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Astros, Cubs meet again at Wrigley Sat Sep 17 11:08:47 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Rookie right-hander Henry Sosa gets the first opportunity to delay history for the Houston Astros today when they head to Wrigley Field for the middle game of a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs. Houston dropped Friday's opener, 4-3, in 12 innings for its 99th loss of the season. The Astros have never lost 100 games in one year, dating back to their origins as the Colt 45s in 1962. The franchise's highest loss total entering 2011 had been 97 - in 1965, 1975 and 1991. It
Cubs blow 9th-inning lead, edge Astros in extras Fri Sep 16 18:54:07 2011 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Marlon Byrd drove in the winning run with a dribbler down the third base line in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros, 4-3, in the opener of a three-game series. David Carpenter (0-3) loaded the bases with one out in the 12th. Byrd's hit bounced off the third base line and seemed to land in foul territory before Chris Johnson touched the ball with his glove. It was ruled a fair ball on the field, which allowed Starlin Cast
Astros pay a visit to Wrigley Field Fri Sep 16 11:06:30 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Hard-throwing righty Matt Garza makes a fourth attempt at a first career defeat of Houston today when the Chicago Cubs host the Astros in the opener of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. An offseason trade acquisition from Tampa Bay, Garza is 0-2 lifetime against Houston in three starts with a 3.00 earned run average across 21 innings with eight walks and 23 strikeouts. He last faced Houston on July 24 in Chicago and got a no-decision after allowing two runs on five hits i
Giants, Rockies continue set in Colorado Fri Sep 16 11:04:53 2011 EST
ts while walking four and striking out one. Tonight, it will be Bumgarner, who won seven games for the Giants in 2010 and has won four consecutive starts since dropping a 7-5 verdict at Houston on Aug. 20. He's subsequently beaten Houston, the Chicago Cubs, San Diego and Los Angeles while allowing 17 hits and four runs in 27 2/3 innings. The 22-year-old hasn't beaten the Rockies in five starts, going 0-3 with a 3.00 earned run average in 30 innings. San Francisco is 6-4 in his last 10 starts. Fo
Cueto tries to find the win column against Cubs Wed Sep 14 11:07:00 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Dominican right-hander Johnny Cueto tries for his first win in nearly a month tonight when the Cincinnati Reds play the third of four consecutive games with the Chicago Cubs. Cincinnati's Mike Leake threw eight innings of one-run ball in Tuesday's second game, Brandon Phillips hit a leadoff homer and Edgar Renteria went 3- for-4 with an RBI as the Reds won, 2-1. Chicago won the opener Monday, 12-7. The hosts snapped their three-game losing streak, while the Cubs had won six o
Leake solid on mound as Reds edge Cubs Tue Sep 13 21:58:05 2011 EST
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Mike Leake threw eight innings of one-run ball, Brandon Phillips hit a lead-off homer, and Edgar Renteria went 3-for-4 with a RBI as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs, 2-1, at Great American Ball Park. The Reds snapped their three-game losing streak, while the Cubs had won six of their last eight games, which included a three-game victory stretch. In his final start of the 2011 season due to an innings limit, Leake (12-9) allowed six hits while walking
Reds turn to Leake against Cubs Tue Sep 13 10:54:14 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Right-hander Mike Leake aims to stabilize a recent inconsistent trend tonight when his Cincinnati Reds host the Chicago Cubs in the second of four games at Great American Ball Park. The Cubs won Monday's opener when Alfonso Soriano drove in three runs and Starlin Castro knocked home three and scored four times in a 12-8 decision. Castro continued his breakout campaign with his ninth home run of the season, one of three hit by the Cubs and one of seven on the night. Aramis Ram
Mets continue series with Nationals Tue Sep 13 10:48:46 2011 EST
ning veteran Chien-Ming Wang, who came back from a two-year injury hiatus in late June and has won two of five decisions in eight starts. He dropped the initial two games of his comeback against the Mets and Atlanta, then subsequently beat the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati before losing again at Atlanta on Sept. 1. Against the Mets on July 29, he lasted just four innings and was touched for six runs on eight hits while facing Gee for the first time. Lifetime against New York, he is 2-2 in four sta
Willis takes another crack at win No. 1 against Cubs Mon Sep 12 10:42:41 2011 EST
ir final homestand of the season could help the Cincinnati Reds finish the season on a high note. Dontrelle Willis aims to kick off the extended stay at home with his first victory of the season in a the opener of a four-game series versus the Chicago Cubs. Despite getting Joey Votto's 28th home run of the season, the Reds dropped a 4-1 decision to the Rockies on Sunday to end their road trip with a 4-5 mark. Edinson Volquez took the loss, giving up two runs over five innings of work. "He had go
Cubs score six in 11th to beat Mets Mon Sep 12 02:11:03 2011 EST
Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - Carlos Pena knocked in the go-ahead run and the Chicago Cubs scored five more times in the 11th inning to upend the New York Mets, 10-6. Pena and Darwin Barney each had three hits and two RBI, Tyler Colvin drove in three and Bryan LaHair scored four runs for the Cubs, who have won five of their last seven. The Mets stranded 15 runners, including three apiece in the ninth and 10th innings to fall for the fourth time in five games. Chicago also had trouble with run
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