Cardinals ace Carpenter stymies Cubs
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Chris Carpenter pitched eight innings to win his second straight start and Chris Duncan homered for the third consecutive game to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs 5-3 Sunday.
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Alfonso Soriano had five hits, including a three-run homer, to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Brewers, 7-2, last night in Milwaukee for their second win in a row without suspended manager Lou Piniella.
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The Cardinals announce a $63.5 million, five-year deal with 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter on Monday, locking him up through the 2011 season.
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Adam Dunn reached 100 RBIs for the first time with his 44th home run, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cubs 8-3 on Tuesday night &#151; a loss that could be costly for Chicago in the NL wild-card race.
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Things have gone so sour for the St. Louis Cardinals that even their ace is coming up empty.
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The St. Louis Cardinals changed starters for Sunday's regular-season finale against Milwaukee, going with rookie Anthony Reyes on three days' rest and saving ace Chris Carpenter.
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Pitcher Mike Hampton homered off Kerry Wood and the Atlanta Braves sent the collapsing Chicago Cubs to the verge of wild-card elimination.
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Now the Cardinals' NL Central lead is down to a half-game. Jason Marquis got just six outs and St. Louis fell behind by eight runs in the third inning, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4 Thursday night.
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter is expected to miss the first round of the playoffs next week with an injury to his right arm.
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Chris Carpenter pitched a complete   game three-hitter to record his fourth win over Pittsburgh this   season as St Louis edged the Pirates 3-1 on Friday.
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Now the Chicago Cubs are really getting beat up -- by each other.
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Paul Konerko, Jim Thome, Joe Crede and Juan Uribe homered and the Chicago White Sox put on another double-digit offensive display Wednesday night, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 13-5.
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Spot starter Geremi Gonzalez worked five innings for the win and the Milwaukee Brewers sent Mark Prior to his third straight defeat by beating the Chicago Cubs 5-4 Thursday.
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The Chicago Cubs found a good way to make up for their poor hitting &#151; a shutdown pitching performance by Kerry Wood. Wood's eight shutout innings made up for another listless performance by the Cubs' offense and gave Chicago the lead in the National League wild-card race.
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The last of Cincinnati's four home runs stunned the St. Louis Cardinals. Mike Piazza's two homers, however, weren't enough to beat ex-teammate Pedro Martinez.
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Right-hander Matt Morris threw seven solid innings, but the Cardinals needed a bases-loaded walk to second baseman Tony Womack and a grand slam from new right fielder Larry Walker to key a six-run eighth inning for a ...
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Carlos Zambrano praised his smaller teammate Mike Fontenot, while making a joke at the rookie's expense. That's how loose the Cubs are right now.