dailyherald.com - 9/12/2008
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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 flying to Houston, the Cubs planned to board ...
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A League of Her Own —
... Pujols to pop out. Wood stranded two and earned his 30th save in the process.
The Cubs also got big catches from Alfonso Soriano in left field and defensive replacement Kosuke Fukudome in right, who robbed Felipe Lopez at the wall in the eighth.
"What an exciting finish to a baseball game," Piniella said. "I've said all along, when we pitch well, we play good defense and timely hitting. The only thing that's been missing here of late has been the timely hitting."
Astros being annoying
From the Daily Herald: ...
And Now, We Wait: Cubs 3, Cardinals 2
Bleed Cubbie Blue —
... And now, we wait. The Cubs returned to Chicago after last night's game, instead of flying on to Houston, where Hurricane Ike is going to make landfall sometime late tonight or early tomorrow, and they will have a workout at Wrigley Field tomorrow and wait... and wait... and wait... for someone to make a decision on how and where and when the three-game series against the Astros will be played. ...
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Cards win split decision in coin flip —
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Astros host Brewers, if playoff needed —
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