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| Above average: Cards' Pujols setting the mark |
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09/12/2008 |
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| th all the injuries and all the things that have gone on in my career the last five years," Pujols said on the team's website. "To accomplish that is a blessing." The 6-3, 230-pound Pujols just went 1-for-5 with a run and an RBI in a 3-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday to keep pace with Jones, who collected a hit in four plate appearances in an 8-4 win versus Colorado. Pujols, currently 16th on the active list with 315 career home runs, will lead the Cardinals on Friday night in the first of three stra |
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| Cubs/Astros Friday and Saturday games postponed due to Ike |
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09/11/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Cubs/Houston Astros series scheduled for this weekend at Minute Maid Park has been postponed due to the expected arrival of Hurricane Ike to the Houston area on Friday. Friday and Saturday's matchups between NL playoff contenders has been postponed with no definitive makeup date set in stone. Thursday's game in Houston between the Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates will take place as scheduled, while the Cubs will travel back to Chicago after their tilt in St. Louis. |
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| Harden returns for Cubs in finale at Busch |
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09/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Cubs' stretch run gets a bit of a boost tonight, when Rich Harden returns to the hill to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. Harden hasn't started since August 29 versus the Phillies, as the Cubs decided to give the oft-injured hurler some extra rest. The right-hander had been limited to just 26 starts over his previous three years with Oakland due to five separate stints on the disabled list. Harden, though, has made 22 s |
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| Oswalt goes for red-hot Astros against Bucs |
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09/11/2008 |
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| een him go 7-1 in nine starts and lower his earned run average from 4.67 to 3.72. He's allowed just one run over 24 1/3 innings in his last three outings, scattering 10 hits while walking four batters and striking out 12 in wins over Cincinnati, the Chicago Cubs and Colorado. He is 11-6 lifetime against the Pirates with a 2.57 ERA in 23 appearances - 22 starts. For Pittsburgh, lefty Zach Duke returns after ending a 14-start skid in his last outing. The 25-year-old Texan won his fourth game of the season wit |
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| Lilly, Cubs clip Cards |
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09/11/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - Ted Lilly hurled eight strong innings and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, in the middle contest of a three-game set from Busch Stadium. Lilly (14-9) allowed five hits and one run, while striking out five and walking none to get the win. Felix Pie, Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez each recorded an RBI for the Cubs, who had dropped two in a row coming in. Despite having dropped eight of their last 10 games overall, Chicago is now 4 1/2 g |
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| Oakland activates Gallagher |
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09/10/2008 |
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| land Athletics activated pitcher Sean Gallagher from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Wednesday's 5-2 win against Detroit. He pitched four innings and was charged with just six walks while striking out six and not issuing a hit. He was pulled due to a high pitch count. Gallagher, who had been on the DL since August 21 with shoulder fatigue, was acquired by Oakland on July 8 from the Chicago Cubs in the Rich Harden trade. The righty is 1-2 with a 5.87 earned run average in nine starts with the A's. |
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| Cards try to keep playoff hopes alive against struggling Cubs |
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09/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Cardinals will shoot for their fourth straight win and try to gain more ground in the wild card standings, as they resume a three-game series tonight versus the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. St. Louis pulled within 3 1/2 games of the Milwaukee Brewers for the top spot in the NL wild card standings with Tuesday's 4-3 victory in the series opener. Cesar Izturis plated Brendan Ryan with a check-swing hit for the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and Albert Pu |
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| A's close set with Tigers |
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09/10/2008 |
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| average in 9 2/3 innings. For the Athletics, right-hander Sean Gallagher returns from a stint on the 15- day disabled list with right shoulder fatigue. The 22-year-old Boston native, who came to Oakland in the July trade that sent Rich Harden to the Chicago Cubs, has made seven starts with his American League team - going 1-2 with a 6.55 earned run average in 34 1/3 innings. He started the season with the Cubs and made 12 appearances - 10 starts - going 3-4 with a 4.45 ERA. His July 11 debut with the Athlet |
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| Izturis' grounder completes Cardinals' comeback over Cubs |
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09/10/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - Cesar Izturis' check-swing grounder brought home Brendan Ryan with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, in the opener of a key NL Central three-game series at Busch Stadium. Albert Pujols tied the game in the seventh inning with a three-run homer for the Cardinals, who have won three straight and currently sit 3 1/2 games behind Milwaukee for the top spot in the NL wild card race. Aramis Ramirez fin |
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| Cubs bring up OF Pie, P Wells |
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09/09/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Cubs recalled outfielder Felix Pie and selected the contract of pitcher Randy Wells from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday. The club also placed pitcher Jon Lieber on the 60-day disabled list with a right foot strain. Pie, 23, was a member of the Cubs' opening-day roster, but hit just .222 with one home run and seven RBI in 30 games. Down in Iowa, the prospect batted .287 with 10 homers, 20 doubles and 55 RBI in 85 games. Wells, 26, earned 2008 Iowa pitcher of the Year a |
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