May 23, 2013

MLB – NL Roundup: Carlos Beltran slugs St. Louis Cardinals past New York Mets 10-4

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(PhatzRadio / AP) —- ST. LOUIS – Carlos Beltran drove in four runs and rookie left-hander John Gast picked up a win in his major league debut, helping the St. Louis Cardinals cruise past the New York Mets 10-4 on Tuesday night. Gast (1-0) tossed five shutout innings before giving up four runs in the [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Jackson gets best of Strasburg, Cubs beat Nats 8-2

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg fell apart after one of third baseman Ryan Zimmerman’s two errors and wound up dropping his fifth consecutive decision as the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 8-2 Saturday. Edwin Jackson (1-5) worked into the sixth inning and hit a two-run double for good measure. He earned [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Cardinals shutout Rockies 3-0

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(File Picture – USA Today) (PhatzRadio / AP) — ST. LOUIS – Shelby Miller gave up a leadoff single then retired 27 in a row for his first career complete game, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Eric Young Jr. had a line drive hit [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Halladay hurt; Hechavarria has 7 RBIs for Marlins

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — PHILADELPHIA — Adeiny Hechavarria hit a grand slam and a bases-loaded triple off an ailing Roy Halladay, driving in seven runs for the Miami Marlins in a 14-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. After the game, Halladay said he had a sore right shoulder. He said he will undergo [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Pirates shutout Cardinals 9-0

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Jeff Locke pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and Russell Martin had two of Pittsburgh’s four home runs in a 9-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday that gave the Pirates a series win and the NL Central lead. Jones had three hits and John McDonald added an [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Molina, Miller help Cardinals down Nationals 3-2

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — WASHINGTON – Yadier Molina drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, backing Shelby Miller’s strong start Monday night, and the St. Louis Cardinals returned to the site of their Game 5 NL division series victory last season with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. The other big hit [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Rockies top Mets 11-3

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — DENVER – It was 28 degrees when Jon Garland threw the first pitch Thursday, and he worked seven solid innings to give the Colorado Rockies an 11-3 win over the New York Mets in the wrap-up of a wintry series at Coors Field. The crowd was announced at 18,341 as the [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: A.J. Burnett takes no-hitter into 7th for Pirates against Cards

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A.J. Burnett took a no-hitter into the seventh inning nearly 12 years after throwing the only one of his career, pitching the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Burnett (1-2) lost his bid with two outs in the seventh on Carlos Beltran’s double to [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Jake Westbrook has solid outing; Cards blank Reds, Reds 10-0

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — ST. LOUIS — Jake Westbrook pitched a five-hiter and the St. Louis Cardinals backed him with four home runs Wednesday in routing the Cincinnati Reds 10-0. Jon Jay, Carlos Beltran and Matt Adams homered in a span of seven at-bats off Homer Bailey as the Cardinals took two of three from [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Barry Zito blanks Cardinals in 1-0 win / Interleague: Royals 13, Phillies 4

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Zito pitched another gem against the St. Louis Cardinals, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 1-0 victory in their home opener Friday. The Giants celebrated their latest World Series title throughout the day. Of course, it was Zito who saved San Francisco’s season by beating the [...]