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| Karstens, new look Pirates drop Cubs |
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08/01/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Jeff Karstens impressed in his Pirates debut, tossing six shutout innings as Pittsburgh topped the Chicago Cubs, 3-0, in the opener of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. Karstens (1-0), acquired from the Yankees last week in the trade that sent Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte to New York, allowed just five hits and four walks while striking out two to earn his first win since September 22, 2007. John Grabow earned his first save of the season for the Pirates, winners in three |
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| Cardinals prepare for stretch run |
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08/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - With August already upon us, every game from here on out is vital for the playoff-hungry St. Louis Cardinals. The club is battered and bruised right now and sits tied with the Milwaukee Brewers at five games behind the Chicago Cubs for the top spot in the National League Central division. St. Louis and Milwaukee are also even for the NL wild card lead, but it could have been a lot different had the Cardinals not been recently swept in four games by the Brewers from July 21-24 at Busch St |
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| Dodgers start Manny Ramirez-era against D'Backs |
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08/01/2008 |
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| efty Randy Johnson tries to prolong an extended hot streak. The 44-year-old Californian, who was drafted three years before Kershaw was born, has won four straight starts since falling to 4-7 with an 8-6 loss to Milwaukee on July 1. He's blanked the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants in recent succession, combining to allow 11 hits in 14 innings while walking one batter and striking out six. In the four wins overall, he's given up 19 hits and five runs in 26 1/3 innings with two walks and 19 strikeouts. |
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| Reds begin life without Griffey in opener with Nats |
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08/01/2008 |
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| the Chicago White Sox for right-handed pitcher Nick Masset and second baseman Danny Richar. Griffey, 38, hit .245 with 15 home runs and 53 runs batted in this season for the Reds, who are tied for fourth place in the NL Central, 14 games behind the Chicago Cubs. He hit his 600th career home run earlier this season, becoming the sixth major-league player to do so. With 608 homers, Griffey is one shy of tying Sammy Sosa for fifth on the all-time list. He came to Cincinnati amid much hype in 2000, but was per |
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| Brewers hope to get back on track in Atlanta |
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08/01/2008 |
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| the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Milwaukee even found its way to the top of the National League Central standings, but has lost five straight and six of its last seven games to fall five games off the pace. St. Louis is also five games behind the Chicago Cubs in the division standings. The Brewers were just swept in four games by the Cubs, suffering an 11-4 setback in Thursday's series finale at Miller Park. Prince Fielder hit a solo home run, while Gabe Kapler finished with three hits and Bill Hall adde |
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| Edmonds leads Cubs past Brewers, capping four-game sweep |
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08/01/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (Best E Casino) - Jim Edmonds hit a grand slam and a solo home run as the Chicago Cubs completed the four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with an 11-4 win at Miller Park. Chicago held a slim one-game lead for first place in the NL Central against Milwaukee when the series started on Monday. Now, though, the Cubs are up five games on Milwaukee and also five games ahead of St. Louis for the top spot in the division. The Cubs dominated the series as they outscored the Brewers, 31-11, in the |
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| Major League Baseball |
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08/01/2008 |
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| Suspended Baltimore Orioles pitcher Daniel Cabrera for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch in the head area of New York's Alex Rodriguez; suspended New York Yankees pitcher Edwar Ramirez for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch in the head area of Baltimore's Kevin Millar; suspended Chicago Cubs minor league pitcher Francoris Pineda 50-games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. |
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| White Sox deal for Griffey |
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08/01/2008 |
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| e White Sox, who are a half-game ahead of the Twins for first place in the AL Central. Griffey, 38, is hitting .245 with 15 home runs and 53 runs batted in for the Reds, who, at 51-58, are tied for fourth place in the NL Central, 14 games behind the Chicago Cubs. He hit his 600th career home run earlier this season, becoming the sixth player in league history to do so. With 608 homers, Griffey is one home run shy of tying Sammy Sosa for fifth on the all-time list. Despite all his achievements, Griffey's pro |
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| Edmonds leads Cards past Brewers |
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07/31/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (Best E Casino) - Jim Edmonds hit a grand slam and a solo home run as the Chicago Cubs completed the four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with an 11-4 win at Miller Park. Chicago held a slim one-game lead for first place in the NL Central against Milwaukee when the series started on Monday. Now, though, the Cubs are up five games on Milwaukee and also five games ahead of St. Louis for the top spot in the division. The Cubs dominated the series as they outscored the Brewers, 31-11, in the |
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| Cubs minor leaguer Pineda suspended |
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07/31/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Major League Baseball suspended Chicago Cubs pitcher Francoris Pineda for 50 games for testing positive for a performance- enhancing substance, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Pineda tested positive for metabolites of Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substitute. Pineda, 19, is currently with Chicago's Dominican Summer League team. He was signed by the Cubs as a non-drafted free agent on December 8, 2007. |
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