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| Marlins end Cubs' nine-game road winning streak |
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08/17/2008 |
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| in the other run for the Marlins, who banged out only four hits for the third straight game. With the win, Florida put an end to its three-game slide and remained 3 1/2 games behind New York for the top spot in the NL East after the Mets downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-4, on Saturday. "Every series gets bigger and bigger," Ross said. "We knew we were in for a battle. We did it the old-fashioned way tonight." Anibal Sanchez (2-2) allowed just one run on three hits with six strikeouts and a season-high five walks |
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| Pedro faces Pittsburgh for second time in a week |
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08/16/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The New York Mets hope Pedro Martinez can build off an encouraging last start when the injury-plagued pitcher faces the Pittsburgh Pirates for the second time in less than a week tonight at PNC Park. Martinez had one of the best performances of his difficult 2008 campaign when the Mets and Pirates squared off in New York last Monday, as the three-time Cy Young Award winner limited Pittsburgh to one run and three hits over six innings. He left the contest with a 5-1 lead, but the Bucs rallied l |
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| Pirates ink second overall pick Alvarez |
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08/16/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (BettingExpress) - The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with third baseman Pedro Alvarez, the second overall selection in the 2008 June Draft, prior to Friday's midnight (et) signing deadline. Alvarez batted .317 with 15 doubles, nine home runs and 30 runs batted in 40 games during his junior season at Vanderbilt. Despite missing 23 games during the season with a broken hamate bone in his right hand, Alvarez tied the all- time Vandy home run record with 49. The 21-year-old Alvarez also hit .329 |
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| First-place Mets head to Pittsburgh for weekend set |
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08/15/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Now alone in first place in the National League East, the New York Mets begin a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight at PNC Park. The Mets are aiming to take advantage of a weak portion of their schedule. New York enters this series with Pittsburgh, which sits fifth in the NL Central and 11 games under .500 (55-66), having just swept a three-game set with the Washington Nationals, who occupy last place in the NL East. The Mets outscored the Nationals 25-6 over the three-games a |
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| Pirates reinstate 1B LaRoche from DL |
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08/15/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (BettingExpress) - The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated first baseman Adam LaRoche from the 15-day disabled list Thursday, and optioned infielder Jose Bautista to Triple-A Indianapolis. LaRoche hit the DL on July 29 with a right intercostal strain after suffering the strain of his ribcage muscle during an at-bat in a July 27, 3-1 loss to San Diego. In Thursday's 3-1 loss to Cincinnati, LaRoche went 0-for-3. Bautista was hitting .242 with 12 homers and 44 RBI in 107 games this season. |
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| Phils, Myers close series at Chavez Ravine |
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08/14/2008 |
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| avior. Tonight, Myers will try to keep his cool and put the Philadelphia Phillies back in the win column in the finale of a four- game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. The fiery Myers last took the hill on Saturday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates in front of the Philly faithful at Citizens Bank Park. After tossing 7 2/3 solid innings of one-run, five-hit ball, manager Charlie Manuel decided he had seen enough from the right-hander and went to the bullpen. Myers and Manuel exchanged sentiment |
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| Pirates, Reds close out series at PNC |
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08/14/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - A pair of slumping young right-handers get together tonight, when the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds meet at PNC Park in the finale of a three-game series between cellar dwellers in the National League Central Division. The teams, who split the first two games of the series before Pittsburgh's 5-2 win on Wednesday, currently sit fifth and sixth in the division, far behind the pace-setting Chicago Cubs and their nearest pursuers in Milwaukee, St. Louis and, to a lesser extent, Houston. |
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| Michaels, Pirates leave Reds feeling blue |
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08/13/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (BettingExpress) - Jason Michaels belted a two-run homer to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, in the middle contest of a three-game series at PNC Park. Brandon Moss also homered and Paul Maholm tossed eight strong innings for the Pirates, who have won two of their last three games. Maholm (8-7) only yielded two runs on seven hits and no walks. The lefty also struck out five en route to improving his home record to 6-1 this season. Corey Patterson and Jay Bruce knocked the |
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| Phillips, Volquez help Reds topple Pirates |
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08/12/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (BettingExpress) - Brandon Phillips belted a two-run homer to lift the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, in the first contest of a three-game set at PNC Park. Javier Valentin added a solo shot for the Reds, who began life without Adam Dunn. The Reds continued their youth movement on Monday, shipping Dunn to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three prospects, including minor league pitcher Dallas Buck. Corey Patterson drove in two runs on two hits as the Reds halted a season- high six-gam |
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| Reds begin life without Dunn in Pittsburgh |
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08/12/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Cincinnati Reds begin life without Adam Dunn tonight, as they open a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Reds continued their youth movement on Monday, shipping Dunn to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three prospects, including minor league pitcher Dallas Buck. Dunn, who will be a free agent at the conclusion of the season, has 32 homers, tied for the major-league lead, with 74 runs batted in and a .233 batting average in 114 games. The 28-year-old is in his eighth |
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