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| Torrid Astros head to Colorado for key series |
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09/05/2008 |
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| reak in less than a month to get within six games of Milwaukee for the NL's final playoff spot with 22 to play. The Astros also won a season-high eight in a row from August 7-14. The Astros enter this series having swept a three-game set against the Chicago Cubs, owners of the best record in the league. In Wednesday's 4-0 victory, Randy Wolf threw his eighth career shutout and first since 2004, while Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer. Michael Bourn went 3-for-4 and scored once for Houston, which will try for |
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| Cubs head to Cincinnati hoping to end rough stretch |
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09/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - With two injured aces, a season-high losing streak and a horrid homestand despite having the best record as the host in the National League this season -- maybe the Chicago Cubs really are cursed. Chicago will try to put the brakes on a five-game slide tonight in the opener of a three-game set with the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. A potent offense and outstanding pitching have carried the Cubs through most of the season and had them favorites to capture their first World |
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| Stakes high as Mets, Phillies renew rivalry |
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09/05/2008 |
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| with Brett Myers, who has also been on a roll as of late. The righty is 5-1 with a 1.78 ERA in eight starts since returning from a minor-league stint. He has won his last three starts and got to 8-10 with a 4.40 ERA on the season after defeating the Chicago Cubs with seven innings of two-run ball on Saturday. Myers worked around 11 singles in that one, while fanning eight. The 28-year-old is 8-6 with a 5.19 ERA and three saves in 19 starts and five relief outings versus the Mets. His first start following h |
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| Cubs' Zambrano has rotator cuff tendinitis |
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09/05/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano was diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinitis in his right shoulder Thursday. Already expected to miss his next scheduled start Sunday against Cincinnati, Zambrano will likely take the mound September 14 at Houston after an MRI revealed the hurler needed anti-inflammatory medication and a few days rest. Zambrano left after five innings of Tuesday's 9-7, 11-inning loss to Houston due to an apparent relapse of a tired arm. Zambrano was scratche |
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| Estes leads Padres past Brewers |
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09/04/2008 |
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| ss in Milwaukee's fourth straight setback, allowing five runs -- four earned -- on seven hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings. Every Brewers starter had one hit with J.J. Hardy tallying a solo home run. The Brewers are now five games behind the idle Chicago Cubs in the NL Central race and lead Philadelphia by four games in the wild-card hunt. The clubs exchanged runs in the second as Hundley's sacrifice fly in the top half was countered by Bill Hall's RBI groundout in the bottom. The Padres went ahead for g |
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| Phillies 3B coach Smith suspended for two games |
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09/04/2008 |
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| games and fined him an undisclosed amount on Thursday. Smith was disciplined for his inappropriate actions directed at umpires Chris Guccione and Bill Welke following the conclusion of the top of the seventh inning of Philadelphia's game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on August 29th. Umpires called Ryan Howard out on a close play at first in the seventh inning of an eventual 3-2 Cubs win. Smith is scheduled to begin serving his suspension for the first two games of Philadelphia's three-game serie |
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| Sliding Brewers hoping for rebound against Padres |
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09/04/2008 |
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| San Diego Padres at Miller Park. Suppan, who pitched for St. Louis during that club's march to the 2006 World Series title before heading for Milwaukee the subsequent offseason, takes the mound for a Brewers squad that sits five games in back of the Chicago Cubs in the chase for the National League's Central Division title. Milwaukee currently leads the NL's contentious wild-card race by 4 1/2 games over the Philadelphia Phillies. Suppan rides a five-decision win streak and a six-start unbeaten streak into |
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| Wolf leads 'Stros to eighth straight and sweep of Cubs |
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09/04/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Randy Wolf threw his eighth career shutout, guiding Houston to its eighth straight win and a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs with a 4-0 triumph Wednesday night. Wolf (9-11) scattered six hits and struck out eight while walking two batters. It was just the second road win (2-7) of the season for the lefty. It was the 12th complete game of Wolf's career and his first since he pitched for the Phillies in a game at Montreal on April 24, 2004. "It's really gratifying the fact |
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| Cubs' Zambrano to miss next start |
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09/03/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano will miss his next scheduled start Sunday against Cincinnati after meeting with the team's orthopedic specialist Wednesday. Manager Lou Piniella announced the decision as Zambrano did not undergo a scheduled MRI exam for Wednesday. Zambrano left after five innings of Tuesday's 9-7, 11-inning loss to Houston due to an apparent relapse of a tired arm. Zambrano was scratched from his Sunday afternoon start against Philadelphia because of the |
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| Cubs recall Hart |
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09/03/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Cubs recalled pitcher Kevin Hart from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday. Hart, 25, is up for his fourth stint with the Cubs this season. He is 2-1 with a 7.91 earned-run average in 14 relief appearances thus far this season. In 26 appearances (10 starts) with Iowa in 2008, he went 4-2 with a 2.81 ERA. |
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