Marlins-Cubs Washed Out Saturday as Well
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MIAMI (Sports Network) - The first two games of the Florida  Marlins-Chicago Cubs series at Pro Player Stadium scheduled for  Friday and Saturday have been postponed due to the impending  arrival of Hurricane Frances in the Miami area.
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The Chicago Cubs' 24-hour visit to Miami included a brief stay atop the NL wild-card standings. Then they lost their lead because they couldn't beat David Weathers. The journeyman right-hander, making his first start in six years, limited Chicago to two hits and one run in five innings, and the Florida Marlins won 5-2 for a split of their doubleheader Monday.
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The second game of the AL playoff series between Detroit and the New York Yankees was postponed because of rain Wednesday night. The game never started and even though it did not rain hard, threatening weather was in the forecast.
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Heavy rain caused Wednesday's game between the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers to be rained out.
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BOSTON (Sports Network) - Game Three of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox has been postponed because of rain.
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Tuesday night&#39;s game between the Yankees and Twins at Yankee Stadium was postponed because of inclement weather, as the New York area was hit by heavy rains brought about by Hurricane Jeanne.
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Heavy rain wiped out a doubleheader between the Yankees and the Devil Rays on Wednesday. Another doubleheader is scheduled for Thursday, as is more rain.
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Six losses in seven games have the Cubs on the brink of playoff elimination and the Padres were officially ousted, while the Astros, Giants, Dodgers, Angels and Athletics jockeyed for playoff position Friday.
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The Cubs&#39; glass had to be half empty because these were two games they should have swept. The Marlins&#39; wound up half full because these were two games they had every excuse to surrender.
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CHICAGO - Javier Valentin doubled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 12th inning and the Cincinnati Reds played spoiler again, sending the Chicago Cubs to a crushing 2-1 defeat Thursday.    Chicago lost for the fifth time in six games, including back-to-back 12-inning heartbreakers to the Reds, and fell one game behind idle Houston for the NL wild card with three games left...
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Barry Bonds decided against taking a day off and was in the lineup Saturday against the Atlanta Braves. The Giants slugger often skips day games that follow night games, and he originally was scheduled to sit out Saturday.
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A strikeout worked out just fine for Florida. The Marlins scored four runs off Tim Hudson during a strange fifth inning and went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 Monday night, benefiting from a strikeout that didn't result in an out.
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Baseball Lou Piniella wasn't around for a rare enjoyable day for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the Braves, 10-1, yesterday at Wrigley Field to snap a six-game losing streak. The Cubs manager was suspended indefinitely and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for his dirt-kicking tirade and ejection in the eighth inning of Saturday's 5-3 loss to Atlanta. ...
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* Turning point: After Mark Prior&#39;s 129-pitch gem in the opener, the Cubs lost their wild-card lead as David Weathers stifled Chicago&#39;s bats.
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(Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs continue their monumental four-game series versus the Florida Marlins today at Wrigley Field. The teams split a doubleheader yesterday.
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Not only are the Marlins&#39; playoff hopes disappearing, the defending World Series champions are in danger of slipping out of second place in the National League East.
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Atlanta finished a dismal road trip with another loss. Arizona did the same to close out a terrible homestand. Meanwhile, the New York Mets seem to win everywhere they play.