dailyherald.com - 9/12/2008
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ST. LOUIS - The way Cubs manager Lou Piniella sees it, two out of three isn't bad. The Cubs' 3-2 victory Thursday night over the Cardinals gave the Cubs two out of three in this series, putting them 5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. Once again, the Cubs ...
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A League of Her Own —
Cubs begin new series winning streak
From the Daily Herald:
The Cubs' 3-2 victory Thursday night over the Cardinals gave the Cubs two out of three in this series, putting them 5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central.
Once again, the Cubs (88-58) excelled in two of three aspects of the game, pitching and defense, while the hitting struggled.
The Cubs got a quality start from Rich Harden (5-1), who worked 6 innings after having not pitched since Aug. 29. ...
And Now, We Wait: Cubs 3, Cardinals 2
Bleed Cubbie Blue —
... There were many heroes last night -- Rich Harden threw a solid six innings, though as Bruce Miles tells us, his velocity was down to the low 90's. It didn't matter because Harden changed speeds extremely well, something that is the key to victory for almost every pitcher. From Bruce's article: ...
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zonersports.com 9/12/2008 — Wood is definitely one of the better stories in baseball this season, but he’s penning a rather scary ending.
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Harden victorious in return
suntimes.com 9/12/2008 — What's the big deal? That's what Rich Harden said about his two-week hiatus over shoulder concerns, all the way up to the eve of his return Thursday to the Cubs' rotation in St. Louis. The big deal is Harden shutting out the Cardinals in a 3-2 win.
Getting it right, wrong
suntimes.com 9/12/2008 — The powers that be got it right when they decided against trying to force the Cubs to fly into a hurricane zone for the sake of some baseball games. But they fell short of doing the right thing for all concerned by keeping the Astros in Houston and ...
Hurricane Ike leaves Cub-Astros series up in the air
dailyherald.com 9/12/2008 — ST. LOUIS - Where do the Cubs go from here? That question sought both literal and figurative answers Thursday, as today's and Saturday's games in Houston against the Astros were postponed because Hurricane Ike is barreling toward Texas. Instead of ...
Harden leads Cubs to series win —
chicagotribune.com - Sports 9/12/2008
Rich Harden worked six solid innings and Kerry Wood got Albert Pujols to pop up with two men on for the final out in a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals on Thursday night. Ryan Theriot, Derrek Lee and Mike Fontenot had RBIs for the Cubs.
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Harden leads Cubs over Cardinals 3-2 (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 9/12/2008
Rich Harden worked six solid innings and Kerry Wood got Albert Pujols to pop up with two men on for the final out in a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night. Ryan Theriot, Derrek Lee and Mike Fontenot had RBIs for the Cubs, ...
