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| Pirates activate P Snell from DL |
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07/09/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated pitcher Ian Snell from the 15-day disabled in time to start Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Houston Astros. Snell threw the first 3 2/3 innings and was lifted after a long rain delay. He allowed four hits and a run in the no-decision. The right-hander was sidelined with medial epicondylitis in his right elbow and hadn't pitched since receiving a no-decision June 22 against Toronto. Snell surrendered four runs on eight hits and four walks with two str |
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| Sabathia set to make Brewers debut versus Rockies |
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07/08/2008 |
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| il 22. Last season, Sabathia went 19-7 with a 3.21 ERA while pitching a league-high 241 innings to capture the Cy Young Award. In four career starts against Colorado, Sabathia is 0-1 with a 9.82 ERA. Milwaukee was fresh off a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates before suffering a 4-3 loss to the Rockies in Monday's series opener. Price Fielder hit a two-run homer, his 17th of the season, and Corey Hart ended with a pair of hits for the Brewers, who are four games behind the Cubs for the lead in the NL Cent |
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| Astros, Pirates continue set at PNC Park |
MLB Baseball |
07/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Right-hander Brandon Backe tries to snap a recent skid tonight when the Houston Astros visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for game two of a three-game series at PNC Park. Backe, a draft choice of the Tampa Bay Rays in 1998, improved his 2008 record to 4-5 with a 4-3 defeat of the Philadelphia Phillies on May 23 in Houston. He's won just once in six starts since, however, including a 4-3 loss to the Pirates on June 5 in Pittsburgh that dropped his career mark against them to 4-2 in nine games - six s |
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| Pirates reinstate Dumatrait |
MLB Baseball |
07/07/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated pitcher Phil Dumatrait from the 15-day disabled list on Monday in time to start the night's game against the Houston Astros. The left-hander had been on the DL since June 22 with bursitis in his left shoulder. In 20 appearances this season, 10 of them starts, Dumatrait is 3-4 with a 4.66 earned run average and 51 strikeouts. |
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| Hardy gets nod for NL weekly honor |
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07/07/2008 |
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| 00 batting average (18- for-30), including five doubles, six homers, 12 RBI and 41 total bases for a .625 on-base percentage and 1.367 slugging percentage. The 2007 All-Star selection also recorded back-to-back four-hit games on July 3-4 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, adding a pair of multi-homer games on July 1 and 6. For the season, Hardy is hitting .295 with 12 home runs, 38 RBI and 20 doubles in 76 games. Other nominees for the honor were: Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier (.406, 3 HR, 7 RBI); Colo |
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| Bolstered Brewers welcome Rockies to Milwaukee |
MLB Baseball |
07/07/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Milwaukee Brewers will try to stay perfect on their current 10-game homestand as they open a four-game series versus the Colorado Rockies tonight at Miller Park. Milwaukee opened the current residency by sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates in three games and improved to 28-13 as the host this season. In Sunday's 11-6 victory over the Buccos in the series finale, J.J. Hardy led the way with a pair of home runs and four RBI. Ryan Braun got into the act with three hits, including a solo home run, |
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| Struggling Bucs return home to battle Astros |
MLB Baseball |
07/07/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates hope that a trip home will cure what ails them, as they play the first of three straight games versus the National League Central-rival Houston Astros tonight at PNC Park. Pittsburgh was just swept in three games over the weekend by the Milwaukee Brewers, suffering an 11-6 setback in Sunday's series finale at Miller Park. Adam LaRoche hit a two-run homer and Jason Bay added a solo shot for the Pirates, who have lost five of seven and seven of their last 10 games. Pirates |
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| Brewers go for sweep of Pirates at Miller Park |
MLB Baseball |
07/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Milwaukee Brewers shoot for a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon at Miller Park. The Brewers have won two straight and four of five games, including Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Bucos. Prince Fielder's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Brewers to victory, while Eric Gagne got the win for tossing a scoreless top of the ninth. Gagne came off the disabled list on June 29. Milwaukee starter Dave Bush allowed one run on four hits in eight innings, while |
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| Pirates send Gorzelanny to minors |
MLB Baseball |
07/05/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Pirates optioned pitcher Tom Gorzelanny to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, a day after he struggled in his start against Milwaukee. On Friday, Gorzelanny gave up eight runs -- seven earned -- on 11 hits in 4 2/3 frames, as the Pirates dropped the 9-1 decision to the Brewers. Prior to that start, Gorzelanny had thrown at least six innings in each of his previous three starts and not given up more than four runs. But his inconsistency this season has resulted in a |
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| Brewers light up Gorzelanny, Pirates in win |
MLB Baseball |
07/05/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (Best E Casino) - J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer as part of a five-run outburst in the fifth inning en route to a 9-1 Brewers victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game set. Hardy hit the home run with one out to give the Brewers a 5-1 lead early in the inning. Two batters later after Ryan Braun was picked off, Prince Fielder blooped a double down the left field line, keeping the frame alive. Corey Hart followed with a two-out RBI single to account for the sixth run. Milwauk |
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