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| Pirates, Reds to play decider of weekend divisional set |
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05/03/2009 |
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| gh Pirates. A 23-year-old Dominican, Cueto opened his 2009 season with a 10-2 loss to the Pirates in Cincinnati, but is unbeaten in three starts since - winning once and picking up a pair of no-decisions while throwing 18 2/3 innings. He blanked the Chicago Cubs on four hits over seven rounds in a 3-0 triumph at Wrigley Field on April 22, then allowed seven hits and a run in seven innings of the Reds' 4-1 loss to Houston on Monday. In three starts against the Pirates in 2008, Cueto was 2-1 while allowing 18 |
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| Lilly's arm and bat lift Cubs past Marlins |
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05/02/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (BettingExpress) - Ted Lilly struck out 10 in eight strong innings and doubled home a pair of runs, as the Chicago Cubs built a substantial lead early and went on to defeat the Florida Marlins, 6-1. Lilly (3-2) allowed only one run on five hits without walking a batter for the Cubs, who have inched one game above .500 with two consecutive wins over Florida. With the victory, Lilly has now defeated all 30 MLB teams, having previously been 0-4 against the Marlins. "He pitched well and swung the b |
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| Brewers set to face tough test from Haren, Diamondbacks |
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05/02/2009 |
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| ar in the early going, as the Diamondbacks scored only one run in Haren's three losses to start the year. The standout right-hander has delivered back-to-back victories since that season-opening skid and is coming off a complete-game gem to beat the Chicago Cubs on Monday. Haren yielded only three hits in Arizona's 10-2 rout and struck out 10 batters without issuing a walk. That dominating outing followed up a 2-0 triumph over Colorado on April 22, in which Haren fanned nine over seven shutout innings. Hare |
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| Pirates seeking to avenge shutout loss to Reds |
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05/02/2009 |
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| hat saw Adam Dunn head to the Diamondbacks, Owings made his mound debut for the Reds at Milwaukee on April 15 and was touched for five hits and four runs in five innings. He failed to make it out of the fifth inning in a subsequent start against the Chicago Cubs and fell to 0-2, but recovered with seven innings of six-hit, one-run ball in an 8-2 downing of Atlanta this past Sunday. Owings has also swung a mean bat in 2009, having gone 4-for-11 with three doubles and two runs batted in thus far. He last face |
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| Streaking Giants continue weekend set with Rockies |
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05/02/2009 |
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| es in his home park, as Cain is 5-2 with an outstanding 1.95 ERA in eight lifetime starts versus Colorado at AT&T Park. In 13 overall appearances against the Rockies, Cain is 6-4 with a 3.01 ERA. Marquis, acquired by Colorado in a trade with the Chicago Cubs over the winter, has been one of the Rockies' most reliable pitchers in the early going. The sinker specialist leads the team with three wins and threw at least seven innings in three of his four April starts. The veteran righty is coming off a winn |
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| Quality mound matchup highlights Braves-Astros clash |
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05/02/2009 |
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| nd three earned runs in 11 innings. Jurrjens has never faced the Astros. Houston counters with veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt, who's still in search of his initial victory of 2009. The 31-year-old Mississippi native lost successive decisions to the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis to open the season and has since been a non-factor in the box score for three more outings. In consecutive games against Cincinnati, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Reds once again - the final two of which were won by Houston - Oswalt |
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| Cubs, Marlins to go back at it after wild one on Friday |
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05/02/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Winning back-to-back games wasn't supposed to be a problem for the Chicago Cubs this season, but it's something the defending National League Central champions haven't accomplished in nearly two weeks. The struggling Cubs hope to build off Friday's inspiring comeback victory over the Florida Marlins when the two teams continue a three-game series this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Chicago, considered by many insiders to be the preseason favorite in the NL, stumbled into yesterday's showdow |
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| Theriot hits grand slam, Cubs rally past Marlins |
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05/01/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (BettingExpress) - Ryan Theriot's first career grand slam provided the go-ahead runs in the sixth inning, as the Chicago Cubs stormed back for an 8-6 win over the Florida Marlins. Mike Fontenot went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in for Chicago, which scored six runs combined in the sixth and seventh innings. The victory snapped a two-game slide, which included a loss Thursday to Florida in the opener of this four-game series. Geovany Soto added two hits, a walk and an RBI in the Cubs' win. "I do |
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| Nats hope to reverse fortunes in second test with Cards |
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05/01/2009 |
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| ing to earn the win. Todd Wellemeyer hopes to bounce back from a rough outing his last time out when he takes the ball Friday for the Cardinals. Wellemeyer gave up six runs -- five earned -- on eight hits in five innings of a 10-3 setback versus the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. He fell to 1-2 with a 6.14 ERA in four starts this season. The right-hander has faced the Nationals eight times in his career (1 start) and is 1-1 with a save and a 3.38 earned run average. St. Louis won five of six meetings with Washingt |
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| Marlins try to extend Cubs' recent misery |
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05/01/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Florida Marlins rookie pitcher Graham Taylor will try to keep the ball rolling this afternoon, when he takes the mound against the Chicago Cubs in the second test of a four-game series at Wrigley Field. The NL East-leading Marlins have won three in a row since a seven-game skid and hope that Taylor can rebound from losing his major league debut on Sunday against Philadelphia. In a 13-2 loss to the Phillies, Taylor was reached for four runs on four hits and six walks over 3 2/3 innings. T |
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