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| Cardinals edge Braves |
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04/30/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (BettingExpress) - Albert Pujols went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored as the St. Louis Cardinals got by the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Turner Field. Skip Schumaker, Chris Duncan and Rick Ankiel each added an RBI single for the Cardinals, who have won seven of their last nine games. Adam Wainwright (3-0) picked up the victory after working six innings. The veteran righty gave up three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits, while striking out two and walking |
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| Cards send Wainwright to hill in finale with Braves |
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04/29/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Adam Wainwright puts his eight-decision winning streak on the line this evening, when his St. Louis Cardinals wrap up a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The right-hander hasn't lost since June 2 of last year and had won back-to- back starts prior to a no-decision versus the Cubs on Friday. He allowed three runs (1 earned) on seven hits with six strikeouts over seven innings of that one. Wainwright, who is 2-0 with a 2.70 earned run average this year, is a perfect |
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| Braves rally in eighth, top Cardinals |
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04/29/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (BettingExpress) - Matt Diaz hit a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves held on to edge the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1, in the second of a three-game set at Turner Field. Omar Infante went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk, while Chipper Jones scored the other run and walked four times for the Braves, who recovered from a 3-2 loss on Monday. Jordan Schafer had two hits in the win, Atlanta's fourth in six games. Jo-Jo Reyes didn't figure in the decision, but p |
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| Lohse to try to pitch Cards to another win over Braves |
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04/28/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Kyle Lohse aims to begin a season with four straight winning decisions for the first time in his career tonight, as his St. Louis Cardinals play the second contest of a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Lohse enters this evening's start 3-0 with a 2.42 earned run average through his first four starts. He has allowed just seven earned runs in 26 innings, while striking out 13 and walking four. It marks the second straight year he has opened the campaign with three c |
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| Houston's Oswalt tries for more success vs. Reds |
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04/27/2009 |
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| ed a pair of hits for Houston, which had lost three in a row overall. In Cincinnati, Jay Bruce belted a pair of two-run homers and Micah Owings threw seven impressive innings, as the Reds avoided a three-game sweep with a resounding 8-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. Joey Votto doubled twice and knocked in three runs for the Reds, who won for the fifth time in their last eight games. Owings (1-2) tossed seven strong innings, allowing just a run on six hits, and finished 2-for-3 at the plate. He also struck out |
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| Cards, Braves start series in Dixie |
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04/27/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The St. Louis Cardinals will try to build a new winning streak this evening, when they begin a three-game series with the hosting Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The Cardinals entered Sunday's series finale with Chicago riding a five-game winning streak and having also posted a win in each of their last nine home contests. However, St. Louis was dealt a taste of its own medicine, getting slammed 10-3 to halt both streaks. It marked the most runs the Cardinals have allowed in a single game |
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| Bruce hits two homers to lead Reds past Braves |
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04/26/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (BettingExpress) - Jay Bruce belted a pair of two-run homers and Micah Owings threw seven impressive innings, as the Cincinnati Reds avoided a three-game sweep with a resounding 8-2 win over the Atlanta Braves at Great American Ball Park. "We came together today as a team," Bruce said. "We played good baseball and beat those guys. We can play with anybody. We came out and we showed a lot." Joey Votto doubled twice and knocked in three runs for the Reds, who won for the fifth time in their last |
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| Braves shoot for sweep against Reds |
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04/26/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Japanese import Kenshin Kawakami makes his fourth start as a major leaguer today when the Atlanta Braves go for a sweep in their three- game weekend series with the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. A win today would give the BRaves their first three-game sweep of the Reds since August 23-25, 1999 and their first in Cincinnati since the 1995 campaign. Kawakami, the Japanese Central League's Most Valuable Player in 2004, left his native land after 2008 with a career earned run av |
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| Braves power past Reds for third straight win |
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04/25/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (BettingExpress) - Chipper Jones and Yunel Escobar each homered and drove in four runs, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 10-2 rout of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Jones belted a three-run homer and added a run-scoring single in the victory, while Escobar was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and three runs scored. David Ross also had two hits with an RBI and two runs scored for the Braves, who notched a 4-3 triumph in the series-opener Friday and have won three in a row. Derek Lo |
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| Braves place McCann on DL |
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04/25/2009 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (BettingExpress) - The Atlanta Braves have placed catcher Brian McCann on the 15-day disabled list as he continues to battle blurred vision. The move is retroactive to April 23, leaving him eligible to return May 8. McCann has been bothered by vision problems in his left eye for the majority of the season. He last played on Wednesday against Washington and went 1-for-4 after a six-game hitless stretch. Since a 3-for-4 effort on April 10, McCann has just two hits in his last 26 at-bats. He was |
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