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Pirates 1, Cubs 0 (The SportsXchange)

GoBucs — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:45:36 +0000

PITTSBURGH — Francisco Liriano seemed to turn back the hands of time.

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Cubs-Pirates Preview (The Associated Press)

GoBucs — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:43:34 +0000

Pitching has been vital to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ recent surge, but improvement from the offense may be more important to beating Chicago Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija for the first time.

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Join the conversation with Cubs Pulse (Comcast SportsNet Chicago)

GoBucs — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:43:06 +0000

Matt Garza returns to the mound as the Cubs square off in Pittsburgh against the Pirates. Join the conversation on Cubs Pulse.

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Garza to make season debut vs. Pirates (Comcast SportsNet Chicago)

GoBucs — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:46:08 +0000

Cubs pitcher Matt Garza will be making his season debut tonight as the North Siders face the Pittsburgh Pirates. Catch all the action on Comcast SportsNet beginning at 6:00.

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Teheran pitches Braves past Twins (The Associated Press)

GoBucs — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:44:30 +0000

ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Teheran pitched 8 1-3 strong innings, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves won their fourth straight game with a 5-1 victory over the struggling Minnesota Twins on Monday.

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Masterson: Masterful (Rotoworld)

GoBucs — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:32 +0000

Drew Silva checks in on red-hot fantasy commodities Justin Masterson and Jay Bruce in Monday’s edition of the MLB Daily Dose.

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Rays’ Moore stops Orioles for 8-0 start (Reuters)

GoBucs — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:43:19 +0000

(Reuters) – Tampa Bay’s Matt Moore matched a 1917 start by Babe Ruth as he improved to a Major League-leading 8-0 in the Rays’ 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Moore tossed seven innings and allowed just five hits and one run to stay undefeated and win his ninth straight decision, setting a Rays’ franchise record. The 23-year-old left-hander’s start is the best by a pitcher that young since the 22-year-old Ruth went 8-0 in 1917. “Historically speaking, it’s been wonderful,” Rays manager Joe Maddon told reporters. “I like the idea that he knows that he can get better. …

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Castro’s hustle helps Astros win in 11 (The SportsXchange)

GoBucs — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:45:01 +0000

PITTSBURGH — Jason Castro is the Houston Astros’ cleanup hitter but he acted like a leadoff hitter once he got on base in the 11th inning Saturday night.

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Astros activate 2B Altuve from bereavement list (The Associated Press)

GoBucs — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:45:31 +0000

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Houston Astros activated second baseman Jose Altuve from the bereavement list Saturday after he missed the previous three games while attending his grandmother’s funeral in Venezuela.

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That’s so Astros: Collision, dropped fly ball gives Pittsburgh walkoff victory over Houston (Video) (Big League Stew)

GoBucs — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:43:44 +0000

The Houston Astros introduced Reid Ryan as their new president on Friday.
It’s possible somewhere down the road we’ll look back at that moment as the turning point in their organization’s history. For now, though, they’re still the same old Houston Astros, which means losing games in every way imaginable will continue.
For example, let’s look at Friday night’s 5-4 walkoff loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Astros held a 4-1 lead through five innings, but saw that evaporate by the time the ninth inning rolled around. The all too familiar sense of impending doom had to be consuming Astros fans at this point, and especially so when Pittsburgh loaded the bases with one out after pitcher Edgar Gonzalez botched a would be 1-6-3 double play.
However, as bleak as it looked for that moment, fans were able to let out a temporary sigh of relief after Gonzalez recovered to strikeout Neil Walker for a huge second out. Gonzalez then made the biggest pitch of the game, getting Russell Martin to hit a weak fly ball into short right field for what should have been the third and final out of the inning.
Only one little problem… Impending DOOM finally arrived at PNC Park.

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