Chicago Cubs. Philadelphia is 13-2 against Atlanta overall this season, a franchise-record number of wins for the Phillies against the Braves, and the clubs still have three games left, next week in Philadelphia. Cole Hamels (14-9) held the Braves to two runs de |
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| Brewers lose heartbreaker as Cubs inch closer to division crown |
MLB Baseball |
09/18/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Derrek Lee's RBI single with two outs in the 12th inning capped a stunning comeback, as the Chicago Cubs edged the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 in the rubber-match of a three-game set at Wrigley Field. The Brewers led 6-2 with two outs and the bases empty in the ninth, but still suffered a stomach punch of a loss as their September swoon continued. Milwaukee has lost 13 of 17 games in September, and seen a 5 1/2-game lead in the NL wild card turn into a half-game deficit entering pl |
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| Sheets' status uncertain |
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09/18/2008 |
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| ght elbow. A Thursday story on MLB.com revealed that Sheets has been receiving treatment for pain in his right elbow since an August 24 start against St. Louis. The injury forced Sheets to leave after just two innings in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Interim Brewers manager Dale Sveum is quoted in the story as saying that the Brewers will consider going to a four-man rotation for the remainder of the season if Sheets needs to be shut down. Milwaukee's ace before the acquisition of CC Sabathia, |
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| Cubs vie for series win over fading Brew Crew |
MLB Baseball |
09/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Cubs will try to inch closer to their second straight National League Central title this afternoon, when they play the rubber match of their three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field. The Cubs' magic number for clinching the division remained at four on Wednesday, as Prince Fielder finished 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles and three runs batted in to lead Milwaukee to a 6-2 win. J.J. Hardy collected three hits and knocked in a run for the Brewers, who slam |
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| Brewers stop slide; Sheets injured |
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09/17/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Prince Fielder finished 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles and three runs batted in, as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame the premature exit of starter Ben Sheets to top the Chicago Cubs, 6-2, in the middle test of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. Corey Hart drove in two runs for the Brewers, who slammed the brakes on a five-game slide. J.J. Hardy collected three hits and knocked in a run. Milwaukee sits a half-game back of New York in the NL wild card standings. The Mets hel |
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