Cards' Ankiel Gets First Win in 3 1/2 Years
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Rick Ankiel won his first game in 3 1/2 years with a four-inning relief stint marred only by an errant curveball that beaned a batter, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 Friday night.
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ARLINGTON - - Kenny Rogers matched a career high with his 17th win and Eric Young hit his first homer in more than a year, a three-run tiebreaker, leading the Texas Rangers over Oakland 5-3 Wednesday night to move three games back of the Athletics.
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Rick Ankiel homered twice and drove in seven runs as the St Louis Cardinals pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-4 on Thursday.
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Rick Ankiel walked off the mound after throwing a scoreless inning and was met with a rousing reception of high-fives and slaps on the back.    After more than three years away, the St...
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Joffrey Lupul and Jeff Carter scored on two of Philadelphia's first three shots and the Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Wednesday night, their first victory in two seasons against their division rival.
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Jeff Maggert thought he had been playing well. Now he wants to see how much better this year can be coming off his first victory since 1999. He became only the fourth player this year to come from behind in the final round and win, shooting a 5-under 65 on Sunday to overcome a three-stroke deficit and win by three over Tom Pernice Jr. at the St. Jude Classic.
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Lance Berkman homered and Carlos Hernandez earned his first major league win in more than two years, leading the Houston Astros over the Cubs, 10-3, yesterday in Chicago in the final meeting of their testy season series.
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Josh Beckett pitched six strong innings to become the first 20-game winner in the majors since 2005, and first Red Sox winner in nearly a week.
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With every powerful swing, Rick Ankiel puts his pitching failures further behind him. A novelty no more, now he's the slugger leading St. Louis' playoff charge. He's also the latest athlete accused of receiving human growth hormone.
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Josh Beckett became the major leaguesâ first 16-game winner Friday, surviving a shaky first inning when he walked three batters to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
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Rookie Anibal Sanchez outdueled Roger Clemens, and Reggie Abercrombie hit a two-run homer to lead the Florida Marlins to a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
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The Cardinals twice rallied from a two-run deficit in their 10-7 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the National League championship series on Wednesday night.
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Larry Walker is back in the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade, and he&#39;s making the most of his second shot. In the Cardinals&#39; playoff National League opener, the three-time batting champion led the hit parade.
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It is unusual in any sport for a player to win an event three years in a row.
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By , Associated Press. The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season, winning the NL Central for the third time in five seasons.
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St. Louis advanced to the N.L. championship series for the third time in five years, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2, Sunday night.
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Both the Cardinals and Atlanta Braves were picked to finish third in their respective National League divisions this year but both teams easily won their divisions.