Backed into corner, Cards look to Morris for equalizer
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The St. Louis Cardinals will send their opening-day starter to the mound on Wednesday in their most important, and perhaps last, game of the season.
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Bostonâs victory in Game 2 of the World Series turned, in part, because of one of those understated, blink-and-itâs-gone moments.
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With a few more starts, Pedro MartÃ­nez could tinker with his control and recapture his sharpness. Unfortunately for the Mets, he is out of time.
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As Matt Leinart drifted toward the left sideline, scrambling to buy extra time, he motioned David Kirtman to break off his route and go downfield.
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Jason Giambi took a curtain call and Esteban Loaiza got the souvenir ball. For a pair of guys struggling since playing in the all-star game, it was a nice time to break out.
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Pat Tillman would not be happy to find himself in the position he's in: stuck on the side of a scoreboard clock as part of a silly compromise.
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Matt Morris pitched a two-hit shutout, striking out a season-high 11, as the St Louis Cardinals blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in a showdown between two division leaders at Busch Stadium on Friday.
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The Cardinals are not in danger of failing to win the division title, but their season isnÂt turning out the way they expected.
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If anything, there will be a little more sizzle around the ballpark. There won't be so much focus on Julio Lugo's slump, or J.D. Drew's batting average, or Curt Schilling's injury, or the fact that there's not much of a race in the American League East right now.
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Matt Morris had every reason to believe he could dominate the Dodgers again. He'd shut them out with a two-hitter last month &#151; so what if he'd struggled down the stretch in the regular season?
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While the Patriots continue their quest for perfection in Sunday's AFC Championship game against the San Diego Chargers, running back Sammy Morris will continue his solitary quest toward convalescence and watch from the sideline, his vantage point since he was placed on injured reserve Nov. 2 with a sternum-clavicle injury suffered Oct. 14 at Dallas.
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During the season, Marlon Anderson was the Cardinals' top pinch hitter. For Game 2, Tony La Russa tabs Anderson as the designated hitter to face Boston's Curt Schilling.
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The best team in the National League will meet the hottest team in baseball when the Cards take on the Astros in the LCS. Game 2: Matt Morris (0-1, 5.14 ERA, 5 K) vs.
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The path of Johnny Damonâs ball was critical on Tuesday night for the Yankees as they tried desperately to grab a postseason spot.
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Why did the Cardinals move up expected Game 3 starter Matt Morris to tonight? Because he had thrown only 80 pitches in his last start, seemed a good bet on three days' rest, and has plenty of road postseason experience.
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Matt Morris pitched a two-hit shutout,  striking out a season-high 11, as the St Louis Cardinals  blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in a showdown between two  division leaders at Busch Stadium on Friday.
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(Sports Network) - Matt Morris goes for his 16th win of the season, as the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals begin a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers tonight at Busch Stadium.