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| Blue Jays sign Gaston to extension through 2010 |
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09/25/2008 |
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| 83-75 on the season after a 35-39 start under Gibbons. The first two-time manager in Blue Jays history, Gaston managed the club from 1989 to 1997 and led the team to four playoff appearances, including back-to- back World Series championships in 1992 and 1993. Gaston owns a career 749-685 record as manager in a franchise-high 1,434 regular season games. The former outfielder for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and Pittsburgh Pirates was the club's hitting coach from 1982 to 1989 and again in 2000 and 2001. |
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| Brewers try for yet another win over Pirates |
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09/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Milwaukee Brewers will try to sweep their fourth consecutive series against the Pittsburgh Pirates and take total control of the National League Wild Card race in tonight's finale of a three-game set between the two clubs at Miller Park. Milwaukee has won each of its last 11 games versus Pittsburgh and is a whopping 13-1 versus the Pirates this year. Pittsburgh's lone win in the series this season came in the finale of a three-game set in the Steel City on May 22. The Brewers, who have won |
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| Pirates officially ink second overall pick Alvarez |
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09/24/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with third baseman Pedro Alvarez, the second overall selection in the 2008 June Draft, on Wednesday. Alvarez batted .317 with 15 doubles, nine home runs and 30 runs batted in 40 games during his junior season at Vanderbilt. Despite missing 23 games during the season with a broken hamate bone in his right hand, Alvarez tied the all- time Vandy home run record with 49. The 21-year-old Alvarez also hit .329 with a school record 22 home runs and |
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| Brewers send Sabathia to hill again vs. Pirates |
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09/24/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - It appears as if the Brewers are going to ride CC Sabathia's arm to the postseason or bust. Sabathia will make his second straight start on short rest tonight, as Milwaukee resumes a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park. The Brewers acquired Sabathia from the Indians in July to help them reach the postseason for the first time in 1982. The pending free agent has been worth the package of products Milwaukee shipped to Cleveland for his services, as Sabathia won his first |
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| Fielder gets it done at the plate to lead Brewers past Pirates |
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09/24/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (Best E Casino) - Prince Fielder belted a game-winning, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series at Miller Park. Mike Cameron added two RBI for the Brewers, who have won two straight following a three-game skid and sit one game behind the New York Mets, who lead the standings in the wild card race. Ryan Braun posted two hits, two runs scored and an RBI in the win. "The bottom line |
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| Santana shines as Mets draw closer in NL East |
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09/23/2008 |
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| ithin 1 1/2 games of the NL East-leading Phillies. Philadelphia lost Tuesday night at home, 3-2, against the Braves. The Mets snapped a three-game skid and also stayed 1 game ahead of the Brewers in the NL wild card standings. Milwaukee defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates later Tuesday. Santana (15-7) got the win on a career-high 125 pitches, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks, with 10 strikeouts. He's 8-0 over his last 16 starts. Luis Ayala got the last two outs for his ninth save of the season. "I didn' |
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| Brewers start late playoff push with home set vs. Bucs |
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09/23/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Milwaukee Brewers couldn't have thought of a better time to play the Pittsburgh Pirates. Trailing by a slim margin for the National League's Wild Card, Milwaukee tries for its 10th straight win over Pittsburgh tonight in the opener of a three-game series at Miller Park. The Brewers are coming off a much-needed win on Sunday that helped them inch closer to the NL Wild Card-leading New York Mets. Milwaukee then made up even more ground on Monday despite being idle, as New York was bested by |
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| Astros topple Buccos to keep flickering playoff hopes alive |
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09/21/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Miguel Tejada was 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI, as the Houston Astros used another quality Roy Oswalt start to keep their slim playoff hopes alive with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the rubber match of a three-game set. Oswalt (16-10) scattered seven hits and allowed a run without walking a batter and striking out four in six innings for Houston, which is just 2-6 following a six-game winning streak. Michael Bourn had three hits and two steals, while Br |
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| Oswalt goes for No. 16 in Astros' tilt with Bucs |
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09/21/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt will try to restart a winning streak against the last team he beat when the Houston Astros visit the Pittsburgh Pirates today in the finale of a three-game weekend series at PNC Park. A 31-year-old Mississippi native, Oswalt had won four straight decisions -- including a 6-0 blanking of the Pirates on September 11 -- before dropping a 5-1 verdict to the Florida Marlins five days later. In the Pittsburgh win, Oswalt went the full nine-inning distance and allowed |
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| Doumit leads Pirates past Astros |
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09/20/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Ryan Doumit went 3-for-4, drove in three runs and scored once as the Pittsburgh Pirates held on for a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros in the middle installment of a three-game set. Brandon Moss had an RBI triple for the Pirates, who have two wins in the last six games. Andy LaRoche and Nate McLouth both drove in a run in the win. Jimmy Barthmaier, making his second major league start, lasted three innings and was touched for two runs on five hits in the no-decision. Jason Da |
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