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| Wellemeyer sharp as Cardinals cool off Pirates |
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05/14/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - Todd Wellemeyer tossed seven-plus innings of one-run ball, and the Cardinals offense rattled off 15 hits to get back in the win column with a 5-1 victory over the red-hot Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. Wellemeyer (4-1) allowed just two singles and three walks, while fanning five for St. Louis, which had dropped three in a row and six of seven. Troy Glaus and Cesar Izturis each tallied three hits and knocked in a run, while Rick Ankiel, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina record |
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| Pirates put Doumit on 15-day disabled list |
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05/14/2008 |
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit will be sidelined at least a month after breaking his left thumb on a passed ball. Doumit was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday after an examination in Pittsburgh, confirmed the break. Surgery will not be necessary for the team's top offensive player in the early part of the season. The injury was not a big shock to manager John Russell, a former catcher who considers such injuries an occupational hazard at that position. ``It happens,' |
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| Surging Pirates resume set with slumping Cards |
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05/14/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have recently become very familiar with the winning feeling. Tonight, the club will try to down the St. Louis Cardinals again in the second test of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. After having a six-game winning streak stopped in the back end of a doubleheader versus the Atlanta Braves on Monday, the Pirates rebounded with an 8-4 victory over the Cardinals in last night's series opener. Pittsburgh scored four runs in the top of the 10th inning to snap a 4-4 tie, wi |
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| Pirates' Doumit leaves with injured left thumb |
MLB Baseball |
05/13/2008 |
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit left Tuesday night's game after one inning, not long after injuring his left thumb while muffing a high strike for a passed ball. Ronny Paulino pinch-hit for Doumit, who had been in the cleanup slot against the Cardinals, and flied out to start the second. Doumit is batting .350 with five homers and 15 RBIs.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rew |
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| Cardinals limp home to take on Pirates |
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05/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Cardinals hope that the home crowd can lift their depleted spirits, as the slumping club opens a six-game homestand tonight with the first of three straight games versus the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. St. Louis has lost two straight and five of six and finished an eight-game road trip with a 3-5 record. In Monday's 8-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the finale of a four-game series at Miller Park, Rick Ankiel homered and both Jason LaRue and Skip Schumaker drove in a |
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| Pirates demote Van Benschoten |
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05/12/2008 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Right-hander John Van Benschoten was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis following his latest failed trial with the Pittsburgh Pirates, losing twice in four appearances while giving up eight earned runs in 7 2-3 innings. Van Benschoten (0-2) was the losing pitcher as the Pirates' six-game winning streak ended Monday with an 8-1 loss to Atlanta in the second game of a doubleheader. The right-hander allowed seven runs, six earned, and nine hits in four-plus innings. A 2001 first-round draft pi |
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| Pirates, Braves play two at PNC Park |
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05/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Jair Jurrjens seeks a fifth straight start without a loss today, when the Atlanta Braves enter PNC Park for the third and fourth games of a weather-interrupted series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sunday's scheduled game was postponed by rain, prompting today's series-ending doubleheader. Jurrjens, an undrafted free agent from the Netherlands, was 3-1 in seven big- league starts with the Detroit Tigers in 2007 before heading to Atlanta. He lost two of his first three starts in the NL, but ha |
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| Cubs try to keep momentum going as Padres pay visit |
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05/12/2008 |
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| rmol earned the win as four Chicago relievers combined for 4 2/3 shutout innings. Kerry Wood picked up his seventh save with a scoreless ninth. Sean Gallagher lasted 4 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on five hits for the Cubs, who will also host the Pittsburgh Pirates for three games in the Windy City on this homestand. Carlos Zambrano, whose scheduled start on Sunday was pushed back because of weather conditions, gets the call for Chicago this evening. Zambrano is 5-1 with a 1.80 earned run average in eight star |
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| Braves/Bucs game rained out |
MLB Baseball |
05/11/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Sunday's game between the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Monday, with the first pitch scheduled for 12:35 p.m. (et). The probable pitchers for the first game are Atlanta's Tim Hudson up against Pittsburgh's Phil Dumatrait. The second game's probable pitchers are Jair Jurrjens for the Braves and Zach Duke for the Pirates. |
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| Pirates, Braves continue series at PNC Park |
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05/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Jair Jurrjens seeks a fifth straight start without a loss today when the Atlanta Braves enter PNC Park for the third game of a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jurrjens, an undrafted free agent from the Netherlands, was 3-1 in seven big- league starts with the Detroit Tigers in 2007 before heading to Georgia. He lost two of his first three starts in the NL, but has since rebounded to go 3-0 with a no-decision in four outings since mid-April. He began the streak with a 6-1 defeat o |
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