Tag Archives: Wrigley Field

St. Louis Cardinals’ Reliever Blake Hawksworth Gets 20 Stitches; CT Scan Negative After Line Drive to Face

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Dean

Blake Hawksworth received some good news today after a CT scan was negative. The St. Louis Cardinals’ reliever was released from a Chicago hospital Sunday after taking a line drive to the face during the Cardinals – Chicago Cubs game … Continue reading →

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Wainwright Shuts Down Cubs for 20th W

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Dean

They are hanging the Big Blue ‘L’ flag at Wrigley Field Friday afternoon after Adam Wainwright pitched six innings solid inning for his 20th victory in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 7-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. Waino joins the New York Yankees’ CC … Continue reading →

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Uribe Hits Two Dingers in 2nd Inning; Giants Set Modern-Era Pitching Mark

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Dean

Yesterday, I covered the San Francisco Giants’ pitching staff tying the modern-era record for 16 consecutive games for giving up three runs or less. Wednesday night, the Giants made it 17 in a row after a 13-0 whitewashing of the Chicago Cubs at … Continue reading →

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Giants Tie Live-Ball Era Pitching Record, But Offense Can’t Keep Up

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Dean

Even though the San Francisco Giants only gave up a pair of runs to the Chicago Cubs, they still lost 2-0 Wednesday night at Wrigley Field. As a result, the Giants’ ace pitching staff matched the live-ball era (since 1920) record for surrendering less than … Continue reading →

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Chicago Cubs to visit Fenway Park in 2011 for first time since 1918 World Series

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Dean

Even though interleague play started in 1997, the Chicago Cubs are finally getting around to facing the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park according to the 2011 MLB schedule released Tuesday. The Cubs’ interleague rotation is off because of the “el”-series with … Continue reading →

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