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Wainwright goes for win No. 18 in Steel City Tue Aug 24 10:58:49 2010 EST
ler had won three consecutive starts prior to that result, a stretch which began when he limited the Pirates to one run through seven frames on August 1. The 28-year-old followed up that gem with back-to-back road triumphs over Florida and the Chicago Cubs in which he did not allow a run and yielded a mere four hits over a combined 16 innings. Wainwright also bested the Pirates at PNC Park back in May and sports a 7-2 record with a 4.73 ERA in 16 career appearances (12 starts) against the Bucs.
Cubs send Zambrano to hill in DC Tue Aug 24 10:57:47 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - The last few days have been turbulent times for the Chicago Cubs, while Carlos Zambrano's entire season has been filled with ups and downs. The one-time staff ace seeks to continue his second-half turnaround and pitch the Cubs to a second straight victory under new skipper Mike Quade tonight, when Chicago continues a three-game series with the homestanding Washington Nationals. The Cubs played their first game since the startling and abrupt retirement of manager Lou Piniella
Nats' Strasburg going back on DL, to have 2nd exam Mon Aug 23 18:09:00 2010 EST
year-old phenom - he was taken out of a game recently because of a protest in the outfield that delayed the game for a few minutes.

Riggleman is familiar with promising pitchers who flame out early, having managed a young Kerry Wood with the Chicago Cubs. Riggleman said it's important to properly deal with the ``red flags'' that arise early.

``It just seems like pitchers get to a point where they're past all the issues, guys like Livan (Hernandez) and Miguel (Batista),'' Riggleman said. ``It

Cubs activate C Soto from DL among several moves Mon Aug 23 15:58:15 2010 EST
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs activated catcher Geovany Soto from the 15-day disabled list among several roster moves on Monday. The 27-year-old backstop was put on the DL on August 10 with a sprained right shoulder ligament. Over 88 games this season, Soto is hitting .288 with 15 homers and 45 runs batted in to go with a .401 on-base percentage. Chicago also called up infielder Micah Hoffpauir from Triple-A Iowa on Monday. The 30-year-old will be making his second stint wi
Phillies add Hall of Famer Sutter as consultant Mon Aug 23 13:22:24 2010 EST
Sutter, who is expected to work with the Phillies until the end of the regular minor league season, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006. The former pitcher had a 68-71 record to go with 300 saves and a 2.83 earned run average over 661 relief appearances, spanning a 12-year career with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis and Atlanta. Sutter led the National League in saves five times and was honored with the 1979 Cy Young Award. He was also a member of the 1982 Cardinals World Series title team.
Myers tries to derail Phils' playoff hopes Mon Aug 23 11:17:20 2010 EST
. The win gives the Phillies a two-game advantage on both St. Louis and San Francisco for the lead in the NL Wild Card race, while the team remained 2 1/2 games back of first-place Atlanta in the NL East standings after the Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Joe Blanton will attempt to keep Philadelphia winning when he opposes Myers in tonight's opener. The Phils have prevailed in four of the right-hander's last five starts, with Blanton having registered two victories and three no- dec
Szczur makes tough calls easy at 'Nova Mon Aug 23 05:05:00 2010 EST
donation was over.

He returned to the baseball team, hit .443 as Villanova's first .400 hitter since 1997 and was a first-team All-Big East selection. Sitting out games didn't impact his draft stock as much as wanting to play football.

The Chicago Cubs took him in the fifth round (he was selected in the 38th round by the Dodgers out of high school) and Szczur went on a 21-game hit streak spread over various stops in the organization.

``It was awesome just to wake up every morning and just

Piniella abruptly moves up retirement to Sunday Sun Aug 22 12:12:49 2010 EST
lace finishes and one appearance in the Pacific Coast League Championship Series (2004). The Cubs also announced the remainder of the coaching staff will remain intact for now, although, corresponding coaching assignments are forthcoming. "The Chicago Cubs are honored to have had Lou Piniella as our manager for the last four years," said team chairman Tom Ricketts. "My family and I respect Lou's decision to retire from the game he loves and thank him for his years of dedicated service. He is an
Braves aim to extend Cubs' home skid Sat Aug 21 10:37:52 2010 EST
Lee was unable to play the role of hero in his Braves' debut, but his new teammates picked him up in a thrilling late-inning victory. With his nerves behind him, Lee will aim to help Atlanta record a sixth victory in seven games and extend the Chicago Cubs' home losing streak to nine in a row in the middle contest of a three-game series this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Lee went 0-for-4 in his Braves debut versus his former club last night, striking out with a runner on in the ninth inning and hi
Padres start series in Milwaukee Fri Aug 20 10:43:32 2010 EST
six-game lead on the San Francisco Giants in the NL's West Division. San Diego leads the Atlanta Braves by 2 1/2 games in the race for the league's best record as well and has won five straight games after completing a four- game sweep of the Chicago Cubs on Thursday at Wrigley Field. Will Venable drove in two runs and Mat Latos tossed seven solid innings for the Padres, who won the series finale, 5-3. Jerry Hairston Jr. and Ryan Ludwick each had an RBI for the Padres, who had never swept the C
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