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The Cubs opened the game with 8 hits in a row off Zach Duke, leading the way to an easy blowout win. Duke was charged with 8 earned runs in 4 innings.
I missed the game, but many reports indicated a bunch of the hits were a result of slow rollers and poor infield play. The [...]
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September 08, 2009
The Cubs strung eight consecutive hits off Zach Duke to open the game, tying a Major League Baseball record, and scored seven times in that inning on the way to a 9-4 rout of the Pirates tonight at PNC Park, a thorough embarrassment for the home team that included some biting reactions from the 17,862 who paid to watch.
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September 08, 2009
Game One Hundred Thirty-Seven - Cubs 9 Pirates 4
WP - Ryan Dempster (9-8) LP - Zach Duke (10-14) Save - None
Lou Piniella's crew came out swinging and put the game away in the first inning. The Cubs sent 11 batters to the plate in the opening frame against Zach Duke and scored seven runs on eight hits. The first eight batters all reached on base hits and the eight consecutive...
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September 07, 2009
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September 08, 2009
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 4-2 to the Chicago Cubs yesterday. It set a North American Pro Sports record.....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.....Pirates clinch record 17th consecutive losing season
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September 09, 2009
Manager John Russell said that Ryan Doumit felt much better Wednesday and that they'd see about him starting for Friday's game against Houston.
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September 08, 2009
With no winning season since '92, fans of once-proud franchise want to believe again
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September 07, 2009
PITTSBURGH(AP) The Chicago Cubs assured the Pittsburgh Pirates of a record-breaking 17th consecutive losing season, getting two homers from Derrek Lee and an effective start from Ted Lilly while winning 4-2 on Monday.
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September 09, 2009
BUCCO Fans.com tracks the progress of Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Jose Tabata, as Tabata represents the Pirates in the 2009 Arizona Fall League.
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BUCCO Fans.com tracks the progress of Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Tony Watson, as Watson represents the Pirates in the 2009 Arizona Fall League.
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BUCCO Fans.com recaps the 2009 West Virginia Power season, including a look at some of the top Pittsburgh Pirates prospects at the level, and the progress of 2009 first round draft pick Tony Sanchez.
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September 09, 2009
Kevin Hart, the Pirates' main acquisition in the John Grabow/Tom Gorzelanny trade, lost a fourth consecutive start in the 8-5 clubbing by the Chicago Cubs, Hart's former team, this afternoon before 10,899 at PNC Park.
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