Articles filed under Baseball
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Central contenders have their issuesSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - As important as Sunday's Cubs victory was -- manager Lou Piniella called it the biggest of the season -- Monday's loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers might have topped it fo...
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Snell, Pirates thump CardsSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- The last two times Ian Snell has beaten the Cardinals on the road, he's knocked them back to .500. This time, it really had to hurt for St. Louis. Snell thr...
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Coach can't stop 'Big Z'Sep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Carlos Zambrano can claim that at first he didn't see third-base coach Mike Quade's stop sign in the third inning Monday, but Dodgers catcher Russell Martin did. And Mar...
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Red Sox rookies starSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The Red Sox outstanding rookie class has more than just Clay Buchholz. One day after the 23-year-old right-hander pitched a no-hitter in his second major-league game, Ja...
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Cubs tough in clutchSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - For any team with its eyes on the playoffs in baseball, it had better know how to win close games. The Cubs showed again Sunday that they can, rallying to beat the Houst...
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Dodgers defeat Cubs 11-3Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Esteban Loaiza outpitched Carlos Zambrano in his Dodgers' debut, helping Los Angeles stay within four games of the NL West lead. Loaiza allowed three runs in seven inni...
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Cougars' playoff hopes endSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - APPLETON, Wis. -- The Kane County Cougars' exciting second-half playoff drive came to an end Sunday afternoon, as they lost Game 1 of a doubleheader 4-3 against the Wisc...
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Marshall headed to bullpen -- for nowSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The Cubs' starting pitching is finally in order -- at least for this week. Manager Lou Piniella decided to start newly acquired Steve Trachsel on Tuesday against the Los...
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Fields struggling with transitionSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Josh Fields got a much-needed break on Sunday. Not only is the White Sox' rookie 3-for-18 with 5 strikeouts on the road trip, Fields is adjusting to playing...
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Derrek Lee delivers Cubs victorySep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - What the Cubs did Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field took their manager's breath away. Lou Piniella was still huffing and puffing from excitement when he met the media, s...