After a brutal loss to the worst team in the NL Central, the Houston Astros, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, the vultures began to circle Wrigley Field. WGN TV Cubs announcers Len Kasper and Bob Brenly talked to Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, and as they did, the camera glimpsed a man…
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Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes had not won in 28 major league starts dating back to June 13, 2008, when he beat the Los Angeles Angels while he was still with the Atlanta Braves. He ended that string with his first career major league complete game as the Blue Jays beat…
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J.A. Happ pitched six strong innings, hit the first home run of his career and then watched the Astros bullpen blow another lead Sunday at Minute Maid Park. Happ recovered after walking the bases loaded in the first inning and allowed two hits over six innings and hit a 333-foot homer in the fourth inning for a 2-0 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Chicago Cubs first round draft picks The MLB Draft only began in 1965. But like most things related to the Chicago Cubs in recent history, most of their first round draft picks have done little to help their team. In fact, several of their best first round draft picks succeeded…
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Fernando Rodriguez made his NL debut Saturday, pitching two scoreless innings against the Diamondbacks 10 days after he was promoted from Class AAA Oklahoma City. Rodriguez's previous big-league experience was one game for the Angels on May 2, 2009, when he gave up three runs…
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The Astros are wondering what else can go wrong. A night after blowing a six-run lead to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Astros fell behind by six runs before falling 11-3 on Saturday night. "We're not the luckiest team in the world right now," Houston second baseman Bill Hall said. "Hopefully that changes.
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The last batter Kyle Drabek faced on Friday was Alexei Ramirez, with two out in the seventh inning, and he struck him out with his last pitch of the game. But the White Sox shortstop reached first base on Drabek's wild pitch.
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The Houston Astros had it all going their way for four innings. They lost a 6-0 lead and then had catcher Humberto Quintero end up on the 15-day disabled list after a scary home plate collision. Juan Miranda hit two two-run homers to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks' rally to a 7-6 victory Friday night.
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I was a little league player during much of the Atlanta Braves' big string of division titles in the 1990s. There were few bigger fans that my dad and me. But at the time we were a little poor and lived 4 hours away from Atlanta, so we didn't go to more than one or two games…
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The Colorado Rockies traded right-handed pitcher Felipe Paulino to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday for cash considerations.
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