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Brewers at home for first round Wed Sep 28 23:59:07 2011 EST
Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers wrapped up the best regular season in franchise history and secured home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The NL Central-champion Brewers finished 96-66 to set a club record while edging the Diamondbacks for the No. 2 seed in the National League. Carlos Gomez hit a three-run homer while Corey Hart and Jonathan Lucroy added solo blasts for the Brewers, who will start Yovani Ga
Brewers hope to lock up home-field advantage vs. Pirates Tue Sep 27 11:05:17 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers are closing in on home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs and look to bounce back from last night's loss versus the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park. The Brewers are a game ahead of Arizona for the second-best record in the National League and lucked out when the Diamondbacks dropped the opener of their series with the Dodgers. In Monday's 9-8 setback to the Pirates, Takashi Saito was dealt the loss for yielding the go-ahead run in the s
Brewers being playoff prep against Pirates Mon Sep 26 10:59:23 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The National League Central-champion Milwaukee Brewers will prep for the playoffs by closing out the regular season with three matchups with the division-rival Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park. The Brewers will get started in tonight's series opener with Shaun Marcum on the mound and he's 13-7 with a 3.31 earned run average in 32 starts. Marcum ended a personal two-game slide his last time out in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field and held the hosts
Pirates conclude series with Reds Sun Sep 25 11:01:44 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Right-hander James McDonald gets a third chance to reach double-digit wins for the first time today when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a three-game series at PNC Park. McDonald, an 11th-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2002, had a previous career-best of five wins across 45 appearances with the Dodgers in 2009. He won four games in 11 starts with the Pirates last season and got to win No. 9 of 2011 in a 3-1 defeat of Houston on Sept.
Pirates clip Reds on Ludwick hit in ninth Fri Sep 23 22:52:26 2011 EST
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Pinch-hitter Ryan Ludwick posted the game- winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game set at PNC Park. Pinch-hitter Jason Jaramillo ripped a double to left with one out off Reds reliever Bill Bray (5-3) before Ludwick came through with the walkoff hit against Nick Masset, allowing pinch-runner Chase d'Arnaud to easily score from second. Garret Jones hit a two-
Pirates welcome Reds to PNC Fri Sep 23 11:11:12 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Rookie left-hander Jeff Locke makes the third start of his career tonight when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series at PNC Park. A second-round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2006, Locke was 8-10 in 28 appearances in the minors this season, posting a 3.70 earned run average and striking out 139 batters in 153 1/3 innings. He made his initial big-league start at home against Florida on Sept. 10 and took a 3-0 loss, then r
Kemp continues MVP quest in San Diego Fri Sep 23 11:07:29 2011 EST
t going to hit the ball hard and we'll see where it goes." The Dodgers won for the 21st time in their last 29 games on Thursday. Tonight, Los Angeles will rely on lefty Ted Lilly, who has won three of his last four decisions. Lilly beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, holding them to a run and four hits in seven innings, as he improved to 10-14 to go along with a 4.27 ERA. Lilly has faced the Padres 16 times (15 starts) and is 9-4 with a 2.86 ERA against them. San Diego, meanwhile, will coun
D-Backs seek NL West title in opener with Giants Fri Sep 23 11:07:28 2011 EST
have won the division on four other occasions, enter this series with a six-game lead on the Giants and a magic number of one for clinching their first title since 2007. Arizona won for the third time in four tries on Wednesday, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5. The win was the 90th on the season for the Diamondbacks, who lost 97 games a year ago and finished last in the National League West. J.J. Putz picked up his 22nd straight save in the win, as Arizona reached the 90-win plateau for the f
Montero, Diamondbacks down Pirates Wed Sep 21 19:13:47 2011 EST
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Miguel Montero went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, as the Arizona Diamondbacks hung on to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 in the rubber match of a three-game set. Diamondbacks rookie Wade Miley (4-2) went five innings, surrendering two runs on five hits while walking one. He struck out three. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf (1-3) was chased from the game in the third frame when he loaded the bases without recording an out. He went two-plus innings, allowing seven
Diamondbacks hope to avoid series loss to Pirates Wed Sep 21 11:35:12 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - If the Pittsburgh Pirates won't cooperate, the Arizona Diamondbacks won't mind getting help from elsewhere. The Diamondbacks seek to avoid a series loss this afternoon in the finale of a three-game series with the Pirates and lower their magic number of three for clinching the National League West. Arizona moved closer to securing its first division title since 2007 on Tuesday despite a 5-3 loss to Pittsburgh. That's because the Giants lost to the Dodgers, maintaining the Dia
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