Wood Pitches for First Time in 9 Months
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The Chicago Cubs waited nearly nine months to see Kerry Wood pitch. For an inning, he looked like the ace he used to be. Wood walked off the mound after the first inning of his latest comeback, and the fans gave him a standing ovation. Eight pitches and two strikeouts were all it took to retire the Washington Nationals.
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The Chicago Cubs found a good way to make up for their poor hitting -- a shutdown pitching performance by Kerry Wood. Wood&#39;s eight shutout innings made up for another listless performance by the Cubs&#39; offense
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DETROIT (Ticker) -- After reverting back to last season&#39;s hapless club in the first game of a doubleheader, the Detroit Tigers were picked up by their young ace in the second.
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Two weeks ago, there was concern about whether Mike Hampton would pitch again this season. Now the only question surrounding the southpaw is just where will he fit in the Braves&#39; postseason rotation.
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Like the autumn leaves, baseball changes in October. Pitchers dominate, and hitters desperately look for ways to score runs. By Andre Pichette, AP.
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When Clay Buchholz was asked about coming out of the bullpen in Double A, back before he made his major league debut, back before he threw his no-hitter, he made a face. Not his first choice, clearly.
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Mark Buehrle is trying to get back to pitching as well as he did the first three months of the season. He's getting closer with each start.
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The Yankees' quest to acquire Randy Johnson has returned to the point where it began more than six months ago.
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The Sporting News - I picked the Cubs to win the World Series in spring training. I picked 'em again at midseason. My confidence in the team's powerhouse rotation wasn't misplaced. Even with Kerry Wood and Mark Prior starting only 43 games combined because of injuries, the rotation finished first in the National League with a 3.72 ERA.
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Kerry Wood pitched six solid innings and hit a key RBI single to get his first win since July 15, leading the Chicago Cubs past the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 Monday.
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Mike Mussina pitched eight sharp innings for his first win in more than 10 weeks.
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HE last time a Yankees pitcher punched a wall, he wound up with a cast on his pitching hand. When Kevin Brown showed up at Yankee Stadium yesterday, he had a splint on his nonpitching hand after surgery.
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Mariano Rivera threw 26 pitches in a bullpen session Saturday, the first time since Aug. 31 the New York Yankees closer worked off a mound.
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Brian McCann homers and drove in four runs off Curt Schilling, who endures his first strikeout-free start since 1993 in Atlanta's 9-4 victory over Boston.
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Manager Eric Wedge wanted to hear the sound of hammer on rock Monday night at Comerica Park. He wanted to know that the Indians&#39; offense was making little ones out of big ones again.
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Mike Mussina will take the mound for the Yankees on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, his first start since Aug. 20.