Cards Hope Morris Can Close Out Dodgers
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Matt Morris went from longtime ace of the St. Louis Cardinals' pitching staff to the middle of their rotation in the first round of the playoffs.
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The Boston Red Sox led the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 after one inning, as Boston ace Curt Schilling tested his sutured ankle Sunday in Game 2 of the 100th World Series. With Matt Morris on the mound, St. Louis was trying to even the series after Boston took Saturday's opener.
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The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the St. Louis Cardinals, the outlook for the Dodgers was a little rosier. With an 83-60 record and leading the National League
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The New York Mets are desperately trying to hold on in a rapidly tightening division &#151; and trying just as desperately to avoid a historic late-season collapse.
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Robin Ventura reminded the sinking New York Mets of their past and helped show why the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking ahead to October. Ventura hit his 17th grand slam, tying Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams for fourth place on the career list, and the Dodgers went on to a 10-2 victory Sunday.
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It seems the Yankees have the Mets to thank for the big, overhand left thatâs coming head-on at them tonight in Game 1 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers couldn't have asked for a better start. But after that, they were finished. So now, they're going to need a little help to reach the postseason.
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It&#39;s time for Major League Baseball to step in and do what the Los Angeles Dodgers have not: control Milton Bradley. And when MLB finishes with Bradley, it needs to hit the Dodgers even harder for the actions
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Boston Red Sox&#39; Jason Varitek, right, and St. Louis Cardinals starter Matt Morris watch the flight of Varitek&#39;s triple in the first inning of game two of the World Series in Boston, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004.
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Baseball&#39;s nondenominational scheduling has placed the Los Angeles Dodgers&#39; first baseman in a ponderous dilemma. If he is to honor the holiest of Jewish holidays - Yom Kippur â-e could miss two games
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Ailing St. Louis reliever Steve Kline was unavailable for Game 3 of the NL championship series on Saturday, but Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa hopes the left-hander will pitch later this postseason.
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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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San Diego's offense was missing in the first game of an important series against Los Angeles. It showed up in a big way Saturday night. Mike Cameron, Todd Walker and Adrian Gonzalez each hit two-run homers during an eight-run outburst in the third inning of an 11-2 victory that shaved the Dodgers' NL West lead back to one-half game.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the thick of a pennant race because they've been thriving in pressure situations. Matt Kemp, Russell Martin and Joe Beimel are perfect examples.
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Showing velocity, command and poise reminiscent of his 22-win 2001 season, Matt Morris dominated the Dodgers on Friday night on the way to a 3-0 Cardinals win at Busch Stadium.
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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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Woody Williams has the fewest victories of any Cardinals starter. But he, and not Matt Morris, will get the honor of starting their playoff opener.