Cards, Carpenter shut down Braves offense
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Chris Carpenter shut down a surging Atlanta Braves offense and Jim Edmonds hit a three-run homer, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-3 victory on a stormy Wednesday night.
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The Braves&#39; sense of timing is impeccable. Whenever the Mets are down, along comes their tomahawk-chopping nemesis to show them up.
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Pitcher Chris Carpenter, a 15-game winner for St Louis this season, will miss the opening round when they their play-offs campaign next week.
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Chipper Jones cracked two homers and  Julio Franco's two-run double in the seventh inning drove in  the winning runs as the streaking Atlanta Braves downed the St.  Louis Cardinals 9-7 in the National League Saturday.
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The only hit rookie Anthony Reyes allowed Thursday night cleared the fence. On one swing of Jim Thome&#039;s bat, Reyes lost his no-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals lost again to the Chicago White Sox, who rode the pitching of Freddy Garcia to a 1-0 victory.
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Chris Carpenter pitched seven innings of six-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals got first-inning homers by Larry Walker and Scott Rolen in beating the San Diego Padres 4-2 Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
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Carlos Beltran found ways to ruin the St. Louis Cardinals without hitting a home run. Two innings after making a spectacular catch in centerfield, Beltran led off the ninth inning with a single Monday night.
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HOUSTON - As soon as Roger Clemens was gone, the Atlanta Braves pounced on the Houston Astros' bullpen and avoided another quick exit from the playoffs. Adam LaRoche hit a tying, three-run homer in the sixth inning and J.D...
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John Smoltz, Adam LaRoche and J.D. Drew saved the Atlanta Braves from another quick playoff exit. The Braves pounced on Houston's bullpen as soon as Roger Clemens was gone, rallying from a three-run deficit for a 6-5 victory Sunday that tied the best-of-five NL series at two games apiece.
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CHICAGO -- Felix Diaz did something that few pitchers have been able to do lately. He found a way to shut down Ichiro Suzuki. Backed by two-run homers from Joe Borchard and Paul Konerko, Diaz (2-4) allowed
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Oliver Perez pitched seven scoreless innings, David Wright hit his fourth homer in the last four games, and the New York Mets shut out the Braves, 3-0, last night in Atlanta, increasing their National League East lead over their rivals to 2 1/2 games.
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ST. LOUIS -- Chris Carpenter received another comeback player of the year award on Thursday. Now the only question is whether he&#39;ll come back to the Cardinals in 2005.
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Bailed out by his offense for the second straight start after lasting less than four innings, Tim Wakefield had few specific reasons for his performances since returning from a missed outing because of back trouble. His health was fine. He thought his pitches were going to be fine. But the Devil Rays - almost always fooled by the knuckleball - ...
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Take more pitches. Draw more walks. Hit more grounders. For years, Jimmy Rollins heard the same criticism from people who said he's not a prototypical leadoff hitter. Try dissing J-Roll now.
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Adam Wainwright carried a five-hit shutout into the eighth inning and Juan Encarnacion hit a three-run homer in the St. Louis Cardinals' 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.
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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Neil Rackers kicked four field goals and the Arizona Cardinals stifled rookie Chris Simms and the rest of the Tampa Bay offense for a 12-7 victory yesterday in a matchup of two sputtering teams out of playoff contention. Coach Jon Gruden's team lost its fourth in a row to finish 5-11, Tampa Bay's worst record since going ...
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The St Louis Cardinals continued their assault on the National League Central Division pennant with a 4-1 victory over the slumping Atlanta Braves on Sunday.