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Pirates turn to Correia in clash with Cubs Tue Aug  2 10:48:22 2011 EST
t the visiting Chicago Cubs in the second game of a four-game series at PNC Park. Unlikely success stories so far in 2011, the Pirates have fallen on hard times of late, dropping six of seven contests to fall 5 1/2 games off the pace of the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League's Central Division. The Brewers have won seven games in a row. Pittsburgh's Derrek Lee homered off two former teammates in his Pirates debut on Monday, but Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs held on for a 5-3 win. The Cubs
Reds' Votto claims NL weekly award Mon Aug  1 16:24:31 2011 EST
and led the NL with 24 total bases in seven games last week. He tied for the league lead in home runs (four), RBI (nine) and runs scored (seven). The reigning NL MVP belted home runs in three straight games from July 26-28, marking the second time he has accomplished the feat in his career. Other notable performances included: Votto's Cincinnati teammate Johnny Cueto; Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers; Raul Ibanez of the Philadelphia Phillies; and Justin Upton of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Bucs try to get back on track at home versus Cubs Mon Aug  1 10:41:40 2011 EST
o begin a four- game series with the visiting Chicago Cubs. The Pirates, one of the surprise success stories in the major leagues this season, have dropped three straight and five of six to fall 4 1/2 games off the pace of the front-running Milwaukee Brewers in the National League's Central Division. The Pirates came out on the wrong end of a three-game sweep on Sunday in Philadelphia, when Hunter Pence scored the winning run in his second game in a Phillies uniform on Raul Ibanez's RBI double
Pirates continue to upgrade lineup, add OF Ludwick Sun Jul 31 16:18:06 2011 EST
dres, hitting just .238 with 11 home runs and 64 RBI with 87 strikeouts. Pittsburgh, though, is hoping the right-handed slugger reverts back to his 2008 form that saw him swat 37 homers and knock in 113 runs for the Cardinals. However, he's never come close to duplicating that type of production. The Pirates, who were 3 1/2 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the National Central heading into play on Sunday, acquired Lee on Saturday for minor league first baseman Aaron Baker.
Nationals acquire Komatsu from Brewers Sat Jul 30 14:12:15 2011 EST
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals acquired outfielder Erik Komatsu from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for infielder/outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr. on Saturday. Komatsu was the minor league player of the year for the Brewers in 2010, hitting .323 with 31 doubles, five home runs, 63 RBI and 28 stolen bases for Brevard County of the Single-A Florida League. He hit .294 in 93 games for Double-A Huntsville games this year. Hairston was batting .268 with four home runs and
Astros deal Pence, lose to Brewers Fri Jul 29 22:50:34 2011 EST
Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Randy Wolf was efficient over seven frames and the Milwaukee Brewers blanked Houston, 4-0, on a day the Astros traded All-Star outfielder Hunter Pence. Pence, Houston's leader in batting average, home runs and RBI, was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies for four minor leaguers. He started Friday's game but was pulled in the fifth inning. He missed Wolf (7-8), Takashi Saito and Kameron Loe finish off a combined four-hitter. Corey Hart drove in a pair of runs in t
Brewers sweep Cubs Thu Jul 28 17:46:54 2011 EST
Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Ryan Braun hit a solo homer and drove in two runs, as the Milwaukee Brewers held off the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, to complete a three-game sweep. Braun went 3-for-4 with two runs scored for the Brewers, who swept Chicago for the first time since taking all three games of a series on May 3-5, 2005 at home. Yuniesky Betancourt and Casey McGehee each added an RBI for Milwaukee, which placed All-Star second baseman Rickie Weeks on the 15-day disabled list with a severely
Brewers acquire infielder Felipe Lopez from Rays Thu Jul 28 16:16:29 2011 EST
Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired the services of infielder Felipe Lopez from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations. In 32 games with the Rays this season, Lopez hit .216 with two homers and eight RBI. He also batted .305 with seven homers in 48 games with Triple-A Durham. The move comes on the same day the Brewers put All-Star second baseman Rickie Weeks on the 15-day disabled list with a left ankle sprain. Lopez previously played for the Bre
Minus Weeks Brewers wrap set with Cubs Thu Jul 28 11:00:53 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - It has been over six years since the Milwaukee Brewers last swept the Chicago Cubs. Completing that task didn't get any easier last night when second baseman Rickie Weeks went down with an ankle injury. The Brewers expect to be without their All-Star for some time, starting in today's finale with the Cubs at Miller Park. After being limited to just 37 games in 2009 due to injury, Weeks bounced back a season ago to play in 160 games and set career highs with 29 homers and 83 R
No controversial ending this time: Braves beat Pirates in 10 Wed Jul 27 23:07:22 2011 EST
e over the Pirates so far this season and 10 of the past 14 meetings overall...Wednesday's game lasted just over three hours, compared to Tuesday's contest that went six hours and 39 minutes...The Braves acquired catcher Wil Nieves from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations. Atlanta placed outfielder Jordan Schafer on the 15-day DL and recalled catcher J.C. Boscan and outfielder Ramirez from Triple-A Gwinnett...Freeman went 3-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 11 games.
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