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| Former Cubs pitcher Foster passes away | Tue Oct 14 12:18:31 2008 EST |
| ed on Saturday from renal cell carcinoma. Foster was 39 years old. Foster compiled a 32-30 record with a 4.86 ERA during his career in baseball. He was originally drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1987, and played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers. The Chicago Cubs issued the following statement about the death of the Evanston, Illinois native. "The Chicago Cubs are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Kevin Foster. Kevin was an Evanston native who gave five seas | |
| Phillies aim to go three up on Dodgers in Game 3 of NLCS | Sun Oct 12 10:18:41 2008 EST |
| odgers with a 4.80 ERA in 10 starts. The 45-year-old hurler won his only other LCS start, as he beat the New York Yankees in the 2001 ALCS while with Seattle. Los Angeles will counter with righty Hiroki Kuroda, who was brilliant in beating the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS. Kuroda helped the Dodgers complete the sweep, as he scattered six hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings to help LA advance. Kuroda, who was 9-10 with a 3.73 ERA on the year, faced the Phils twice this season, going 1-0 against them wi | |
| Rangers promote Jim Sundberg | Fri Oct 10 16:01:54 2008 EST |
| ogether to take the Texas Rangers to the next level." Sundberg, who was a six-time Gold Glove award winner and three-time All-Star during his playing days, earned a World Series ring as the starting catcher for the 1985 World Champion Kansas City Royals. A former catcher, Sundberg retired at the end of the 1989 season following a 16-year major league career with the Rangers, Brewers, Royals and the Chicago Cubs. He was originally named executive vice president of the Rangers on October 3, 2007. | |
| Phils try to go two up on Dodgers in NLCS | Fri Oct 10 10:32:25 2008 EST |
| alk in 5 1/3 innings, with two strikeouts. Lowe had given up just 14 homers in 34 starts during the regular season. Manny Ramirez collected two hits and a run batted in for the Dodgers, who are in their first NLCS since 1988 after sweeping the Chicago Cubs in the division series to advance. Ramirez, who will tie Bernie Williams (41) today for most games played in the outfield in LCS play, has now knocked in a run in five straight and seven of his last eight LCS games. This afternoon's matchup wi | |
| Dodgers leave Saito off NLCS roster | Thu Oct 9 10:43:56 2008 EST |
| se right-hander was 3-3 with 17 saves and a 2.18 earned run average in 39 appearances prior to the injury, and finished the season 4-4 with 18 saves and a 2.49 ERA. Saito struggled in his only appearance in Los Angeles' three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS, allowing two runs on three hits while failing to get an out in Game 2. If Saito regains his form in side sessions, he can be put on the Dodgers' World Series roster, if Los Angeles advances. Left-handed reliever Hong-Chih Kuo was | |
| Dodgers, Phils kick off NLCS in City of Brotherly Love | Thu Oct 9 10:26:08 2008 EST |
| though, batted .355 with two homers against the Dodgers this year. Los Angeles was back in the postseason for the first time since getting swept by the Mets in the 2006 NLDS. The NL West-champion Dodgers set the tone in their matchup with the Chicago Cubs, winning the first two games at Wrigley Field on their way to a three-game sweep. While Philadelphia scored in bunches in their series, the Dodgers put on a clinic in how to score runs in their whitewash over the Cubs. Los Angeles hit its shar | |
| Cubs exercise 2009 option for Harden | Wed Oct 8 15:16:45 2008 EST |
| Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs exercised the 2009 option for pitcher Rich Harden on Wednesday. Harden, 26, was acquired from the Oakland Athletics on July 8 along with pitcher Chad Gaudin, for four players. After coming to Chicago, Harden went 5-1 with a 1.77 earned-run average and limited hitters to a .149 average after the All-Star break, which led all starters in the majors. In a combined 25 starts with Oakland and the Cubs last season, he went 10-2 with a 2.07 ERA in 25 sta | |
| Padres' Bard, Estes elect for free agency | Mon Oct 6 21:08:50 2008 EST |
| jority of the season with a fractured left thumb. The 13-year veteran went 2-3 in nine games -- eight starts -- with a 4.74 earned- run average last season. The 35-year-old has made stints with San Francisco, Cincinnati, the New York Mets, the Chicago Cubs, Colorado, Arizona and San Diego, going 101-93 in 283 games -- 281 starts -- with a 4.71 ERA. In other Padres news, pitcher Dick Hayhurst was claimed off waivers by Toronto, while catcher Luke Carlin and shortstop Sean Kazmar were out-righted | |
| Cubs cursed again as Dodgers sweep NLDS | Sun Oct 5 01:24:14 2008 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Dodgers broke a 20-year postseason spell with a shocking sweep, while extending the playoff futility for the Chicago Cubs to a century without a championship. James Loney doubled in two runs in the first inning and Russell Martin had an RBI double in the fifth, backing the strong pitching of Hiroki Kuroda as Los Angeles moved to the National League Championship Series with a 3-1 victory over the Cubs. The Dodgers swept the best-of-five Division Series agai | |
| Dodgers hope to take 2-0 lead in best-of-five NLDS with Cubs | Thu Oct 2 10:37:32 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers try to take a commanding two games to none lead in their best-of-five National League Division Series with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. In Game 1 of this set on Wednesday, James Loney clubbed a two-out grand slam in the fifth inning and Manny Ramirez homered in the seventh, as Los Angeles picked up a 7-2 win. Russell Martin also hit a solo shot in the ninth for the Dodgers, who took advantage of eight walks, including three in the decisive fifth | |
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