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| Worrell called up from Triple-A Memphis |
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06/01/2008 |
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -The St. Louis Cardinals recalled reliever Mark Worrell from Triple-A Memphis and optioned Kelvin Jimenez to their top farm club before Sunday's game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. It's the 25-year-old Worrell's first time on the big league roster. He is not related to former Cardinals closer Todd Worrell. Mark Worrell was 1-1 with a 1.88 ERA in 21 games with Memphis. The right-hander also struck out 38 in 24 innings. Worrell was expected to arrive in St. Louis from Albuquerque, N.M., someti |
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| Cards' Looper put in charge of cooling Pirates' hot bats |
MLB Baseball |
06/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates will attempt to bring out the heavy lumber for a second straight day as the hard-hitting club resumes a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon at Busch Stadium. Pittsburgh drew even in this set between National League Central foes with a 19-hit onslaught on Saturday that resulted in a 14-4 rout. Luis Rivas belted his first career grand slam and was one of three Pirate players to homer on the night, while Xavier Nady knocked in three runs with a firs |
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| Rivas leads barrage as Bucs rout Redbirds |
MLB Baseball |
05/31/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - Paul Maholm was stellar on the mound and Luis Rivas clubbed his first career grand slam, as the Pittsburgh Pirates walloped the St. Louis Cardinals, 14-4, in the second of a four-game series at Busch Stadium. Maholm (3-5) gave up one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings to pick up his first victory since tossing a complete-game gem against Philadelphia on April 27. He had gone 0-3 in his five previous outings. Freddy Sanchez and Ronny Paulino both belted two-run homers for Pittsburg |
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| Cardinals turn to rookie in test with Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
05/31/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Cardinals have received all sorts of unexpected contributions during the team's strong two-month stretch. The surprising club is hoping for another lift out of rookie Mike Parisi in tonight's encounter with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals had to place starting pitcher Joel Pineiro on the 15-day disabled list earlier this week due to a groin strain, with Parisi getting the call to fill the right-hander's spot in the rotation. Parisi, a ninth-round selection |
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| Redbirds avoid disaster, hold on to edge Bucs |
MLB Baseball |
05/30/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - Todd Wellemeyer tossed seven strong innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals survived a near-collapse in the ninth to down the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, in the opener of a three-game set. Wellemeyer (6-1) scattered six hits and allowed one run, fanning four and walking two. Albert Pujols went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer for the Cardinals, who have won three straight and six of eight. Zach Duke (2-4) let up three runs -- two earned -- on five hits, fanning two and walking one to take |
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| Cardinals option Chris Duncan, call up Joe Mather |
MLB Baseball |
05/30/2008 |
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| efensive plays, he was sent to the minors. Duncan was optioned to Triple-A Memphis to iron out his difficulties. The Cardinals recalled power-hitting outfielder Joe Mather from Memphis. Mather was in the lineup Friday, batting second against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Duncan had a two-run single in the first inning off Roy Oswalt on Thursday in a 3-2 victory over the Astros, but is batting .213 in May and .252 overall with four homers and 16 RBIs. He has struggled to regain his stroke since sustaining a sports |
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| Wellemeyer leads Cards in opener with Bucos |
MLB Baseball |
05/30/2008 |
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| ams this season due to the contributions of players like Todd Wellemeyer. The little-known right-hander will attempt to extend a personal win streak when he takes the mound for the Redbirds in tonight's opener of a four-game series with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. Wellemeyer entered this campaign with just nine career victories and 11 starts over five major league seasons and was cut loose by three different organizations before being claimed off waivers by the Cardinals in May of 2007. The 29-year-old has f |
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| Reds reinstate Mercker from DL |
MLB Baseball |
05/29/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (Best E Casino) - The Cincinnati Reds reinstated relief pitcher Kent Mercker from the 15-day disabled list on Thursday. Mercker, 40, had been sidelined since May 9 with a sore lower back. He tossed a scoreless inning in the Reds' 7-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. To make room for Mercker, the club optioned pitcher Matt Belisle to Louisville of the International League. Belisle had a 1-4 record and a bloated 7.28 ERA in six starts for Cincinnati. |
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| Reds' home streak reaches 9 after 9-1 rout of Pirates |
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05/29/2008 |
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Jay Bruce was bound to make an out sooner or later. The Cincinnati Reds will lose again at home, too. Eventually. The Reds sure didn't show any signs of slowing Wednesday night, when they knocked around the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 9-1 win that was their ninth in a row at home. The last time a Cincinnati team went on this kind of a roll by the banks of the Ohio River was in 1980. ``You have to feel like you can come home and win,'' manager Dusty Baker said. ``If you look up and down the leagues, very fe |
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| Ross knocks in four as Reds down Pirates |
MLB Baseball |
05/28/2008 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (Best E Casino) - David Ross went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and four runs batted in, while Bronson Arroyo threw six strong innings as the Cincinnati Reds trounced the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-1, in the second of a three-game set at Great American Ball Park. Arroyo (4-4) was moved up two days in the rotation after Aaron Harang and Edinson Volquez were both used in relief in Sunday's 12-9, 18-inning loss to San Diego. He allowed a run on just three hits, striking out six and walking four. Joey V |
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