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| Cardinals continue set in Steel City |
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09/13/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Adam Wainwright gets the nod for the St. Louis Cardinals this evening, when they resume a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Wainwright has won back-to-back starts and is 4-0 over the previous five trips to the mound. He last pitched on September 7 versus Florida and held the Marlins to just a run and six hits in eight innings of his team's 3-1 victory. The effort pushed Wainwright to 9-3 this season with a 2.85 ERA. The right-hander will face the Pirates for the seco |
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| Marlins send Johnson to hill vs. Nats |
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09/13/2008 |
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| es to return to the winning side of the ledger tonight, when his Florida Marlins play the Washington Nationals in the second test of a three-game set at Dolphin Stadium. Johnson was unbeaten in 10 starts in 2008 before dropping a 3-1 decision to the St. Louis Cardinals on September 7 at Busch Stadium. He allowed seven hits and three runs while walking two batters and striking out five. The 6-7 Johnson missed all but four starts in 2007 with shoulder problems, then didn't debut this season until June 10, when he to |
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| Maholm, McLouth lead Pirates in rout of Cardinals |
MLB Baseball |
09/13/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Paul Maholm was stellar in eight-plus innings and Nate McLouth drove in five runs, as the Pittsburgh Pirates battered the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-2, in the opener of a three-game series. McLouth collected three hits, falling a single shy of the cycle, and scored three times for Pittsburgh, which slammed the brakes on a six-game losing streak. Luis Cruz went 3-for-5 and scored twice, while Brandon Moss had two RBI. Maholm (9-8) gave up two runs on seven hits to get the victory. Th |
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| Cards P Carpenter out for remainder of season |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Cardinals have shelved pitcher Chris Carpenter for the remainder of the season with persistent shoulder weakness. Carpenter was in the midst of his third start of the season in early August when the right-hander strained his right triceps. After hitting the 15-day disabled list and being subsequently activated, he tossed an inning of relief September 2 but felt further weakness. He underwent an additional shoulder evaluation and tests confirmed a strain of the teres |
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| Cards bring fading playoff hopes into Pittsburgh |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Right-hander Brad Thompson makes his fifth start of the season tonight as the St. Louis Cardinals visit PNC Park for the opener of a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Thompson, who's started just 22 times in 150 major-league appearances, is getting the call as a fill-in for right-hander Kyle Lohse, who's serving a five-game suspension for a previous incident against the Cincinnati Reds. The 26-year-old Las Vegas native has made 23 appearances overall this season, allowing 59 hits a |
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| Harden, Cubs edge Cards |
MLB Baseball |
09/12/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - Rich Harden continued his brilliance for the Cubs, throwing six effective innings to give Chicago a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game set at Busch Stadium. Harden (5-1) allowed two runs on five hits and a walk, with three strikeouts to take the win. Kerry Wood pitched a scoreless ninth for his 30th save of the year. Ryan Theriot, Derrek Lee and Mike Fontenot each drove in a run for the Cubs, who despite the win, have lost eight of 11. Wit |
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| Harden returns for Cubs in finale at Busch |
MLB Baseball |
09/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Cubs' stretch run gets a bit of a boost tonight, when Rich Harden returns to the hill to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. Harden hasn't started since August 29 versus the Phillies, as the Cubs decided to give the oft-injured hurler some extra rest. The right-hander had been limited to just 26 starts over his previous three years with Oakland due to five separate stints on the disabled list. Harden, though, has made 22 starts t |
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| Lilly, Cubs clip Cards |
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09/11/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - Ted Lilly hurled eight strong innings and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, in the middle contest of a three-game set from Busch Stadium. Lilly (14-9) allowed five hits and one run, while striking out five and walking none to get the win. Felix Pie, Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez each recorded an RBI for the Cubs, who had dropped two in a row coming in. Despite having dropped eight of their last 10 games overall, Chicago is now 4 1/2 games ah |
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| Cards try to keep playoff hopes alive against struggling Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
09/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Cardinals will shoot for their fourth straight win and try to gain more ground in the wild card standings, as they resume a three-game series tonight versus the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. St. Louis pulled within 3 1/2 games of the Milwaukee Brewers for the top spot in the NL wild card standings with Tuesday's 4-3 victory in the series opener. Cesar Izturis plated Brendan Ryan with a check-swing hit for the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and Albert Pujols ti |
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| Izturis' grounder completes Cardinals' comeback over Cubs |
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09/10/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - Cesar Izturis' check-swing grounder brought home Brendan Ryan with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, in the opener of a key NL Central three-game series at Busch Stadium. Albert Pujols tied the game in the seventh inning with a three-run homer for the Cardinals, who have won three straight and currently sit 3 1/2 games behind Milwaukee for the top spot in the NL wild card race. Aramis Ramirez finished 3 |
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