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| Colon takes aim at 21st victory |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (Sportsbooks) - Bartolo Colon aims for his 21st win of the season this evening, when the Montreal Expos take on the Florida Marlins in the middle contest of a three-game series at Olympic Stadium. Colon, after going 10-4 with a 2.55 ERA for the Cleveland Indians, is 10-3 with a 3.13 earned run average since coming over in a late-June, blockbuster deal. He is just the second pitcher in baseball history, joining Hank Borowy (New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs) in 1945, to win 10 games in both le |
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| Rookie hurlers square off in Philly |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| Atlanta Braves square off with Brett Myers and the Philadelphia Phillies in the middle contest of a three-game series. Moss was tagged with the loss in his last trip to the rubber after permitting five runs on five hits in 2 2/3 innings against the Florida Marlins. He walked four and struck out only one. The defeat was the Australian lefthander's first since August 20 and halted his personal four-game winning streak. Still and all, Moss has surrendered a total of 12 runs on 17 hits in his last three starts, s |
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| Pirates aim for third consecutive win |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| ost appearances in a season by a Pirates lefthander with 76. Mike Piazza finished 2-for-4 with one RBI for the Mets, who have lost two in a row and three of their last four. The loss dropped Bobby Valentine's crew 1 1/2 games behind the fourth-place Florida Marlins in the NL East. New York reliever Mark Guthrie absorbed the loss, allowing one run on one hit without recording an out. Starter Steve Trachsel surrendered two runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. Jason Middlebrook gets the call this evening for the |
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| Former teammates tangle in Windy City |
MLB Baseball |
09/26/2002 |
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| A pair of former teammates square off at Wrigley Field this evening, when Matt Clement and the Chicago Cubs tangle with Ryan Dempster and the Cincinnati Reds in the middle contest of a three- game series. Clement and Dempster were teammates with the Florida Marlins until Clement was sent to the Cubs, along with reliever Antonio Alfonseca, just before the start of this year. Dempster, on the other hand, was shipped to Cincinnati in July. In his last trip to the slate, Clement did not factor into the decision af |
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| Mets begin final road series in Pittsburgh |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2002 |
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| w York Mets begin their final road series of the season this evening, when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game set at PNC Park. New York is currently in last place in the National League East -- one-half game behind the Florida Marlins. This, for a team with a $105 million payroll. Sunday, the Mets were handed a 5-1 loss by the Montreal Expos. Ty Wigginton knocked in the only run for New York, which has dropped two of its last three and five-of-nine. Al Leiter suffered the loss, p |
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| Expos open final homestand versus Marlins |
MLB Baseball |
09/24/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (Sportsbooks) - The Montreal Expos open their final homestand of the year this evening, when they welcome the Florida Marlins to town for the opener of a three-game series at Olympic Stadium. Montreal has won eight of its last nine to move into second place in the NL East -- one game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. Sunday, it posted a 5-1 victory at Shea Stadium in New York to finish a six-game road trip with five wins. Vladimir Guerrero hit a two-run homer -- his 38th of the season -- |
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