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| Rangers' Benson heads to DL |
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04/22/2009 |
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| ing in the offseason. He spent 2008 in Philadelphia's minor-league system while recovering from rotator cuff surgery and was released by the Phillies on August 30. In other roster moves, the Rangers acquired pitcher Darren O'Day off waivers from the New York Mets and transferred pitcher Dustin Nippert from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list. O'Day appeared in four games for the Mets this season, allowing two unearned runs and five hits over three innings. Nippert has yet to see action in the majors this |
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| Cards try to best Mets once again |
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04/22/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Joel Pineiro tries to stay perfect on the season when he toes the rubber for the St. Louis Cardinals tonight in the middle test of a three-game series versus the New York Mets at Busch Stadium. Pineiro opened the season on April 10 versus Houston and earned the win with 6 2/3 innings of two-run ball. He then took the hill again on April 15 at Arizona, recording the win despite surrendering five runs and nine hits over five innings of work. He received more than enough run support in that |
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| Ankiel helps Cardinals top Mets |
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04/22/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Sportsbooks) - Rick Ankiel finished with three hits and doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals bested the New York Mets, 6-4, in the opener of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. Yadier Molina also had three hits while Albert Pujols doubled in a pair for St. Louis, which had lost two of three to the Cubs in a rain-shortened series over the weekend. Jason Motte (1-1) recorded the final two outs in the eighth to pick up the win, and Ryan Franklin set d |
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| Mets hit the road for matchup with Cardinals |
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04/21/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Oliver Perez will try to string together back-to-back decent starts when he leads the New York Mets tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game series at Busch Stadium. Perez was rocked in his 2009 debut on April 9 against Cincinnati, allowing eight runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings for the loss. He rebounded last Wednesday versus San Diego by hurling six innings of one-run ball for his first win of the season. The lefty, who is 1-1 with a 7.84 ERA on the seaso |
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| Giants, Padres begin quick set at AT&T Park |
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04/21/2009 |
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| inner already boasts a victory over the Giants this season, having permitted just three runs and racking up 10 strikeouts without a walk over 8 1/3 innings in a 6-3 Padres' win on April 11. Peavy followed that performance up with a road win over the New York Mets last Thursday, although he was reached for three runs and walked four while laboring through five innings that night. The two-time All-Star is 12-8 with a 3.30 ERA through 24 lifetime starts against San Francisco and sports an 8-4 record in 12 overa |
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| Mets ink Pena to minor league deal |
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04/21/2009 |
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| Flushing, NY (Sportsbooks) - The New York Mets have reportedly signed veteran outfielder Wily Mo Pena to a minor league contract. According to the New York Post, the Mets assigned Pena to extended spring training with the expectation that the 27-year-old will then report to Triple- A Buffalo. Pena, who originally signed with the Mets as an amateur free agent in 1998, was given his unconditional release by the Nationals in March after refusing a minor league assignment. In 560 major league games with Cinc |
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| Marlins place P Miller on DL with oblique strain |
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04/21/2009 |
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| rgh Pirates at PNC Park on Monday. Miller, who fell to 0-1 with a 6.94 earned run average in four games, including two starts this season, allowed four runs on five hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings. The lefty apparently injured the muscle on April 11 in a relief outing against the New York Mets. He started his first game of the season on April 15 versus Atlanta and gave up four runs in 4 2/3 frames. To take Miller's place on the roster, right-hander Burke Badenhop was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans. |
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| Votto helps Reds rally past Astros |
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04/20/2009 |
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| king his first home start of the season since rejoining Houston as a free agent in the offseason. The 36-year-old pitched with the club from 1994-1999, going 22-4 with a 2.90 earned run average in his final season in Houston. He then moved on to the New York Mets, Colorado and Atlanta, never winning more than 15 games in a season before getting derailed due to a host of injuries. With Houston ahead by a 3-2 margin after six innings, the Reds scored a pair in the top of the seventh. Paul Janish led off with a |
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| Reds aim for series win against Hampton, Astros |
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04/20/2009 |
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| ith the Cincinnati Reds at Minute Maid Park. The 36-year-old Hampton has now come full circle with the Astros. He pitched with the club from 1994-1999, going 22-4 with a 2.90 earned run average in his final season in Houston. He then moved on to the New York Mets, Colorado and Atlanta, never winning more than 15 games in a season before getting derailed due to a host of injuries. Hampton rejoined the Astros prior to this season and is 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA through two starts. The left-hander lost in St. Louis |
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| Weeks leads Brewers over Mets |
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04/19/2009 |
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| Flushing, NY (Sportsbooks) - Rickie Weeks went 3-for-5 with a double and batted in a run, as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the New York Mets, 4-2, in the finale of a three-game set from Citi Field. Mike Cameron hit a solo homer while Corey Hart finished the game 2-for-3 with a walk and RBI for the Brewers, who had lost the first two games of the series. Milwaukee entered Sunday's contest having won just once in its last seven games. Jeff Suppan (1-2) took the win after allowing just two runs on eight hits |
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